how to clean the inside mirrors?

Use a very mild glass cleaner on a soft cloth. Never spray directly onto the glass. The liquid can run down behind the retaining clips and damage the silvering on the back. Keep the cloth barely damp. Wipe gently and dry immediately with a second clean cloth.

My grandmother left us a large wooden cocktail cabinet but some of the funny little shaped glass decanters are missing from the rack, can you replace them?

Finding exact replacements for fitted glassware is difficult. Makers often commissioned custom sizes for their specific rack designs, so standard modern bottles rarely fit the original circular cut-outs. Your best option is to measure the recess diameter carefully. You can sometimes find loose period glass at fairs that happens to match the dimensions.

rewiring art deco drinks cabinet light?

Old rubber wiring degrades and poses a severe fire risk. Do not plug it in. Ask an electrician to fit modern cables. They can usually keep the original door switches while making the circuit safe.

The tambour door on the bottom half of the cabinet gets stuck halfway when I try to push it back into the side, is there an easy way to fix this at home?

Tambour doors stick when the canvas backing shrinks or the wooden runners become dry. Forcing the door will snap the canvas or split the wooden slats. Try rubbing a plain candle along the visible runner grooves. The wax acts as a dry lubricant and often solves minor sticking. If the canvas itself has warped, the door needs removing and re-backing by a restorer. Never use wet silicone sprays. They swell the timber and make the problem worse.

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Antique Drinks Cabinets

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Designed to store bottles, decanters, and glassware, antique drinks cabinets are specialised storage units that evolved from early cellarettes into dedicated entertaining stations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.