Steamer Wardrobe Trunk Restoration

How to thrift a vintage steamer trunk.

Steamer wardrobe trunk restoration.

Here at shenandoah restoration we prefer to restore your trunk as close as possible to the way it was when it was manufactured years ago. If your trunk is over a 100 years old most will need a screw or too to secure a loose edge. Trunk restoration products supplies few things so clearly have a story to tell like an antique trunk. See more ideas about steamer trunk trunks steamer.

It stands about five feet tall and opens like a book. History of a steamer trunk. Like a house you don t want to buy a trunk with bad bones. The antique trunk restoration process especially antique furniture restoration takes many hours of carefully removing old and unusable canvas cloth and paper linings.

Treat the wood using various non toxic cleansers oils and varnishes. Then there is the steamer trunk which is usually covered in a heavy canvas. Step 1 use a putty knife to remove old paper from the inside of a steamer trunk. Over time the canvas becomes very worn and tears easily.

However it shouldn t be falling apart. Many of the vintage labels are still visible on the trunk. Steamers usually need some cleaning or restoration. The below images are of two different antique storage trunks which we have fully restored.

Here is the definitive list of antique trunk restoration services near your location as rated by your neighborhood community. Inside there are hangers shoe bags and drawers. By cleaning the inside of old paper or canvas and tender washing sanding and varnishing a steamer trunk can look like it s never been used. This old antique chest had been used by my husband s great grandparents as they traveled back and forth between italy and staten island.

In our years of restoring antique furniture i ve often said of a piece of furniture if only it could talk nothing is truer than with a trunk. A note to our community regarding covid 19. On occasion you may come across a wardrobe trunk. Let us take your cherished antique trunk and restore and or refinish it to your liking we love to do antique trunk restoration.

Fix or replace needed metal hardware leather handles and straps. If the wood is decaying with obvious mold or water damage it s time to move on. Dec 4 2017 got an old steamer wardrobe gonna rehab it. And carefully preserve any identifying.

Send us your old tin or canvas covered trunk for restoring or refinishing. The multiple trips between new york and europe took a toll on this wooden chest leaving evidence of its history as well as making it that much more important to be restored. Some of these trunks may even have a box or tray inside.