Restoration Notes Archive

Regency Antiques' series of Restoration Notes, offers an accessible guide to obvious and obscure details of authentic home restoration.

• Stained Glass a Speciality

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  There's little as heartwarming as owning a little piece of handcrafted history

• The History of Wood

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  Despite our feeling about the modern stuff, old pine should not be maligned...

• The Satisfied Customer

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  There's nothing more satisfying than the returning satisfied customer...

• Land of a Thousand Doors

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  With over 1000 Victorian and Edwardian doors in stock, our answer is usually "Yes We Can!"

• The Double Glazing Myths Exploded

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  Don't listen to Can't Do Double Glazing salesmen. We can produce beautiful traditional panels - Double Glazed!

• Stained Glass Doors and Panels

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  The Romans might've loved Stained Glass first, but we love vintage stained glass panels now so much more than ever...

• The Humble Hinge

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  Where would we be without the Humble Hinge? A lovely pair or, a trio of stripped cast iron hinges really sets off the job...

• Identifying Victorian Period Doors

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  How to the identify your Victorian, Edwardian or Georgian door

• Thinking About Terminology

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  We can get really excited when a customer contacts us asking for Georgian doors only to be deflated when we find out they actually are looking for 1930's doors