The burning thatch had landed on the top front edge of the cupboard, thus burning the top, the top carved rail, and the bottoms of the doors. As you can see, the cabinet work was extensive. A new rail had to be carved, new door panels, shelves, back and top had to be made

As the top pillars, the right hand drawer front had been scorched by the flames, these had to be carefully neutralised, stained and coloured. I then balanced the sideboard with an overall glow to tie in with the unusual colourings. The whole sideboard was finished with antique and natural beeswax.