restorations
Returns to original
Restorations are acts of returning something to a former condition.
A building undergoes restoration to recover its original appearance.
A monarch's restoration returns them to power: the Restoration of Charles II.
In dentistry, restorations are fillings, crowns, or other repairs to damaged teeth.
The restorations on the old paintings took years to complete.
Restore to working order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reconditioningRestoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
- servicingPerforming routine maintenance
maintenance · classic car · engine · bodywork · chrome · upholstery · detailing · matching numbers
Maintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- historicOf lasting significance
facade · masonry · renovation · rehabilitation · adaptive reuse · Victorian · colonial · neoclassical
Making current again
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- comebackRecovery after decline
rejuvenation · regeneration · reestablishment · reinstatement · restitution · return · rebuilding · reconstruction
Regaining what was lost
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
recuperation · remission · treatment · physical therapy · mobility · strength · wellness · medical
Preventing waste or loss
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- varnishLiquid that dries glossy
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
conservator · cleaning · retouching · relining · inpainting · ultraviolet · authenticity · museum
Surface film from aging
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- vintageQuality from past eras
- furnitureMovable room objects
- collectibleObject worth amassing
refinishing · upholstery · Victorian · Edwardian · armoire · sideboard · gramophone · timepiece
repair
Restore to working order
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- reconditioningRestoring to good condition
- refurbishmentRenewal of worn items
servicing · maintenance · classic car · engine · bodywork · chrome · upholstery · detailing · matching numbers · concours
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
historic · facade · masonry · renovation · rehabilitation · adaptive reuse · Victorian · colonial · neoclassical · timber framing
renewal
Making current again
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
comeback · rejuvenation · regeneration · reestablishment · reinstatement · restitution · return · rebuilding · reconstruction · reclamation
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- healingRestoration of health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
therapy · recuperation · remission · treatment · physical therapy · mobility · strength · wellness · medical · post-surgery
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
masterpiece · conservator · cleaning · retouching · relining · inpainting · ultraviolet · authenticity · museum · gallery
patina
Surface film from aging
collectible · refinishing · upholstery · Victorian · Edwardian · armoire · sideboard · gramophone · timepiece · porcelain
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- art museumspaintings, The Louvre, galleries, permanent collection, exhibitions
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- museumsmuseums, art museums, exhibits, galleries, exhibitions
- art exhibitsgallery tours, art gallery, gallery walls, gallery space, exhibition
- Film Museumfilm archives, movie props, costumes, posters, projectors
restorationsdemolitions
Deliberate structural destructions
destructions · ruinations · teardowns · devastations · obliterations
restorationsconfiscations
Official seizures of property
seizures · appropriations · expropriations · dispossessions · forfeitures
restorationsdeteriorations
Processes of worsening
decays · degradations · dilapidations · declines · degenerations
- building restorationRepairing deteriorated structures
- art restorationRepairing deteriorated creative works
- hair restorationReversing baldness medically
- antique restorationRepairing historical objects
- forest restorationReviving damaged woodland ecosystems
- furniture restorationRepairing aged wooden pieces