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This is not your typical refinishing shop. I also offer complete repair service and can replace or recraft just about anything that may be missing or damaged on your furniture.

This area represents some of the refinishing and restoration services I provide.

I've added a separate page for those pieces damaged as a result of Hurricane Katrina(most of my work for the past 2 years +).

Be sure to visit all the pages!
There is just too much here to fit on one page.

Refinishing & Restoration 

 
 
 

Refinishing & Restoration

This chair got the works. The customer wanted it refinished, reupholstered, and the damaged cane panels replaced.

Chair refinished, reupholstered, recaned 

Refinished and Recaned Chair  

This old chair spent years in an attic before it found a new life again. I refinished it and then recaned the hand woven seat.


This old sewing machine cabinet had been painted gold at some point. It was refinished and the top damage was repaired. The sewing machine cap had so much paint and varnish on it that it was impossible to see what was under there until all was removed. It came out beautifully.

Antique Sewing Machine  

This old cedar chest was slightly flood damaged, but it needed refinished anyway. The previous "finish" was amateur at best.

Antique Cedar Chest  

This dresser had seen better days. It was old, dirty, and someone had replaced the original top with a cut piece from another cabinet. I decided to keep the top that was there, but remold the edges and build it up with a secondary layer underneath. Everything was refinished and some recycled hardware set it off nicely.

Restored Dresser Restored Dresser 

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This unique coffee table had a lot of damage, but it came out beautifully after a lot of work.

Retro Coffee Table Retro Coffee TableRetro Coffee Table 

 This rocking chair had seen better days. I removed the deteriorated rush, surfaced the entire chair, recoated with exterior enamel, and re-weaved the rush weat.
Heywood Wakefield End Table Refinishing

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Heywood Wakefield End Table Refinishing

 This Heywood Wakefield table had a giant gouge in the top as well as many coats of brown finish. While refinishing Heywood Wakefield pieces is a lot of work, it's worth the results.


This telephone table had a split top, loose joints, and the typical poor repairs from the past.
Now it is as it was originally. It was fully repaired and refinished.


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This rocking chair was broken, banged up, and much of the original finish had chipped off. While I tried to retain as much of the original material as possible, some new finish was applied and areas re-stenciled. The seat got most of the attention as it was really beat up.

Ethan Allen Rocking Chair refinished

These pieces all came from the same home. The chairs were both broken and had been poorly repaired over and over again. The same was true of the rocking chair which was also missing its back upholstery.

The vanity proved to be the biggest challenge, though. There were so many nails, staples, screws, and glues that had been used over the years... it was an immense task to "right" the wrongs of past poor repair work.

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This antique white oak dental cabinet is a real treasure. It arrived dirty and worn out with various pieces missing, veneers damaged, and absent hardware. It left with all veneers repaired and missing pieces re-crafted. I was able to locate some of the matching hardware, but had to fume some brass pieces and create a false pearl inlays for the rest. The owners were not even aware that there was a hidden compartment!


Another chair recovered on it's way to the dump. I refinished the chair and replaced the rush seat. Turns out the owner wanted it back after seeing these pictures!

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This dining room set was covered in old dirty varnish. The customer provided the fabric for the chair upholstery, and I removed the old varnish in favor of a fresh finish.


This dining room table and sideboard were restored after years of neglect and layers of bad varnish, wax, and oil.

Dining Room Table RefinishedSideboard Cabinet Refinished

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This old farm table had a deteriorating finish that was peeling, heat damaged, and not protecting the surface at all. With the proper finish applied, this rustic farm table will provide years of beauty and practical use.
Farm Table


This old pie safe had seen years of dirt, wear, and neglect. It had a rough start as it was poorly built, and after years of being moved around it just fell apart.

Texas Pie Safe Texas Pie Safe Texas Pie Safe

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This bedroom set consisted of a vanity, dresser, wardrobe, bed, and two chairs. Someone had dumped a lot of varnish over these pieces years ago, and they were pretty messy! In fact, there were several coats of varnish over all the hardware, too.
The owner opted not to replace the faux grain accents which then put the focus on the beautiful veneers.

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These Heywood Wakefield pieces were both in need of some help. The TV stand finish was worn out as was the finish on the coffee table.

Heywood Wakefield Coffee Table Refinishing Heywood Wakefield TV Stand Refinishing


These Heywood Wakefield end tables had been refinished with what appeared to be a "polyshades" finish (stain & polyurethane mix). This was the wrong finish for HW furniture and had suffered some damage over the years.

Heywood Wakefield End Table Refinishing Heywood Wakefield End Table Refinishing


Antique Plant Stand
As this plant stand was passed down through the generations, many coats of paint and varnish had been applied. There were 12 coats of paint to get through (including a layer of aluminum paint!). The split top was repaired and the entire piece refinished.

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Rocking Chair Refinishing / Custom Part Construction
This rocking chair was missing two of the slats in the back. I duplicated the originals using antique planes and shaves. All joints were reinforced and the chair was refinished.

Dining Room Chair
Refinished and missing pieces replaced

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Windsor Chair
Refinished and replaced missing spindle

Windsor Chair Repair Windsor Chair Repair


Side Chair
Refinished and broken leg repaired

Side Chair Restoration Side Chair Restoration Side Chair Restoration Side Chair Restoration Side Chair Restoration

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