Prepare for a trip down memory lane! Do you remember the Woodentops? They first appeared on the BBC in 1955, featuring on the classic children’s programme Watch with Mother. The main characters were a family of wooden dolls that lived on a farm – Mummy and Daddy Woodentop, twins Jenny and Willy Woodentop, and baby Woodentop. Other characters included Buttercup the cow, Mrs Scrubitt and of course Spotty Dog, “the very biggest spotty dog you ever did see”, according to the voiceover at the start of each episode. 
Welcome to the latest Terry Waters French Polishing News and Blogs
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 28. The Woodentops
full listGet ready for Christmas with Terry Waters French Polishing
Christmas is just around the corner – and it’s one of our favourite times of year here at Terry Waters French Polishing.
First a wooden Vespa – now a wooden car! Our wood restoration dreams move from two wheels to four
Wow – what IS the trend for wooden forms of transport? No sooner have we discovered a Carlos Alberto’s beautiful wooden Vespa than we find a wooden racing car right here in the UK!
Wooden wonders we’d like to have French polished: 27. Gaudi’s wooden calvet chair
Think of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926) and you’ll most likely think of the intricate, ornate designs of buildings in Barcelona. But Gaudi wasn’t just an architect – and he turned his talents for creating beauty out of intricacy to more than just buildings. He was determined that his vision would extend not just to the buildings he designed, but to the objects that would be kept within them.
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 26. Hogwarts Castle from the Harry Potter series
Okay, so Hogwarts is actually made of stone. And fictional. And only visible to people with magical powers – but these are minor quibbles! Here at Terry Waters French Polishing, we’re never ones to shy away from a challenge, and we reckon the endless nooks, crannies and treasures of Hogwarts Castle would present the perfect opportunity for us to showcase our French polishing and wood restoration skills.
Let Terry Waters French Polishing put your house in order with our restoration services
If you’ve ever watched TV programmes such as Grand Designs, Property Ladder or DIY SOS, you might well have picked up on an important – indeed, a crucial fact when embarking on any sort of major restoration project – and that’s the order in which things are done.
How we became successful French polishers
Here at Terry Waters French Polishing, we sometimes get asked what the secret is to our success. And we would have to say – we think it’s down to our adaptability. Just like the wood we work with and are so passionate about, we like to be flexible.
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 25. the Mathematical Bridge, Cambridge
Prepare to have a myth busted! You’ve probably heard that the Mathematical Bridge, crossing the river Cam in Cambridge, was designed by Sir Isaac Newton without using any nuts or bolts, instead relying on opposing forces to keep the structure taught.
Turning our French polishing expertise to country houses
Oh how we love watching Channel 4’s Country House Rescue here at Terry Waters French Polishing.
Let us work our magic on your wooden floor
Such is the pervasiveness of the continuing trend for exposed wooden floorboards, it seems unthinkable that once pretty much every pub, restaurant and home you walked into had wall-to-wall carpets throughout.
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