Antique Cupboard Restoration: Saving Its Original Character | Part 2 of 2

Saving its original character is the goal as Marc and Lucien complete this antique cupboard restoration. In Part 2, the 19th-century Scandinavian pine cupboard receives the remaining repairs, carefully matched paint touch-ups and a working key for its old lock.

Follow the removal of enormous protruding nails, repairs to the frame and splits, and work on the shelf supports and door. We explain the paint colours and weathering powders used to blend the repairs with the aged finish, before refitting and testing the lock and replacement key.

The final reveal keeps the cupboard's rustic Swedish character, worn paint and signs of age, with the doors working and the repairs complete. This is sympathetic furniture repair and finish touch-up work, preserving what makes the piece special.

Watch Part 1 - including the discovery of Sven the mouse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSTSaxvu-0c

CHAPTERS
00:00 Door alignment and enormous nails
02:18 Repairing the frame corner
05:29 Tackling the split in the top
06:54 Unclamping and checking the repairs
08:50 Bracing the loose shelf support
10:17 Matching the old paint
11:19 Sorting out the shelf supports
12:32 Fitting the door knob
13:36 A replacement key for the old lock
14:39 Refitting the lock
16:27 Testing the key
17:00 The finished cupboard

Which part of this restoration did you enjoy most?

Project: EA3615 | 19th-century Scandinavian carved pine cupboard
Marc and Lucien at @AntiqueRepairShop

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