Questions, answered honestly.

Yes. Our workshop hand-mixes stains and finishes to match a color already in your home, or helps you choose something new if you'd rather change the piece's look entirely.

Yes — antiques and heirloom pieces are a core part of the work. Every heirloom project can include a documented provenance record alongside the restoration, so the piece's history and materials travel with it.

Refinishing usually means stripping and reapplying a new stain or topcoat to an otherwise sound piece. Restoration goes further — structural repair, veneer or joinery work, and returning a damaged piece to solid condition before finishing. Most projects blend both, and your estimate will spell out which applies to your piece.

Often, yes. Water damage and sun-faded outdoor furniture can usually be stripped, repaired, and refinished, though the right approach depends on the wood species and how far the damage has progressed. Send photos and we'll tell you honestly whether restoration makes sense for that specific piece.

It depends on the piece — size, wood species, current condition, and the finish you want all factor in. Share photos and your vision and we'll prepare a detailed estimate that includes both the cost of the work and the as-is and restored value of the piece, so you can see what the investment returns.

Yes. Send photos of your piece and a description of what you're hoping for, and we'll personally review it and reply with an estimate — no cost or obligation to start that conversation.

Yes, for a fee, during a project. It is most often useful when a property is phasing work in batches, or when a piece needs to be out of your space for longer than the work itself takes.

It varies by piece and by what the work involves — the extent of repair, the finish, and current workshop volume all change the answer — so we will not quote a general figure. The estimate for your piece will include a realistic timeframe for that specific job.

Pickup and delivery can be arranged for local Sarasota-area projects — ask when you get your estimate and we'll confirm what's possible for your piece and location.

A few clear photos of the piece from different angles, plus a description of what you'd like — matching an existing color, changing the finish entirely, or repairing specific damage. That's enough for our workshop to prepare an initial estimate.

We build a documented provenance record for pieces that go through the full process — ownership history, maker's marks, materials, and restoration details, tied to the piece with a QR code. It reflects a documented opinion of the piece's value and history, not a certified appraisal; if you need a certified appraisal for insurance or legal purposes, we can point you toward a credentialed independent appraiser.

It's a written record of a piece's history and condition — where it came from, who owned it, what was done to restore it, and a market estimate of its value — created at the time of restoration so that information isn't lost for the next owner. It's meant to travel with the piece, not replace a professional appraisal.