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How To Remove Packing Marks From Antique Furniture
We’ve posted our first instructional video on YouTube demonstrating the proper technique for remove light packing material marks from wax, shellac, or lacquer finishes. Enjoy! The post How To Remove...
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A Look At Mohair Velvet Upholstery Fabrics
English: A chair in its bare nature waiting to be upholstered. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The classic English sofa attains its “classic” status by having the right combinations of design/form and a...
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English Classics is on Amazon Local
If you’re in Atlanta and thinking of coming by our shop, please check out our Amazon Local offer first! This amazing offer gives you a $50 voucher to spend at English Classics for only $25! A 50%...
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4 Ways to Protect Your Beloved Antiques from Sun Damage
You fell in love with your home because of all of the natural light in the living areas, but did you ever consider the negative effects that all of that sunlight can have on your furniture? Just as...
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Antique Furniture Keys
Keys are everywhere in our lives. More-so for some of us than others, of course. For example I have a key to my house, my car, and the office. My wife, on the other hand, has about two pounds of keys...
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Custom Dining Tables
For both utility and beauty the dining room table is central to making your room special. So many celebrations are had there and memories made. Our options for making custom dining tables are sure to...
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Built-in Bookcase Alternative
Recently, we had a customer contact us about doing a rather grandiose bookcase for her library. She was looking for an alternative to having a built-in done. We worked with her for several weeks coming...
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How To Make Antique Dresser Drawers Slide More Easily
There is nothing more deflating than bringing home your new antique dresser and having one of the drawers require a four horse team to pull it open. If this has happened to you we have a few...
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Aviator Furniture is Here
Since English Classics began in 1999 we have always been a traditional antique furniture dealer. We specialize in fine mahogany…dare I say brown furniture that has a timeless look and blends well in...
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Where Does the Name Pub Table Come From?
I think most of us are accustomed to seeing draw leaf tables like this one: An antique English draw leaf pub table. This type of piece is commonly given the name “pub table” and I am often asked why...
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Frederick Tibbenham Ltd. Furniture
We recently listed this lovely piece in our store which prompted my research into this company: A beautiful vintage stereo console with amazing wood grain. You see this maker’s mark is affixed to the...
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The First Use of the File Cabinet
I am the first to agree that the need for paper filing is on the decline, however, I think we are a very long time away from being without it. There is some security in having a hard copy of important...
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The Difference Between Wood Color and Finish
We like to create articles on common questions or misconceptions we come across in the antique furniture world. Often times there is confusion about what someone means when the ask about wood color or...
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