Macfee Refinishing

02/07/2018

Yipee.. More bland IKEA destined to be junk for sustaining our landfills gets me all warm and fuzzy. Now here's a different and responsible way forward by Restoring and Maintaining true quality furniture of the past that is in bountiful supply everywhere in the USA- often at no cost when it is in the family. STOP buying furniture and START collecting it for the long term.

IKEA has unveiled furniture made from reclaimed wood and other recycled materials. The furniture giant’s new line of kitchen cabinets is to be made from reclaimed wood planks and laminate coating made from recycled plastic bottles. The line, called Kungsbacka, will launch in February 2017. [[{"typ...

01/26/2018

All the more reason to RESTORE true quality furniture of the past. Bad enough the harm done to industry and ultimately US consumers. What is just as alarming and misunderstood is the furniture we import built with US hardwoods is destined for a landfill in terms of how it is constructed. Furniture is a unique consumer good in that building standards and consumer quality assurance is non existent. You may expect new furniture means quality but what you'll be stuck with is the opposite.

According to Gerald Storey, Storey Sawmill & Lumber Co., the log exporters are buying better quality material, and they are paying well above normal market prices for those logs.

11/12/2016

It's a good day at the shop unveiling this restored cabinet to our customer. Note the new base Lisa designed and built. The coloration is my thing. Pretty good match if I do say so myself

8 new photos added to shared album

02/09/2015

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Photos by David Macfee, Jun 10, 2010 - Nice Walnut Victorian bed with impressive figured walnut panels. Since the original panels were missing, we fabricated new ones- The figured walnut raw veneer stock was obtained from Certainly Wood in NY. We also fabricated a new leg for the footboard which was…

01/21/2015

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Photos by David Macfee, Jul 10, 2014 - French Bombe Chest Restoration - extensive veneer repairs and refinish. Chest was previously repaired and refinished by others

07/15/2014

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07/12/2014

This is a great article by Faye Wilson. I've been preaching this message for years, but Faye Wilson delivers it better than I've ever written or said. Be a Collector-Don't be a consumer!

Your best friend has invited you over for coffee and to see her newly purchased living room furniture. Every piece is exactly right, so it's puzzling that something is off.

06/20/2014

Its been an exceptionally good week here. How about this gorgeous display of Ribbon Stripe Mahogany?

06/17/2014

Here are a few more pictures of this Mahogany Chest of Drawers. I wanted to mention what you see in the before condition is the result of a DIY stripping project that went bad. We encourage people to think twice about trying to strip wood with chemicals on their own. Its not fun or easy, and in a case like this it makes our job harder.

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Photos by David Macfee, Jun 17, 2014

06/16/2014

Restoration of a Berkey-Gay Chest of Drawers, circa 1930.

05/09/2014

Exceptional Walnut Dresser we refinished. Color work makes the difference- working with the natural color but using subtle and strategic coloring to draw attention to carved detail