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ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT restoration art cont. The Applebird House The Painted Finish Outmoded furniture is an expensive thing – it needs to be disposed of, and new, modern, upto-date furniture needs to be purchased to take its place. Or does it? Not so, when using The Painted Finish’s expert services. The skilled artists here will paint your old furniture until it looks like new – or until it looks like old, depending on the look you are going for! Whether it’s stylish and sleek or shabby chic, you will have new life breathed into your home. 177 Western Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 3LH www.thepaintedfinish.co.uk / 01444 473634 Godfrey Honeywill Antique Furniture Restoration Godfrey Honeywill is an artist when it comes to staining furniture – he mixes and matches the colours of varnish so that the ﬁnished result looks authentic and beautiful. As a bonus to the fantastic work he does, all of the products and methods he uses are environmentally friendly (as it is restoring old furniture, rather than throwing it away). Tunbridge Wells, Kent www.godfreyhonnywillrestoration.co.uk / 01892 890417 The Painted Finish The Retro Station The Applebird House The Applebird House creates bespoke designs using your well-loved furniture, sources beautiful items for your home, and runs courses on how to make the most of the furniture you have, without spending a fortune on buying brand new pieces to ﬁll your home. Brighton and Hove, East Sussex www.theapplebirdhouse.co.uk / 07732 197304 Amity Designs A hobby that became a career, upcycling is what Amity Baker-Smith loves to do. She reclaims, restores, and recycles vintage furniture to give it a fresh new look that is just perfect for the moder n home. Hurst Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 8QJ www.amitydesigns.co.uk / 07780 434186 Clubhouse Interiors When you want vintage and you want different, seek out the expertise and knowledge of Clubhouse Interiors. Whether it’s a retro locker, an old and restored bookcase, original Harrods' crates made into modern storage, or even a roller-style ﬁling cabinet from the 1920s, you can ﬁnd it here. Furniture and interior design items that were once discarded are now able to ﬁnd a new purpose thanks to Clubhouse Interiors. Unit 35, The Vinery, Arundel Road, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9PY www.clubhouseinteriors.co.uk / 01903 883137 The Retro Station A chair made from an old steamer trunk, a vintage Victorian armchair remade with new, modern materials, solid oak ﬁling cabinets, lights made from old tripods, and bespoke dining room furniture are just some of the exciting and daring pieces of furniture and home décor available at The Retro Station. Unit 41 Berwick Court Farm, Berwick, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN26 5QS www.theretrostation.com / 01323 870618 14 Acorn Restoration Seth Whitehead cares about unloved, abandoned, and generally forgot FV

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