Antique Restoration

What can you do with a 100 year old tallowwood laundry bench that looked like it was destined for the tip? The owner was keen to see it restored and used in her garden.

Well… we did some “Google Research’’ and discovered what it may have looked like in its heyday (see image) so then we set about strengthening the old bench, we turned up some timber to make rollers and fashioned a mangle.