I was in need of the restoration of a family heirloom, a painting that my 95 year old mother…read morepainted when she was just 16 in 1945. From the moment I met Abbas he inspired confidence in his knowledge and expertise. Abbas knew immediately about the paint used, the nature of the cause of the damage, and even the history of the frame. In a matter of just a few months, Abbas was able to beautifully clean the painting, restore the damaged areas, and preserving it for the long term. The colors were vibrant, the restoration was perfect such that it appeared as it was originally, and my mother was very pleased. Thank you to Abbas and the team, wonderful work! My highest recommendation!

If you are looking for a creative, top service and beautiful selection of custom frames, look no…read morefurther!! Preservation and Framing is the best of all worlds! Being a picky person, I can honestly say that they deliver top notch service to match all tastes! Matin is just amazing at creating stunning work and passionately suggesting new ideas. To her every customer is a VIP and she ensures full satisfaction. I am so happy with my frames!! Needless to say her ideas were more unique and beautiful than what I had initially imagined! This is my 5 star to go!!

Colonial Restoration did an outstanding job in putting a large porcelain bowl back together after…read moreour cat 'unintentionally' ran into it on our dining room table. We never thought it could be fixed, as it was in many small pieces, but Dave did an incredible job of putting it back together and making it look as if nothing had ever happened to it. He also restored a chipped and darkened oil painting which we inherited. (It had been hanging over a fireplace). We had never seen the details or the actual colors in it before. He is very fast too, and his prices are more than fair. We highly recommend Dave.

I needed to have a sculpture made out of whale bone . They did an excellent job. Another time…read morethey reattached a hand to a statue from Cambodia. You can barely tell the hand had been damaged. Would definitely use them again.

can't reach them. Have they gone out of business? They always did such a great job for me. the guys…read morewere real artists.

My parents shipped me our only family heirloom, an engraved brass tray from Indonesia that belonged…read moreto my Mom's parents. It was quite damaged in the mail. I was distraught! But I was so lucky to find Josh's Awesome Metal Restorations. He did a thorough job bringing it back to life. Thanks to Josh's unique skills, it now holds pride of place in my living room. Grateful for his expertise and craftmanship. All for a very reasonable price. And Josh is very pleasant to work with, to boot! This is the kind of small business we could use more of today. Thank you Josh!

If you're into the arts, check out the workshops and art gallery inside the Mansion at Strathmore…read more There's a parking lot near a garden full of sculptures and chairs to enjoy the view. Walk inside to the mansion to find an art gallery throughout. Here, they host afternoon tea, crafts, story time, and more. My nine-year-old daughter loves their gift shop!

(4.15) ~ Very good afternoon tea w. music & speaker for a good cause:)…read more MENU HIGHLIGHTS (see photos): ** Fig & Brie Croissant = (4.35) Our fav! ** Caramelized Onion Quiche Bite = (4.15) Very tasty ** Tomato Canape = (4.15) Very good ** Mini Lemon Cheesecake Bite = (4.15) Very tasty ** Strathmore Tea Blend (Harney & Sons) = (4) very good & I like to squeeze some lemon into it;) ** Water (tap) = (4) very good, must be filtered;) ** Everything else on the menu was very good too = (4)

Fast to respond, listens well, and does great work. I'm really impressed with how he fixed my…read morefriend's vase, which was broken into pieces. Highly recommended!

I had two 18 inch ceramic platters. Each had damage to the outer edge of the plate. I was very…read moreblessed to meet Shams Sherwani!! He repaired both platters for less than an estimated another artist gave me for fixing one platter. If you have a treasure that needs fixing I would highly recommend The Master Studio! Michele Daschbach

I have to write this review. I came to visit a flooring store in the building and saw a framing…read morestore. Knowing that I need frames for at least 5 paintings I stopped by to look at what is available. Right of the bat I was told they work by appointment only. I told the lady ok, can I just look at the wall of frames and see if anything interests me and I want to make an appointment. Because if I don't see anything I like then what is the point to make an appointment and drive back here from where I live. So I found a frame that I thought was interesting. I pulled out my phone to find a picture of the painting that I was thinking to match it with. The lady cam up to me and said no pictures please and asked me to leave and make an appointment. I was shocked as it is not like I need her help to determine if it would work for my painting. She had no clients in the store and while I am seating here in the parking lot writing this review for the past 15 min no one came in for the appointment either. How do you do business with people like that? Seems like she just didn't care. All I can say it is probably not her business because otherwise it just wouldn't make any sense. The flooring store next door has an amazing customer service btw! Learn from your neighbor!

We have used this framing company many times. Each time we ask that they phone us when the product…read moreis ready after they have worked at it. They never call us. This last time the frame was beautifully done; however, it was submitted in very early January and we still did not get a call in mid-March. It's up to us to go there and ask them about paintings. If you use this company, make sure you bring your receipt with you.

Although not inexpensive, he does really fine restoration work and finishes projects quickly. He…read moreclearly knows how to do restoration of antiques.

Raymond is and will be my got to for furniture restoration always! He has refinished my…read moregrandmothers bedroom set to perfection! He's done 3 pieces for me and they all have turned out stunning! He is easy to get ahold of, returns calls quickly, and is highly efficient in getting complicated pieces restored. Thank you so much Raymond for bringing back my grandmother's favorite furniture back to life!!

I have had the pleasure of working with Alam on restoration of some very, very special family…read moreantiques. His skill and workmanship are amazing. He restored a cut glass bowl that had shattered into many small pieces with such precision that to this day I would not even see or know that it had been damaged. Amazing work! I also had a delicate and small decorative egg that was shattered and seems completely a lost cause. This too he was able to restore into perfect condition, again just amazing work. I would turn to know one other craftsman other than Alam for careful and thoughtful management restorative work. Jeannette, NYC

This is perhaps the worst experience I have ever had with a business. (Although he's a sole…read moreproprietorship so maybe it doesn't count). I dropped off a Chinese scroll for repair back in October 2022. I was told it would be ready in a month, in time to surprise my husband for our one year wedding anniversary in November (it was the Paper anniversary and the scroll belonged to his late grandmother). I called the day before it was promised - no response. Deadline passed. Further calls and emails either went unanswered or he would pick up, say "I'll call you back" and then never would. He finally said there'd been a death in the family (which made me feel terrible, but I'm not sure why he couldn't have said that the first time I called??) I waited months. Christmas came and went. So did January. When I tried checking in (about once a month or so) he seemed not to be able to remember the project. I finally got my scroll back after saying that I was driving over to pick it up the next day, finished or not. Then mysteriously it became ready. It looks . . . ok, I guess? Some of the things that were promised (such as doing paint touch-ups) were not done but at this point I just wanted my scroll back since it had such deep sentimental value. But this entire experience was a huge waste of time & money and a giant source of stress for me. Very unprofessional, would not recommend.

There is a reason they have an average 5 star review. The work is excellent at a reasonable price…read more Super happy and will use them in the future. Recommend them to anyone.

He has been very responsive and patient with my inquiries and questions and very flexible with…read morescheduling Looks brand new