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ASL works At ASL works we deal with furniture renovation and remodeling. We give new life to your furniture.

For those of you who were interested in the MCM desk from my previous post — here are some more photos.Have a look, and ...
26/09/2026

For those of you who were interested in the MCM desk from my previous post — here are some more photos.

Have a look, and then start thinking where you could fit it in. 😉 I’m sure it will find a beautiful place in your home!

19/09/2026

Here is how we got this desk - dirty, scratched all over, with a damaged surface and a big burnt patch in the veneer.

My colleague looked at it and said: “It doesn’t look like something worth your time.”

But I liked the way this small desk was designed - its simplicity, clean lines, and the way the design makes the most of a small space. It spoke to me.

Removing the old, chipped and scratched varnish was the easiest part of the job. Replacing the veneer on the top was a bit more challenging, but still nothing unusual for us.

The most difficult part, however, was deciding what its new look should be. Giving it a new vibe and, in a way, a new soul - so it could start a new life.

Furniture can live a very long life, and it carries traces of its history. Sometimes these traces are like wounds. Removing them can feel a little like healing.

For me, this is also what restoration is about. Not simply cleaning, sanding and repairing, but trying to bring new energy to an old piece and prepare it for a new beginning.

It may sound a bit strange when I talk about the “soul” of furniture, but very often, when I work with old pieces, I really do feel that they carry some kind of energy. Something I never feel with a new piece.

And sometimes that energy feels… negative.

I like to think that while we work on such a piece - with our attention, care and effort to make it beautiful and useful again - we somehow change that energy too. We give the furniture a completely new, good and immaculate soul.

Sounds weird?

Well… we all go crazy in our own way. :-))

22/08/2026

This sofa wasn’t actually damaged, so it didn’t need any major repairs. It was simply tired, stained and, to be honest, a little boring — a very standard beige modern sofa with no personality.

The sofa itself is relatively new and not particularly well made. It’s the kind of piece you can find in many homes. Nothing special, nothing wrong with it either.

But sometimes a piece of furniture doesn’t need to be completely rebuilt to make a difference.

We simply changed the upholstery to this beautiful mustard velvet. And the result was amazing.

The shape of the sofa stayed exactly the same, but the new fabric completely changed how it looks and feels. Suddenly, it has warmth, character and a strong presence in the room.

A good reminder that sometimes you don’t need new furniture. A new fabric can give an ordinary piece a completely new life.

13/08/2026

What do you do when your sofa is worn, outdated, or simply no longer fits your interior?

Nowadays, the easiest solution seems to be: get rid of it. New furniture is cheap, widely available, and easy to replace - so why not?

There are actually so many reasons why not.

First, there’s the obvious problem of waste. Furniture is bulky, takes up a huge amount of space, and much of what is produced today is made from materials that are difficult to recycle or decompose.

Then there’s the quality problem. Replacing an old piece with a cheap new one often means entering an endless cycle of exchanging one low-quality item for another. Before you know it, you’re replacing it again.

And what do you get in return? Usually, another mass-produced, unremarkable piece - something that can be found in hundreds of thousands of homes. No history. No character. No personality. Nothing that makes your interior feel truly yours.

There’s also the bigger picture. Every time we buy cheap, mass-produced furniture, we support a system built around producing things as cheaply and quickly as possible, rather than making them to last.

And yes - sometimes restoring an old piece can cost as much as buying a new one, or even more.

But maybe that’s not the right way to look at it.

Restore it not because it’s the cheapest option.

Do it because you want something better. Something unique. Something made to last.

Do it because you want to make a change - not just replace one thing with another.

06/08/2026

Comfortable chairs are a treasure.

I often come across chairs that look beautiful, but the moment I sit down, they are a disappointment - too hard, the backrest is at the wrong angle, or the ergonomics are simply off.

That definitely wasn’t the case with these chairs. They’re simple, elegant, well-made, and genuinely comfortable.

Yes, they were a bit wobbly, but that’s an easy repair. One backrest was broken, so we fixed it. The cushions had lost their shape, and the fabric was stained, so they got fresh padding and new upholstery.

Comfortable chairs like these are worth keeping. Throwing them away because of a few minor issues would be a shame - and their owner knew it.

What about you? Do you have a favourite chair that’s become a little wobbly or tired over the years? It might only need a few repairs and new upholstery to look and feel like new again.

25/07/2026

What would you consider a truly special gift for a close friend?

For me, it’s making or restoring a piece of furniture just for them.

Over the years I’ve restored an old wardrobe as a wedding gift, refurbished two sideboards for another friend’s new home, and this is my latest creation - for my dear friend, Yulia.

She’d been asking me to make this bench for almost a year. And every time I would say, “Let me just finish the project we’re working on, and then I’ll start your bench.”

Because it had to fit a very specific space in her hallway, it had to be custom-made. What should have been a simple project somehow turned into quite an adventure. It took me three months just to come and take the measurements. Then it took Yulia another three months to choose the fabric. After that, a large client project took over the workshop, and her bench kept moving further down the list.

Eventually I felt genuinely embarrassed that she’d been waiting for so long, so I decided to make it up to her in the best way I knew how - by turning it into a birthday surprise.

We built the bench while Yulia was away on holiday, carried it into her hallway before she came back, and left it there waiting for her.

She arrived home at five o’clock in the morning, opened the door… and there it was.

I think it’s safe to say she wasn’t expecting that.

20/07/2026

Restoring an armchair is a long, labour-intensive, and expensive process.

Once an armchair has been stripped down to its bare frame, the real work begins. We rebuild it layer by layer: new webbing, calico, foam, batting, and countless staples at every stage. And that’s only to prepare it for the upholstery.

Then comes measuring, cutting, sewing, stretching, stapling, and hand-stitching the fabric into place. What often appears to be “just a change of fabric” is, in reality, the complete reconstruction of the chair from the inside out.

This is why professional restoration often costs as much as buying a new armchair. The difference is that a new chair at the same price is unlikely to offer the same quality of materials, craftsmanship, or durability as a well-made vintage piece.

That’s why, in many cases, restoring a good old armchair simply makes more sense than replacing it.

This is an old Vakeli armchair that was rescued by my son.One day, while walking through Vake with a friend, he spotted ...
11/07/2026

This is an old Vakeli armchair that was rescued by my son.

One day, while walking through Vake with a friend, he spotted it abandoned beside a trash bin. My children have inherited my love for old furniture, so instead of walking past it, Jan took a few photos and sent them to me. A few minutes later, he was back with the car.

With the help of his friend—who, for the record, was a rather petite girl while the armchair was anything but light—they somehow managed to load it into the car and bring it to our workshop. They definitely earned my admiration that day.

The armchair was in poor condition and required extensive restoration. We carefully cleaned it, stripped away years of wear, repaired the damaged structure, and rebuilt it layer by layer. Wanting to preserve its classic lines and elegant proportions, we finished the walnut veneer with Borma Wachs oil, bringing out the richness and depth of the wood. Finally, we reupholstered it in a beautiful velvet from the Linwood Odyssey collection (Linwood Fabric).

Today, this old Vakeli has begun its second - perhaps even third - life. Instead of ending up in a landfill, it now brings warmth, character, and timeless elegance to the study of a wonderful German gentleman

04/07/2026

People often imagine restoration as choosing a beautiful fabric and giving an old piece a fresh look.
It happens surprisingly often that a client brings us a piece of furniture for restoration and says something like, “It will be a quick fix. This armchair just needs new upholstery - everything else is like new.”

Then we remove the old fabric.

Underneath, we find crumbling foam, stretched-out webbing, loose joints, broken bolts, cracked wood… Suddenly, that “quick fix” looks very different.

Before a single piece of new fabric can be attached, the chair has to be stripped down to its bare frame. Every hidden issue needs to be cleaned, repaired, reinforced, and rebuilt. Only then can we start creating the comfortable, beautiful piece that will last for years to come.

Restoring old furniture is a lot like renovating an old apartment. You don’t start from zero and simply build upward. First, you have to dig down to level -5, uncovering and fixing everything that decades have hidden. Only then can you begin rebuilding.

That’s exactly why restoring old furniture - and old apartments - is rarely inexpensive. You’re not paying for what you can see. You’re paying for everything that has to be made right before the visible transformation can even begin.

And that’s also why, when it’s done properly, both are absolutely worth the effort.

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