The typical cost to refinish furniture ranges from $335 to $917 with a national average of $625. The exact cost to refinish furniture depends on the furniture type and material, the refinishing method ...

The Towson-based lamp repair and antique business, Wilson Heritage, has guarded and salvaged Maryland history for generations ...

Original finish on antique furniture is not always a plus. Sometimes the furniture is so worn and scarred, it is too unsightly for the living room. Should it be refinished? If it is a rare ...

Calling all handypeople with a home based workshop; the time has never been better than now to start an antique furniture refinishing and repair business, as consumer demand has skyrocketed for ...

Don’t refinish your furniture. Original finish adds to the value. This warning is given over and over on TV shows about antiques. But is it always true? No. An original finish on a superior example of ...

If you refinish your antique furniture, you will lower its value. Museums and serious collectors want pieces in their original condition. Antique wooden chests that have been stripped and refinished, ...

Some think of it as holiday season, but for furniture refinishers, the weeks before Christmas and Thanksgiving signify something else entirely — dining season. And that means a steady flow of business ...

Refinishing an antique table takes time, patience, and a lot of care. After all, an antique isn't just another piece of furniture; it doesn't have merely style and function, but character as well.

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

Huret, 52, began his career in woodworking at age 14 as a summer apprentice to his father, a Paris-trained cabinetmaker. He started Georgetown Refinishing in 1979 and a few years later moved the ...

Betty M. Armbrust, 64, of Winfield, whose interest in antiques led to a small business in refinishing, died Tuesday, July 25, in Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. Born in Chicago, Mrs.