Lindsay from Courtious antiques was entrusted to restore an 1844 Baltic Pine dresser including relining the draws and also to restore a six-seater dining room table that was in the one family for six generations.

I was not disappointed in any way, shape or form, from start to finish with updates as Lyndsay progressed through the job a true professional from start to finish. I would highly recommend Lyndsey to anyone for any restorations required on antiques and other cherished items.

My grandfather was a collector of valuable Japanese art and artifacts. In 1952 I inerited from him a lovely old wooden screen with exqusite mother-of-peart marquestry. Unfortunately over the decades and with many travels it fell into a sad state of disrepair. Recently I decided to have it restored and sought several estimates. The only one that impressed me in terms of quality assurance, straightforward timetable for restoration and reasonable cost was that of Lindsay Courtois. I delivered the screen to him at the beginning of August 2017 and in the weeks that followed he sent me photos of his progress, which included the most delicate replacement of damaged and extremely fragile pieces of marquetry. He finished the work in November 2017 in accordance with his original estimate of three months, and the screen is really beautiful, it looks as good as new. I am delighted with it, not least because it a family heirloom and of great sentimental value. My thanks to Lindsay for his professionalism, skill and expertise.

Having a family heirloom that was originally my Grandmothers wedding gift, I was very conscious of finding a restorer that would  do justice to the originality of the dinning suite. It had been restored some 20 years earlier and it had been done to a lovely standard, however, all the chairs were showing signs of age in both the material covering the seat and also the joints were in need of attention. There were also sections of timber work that needed replacing.

After a long search and many phone calls, “Courtois Antiques” were given the task of recovering and rebuilding the chairs back to an original and sturdy chair. The quoted price was very reasonable and the turnaround time was also acceptable.

With the seat material being replaced with leather, there was need to repack the seat base, there was also need to resize the frames for the seat bases, all these tasks were handled expertly by Lindsay.

We could not be any happier with the finished work. The leather work is excellent and suits the chairs perfectly. The refit of the chairs ( gluing and reshaping new legs) has resulted in a chair that feels as fresh as the day it was made way back in 1920.

The result was exact to our wishes.

I would gladly recommend Lindsay and Courtois Antiques to any person wishing to restore or refurbish any well-loved furniture. It was a pleasant and trouble free experience.

Lindsay Courtois has restored some of our most loved pieces of furniture back to their original condition and they have pride of place in our home. He can bring even the most aged pieces of furniture back to life and has done so in the case of at least one of our pieces. Lindsay is a true craftsman . I can highly recommend Lindsay for the restoration of your treasured pieces of furniture.
Brigitte and Jonathan
Bellevue Hills.

I have been a client of Mr. Lindsay Courtois for many years and learn to appreciate his knowledge and love of French antiques – furniture and Decoration pieces- Lindsay is a master restorer, he also looks after my furniture yearly. I highly recommend him. Renee, Sydney.

We  have the pleasure of having  Lindsay Courtois from Courtois Antiques restore several of our pieces and can highly recommend his quality of workmanship and attention to detail. We look forward to seeing his conservation and restoration work become an integral part of the antique and fine art collecting services offered in the Macarthur and Sydney region. Andrew Markerink, Master Clockmakers.

As a family we have had Courtois Antiques repair and restore a number of our valuable antique pieces over the years. On each occasion the resulting repair or restoration was both sympathetic in nature and invariably invisible to the naked eye. We’d highly recommend the expertise, attention to detail and friendly service that Lindsay and his team are able to bring to dealing with your antiques.

Lindsay Courtois of Courtois Antiques has carried out restoration work on valuable items of furniture for me since 2002.

This has included repairs to the marquetry of a Louis Seize 1790 buffet a deux corps, lining the glass doored upper cabinet with moire fabric and completely French polishing. The refinishing of the top of a large Fritz Hansen dining table to withstand exposure to sun in a verandah location. The complete repainting of a 19th century Swiss armoire in authentic colour and material. And most recently the restoration and French polishing of a Sri Lankan occasional marquetry topped ebony occasional table.

The work was appropriate and has withstood the rigours of time and use in each case.

Lindsay has always been generous and professional with advice, timely with execution and reasonable with charges for the work carried out.

I have no hesitation in recommending his services to anyone who cares about their treasures.

We are absolutely delighted by the new life that Lindsay Courtois brought to an antique armoire and several period chairs. He was able to masterfully create a new interior set of shelves that look and feel as if they have always been there, give life and health back to the wood itself which was dry and pale after some centuries of travel. As for the chairs, he repaired them and restored the wood beautifully while re-upholstering them superbly. We have already returned to ask him to restore another antique chair.
Professor Kim Walker
Director KWB

I just wanted to say you’ve done such an amazing job on the commodes, they look fantastic and I’m very happy with them. Thank you!

Best Regards,

Valerie
Wollondilly Shire

Now I am back home, I have put the little piece you so cleverly made, into place and it looks and fits perfectly!

Thank you so much….you are a master of your trade.

Kind Regards,

Louise and Greg.
Sydney areas

We are really pleased with the work you did on our furniture. The sideboard and all the tables are family heirlooms that we have had a for a long time. They are very precious to us and the work you have done to restore them all is wonderful. They have been carefully repaired – so the drawers of the sideboard open easily, all locks work and the small chips of wood that had come our of the little round tables have been replaced.  The surfaces of all the tables are wonderful to feel and the French polishing has made all the pieces glow.  Wonderful work.

All the best,

Barbara
Professor of History Sydney

Dear Lyndsay,

Thank you again for the beautiful work you carried out on my chair. I hope this testimonial will be helpful to your business.

Jane

Thanks again for your work, we have appreciated your attention to detail and restoration skill. Lyndsay restored our damaged furniture to its as new condition. He is a professional and careful craftsman.

Thanks again for your service.
Bruce

We could not be more delighted with the wonderful job that Lyndsay did for us. He ebonzied a family treasure which was in desperate need of repair and has turned it into an exquisite piece of art! He also stained a small side table of my grandmother’s which I had tried to do myself but it has now come to life and will be a feature in our dining room rather than be tucked away!

Lyndsay was extremely reliable, a great communicator and very professional. I could not recommend him highly enough.

Miriam

We are really pleased with the repairs of our chair. It is great to have it fixed for our set.
Many thanks,

Margo and Tom

Steve and I are very happy with the restoration work on the table and chairs. I was even surprised that your work on the timber of the chairs made my painting of the cushions looks very good.

Steve and Nola.

Dear Lindsay,

Thank you for the suburb restoration of our antique piano chair.  Excellent workmanship and the polished wood positively glows.  I am happy to recommend you – your works speaks for itself.

Regards, Andrew

Many thanks for getting the table done for us this week – much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Barry

LIndsay restored three pieces of family furniture. Lindsay painstakingly RESTORED these items to an exceptional quality. They are absolutely beautiful.

Janelle

“Courtois Antiques recently restored four pieces of furniture for us. We are very pleased with the restoration result. Following the initial job we asked Lyndsay to undertake a second job.
We would not hesitate to use the services of Lyndsay and his company in the future.

John and Claire

We are more than happy with the restoration work you completed on my Grandmothers 1930’s buffet. It is beautiful now and taking pride of place in our kitchen now it’s been given a new lease on life, and getting plenty of comments from visitors.

Cheers Steve

“Lyndsay did an amazing job restoring our 100 year old dining table. His workmanship is of a very high standard. Thank you Lyndsay for helping us give this table a new life.”

Edwina

We supplied the material and Lyndsay repaired and re-upholstered the chair. The result was amazing.
The chair is better than it was originally and  the workmanship is superb.  The chair looks stunning.  We were thrilled with the result.
We  have no hesitation in recommending Lyndsay and would have no hesitation in asking him to restore antique furniture.

Katherine and Chris

Lindsay from Courtious antiques was entrusted to restore an 1844 Baltic Pine dresser including relining the draws and also to restore a six-seater dining room table that was in the one family for six generations.

I was not disappointed in any way, shape or form, from start to finish with updates as Lyndsay progressed through the job a true professional from start to finish. I would highly recommend Lyndsey to anyone for any restorations required on antiques and other cherished items.

Keith

Dear Lyndsay,

This is to thank you again for restoring the screen so beautifully. I hope the attached testimonial will be of use, please feel free to edit it.

Best wishes
Elizabeth

Thank you for the wonderful work – we are very happy.
regards

Kerryn

Lyndsay provided great service, worked hard and achieved a great outcome, highly recommended.

James

Hi Lindsay,

We are delighted with your restoration of our 60yr old teak tables.

Thank you,
Daryl

Lyndsay has completed a superb work on my Scandinavian Captain’s chair.  The original request was just to replace the cane in the seat. However when we delivered the chair, Lyndsay pointed out its movement and instability.  It was a tired old chair!  He has completed a wonderful restoration including replacing broken and missing pieces, replacing the cane seating in keeping with the original and French polishing all the timbers.  The chair has a new life and is now a pleasure to view.

Thank you Lyndsay for your excellent work.
Jane

Thank you for the superb work you have done on our Tasmanian Blackwood table and eight chairs, and the cabinet doors.  I’m totally delighted with the quality of the restoration.  I also very much appreciated the care you took in transporting the furniture to and from our home.  You exceeded my expectations…..which were high!”

Regards,
Jane.P

Lyndsay recently restored a chair for me that I had inherited from my grandparents. It had been in storage for well over 20 years and was in very poor condition. One of the legs was broken with an atttempted very poor repair and the seat was split and damaged. As it had sentimental value, I was keen to have it repaired well and in a manner that maintained its integrity. Lyndsay was friendly, easy to contact and answered all of my questions prior to commencing the restoration. The end result was fantastic. The broken leg was successfully repaired, along with the seat. Most importantly the character of the chair was maintained and is now a showpiece in my own home. I would not hesitate to recommend Lyndsay for any furniture restoration work that you may be considering.

Regards,
Angela

I entrusted my somewhat battered cutler desk to Lydnsay for restoration. It has been in my husband’s family for many years and holds many precious memories.

Lyndsay has done a magnificent restoration, we could not be more delighted with the results.

Alison

Our much loved 20 year old teak coffee table was damaged in a small fire recently.

We decided that it was time to find someone we could trust to give the table a much deserved makeover.

Luckily we found Lyndsay, he responded to my email promptly, we delivered the coffee table to his work shop and when it was finished we were amazed and delighted.

The table looked as beautiful as the day we bought it, we could not have been happier.

The price was extremely reasonable and I would highly recommended Lyndsay, I have some other pieces I will be sending him soon.

Thank you Lyndsay

Glen & Danielle

We were absolutely happy with the finish of our new table. Very professional, reliable and friendly service

Thank you
The Smiths

I am absolutely thrilled with Lyndsay Courtois’ restoration of my antique French lady’s writing desk. I inherited this dear little desk from my grandmother, but it was in very poor condition having been situated beside a window in full sun. It was also put into storage for several years and then carted from place to place, which added to its general deterioration. There were several parts of the desk that were so badly damaged (including a once-beautiful marquetry panel), that I thought the desk might actually be beyond repair. It desperately needed professional attention and care from a furniture restorer with demonstrated experience and excellent results. I researched widely online and decided to ask Courtois Antiques to repair and restore it for me.

Lyndsay kept me informed about his progress as the restoration was undertaken and I was very happy with his communication and regular updates. I collected the desk about a week ago and it is finally at home – in the shade, now! Since bringing it home, friends have commented about how beautifully restored the desk is, and have asked me for Lyndsay’s contact details. I have no hesitation in highly recommending Courtois Antiques for antique furniture restoration.

With kind regards,
Juliette

We had a china cabinet restored and converted to a liquor cabinet by Lyndsay.

This piece was important to us as it was a family heirloom dating back roughly 100 years.

Lyndsay did a fantastic job and took amazing care of our piece.

The finish is flawless and we could not recommend him more highly

Hayden

For a long time we’ve had an unusual and neglected bedroom suite sitting around gathering dust and decaying as old things tend to do. We contacted Lyndsay Courtois (from Courtois Antiques) to see if he could bring the three matching pieces back to their original beauty. Lyndsay managed to uncover the beauty masked by years of accumulated dirt, paint (more than three coats ranging from Hulk Green to Quick Silver) and damage. With care, painstaking attention to detail and we imagine a lot of hard work, he brought this furniture back to something very beautiful and elegant that we will enjoy for many years to come. He also uncovered a bit of the furniture’s history along the way… We wouldn’t hesitate to rely on Lyndsay’s restoration skills again. Lyndsay is an experienced craftsman, something of a rarity these days. He was a good communicator and charges very reasonable rates for such high-quality workmanship.

Kane & Marta

Lyndsay from Courtois Antiques restored 2 old mirrors for us. We are very happy with his workmanship and would recommend his services to others.

Thank you,
Mandy

Lyndsay is a genius. He lovingly restored a card table which had been in our family for three generations and the result is unbelievable. The table was badly damaged and water marked when we handed it over and you would need to see the before photos to understand how fantastic a job he has done for us. We have no hesitation in recommending Lindsay. He is a master of his craft and a pleasure to deal with.

David and Lynne

My wife and I needed to find a professional restorer to bring our French Art Deco sideboard back to life.

We engaged the services of Lyndsay and never regretted the decision. He was professional, well organised and prompt with the quote, the pick-up and delivery and the end results on the sideboard were great.

We have since asked Lyndsay if he can restore other pieces of furniture for us in the future.

Regards
David and Louise

Lyndsay Courtois did a beautiful job of restoration, replacing the worn runners of the drawers an the refurbishing the exterior of both. Lyndsay collected and returned the furniture making the whole process very easy. I now have two beautiful pieces of furniture returned to their former glory. Which will cultivate the whims of fashion and Ikea!

Stephanie, Southern Highlands

After searching for some time to find a furniture repairer for a very old chair I was fortunate enough to come across Courtois Antiques. I contacted Lyndsay Courtois and supplied photos of the broken chair.

He  promptly forwarded me a most reasonable quote and the rest they say is history.

The chair has been repaired by a quality restorer and I’m delighted to say the chair is as good as new for which I’m most grateful. I would certainly recommend Lyndsay as he is not only a qualified furniture restorer but a very friendly and helpful person.

Regards
Karen

“We are delighted with the restoration work that Lindsay Courtois has done to our early Victorian couch. The frame was broken by removalists and the finely finished exposed part of the wooden frame was in very bad shape. Lindsay’s repairs are largely invisible. It is exquisite workmanship.”

Mark and Deb

Lyndsay restored three pieces of family furniture. Lindsay painstakingly RESTORED these items to an exceptional quality. They are beautiful.

Janelle

Thank you Lindsay for taking my 37 year old very damaged rocking chair and turning it into the beautiful heirloom that it deserved to be. The service was excellent and delivered in the time quoted. I highly recommend Lindsay Courtois Furniture Restoration.

Jenny

I inherited a beautiful old chair from my great-grandmother, but it needed some restoration. I contacted Courtois Antiques for the job and found Lyndsay to be polite and understanding of what my requirements were. Having collected the chair, I could not be happier with the results. Lyndsay’s work demonstrates his eye for detail, and respect for the character of the furniture. His work is second-to-none and exceeded my expectations. I will most definitely return to Courtois Antiques for any future antique restoration jobs I require in the future and would not hesitate in recommending his services to all. Thanks again for such great work Lyndsay.”

Yours sincerely,
Haydn

Just wanted to take the time to write how happy I am with your incredible work!

My great grandmothers hutch has been in my family for more than 150 years and I was truly devastated when it was damaged..

After having 2 other people look at the door and advise the work was too delicate for their skill level, I began to worry the door would never be restored!

The quality of work you have produced is outstanding!!! My great grandmothers hutch is completely restored and I am so grateful for your hard work..

Thank you so much!

Kind regards, Michelle