The snow has melted, and warmer weather is on its way. It’s about that time to think about moving your outdoor furniture from your garage to the patio. However, if your pieces have been sitting outside all winter long, they’ve …
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Every year, a few customers come in to discuss their disappointment with a refinishing or reupholstery project from another furniture restoration shop. Some say that the padding has gone flat or it’s the wrong finish, and so on. If the …
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You get what you pay for: it’s a saying that has been true for quite a long time. Nowadays, we seem to gravitate towards the price rather than the quality in our purchasing decisions. If someone sees a price difference, …
Secondhand shops have become more popular in the past year. In fact, trade forums indicate that many furniture restoration services like Furniture Werks are experiencing a higher demand. It is not unusual for a customer to thrift furniture at a …
Shopping for Secondhand Furniture? Here’s How to Tell It’s a Quality Piece. Read More
If you’re considering removing the old finish on a piece of furniture yourself, I recommend you follow a few guidelines to strip furniture safely, without damaging the wood. First, stripper or paint remover works best in mild temperatures, from 60 …
We Find Amazing Things In Furniture That You Drop Off We were recently working on a spinette desk when we found an aged leather folder. It contained WWII documents of a GI. It will be returned to the owners of …
In the industry, 8-way hand tied coil springs are the gold standard of quality in sofas and easy chairs. Our team has have heard about it, but we tend to purchase other seating because of lower purchase cost and a …
Spare Parts May Actually Be Available From Your Furniture Manufacturer Buying new furniture is great! However, over time it tends to wear down and within the first few years cushion fabric can become ruined, chair legs break, and a multitude …
To Keep Or Not To Keep? That Is The Furniture Question It seems that as furniture ages, becoming shabby, uncomfortable or outdated, people will delegate those pieces to the basement, dorm, or a son or daughter’s first apartment. They look …
When discussing choices about upholstery, zippers on the back of cushions frequently come up. People like zippers because they want to be able to remove the cover for cleaning. That’s not the purpose of zippers. They are used to close …
