Simon Lorkin is very pleased to announce that in 2010 he is now celebrating 24 years experience in traditional antique restoration and French polishing. He is also celebrating his successful relocation to Normandy in Northern France in 2004, after thirteen years succesfully running his own business in Shere in Surrey.
Simon has an excellent reputation for his fine restoration and conservation skills and he always undertakes restoration to the highest of standards. He continues to be passionate about the furniture that he restores, whether it is a small occasional table or a five metre dining-room table. He always prides himself on the attention to detail in both the preparation work and the French polishing.
With the 24 years of experience that he now has, his craftsmanship skills are considered second to none. His existing clients call on his expertise time and again because of his commitment to providing antique restoration to the highest level of quality.
As he is just the other side of the Channel he still carries out his services for his clients in London, The South East of England and now Normandy in France.
The services that Simon provides are:
- Woodwork Repair
- French Polishing
- Upholstery, caneing, rushwork
- Woodturning
- Veneering
- Leathering
- Baizing
- Handle and lock replacement and repair
- Repair of table folding mechanisms
- Replacing worn feet or castors
- Clock repair
Apart from on-site work such as oak panelling renovation, all work is carried out in his Normandy workshop, which was built in 1624.
He has absorbed the extra time and travel costs as he now has lower overheads so his prices have not risen. He still has all the relevant workshop and goods-in-transit insurance that he always had.
Simon Lorkin is a registered Artisan in Manche, Normandy in northern France. Our Antique Restoration website is also in French. Click on the flag to visit the French site.
