Can you repair furniture from Purdys of Briar Hill?

Yes. Purdys Furniture has closed, so we repair and restore their solid-timber and upholstered pieces for owners across Melbourne from our Eltham North workshop, a few minutes from the old Briar Hill showroom. Timber, joints, foam and covers, send a photo for a free quote.

Purdys has closed. Where do I get their furniture repaired now?

Bring it to us. Since Purdys closed, many of their former customers have come to Dylberry Design for repairs and restoration. We do the same solid-timber and upholstery work Purdys was known for, and we are only minutes away in Eltham North.

Are you connected to or authorised by Purdys?

No, we are an independent family workshop and not connected to Purdys. We simply do the same kind of quality timber and upholstery work, close by in Eltham North, so their furniture is familiar to us and worth restoring.

What Purdys pieces can you restore?

The full range they made: timber tables, cabinets, sideboards and bedroom furniture (French polishing, scratches and worn finishes, loose joints), and upholstered lounges and dining chairs (new foam, re-webbing, re-springing and recovers).

Is my Purdys piece worth restoring?

Usually very much so. Purdys made solid, Australian-made timber furniture, and solid timber is exactly what rewards restoration. Rebuilding or refinishing a good piece costs a fraction of replacing it with equivalent quality, which is hard to find now they have closed.

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Purdys Furniture Repair & Restoration

Q: How do I get a quote for Purdys furniture repair?

Send a photo of the piece and the problem with your suburb, through the form on this page or a text to 0425 832 619. We reply within 24 hours with honest advice and a free, no-obligation quote.

Purdys Furniture, the long-established family maker of Australian solid-timber furniture in Briar Hill, has closed, which leaves owners of their lounge, dining and bedroom pieces with nowhere to turn for repairs. Dylberry Design repairs and restores Purdys furniture across Melbourne from our workshop a few minutes away in Eltham North. We handle the timber and the upholstery both: French polishing and timber touch-ups, re-gluing loose joints and chairs, recovering and re-foaming lounges and dining seats, and general restoration. Send us a photo of your Purdys piece and we will tell you honestly what it needs.

Last updated: September 2026

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Purdys Has Closed, But Your Piece Can Keep Going

Purdys Furniture made solid, Australian-made timber furniture in Briar Hill for many years, a proper family workshop that worked alongside local upholsterers, polishers, wood turners and carvers. Since they have closed their doors, a lot of their former customers have come to us wanting their pieces looked after, and we are glad to help. A well-made Purdys piece is exactly the kind of furniture worth keeping and restoring rather than replacing.

We are not connected to Purdys, but we are a family workshop a few minutes away in Eltham North, doing the same kind of solid-timber and upholstery work they were known for, so their furniture is familiar territory.

What We Repair and Restore on Purdys Furniture

Purdys made an enormous range across lounge, dining, bedroom and occasional furniture, and we cover both sides of it, the timber and the upholstery.

Timber restoration and French polishing: scratches, marks, water rings and worn finishes brought back on tables, cabinets, sideboards and bedroom pieces.
Loose joints and wobbly chairs: dining chairs and frames re-glued, dowelled and reinforced so they are solid again.
Lounges and sofas: new foam, re-webbing and re-springing, and recovers in your choice of fabric or leather.
Dining seats: drop-in and fixed seats recovered and re-padded.
General restoration: whatever a much-used piece needs to look and work the way it did.

Right on Purdys’ Doorstep

Purdys was on Sherbourne Road in Briar Hill, and our workshop is in Eltham North, only a few minutes away. So if you are a former Purdys customer in Briar Hill, Montmorency, Eltham, Greensborough or the surrounding suburbs, your piece does not have to travel far, and pickup and delivery is easy to arrange. There is more on our furniture repairs, restoration and French polishing pages.

How It Works

Send a photo of your Purdys piece and the problem, with your suburb, through the form on this page or a text to 0425 832 619. We reply within 24 hours with honest advice and a free, no-obligation quote. Most solid-timber pieces are very much worth restoring, and we will tell you straight if one is not.

Get a quote on your furniture

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Got a piece that needs work?

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