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Furniture Refinishing & Repair

Customer Reviews

  • I trusted Don with two very special items in my household. The first being a walnut desk that my dad made in his high school shop class (1970) that had been totally wrecked in a recent move. The movers somehow put about 10 screw holes into the top of the desk, scraping it terribly and losing some piece that allows the drawers to be affixed to the top. Don made it so that you cant even tell there were bug ragged screw holes in top and i think the desk is even more structurally sound than ever! The finish is buttery smooth but Don was sure to leave the markings on the bottom that my dad made while building this piece 50 years ago. The second item was an antique wall clock (c. 1890s) that has been in the family for atleast 3 generations. The clock lived in attics and closets and storage for the last 30 years and was in rough shape. Don made it look period-authentic and fresh, fixing the face and resetting it, hydrating and refinishing the cabinet, cleaning the face and repainting the hands and even ordering and installing a new glass for the face. My dad was incredibly touched to see both pieces and was incredibly impressed with the work. Don is a master at his craft and I will definitely be using his services again!

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    Lauren Schwarz Avatar Lauren Schwarz
    January 24, 2026

  • Don and his team did a beautiful job refurbishing a server and repairing a dining chair. I highly recommend Old Virginia Woodworking!

    Staci Graham Avatar Staci Graham
    March 24, 2025

  • Earlier in our marriage, my wife and I purchased a unique pie safe in good condition.its our favorite piece of furniture in the house. After graduation we decided to have it restored. This was not a piece I wanted just any furnishing shop to redo or work on. I found Don on Facebook and brought it to him. Don immediately was able to give me a lot of information about our pie safe (techniques, material, design philosophy) that isn’t information you can easily find on google. Not gonna lie the price did catch me off guard a little, but I 100% would have paid it x2 after seeing the finished product. Don and his years of experience shine through our piece and look forward to handing it down to our kids and hopefully their kids.

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    Coty Fraley Avatar Coty Fraley
    March 24, 2025

  • Don made two cherry wood nightstands for us to match a bed set. We could not be happier. They feel very solid and the grain is beautiful! Great attention to detail and craftsmanship. Very pleasant to chat with too. We’ll be back!

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    klblackburn286 Avatar klblackburn286
    April 11, 2026

  • Don did a wonderful job on an old antique Brunswick phonograph cabinet. There was some wooden shelves and supports that needed to be rebuilt and at 100+ years old it needed a little refinishing. The color came out great and it was a joy talking with him about the project.

    William Harper Avatar William Harper
    August 15, 2025

  • I was more than pleased with my restored cedar chest. It was in terrible shape and thought I would have to throw it away. It is beautiful now and everyone that comes in my home comments on it.

    Ramsey Office Avatar Ramsey Office
    August 7, 2023

  • I was very pleased with the results of my repair project. A door broke off of my end table (the pin broke) and Don was able to remove the broken piece of the pin and build new ones. Very happy with the results!

    Miriam Thompson Avatar Miriam Thompson
    October 10, 2024

  • Don repaired and refinished a 65-year-old dining table that had chips, cuts, and uneven finish. I can now display the table in my home without a tablecloth covering it! Don was also easy to work with and contact. There were no unexpected additional costs or delays. Thank you, Don!

    Peggy Wolfe Avatar Peggy Wolfe
    September 4, 2025

Furniture Refinishing Portfolio

Furniture Refinishing (small table)

Expert Furniture Refinishing

My table is absolutely beautiful. It is over 50 years old and now looks like new!—C. Arrington

Even furniture with badly damaged finishes can be revived by our expert furniture refinishing and repair techniques. Well worn antiques or hardwood table tops that you thought were beyond repair may just need some TLC from a finish repair expert. Family heirlooms like your grandmother's dining room table or the rocking chair you rocked your babies in can't be replaced with a trip to IKEA, but they can be refinished and repaired to serve your family for many more years. If your piece is built-in or too large to move, talk to us about on-site furniture refinishing or pick-up and delivery options.

See more about our professional furniture stripping and refinishing techniques HERE.

Professional Care for the Furniture You Love

The craft of furniture refinishing is highly susceptible to problems related to environment: heat, humidity, dust. When you bring your furniture to Old Virginia Woodworking it will be finished in a carefully controlled environment. The finish room here is controlled for heating, cooling, humidity reduction, and filtered-air dust control to assure excellent finish quality every time. We are not just some guys slapping finishes on in the garage. Our clients often bring us pieces that are meaningful to them, and we treat them with the care they deserve.

Furniture Refinishing (secretary cabinet)
Furniture Refinishing (antique dresser)

Sheen Matching

The human eye can detect at least eighty levels of sheen (how shiny or how dull a finish appears).  Every furniture piece arrives with a different level of sheen on the surface. We have, in stock, specialty spray finishes that make it easier to match original sheen. After applying the closest match available the finish is hand-rubbed to either raise or lower the sheen to perfectly match the original finish. Even the high gloss on an expensive piano can be repaired and matched to your satisfaction.

On-Site Repairs

In some cases it is preferable to do repairs on-site. For furniture that is large or difficult to move, built-in cabinetry or woodwork, or other unique situations, we may be able to come to you to complete the work. We are happy to talk to you about possible on-site work. Please contact us for further information.

Furniture Refinishing (antique dresser)

Meet the Woodworking Expert

Experienced woodworker, Don Schanzenbach, can perform furniture refinishing, restoration, and repair on your damaged or antique pieces. Your well-worn pieces can be revived for use for many more years.

I have reworked many pieces over the years including dressers, tables, fireplace surrounds, and almost any type of piece you are likely to bring in. I can perform woodworking repairs and then repair finishes as needed to make the repair "disappear." Recently I repaired the face of a cherry bookcase that had been shattered and re-glued previously by someone else—unfortunately the original repair had not been properly done. On that piece I sanded down the faulty repair on the face of the unit, stained the raw wood with dry powder dyes to match the original surrounding color, and varnished the repair. Voila, the fresh repair became nearly impossible to discover even if you knew it was there!—Don Schanzenbach

Professionally Trained in Wood Finishing


Besides many years of experience with woodworking, Don Schanzenbach, has completed professional training with the Mohawk Company for wood finish repairs as proven by this photo of his fancy certificate. That is a good thing but besides that we have direct access to professional company representatives who have endless quantities of superlative advice for any wood finishing needs. Those benefits all redound to you guaranteeing a beautiful completion to any project you bring in.

 

 

Don Schanzenbach, Professionally trained in wood finishing.

 

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