A poor immigrant cabinet maker from Scotland, he eventually employed over 100 workers at his New York City workshop, and became one of the most respected and well-known furniture makers in the nation throughout the 1800s and beyond. Duncan Phyfe was a mover and shaker in the furniture world of the nineteenth century. This particular piece was in particularly bad shape, which made the prospect of transforming it even more challenging and ultimately a more satisfying endeavor. It is particularly meaningful when a piece can be given a new chapter in the same neighborhood where it has already served faithfully for generations. I normally focus on mid-century modern pieces, but a well-made piece of wood furniture from any era is worth bringing back. She walked me across the street to give an estimate before buying the table. Now the son of the late owner was cleaning out the house, and Diane wondered if this old Duncan Phyfe style drop-leaf table could be made beautiful again. The table had been in that home, on my block, for more than 70 years. On a recent Saturday, a neighbor and repeat customer named Diane came to ask my opinion about a table being sold at a stoop sale across the street. Restoring a Classic Drop Leaf Duncan Phyfe Dining TableĬonnections between neighbors are one of the best things about living in my historic Brooklyn neighborhood.
A CLASSIC DROP LEAF DUNCAN PHYFE DINING TABLE
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