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Services / Vechi ca Nou

WHAT WE LOVE
IS WORTH KEEPING.

A candle with more light to give. An object with more life to live. A home that is just beginning to feel like you. Let's make room for their next chapter.

See what we can do together
The Mentosana candle from the Vechi ca Nou collection
A candle from our workshop collection

01 / Candle refills

The wax is gone. The story stays.

Some objects come into our homes for their light and stay for the way they make us feel. When your candle burns down, its vessel doesn't have to go with it.

We take a careful look and, if the vessel is suitable for use as a candle again, prepare it for a refill. You keep the object you've grown attached to. We make room for a little more light.

Where we start

Send us a photo of the vessel and its dimensions. We'll let you know whether we can refill it and work out the details together.

I'd like a little more light
A Thonet chair being restored in our workshop
Thonet · a story continued in the workshop

02 / Object restoration on request

It still has something to say.

Perhaps it creaks. Perhaps its colour has faded. Or perhaps it no longer fits your home, even though its story still matters to you. In the workshop, we look at what it could become.

We assess the piece and discuss what to keep, repair or reimagine. Wood, colour, woven seats, upholstery — the work depends on the object and how you want to use it. The beautiful traces of time can stay. They are part of the story, too.

Where we start

Send us photos, dimensions, your location and a few words about what you have in mind. We'll agree on what we can do before the object comes to the workshop.

I have an object with a story
A table painted by hand in the Vechi ca Nou workshop
A piece from the workshop. A starting point for your home.

03 / Sustainable interior design

A home with purpose. And a story.

A room can begin with the armchair you already own. A found lamp. A table that has heard a thousand conversations. For us, a new space begins with a careful look at what is already there.

We start with how you live and the things you want to keep. We plan the layout, colours, light and pieces that bring it all together, taking care with the materials we use. From design to implementation, we make room for restored furniture and objects with character, in a space that feels like yours.

Where we start

Tell us about your space: a few photos or a plan, its dimensions, what you'd like to keep and what you'd like to change. An approximate budget helps, too.

Let's talk about my space

First, a conversation

You bring the story.
We bring the ideas and the hands.

Every object and every space needs its own kind of care. We discuss the possibilities, cost and timing before we begin.

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