Furniture Refinishing

In-Home & On-Site Repair and Refinishing

Most people that call our company assume their furniture or wood must come to our shop to be serviced. Darrel Kestner Restorations is the division of our company that goes “to” the customer. Mr. Kestner is one of the original founders of Furniture Physicians. His unique qualifications can help with touch-up and structural repair of furniture, woodwork, and other items that are “tired” looking from age and wear. Listed below are some of the services that can be done In-Home or On-Site...

dents, dings, gouges, & scratches in wood
repair broken chairs, tables, curios, & almost any furniture frame
repair carvings even on intricate picture and mirror frames
restore faded or missing finish & wood colors
repair some marbles and stone
repair “faux” finishes and other special artistic effects
repair new furniture construction and finishes

This service is available in central Ohio and surrounding areas with FREE ESTIMATES. Mr. Kestner also services special jobs almost anywhere in the United States. Information by phone or fax along with pictures and descriptions are useful in putting your estimate together. Only travel expenses are added to regular rate quotes. Many out-of-state customers use Mr.Kestner because of his 30 years of restoration experience and extensive educational background. Beyond his formal college education at the Ohio State University he also did his college work study in the Conservation Department of the Ohio Historical Society. He has over 4800 hours of repair and refinishing training with Star, Mohawk, Restorco, and Minuteman Restoration Schools nationally. Mr. Kestner has 2 years of training specifically targeted at the repair of new furniture. Locally he has taught at the Woodworkers’ Store in Columbus, Ohio for 11 years and also at Woodcraft in Hilliard, Ohio. He has also done several call-in restoration advice shows with New Albany’s WCVO radio. His services are available through our regular Furniture Physicians phone (614)855-9720.
Because we have been doing so much touch-up work lately I thought I would give you some of our most frequently asked questions and how we handle the work in your home or office.

Is touch-up work costly?
Well, that depends, if you compare it to the cost of buying new furniture or totally stripping and refinishing an item, then the answer is no. In fact it only runs about 10 to 30% of the original purchase price of the item. Most of this work can be done in place saving pick-up and delivery costs as well. Now if we are talking about poorly made furniture that you paid too much for in the first place and you expect us to save its' failing coating that can indeed get costly.

If I have you do touch-up will the furniture look like new?
No, I might be able to get you to 90 to 95% of the look before the damage was done however the owner of the furniture almost always remembers where the damage was so a "like new" repair although possible is rare.

I have a dresser I was thinking about having touched-up. What do I do?
Simply call our main 614-855-9720 number and schedule a free in-home estimate. If the price is ageeable sometimes we can do the work right then if its' minor or schedule back when we are in your area again. When we come in to do the work we will pick an area, touch it up, and let you see how you like it. This is our free sample before beginning the rest of the piece. Our guarantee to you is that if you do not like the sample we will stop, remove our work and leave with NO CHARGE to you. We feel this is a fair policy when it comes to touch-up as some people have much higher expectations than we or THEIR furniture can deliver. If you like our sample we just continue to do the work.

How do I pay you?
Payment is expected when the work is completed. Because of exhorbitant credit card charges on our in-home work we can only accept checks and cash. Your personal or business check is welcome. Large orders can require a deposit before scheduling.

A customer watched me repair some dog damaged (deep scratches) legs on a table. He got called to the phone and came back when I was done. "Wow, I can't believe it, that damage is INVISIBLE." Without even thinking much, I said, "Nope, invisibility is something you see on the Sci Fi channel. What I do is all about CAMOFLOUGE." Need a little camoflouge on your furniture? Let's see what I can make "go away" for you. - Darrel