About Retro Refinishes

The team at Retro Refinishes Melbourne are highly passionate about restoring and refinishing vintage furniture of all shapes and sizes, particularly Australian-made Mid Century Teak Veneer furniture and Australian native solid hardwood furniture.

Retro Refinishes Melbourne is run by vintage furniture refinisher and enthusiast Matt Havill. Matt's background is in auto-refinishing, specialising in vintage vehicles and high-end restorations, as well as cabinet making. These unique characteristics and skillsets of Matt's are what sets Retro Refinishes apart from its competitors. 

With over a decade's experience in precision refinishing work with an eye for detail, making old things look new again is what Matt and his team do best. 

Please visit our new online store to see our available pieces or read what our customers have to say about the quality and detail of our refinishing below.

Retro Refinishes Melbourne Drawers

Our happy customer reviews

 Hear what our customers have to say about our refinished vintage furniture

  • ★★★★★

    “I haven’t actually found anyone that restores and refinishes vintage, or Mid Century Modern furniture like Matt and the team at Retro Refinishes Melbourne. When you get up close to take a good look at their detail work, it’s obvious that nobody out there are doing this level of work. The quality is just fantastic. They’re magicians! Highly recommended.”

    — Russell, Melbourne.

  • ★★★★★

    “I have to hand it to the team at Retro Refinishes, the finish on my teak parker dining table I purchased from them is to behold, I especially liked the fact that its finished by spray gun, it looks and feels like its properly sealed unlike some others vintage tables I had viewed on the market when I was hunting for my perfect table.. Very professional clean work and great to deal with! If your looking for quality restorations these guys are wizards!

    — Tobias, Melbourne

  • ★★★★★

    “Thanks Matt for one of the easiest and painless transactions plus stress-free delivery process. I absolutely love the drawers, what a genuine experience! Rare to find these days!”

    — Sally, Sydney.

  • ★★★★★

    “These guys are the best! I was so chuffed to stumble across Retro Refinishes and find such beautifully restored pieces available. Our new hardboard bedside tables compliment our bed setup and we love them. I would highly recommend Mat and the team at to anyone! Definitely follow them online, their pieces don’t stay available for long!”

    — Jenny, Bendigo.

  • ★★★★★

    “Blown away by the level of craft detail put into the restoration of the large chest of Tasmanian Myrtle Drawers we purchased from Matt at Retro refinishes, it far exceeded our expectations and have yet to come across any other furniture restored to this quality. Phenomenal work”.

    — Roderick & Tammy, Melbourne.

  • ★★★★★

    “I highly recommend Retro Refinishes to anyone looking for any kind of beautifully restored vintage and retro furniture. Mat is really friendly and extremely knowledgeable about proper restoration, and the pieces they sell are always of the highest quality.”

    — Nick & Analise, Brisbane.

All of your vintage furniture questions answered

Retro Refinishes FAQs

  • Retro Refinishes is proud to offer a safe and reliable Melbourne and Regional VIC delivery service for all of our fully refinished and restored products. For metro Melbourne, delivery is: $70-$100. For regional VIC and interstate, prices are available at checkout. You can also arrange a direct pick-up of your new purchase from Mount Waverly, Melbourne, at checkout as well. For shipping to Perth/WA, please contact us directly for quotation. For any further questions, feel free to contact us directly.

  • We have a trusted carrier we’ve been using for years, so It depends on the size of the piece and location. We’re happy to provide a quote, we will just require your suburb and postcode. Contact us directly for interstate shipping quotes.

  • Absolutely! We’d love to chat with you about any of our available pieces. Please contact us directly to organise a viewing at your convenience.

  • No, we’re not currently taking on any further restoration work at this stage. However we do appreciate you thinking of us! The Retro Refinishes team takes a lot of pride in finding ‘the right’ pieces to restore and refinish.

  • Feel free to email us through any photos and information about the piece you’d like to sell, and we’ll get back to you.

Shop our available pieces

We sell unique products weekly, so check out what's currently in-stock online and stay in touch.