Travel Trunk Restoration at Furniture Medic in Albuquerque This trunk was in bad need of repair and restoration. It needed a complete clean, however we had to use care not to lose the character provided by the years of patina built up on the surface. The pin construction that was holding the tin cladding was […]
Barstool Restoration Our customer wanted to surprise her husband by getting a bar stool he had since childhood restored. As you can see from the before photos it had been well used or “well-loved” as I like to say. We had to replace the vinyl and re-upholstered the seat with new foam and then matched […]
You can view the full article here: http://www.newmexicohomes.com/articles/furniture-restoration-process-interview-mark-ryan-furniture-medic The Furniture Restoration Process: An Interview with Mark Ryan of Furniture Medic By Mark Ryan Tell us a little bit about your company and its foundation. Furniture Medic is the largest restoration company focused on wood furnishings and fixtures. The company was founded in Atlanta in 1992, and […]
One of our military family customers recently moved back to Albuquerque after being stationed in England. During their deployment they purchased a number of Antique English Furniture pieces. During shipping some pieces suffered fairly severe damage, notably to their side cabinet that had the top broken in two pieces and the scroll detailing on the […]
Recently Mark stripped, color matched and refinished a pine dining room table for a customer following a spill of Windex Cleaner on the table top! The Windex cleaner has ammonia in the product, which ate through the finish on the table top. As you can see from the photographs the damage was severe. Mark completely stripped the […]
Dresser Drawer Damage Repair – Nob Hill, Albuquerque, New Mexico Recently a customer called with a dilemma. A favored family dresser was damaged during a move. Two of the drawers experience road rash with corners broken off and scraped. Both drawers also had long horizontal cracks through the entire length of the drawer fronts that needed […]
This lovely round ornate table had significant water damage that caused a large white blotchy area on a significantly large section of the table top. The customer was very fond of the table and wanted it restored to “like new” condition. Mark was able to strip and refinish the table removing all of the moisture damage. This […]
Mark recently had the opportunity to do an exciting overnight job for a major Albuquerque retailer while the store was moving from the Coronado Mall to the Uptown Q Mall! The job started at 10pm in order to provide minimal disruption for both the customer and their customers (the shoppers!). The store unloaded four semi-trucks […]
Furniture Medic in Albuquerque offers tips for simple success Refinishing grandma’s antique table doesn’t have to strip your patience. Refinishing techniques can easily turn any piece of furniture into a prized possession. The products you will need are often available at the local paint store. Along with some creativity, a little experimentation and the following […]
Furniture Repairs: Pet chew damage & spilled nail polish damage One of our recent customers had 2 interesting furniture repair problems for Mark to solve. First our customer had a chair leg that had fallen victim to “fido” or dog chew marks. As this chair was part of a full formal dining set our customer wanted […]
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