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ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT restoration art cont. The Vintage Dove The Vintage Dove specialises in French furniture in the ‘shabby chic’ style. Up to the minute with modern trends, yet using vintage furniture that otherwise would have been destroyed, The Vintage Dove’s experts restore these one off, unique pieces to showroom condition. 5B Rainham Shopping Centre, Gillingham, Kent ME8 7HW www.thevintagedove.com / 01634 372178 Petit Miracles Petit Miracles creates beautiful bespoke furniture at an affordable price, upcycled from handpicked salvaged, antique and vintage pieces. What’s more, it is a charitable social enterprise, teaching furniture restoration, interior design, and basic DIY to those needing help to get back into work. Petit Miracles offers a way for everyone to be part of the future of environmentally friendly working, and creates some stunning, unique designs in the process. West 12 Shopping Centre, Shepherd’s Bush Green, London W12 8PP www.petitmiracles.org.uk / 07903 566429 Revived London Revived London is a small business born out of a love for antiques, décor and breathing life into old pieces of furniture. Specialising in unique, yet affordable pieces of art that is also furniture, Revived London’s experts take the neglected and make it wanted. Revived London also takes commissions, and welcomes the change to chat to you about what you see as your vision for your old furniture. From Union Jack-covered wardrobes to perfectly restored vintage school desks that make excellent talking points, anything is possible. East Dulwich, London www.revivedlondon.com / 07813 856 361 The Treasure Trove The philosophy behind the work carried out at The Treasure Trove is that it's the furniture that tells the artists just what it needs in order to be enhanced and restored to an incredible – and totally one-off – finish. Using style, creativity and expertise, the furniture at The Treasure Trove is in safe hands, and always ends up being a beautiful, much-desired addition to any home. Unit 4 Mine Pit, Dern Lane, Little Dernwood Farm, Waldron, East Sussex TN21 0PN www.thetreasuretrove.co.uk / 01323 488049 The Recycled Goods Factory The mission of The Recycled Goods Factory is to save as much vintage furniture from the landfill as possible. Not only is this good for the environment, but it means that these oncegorgeous chairs, tables, dressers, sofas, and anything else that can be used in the home, can be restored and loved once more. Unit 1 Parklands Business Centre, 44 Chartwell Road, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8UE www.recycledgoodsfactory.co.uk / 01903 753377 Furniture Art Furniture Art employs many specialist skills to restore and recreate the most beautiful pieces of furniture, from Queen Anne and Georgian to modern. Woodcarving, gilding, cabinet making, veneering, and leatherwork are just a few of the skills on offer. The Studio, 47 Curtis Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0DA www.furniture-art.co.uk / 01233 612115 The Vintage Dove The Treasure Trove 16