French wooden Furniture

The next time you get a gift of antique French Armoire  or French Wardrobe  from a friend, family member or next door neighbor; do not immediately reject the offer. While you may not feel comfortable that the only reason they may be handing over the piece of furniture  to you is because they want to create space for a new one, swallow your pride and instead consider if the furniture you are being given is something that you need. Even if it looks a bit worn out, as long as you can appraise that it is good quality furniture, don’t reject it. Instead collect it and then later look for ways to restore the furniture. You may get furniture with torn leather that may need leather upholstery repairs   or you may get a cupboard that looks so dull it is hard for you to tell whether it is because it was not properly maintained or because it has outlived its usefulness. When you do find yourself with such furniture, know that you may be able to restore it to something definitely better th