We furnish wood refinishing and restoration, including cleaning, conservation, finish analysis, touch up, finish matching and refinishing of shellac, varnish, lacquer, French polish, wax and oil finishes. The rich luster and depth of an old wood finish is an essential component of any historic interior. Frequently older finishes are stripped and replaced due to cosmetic blemishes. By employing careful cleaning and conservation techniques, we are able to eliminate blemishes while maintaining the beauty of original finishes. Often minor wood repairs and finish restoration can transform the appearance of balustrades, and panel systems. We can match old woods, remove stains and scratches. We can also restore and repair architectural columns and capitals and perform epoxy consolidation to original damaged woodwork.
The conservation of the Wilderstein dining room wood paneling and plaster ornament involved removal of dust and soot, restoration of failed plaster ornament and repair of failed wood finishes on part of the ceiling due to a radiator failure. Since the original finish on much of the mahogany panels and...
The Pell Mansion, located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI had been purchased by the Preservation Society of Newport County for use as executive offices. Formerly a private home, the first floor consisted of intersecting corridors of elaborately carved oak panels, which had been purchased in Europe at the time...
The finish on the large, heavy mahogany doors connecting the first floor rooms of the Breakers had become crazed and dull and needed conservation after over a hundred years of use. Using a hydraulic table, each door was carefully removed from its hinges and transported to the shop. Since the doors had...
Grade changes made to an adjoining T station entrance had diverted water against the exterior wall of the Church. This saturated the brick and mortar and subsequently the wood paneling and bench seating against the wall. The result was peeling paint and rotting of the bench sills, which led to...
The columns, which form the entrance to the main branch of the Concord Library had considerable rot on their wooden base moldings that rested on stone base blocks. The challenge was to replace the moldings without removing the columns We turned out new bases, divided into four sections and split in half. We...
During the replacement of the stucco at Tudor Place, we were called on to perform architectural conservation services on the facade's exterior wood trim and mouldings, window casings and Temple Portico, which had become rotted and damaged over the years due to weather exposure. After all failed paint had been removed, rotted...
This project involved the exterior column and woodwork restoration of the Greek Revival entrance façade of the First Parish Church in Bridgewater, MA. Our work included epoxy consolidation on the column bases, pilasters and moldings, repair and painting of the façade and restoration of the three entrance doors.