Old World Craftsmanship

12/29/2014

Choose your best option - Refresh, repair, or refinish.

How to finish, refinish, and restore wood furniture, antiques, cabinetry, and woodwork. Tips and techniques to achieve beautiful results. Helpful experts answer your questions!

12/22/2014

Your old but loved furniture can have a second life, you only need a little imagination and effort.

12/17/2014

Varnish, one of the toughest of the finishes, is superior to the other traditional finishes.

Instead of tossing out those favorite furniture pieces, why not take on a refinishing project? Find dozens of tips in this article.

12/06/2014

Unless you live in a museum, your furniture takes a lot of hits.
Don't despair!

Make nicks, dings, and scratches in furniture disappear with these pro methods

12/04/2014

Tip: Before restoring old furniture, always make sure it is clean! Giving it a thorough scrub, even with a toothbrush for fine detail, is always a good idea. Then you can start with the sandpaper

11/26/2014

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for all your business and referrals!

11/18/2014

Tip of the month - Is it Solid Wood?
In our profession, we run into this type of situations quite frequently. We get a call for an inspection and an estimate, only to realize that furniture piece in question, is not even made out of solid wood. It's made out of stuff that mimics solid wood, but it's not solid wood. Do we work on such pieces? 99 times out of 100, we don't, simply because it's not worth it for the client. The same applies for do-it-yourself projects. If something is not made out of solid wood, you may just be better off buying a new item.

11/18/2014

Here is an original holiday gift idea. Have a piece of furniture restored to it's original beauty. Your spouse will be amazed, you will be happy about how you spent the money, and it will be a gift that keeps on giving, for years to come!