I have 3 wooden chairs from Wrigley Field, from somewhere between the '20s and the '60s. I've had them for 30 years. I did professionally restore them, purely because the weather-beaten look was a deteriorated eyesore. Guests wouldn't even sit on my chairs, because of their horrible condition. It absolutely diminishes the "value," but I am much happier with them now, and they still retain their backstory and their charm. And now they're useful, too. So for me it's a personal decision--whether you want to preserve the original "value" or have them restored. I like mine better restored.
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