Even wood fanatics like us take a break from work at Christmas – not for long, mind. Our bespoke French polishing and out-of-hours services for our clients means we’ll be there when you need us after a brief festive break. 
Welcome to the latest Terry Waters French Polishing News and Blogs
Wood-inspired Christmas gift ideas from Terry Waters French Polishing
full listFirst 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.
Preparation is everything in the world of wood restoration
Anyone who’s ever undertaken even the most minor of DIY tasks will be aware of one thing that’s crucial to ensuring the job goes smoothly – preparation. That hackneyed old saying is true – if you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
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.
French polishing will bring out the beauty of wood at your place of work
Businesses may wonder how the services offered by Terry Waters French Polishing could benefit them. Well, wonder no more. Our handy ‘round the office’ guide will show you!
Wooden Wonders we’d like to have French polished: 24. The Ishtar Gate
Constructed in about 575BC, the Ishtar Gate was the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon. It was constructed using a rare blue stone and decorated with rows of dragons. And this Wonder really was a wonder, too – some lists mark it as one of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World, before it was usurped by the lighthouse at Alexandria in the 6th century AD!
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