Lost Mountain Antiques and Restoration

10/19/2021

As we move towards full retirement, we are no longer taking in any new work. Thank you for your support, patronage and kindness over the last 10 years.

10/08/2021

As I work towards full retirement, I’m catching up on some family projects. We found these rusty hardware cabinets at a yard sale for $10. There were two drawers missing. Based on a design from “The Good Junk Co.” in Sonoia, GA, we built these two industrial-style tables. I think they are a pretty nice improvement over the rusty originals. Do you?

10/01/2021

That’s a bit better, no?

09/29/2021

Think we can do something with this thrift store find?

07/28/2021

We were entrusted with another family heirloom. I think it came out great. It’s back home now, proudly displayed in honor of this family’s history. Thank you for letting us help.

07/23/2021

We found this old 6 foot long bench at a garage sale for $10. It’s solid maple and quite heavy. A few days in the shop and a family member has a great addition to their entryway!

07/05/2021

We were asked to refinish this top to an antique Singer treadle sewing machine. After stripping, a treatment of oxalic acid helped remove the stains. Next, veneer bubbles were noted in the center of the field and these were addressed. Once all of this work was done the challenge of color matching the top to the 100 year old finish was undertaken. We think it came out pretty well. How about you?

07/04/2021

Told you!

07/04/2021

Come along as we repair and restore a vintage mahogany barrel chair. This chair suffered a lot of structural damage over the years and was missing large hunks of wood off the frame as well as having loose leg joints and a very unfortunate break to the crest rail. The video shows the repairs only. Spoiler alert, it came out great and a photo after the refinishing will follow. Enjoy!

A mahogany barrel chair arrived with lots of damage which needed to be repaired prior to refinishing. At the end of the video will be a short channel updat...

04/15/2021

We had a few minutes to kill, so I dug out this yard sale find Wilton Vise that I have been meaning to restore. We fixed a broken center pin and then it got a full cosmetic restoration and mechanical tune up. It's on it's way to Tacoma, WA at a shipping cost of $130!!! Yikes!!

03/27/2021

Another one headed home

03/07/2021

Two more MCM pieces are on their way home. A Brazillia highboy and a Kent-Coffey Perspecta credenza now look like new.