Did you save some furniture today?

Happy New Year!

Yeah, I have been out of the blogging loop for the last couple of months. Hell let’s call it like it’s been, a year. 2008 was crazy work as we welcomed my son Kooper into the world (AKA“the Chairboy”).

Just an up and down year in the shop with the economy slowly going down the drain but we survived and are stronger for it. With the economy the way “they say” it is, it’s even more of a reason to restore your furniture and save some money. Even buy used furniture or an Antique and restore it. At the end of the day you’ll have a like new used unique piece that is better quality and cost less than anything you’ll buy new. Check out these pieces below that I am selling.

Here is a great example of a used furniture score. Six solid mahogany shieldback chairs, what a deal. They have fantastic needle point seats and carved detail on the backs. They will however need to be restored.

her is the deal I offer on restoration projects in my shop..

They will cost $175 each refinished and $85 each for the seat redo. The only other cost could be for new fabric if the new owner isn’t into needlepoint. Bottom line, the cost would be $260 each for chairs that would retail at $400 or $500 each. That’s reusing and recycling baby!

Here is another great side of the road score. Yeah, the chairman can’t just drive by. He’s saving one piece of furniture at a time! Again recycling and keeping another piece out of our landfills.
This leads into what’s new for the Chairman in 2009! I will be offering environmentally friendly restoration options, safe non-chemical stripper as well as finishing with no or low VOC finishes. We have finally found some water based finishes that work! Also some fantastic oil and wax fishes that rock!
This roadside table was stripped with an eco-friendly stripper and finished with an oil and wax finish! For more info shoot me an email or leave a comment.

See ya next time.. save some furniture folks!