Maintenance and Repair: How to Keep Antiques in Tip-Top Shape

What is the best way to protect your investment in your antiques–without having to put up a velvet rope when certain company and/or children come for a visit? (Don’t use silicone dusting sprays, and put cushions on anything caned.) What are the biggest household dangers to watch for? (Dry air, humidity and direct sunlight, to name three) Should I attempt to repair antiques myself? (Never!)

These are all wonderful questions that were posed to Stair Restoration, a New York antiques restoration specialist firm that also acts as an in-house restoration shop for Sotheby’s, in a recent issue House Beautiful.

To learn more about your best defenses and how to get an estimate for repair or where to have a replica made, don’t miss HB’s article, “Furniture Repair.”