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What’s the difference between furniture restoration and refinishing?
Furniture restoration involves cleaning and minor cosmetic repairs to restore a piece of furniture to its original condition or as close to it as possible. In some cases, restoration may involve refinishing, but the end goal is still to make the furniture look like it did when it was brand-new. Refinishing furniture involves stripping and sanding away the existing finish and then applying a new finish like polyurethane, which may make the item look quite different from the original condition.
How much does it cost to refinish wood furniture?
The cost to refinish wood furniture ranges widely, depending on the size and type of furniture. Here’s what you can expect to pay to refinish the following wood furniture items:
Table: $150–$700
Dining chair: $100–$400
Rocking chair: $200–$500
Bar stool: $100–$250
China cabinet or armoire: $500–$3,500
Dining set: $1,000–$3,000
Coffee table: $150–$800
Dresser: $300–$2,000
Bed: $350–$2,000
Pool table: $300–$600
Kitchen cabinets: $1,800–$5,000
How much does it cost to refinish a dresser?
The cost to refinish a dresser ranges from $300 to $2,000 on average, depending on the dresser’s size, material, and detail. If you need to repair the dresser before refinishing it, you can expect that service to cost extra. While it’s possible to restore and refinish antique furniture yourself, we recommend hiring a professional furniture refinisher to maintain the integrity of vintage and heirloom pieces. That way, you have the peace of mind of knowing that your dresser will receive professional-grade restoration.
Hi everyone,
A few days ago, I sat on the reclining chair that you will see on the first picture. I felt something give up at the edge of the seat (right where your knees would rest). I took some pictures from the damage, it looks like one of the piece of wood of the seat was held by a bunch of wood staples.
I would like to know what is the best course of actions to fix that piece of wood back to the seat frame?
Furthermore, this chair is supposedly an expensive one, it was a gift from my sister 7 years ago. I was wondering if it is normal that an high end chair like this would be built with wood staples like that?
Thank you for you help in avance and have a great day!
The damage.
The other side.
Where it attaches.
The recliner started to twist when leaned back, turns out where the back attaches to the metal reclining mechanism is broken on one side, and the other side is showing signs of giving out soon too (wood around the bolt holes not solid). How do I go about repairing this so it is stable and structurally sound?
My initial thoughts are to cut out the damaged section, glue in new high quality plywood after saturating the remaining old with glue, clamping, letting dry to stop the delaminating in that area. Then on the other side, drill out the bolt holes and epoxy in something like this.
I am unsure of how structurally sound it will be just like that though. I want to make it so the wood will not fail with the constant stresses around the attachment point. I was thinking at one point of using fiberglass to reinforce the area, incorporating the bolt holes and using some sort of reinforcement inside there. But I was counting on being able to wrap the wood in the fiberglass and resin, and that's not going to work. Maybe some kind of metal plate secured to the board could work?
What about routing out a tongue and groove sort of connection for the new wood? I've not done a lot of woodworking so I don't know how feasible this is for me.
I've seen a lot of wood repairs that take care of the cosmetic aspects, and even some for replacing hinges and the like, but I haven't been able to find something that addresses a purely structural repair for a high stress joint like this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!