Strip
Paint and varnish removal is the first and most important part in a complete restoration job, whether it's a piece of furniture, a painted door, or the molding in a room that you want to remodel.
Every piece that we strip is done by hand with a cold solvent flow-over process to avoid damage to the wood. We can remove most finishes including: Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and Polyurethane.
We can strip almost anything that can be brought into our shop including: Furniture, Woodwork, Windows, Molding, Doors, Stair rails and spindles, Fire place mantles, Heat register covers, Metals, and more!
"We take it all off!"
Refinish
We can completely strip and refinish your piece, or we can Clean and condition the existing finish and Touch up scratches and nicks.
We give meticulous attention to detail in every aspect of our finishing, we hand sand every piece, and every piece is stained from top to bottom, inside and out. All surfaces are finished, including the interiors of drawers, the backs of cabinets and the undersides of tables. This makes your wood stronger, because it is sealed from all sides. We hand sand between each of the multiple coats of lacquer finish then carefully inspect each piece before calling it complete.
We can match the color and sheen of your existing finishes or match it to a reference in our sample books, or even something else you have in mind. If you are Not sure what color you want, or you don't know how the wood will look once it has been stripped, you can come into the shop for a personal color consultation on your piece. We will start by showing you the natural color of your wood vs. how it would look with different stain colors of your choice. We will advise you what type of wood your piece is made from and what the traditional stain color for the style of your piece would be.
Repair
We offer complete regluing services for chairs, cabinet doors, drawers, Dressers, tables, buffets, and more!
We reveneer surfaces such as small table tops and drawer fronts. We can repair damaged veneer by splicing in chips of veneer that are missing.
We repair or replace missing spindles, rungs, rocker runners, chair parts, and drawer bottoms, cabinet backs, etc. We carve replacement parts for missing pieces to match to the original. Our motto is:
"If it's wood, we can fix it!"
Upholster
We can reupholster it all, including: Sofas, arm Chairs, Dining chair seat, Barstools, Booths, Boat seats, Motorcycle seats. We do repairs to upholstered pieces such as replace webbing, tie sagging springs, and Replace worn out foam.
We have a large collection of samples for you to find the fabric that fits well on your piece and in your space. We offer a fine line of tapestries, cottons, leather, vinyls and many more. Browse fabric options online at the Charlotte Fabrics website, or stop into our shop to see them in person.
We do Finely detailed custom work using the finest quality material. Whether it's your Grandmothers antique diamond tufted Victorian chair, or a newer sofa that's just ready for a fabric change, our skilled upholsterer is the craftsperson for the job.
Cane
We recane and reweave chair seats and backs, folding screens, cabinet doors, radiator covers, etc. Types of weaving we do: Hand cane, Prewoven machine cane, Herringbone cane, Danish cord, and Rush.
We can even stain your new cane to match the look of the original canes aged or colored tone.
