{"id":5807,"date":"2016-11-19T06:36:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T06:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/javafurniture.com\/news\/?p=5807"},"modified":"2016-11-19T06:36:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T06:36:20","slug":"how-torepair-antique-white-wicker-furniture-assess-rusty-fire-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indonesia-furniture.com\/articles\/how-torepair-antique-white-wicker-furniture-assess-rusty-fire-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"How to\nRepair antique white wicker furniture, assess rusty fire escape"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeanne Huber<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Q: Do you know of any place that could repair my several pieces of antique white wicker furniture? One piece, a chaise, has attached upholstery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alexandria<\/em><\/p>\n


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A:<\/strong> Three shops within driving distance are the Master’s Touch in Fredericksburg (540-371-5566, http:\/\/www.furniturerepair.net<\/a>), Chairperson Antiques in Riderwood, Md. (410-486-6420, http:\/\/www.chairperson-antiques.com<\/a>), and Colonial Restoration Studio in Gaithersburg (301-948-6652, http:\/\/www.colonialrestorationstudio.com<\/a>). For others, check listings at Professional Restorers International (http:\/\/www.prorestorers.org<\/a>) and the Wicker Woman (http:\/\/www.wickerwoman.com<\/a>). Basket makers can also help. “Wicker” basically refers to round weaving material; it’s often willow or reed, also used in many baskets. The High Country Basket Guild (http:\/\/www.highcountrybasketguild.shutterfly.com<\/a>) is active in this area.<\/p>\n

If a little wrapping is coming loose, Mical Wilmoth-Carton of Chairperson Antiques often just gives the material to the potential customer and explains how to make the repair. It’s a more serious problem if side-to-side weaves are broken or loose. Worst case? If framing underneath the wicker is broken, the repair person has to remove the weaves to access the broken part.<\/p>\n

“When the wicker is brittle with age and you start the repair, the area you need to work on tends to grow exponentially,” Wilmoth-Carton says. That’s why, when wicker furniture needs extensive repair but isn’t a treasured heirloom or a museum-quality piece, she sometimes suggests simply using it until it falls apart.<\/p>\n

Prices depend on the complexity of the repair, plus whether you deliver the furniture or ask the shop to transport the pieces. Redoing a simple decorative wrap might cost $30, while a complicated framing repair might run to several thousand dollars, says Steve Nearman, owner of the Master’s Touch and the person behind the Professional Restorers International site. Attached upholstery complicates a repair, especially if springs are involved and wicker near the springs is damaged.<\/p>\n

Have a problem in your home? Send questions to <\/em>localliving@washpost.com<\/a><\/em>. Please put “How To” <\/em>in the subject line and tell us where you live.<\/em><\/p>\n

Source : http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/
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