Ian Foxall Quality French Polishing & Antique Restoration
Ian has over 40 years’ experience specialising in the restoration of furniture from early Georgian to Edwardian; he can also sort out those more modern units and often works on-site where items are too precious or too large to transport. He also does French polishing and traditional wax finishing for anything from doors to staircases. Ian is a real expert with plenty of good local endorsements.
Locations: Little Bookham, Surrey & surrounding areas including: Cranleigh, Shalford, Bramley, Fetcham, Bookham, Great Bookham, East & West Horsley, Guildford, Leatherhead, Dorking...
Services include: Furniture restoration - from modern to antique, French polishing & traditional wax finishing for all types of wood
Latest Reviews and Feedback
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Absolutely delighted with the incredible restoration work Ian of Furniture Restoration & French Polishing has just completed for me. The piece of furniture is over 100 years old and travelled all the way from South Africa, hence it was looking a little tired and unloved, but Ian has brought it back to life beautifully. He spent hours treating the wood and ironwork, repairing loose joints, and giving it the care and craftsmanship it deserved. His attention to detail is outstanding and he genuinely takes pride in every part of the process. If you have any furniture or even staircases that need restoring, I couldn’t recommend Ian highly enough.
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I highly recommend Ian. He did a fantastic job repairing my recliner chair. He is very talented and highly skilled. I was really impressed how much care and attention he put into his work down to the last detail. He is very professional and provided excellent customer service.
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Excellent service. The table was collected and returned promptly and it was perfectly restored. I can highly recommend this company.
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Ian took my old looking dining table to restore . It was returned looking brand new !A fantastic job ! I found him to be knowledgeable,helpful with advice and very efficient!I highly recommend Ian Foxall.
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Thank you so very much for making such a wonderful job of restoring my little Chest of Drawers to its former glory.
Also, it was kind of you to transport it to Bookham and back to me.
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Just wanted to drop you a note to say how utterly beautiful the restoration job you did on my grandmothers’ card Table - it's stunning. So so gorgeous - huge thanks.
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Ian restored an Edwardian Music Stool for us. It had been in the family for many years and was in a poor state, missing a base and a stay for the hinged seat. Ian did an excellent job. He took a lot of trouble over sourcing the items needed for these repairs and then brought the item back to life with polishing. We are delighted with the result! Would highly recommend.
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Our furniture is not antique and I wondered whether Ian would still be interested in restoring it. I need not have worried. Several pieces have become scratched and water damaged over the years and looked generally a bit scruffy. After 2 days of hard work I am delighted to say they look like new again. Ian is a real perfectionist and a true craftsman and I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone.
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Ian has just done a large extending oak table which was in poor condition and made an excellent job also did a side table to match. He is very thorough and a real expert in this field I would recommend his workmanship.
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We own an old house,which was built in 1922, and our downstairs hallway, stairs and landing were decorated in Linocrust/wood panels. Around 25 years ago these areas were repaired by a craftsman whose expertise was in wood graining. We researched our options to repairs these three areas and found Ian Foxall. He has carried out a magnificent restoration of our house and we can highly recommend him and the quality of his work.
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We have owned an oak family dining table for 20 years - it has been subject to a lot of day to day usage in that time. I asked Ian if he could do something with it. "Looking like new" is a cliche but that's how Ian left it after 3 days of concentrated stripping,rubbing, varnishing and waxing. Just a fantastic job which far exceeded my expectations of what was possible.
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As a high brand furniture design and sales company, we have recently started to engage Ian to visit customer sites to repair and restore faulty and damaged items. Our reputation is built on the finishes that we offer which include vellum, coloured lacquers, hand applied mirror effects, brass and copper furniture frames amongst other things. Ian's specialist skills and professionalism when dealing with our customers have been exemplary and he always tries his best to accommodate us in terms of availability and type of work we're asking him to undertake, despite the circumstances sometimes being quite pressured. The feedback we are receiving from our customers encourages us to continue working with him and utilising more of his skills.