DIY Furniture rehab consultations.
These rehab consultations are designed for beginner restorers that would like to do the furniture rehabilitation themselves with access to our restoration knowledge base. We will share with you the tips and tricks of restoration that we wished we knew when opening Retro Rehab in 2012, hence the name ‘What I wish I knew when’.

Whether you’ve decided to restore a mid-century furniture piece yourself, or you have questions about restoration or upholstery, we can help. You can come to our workshop with all your questions and/or a project.

Save yourself time and money by knowing what products to buy, and what restoration process to take for your piece. Face-to-face, online (via zoom) or we can come to you (for an additional fee) available in 60-minute sessions.

These consultations are appropriate for beginner mid-century furniture restorers.

Subsequent consultations can be booked as you move through your restoration process at home.

Prior to the consultation, you will be asked to forward photos of your project/s.

Types of restoration processes covered pending your project/requirement.
Timber restoration

o   Timber revival

o   Timber refinishing

o   Stain removal

o   Wax fills

o   Repairing loose joinery

o   Cleaning joinery for re-glue

Basic upholstery

o   Choosing foam

o   Replacing foam

o   Webbing

o   Seat wrap around chair cover

o   Wrap around chair cushion with zipper

On purchase we will contact you to arrange a mutually convenient time to meet.