Churchill Drive

Churchill Drive

Private Home

This is the coolest restoration project I have ever had the pleasure to work on. My client reached out to me and asked if I could restore an old piece of furniture which came from his father and had been sitting in the garage neglected for years. So I headed over to look at the piece to see if it was something doable, when I saw it, I was completely taken by it, and knew I could/would figure out a way to breath new life into this piece.

As it turns out this Dry bar was won by my clients grandfather in a card game against an admiral in the Canadian Navy. The bar was originally on a WWll ship.

Originally it was clad in rose coloured mirror, which was now broken and missing most of it, the base and frame were rotten. So I let it sit for quite some time in my studio and would look at it every once in a while thinking about how I could re-create this family heirloom in a way which would honour the original piece it was, while allowing it to grace a newly renovated modern home.

I finally decided upon corten steel, as it was going to be in the new man cave…. fast forward a complete rebuild of the frame, cutting, welding and finishing of the steel, install solid walnut interior shelf and two catchall boxes, made from walnut and two pieces of the salvaged rose coloured mirror…. the piece now graces the main living room as a show piece.

Project Scope: Re-build Family Heirloom Dry Bar

Client Testimonial

After searching for years for someone who was willing and able to refinish a family dry bar I found Mary. We shared a few brief conversations and withing seconds I knew I had picked the right person. When I dropped off the (broken and old) dry bar she told me that it would take some time but she was very excited to work on it. Fast forward to the final product and it is beautiful. Trust Mary with your soul and she will make it even more beautiful. and timeless. The dry bar is amazing and it brought tears of joy to my dad and his sisters. Thank you so much again for breathing new life into the bar. Words can not express how happy I am to have worked with her.

Brendan McKenna