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Furniture Refinishing & Repair

Customer Reviews

  • Don was very accommodating and did a great job refinishing our buffet table. The job was done in the time frame quoted.

    John & Coletta Bruce Avatar John & Coletta Bruce
    January 6, 2026

  • I can't recommend Old Virginia Woodworking enough! Quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, and excellent customer service! I am renovating an old 1904 schoolhouse, and wanted a telephone niche made, like the old Sears Roebuck houses had. I talked with Don, sent some pictures of what I was looking for, he came up with the design, and the finished product is gorgeous! Just what I was looking for! I am thrilled with the finished niche! Don takes the art of woodworking very seriously, and his work is flawless! Highly recommend!

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    Ardyth Scott Avatar Ardyth Scott
    May 20, 2026

  • He did a great job restoring my parents dining room table. It looks brand new! Very friendly and service was completed earlier than expected!

    Jason Dickson Avatar Jason Dickson
    January 16, 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

  • We had a wonderful experience working with Mr. Don and his team at Old Virginia Woodworking. They refinished a bedroom suite, and the results exceeded our expectations. The craftsmanship is outstanding, and the furniture looks absolutely beautiful—truly like brand new. Their attention to detail, professionalism, and pride in their work really show. We couldn’t be happier and would highly recommend Old Virginia Woodworking to anyone looking for high quality furniture refinishing.

    Mel Martino Avatar Mel Martino
    April 17, 2026

  • We had found a bedroom set whose age and use was clearly showing. Don went to work on it and now it looks brand new! A true Furniture Magician. Very pleasant to deal with.

    Cindy Ciemnecki Avatar Cindy Ciemnecki
    April 9, 2023

  • Old Virginia Woodworking is one of the very finest businesses with whom I have have ever dealt. They are honest, highly skilled craftsmen, who have a gifted eye for beauty, restoration, and fulfilling new commissions.

    Steven Cox Avatar Steven Cox
    February 21, 2022

  • Don repaired a china cabinet door for me that had been broken. He did an excellent job of repairing it and I would highly recommend him to anyone who needs furniture repairing.

    Reva Mitchell Avatar Reva Mitchell
    February 23, 2024

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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