Elegant Card and Games Table Restoration - A Glimpse into Austro-Hungarian Empire’s Past

In this video, I restore an antique envelope playing cards table, most likely made during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. I bought the table from a website in Poland and worked on it with great pleasure for about 300 hours. The table was in a state of disrepair when I got it. The veneer was loose and broken, and someone had sprayed pink paint. The restoration process was challenging but rewarding. I learned much about furniture restoration and am very proud of the finished product. If you want to learn more about antique envelope card tables or furniture restoration, I encourage you to watch this video. More about the restoration/transformation process: I bought this card table from a website in Poland. I had to drive a few miles to get it. The table cost quite a lot, but that didn’t matter, especially as it came with all these wonderful old playing cards plus other games. The process of restoring the table went well. I used various types of stain, made my shellac, and replaced the