Stripping furniture is just not our thing. We gave up halfway through our one attempt to strip a chair years ago. Of course, that was in the days before eco-friendly paint strippers. But still, we'd rather give someone else the chore. Someone like Chris Howard at Antiques & Modern, who we learned about in kind of a roundabout way...
While checking Flickr, we came upon Elka's photo of her new Russell Wright chair (shown here). We knew it looked familiar but didn't put two and two together until we saw these posts on CasaSugar, where she tells her tale of woe concerning a table she found on Craigslist -- and the eventual score of her great new chair.
Which is also where we read about Chris Howard. Based in Berkeley, he'll do the dirty work of furniture restoration and finishing for you. The average cost of refinishing is $150 for a drawer, $800 for a table, $150 for a chair.
Chris also sells furniture and other items. (And in another strange little bit of coincidence, we just noticed that he's the seller of the table we featured in today's Scavenger. Insert Twilight Zone music here.)
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Comments (1)
Chris Howard is the most wonderful refinishing professional in the world!!! He just turned a garage sale find into a family heirloom. My Russel Wright dresser was in sad shape and in need of care and glue. There was no way I could do the job myself. Thanks to Chris my family has a classic piece of design to enjoy that is not only beautiful, but now sturdy enough to endure daily use for the next couple decades. If you are near Berkeley and in need of refinishing help, you can find no one better, more professional, or more reasonably priced than Chris.