Tony was a great communicator throughout our experience with him. He did an amazing job on our…read morefamily heirloom dining set, explaining our options at each step of the process. The end result was perfect!

Tony has completed two projects for me. This week he refinished a cherry coffee table. The table…read morelooks better than new. Tony is an amazing craftsman! He is detail oriented, reasonably priced and completed the table very quickly. He not only removed dings, dents, and discolorations, he tightened all the screws so my table doesn't wobble anymore. He was so easy to work with, understood exactly what I wanted and the table looks so much better than I even hoped for. I highly recommend Tony for any furniture refinishing project small or large and would hire him again without reservation.

Arley from Furniture & Repairs did a fantastic job. You can tell right away that he really knows…read morehis craft. He took the time to explain what needed to be done and clearly takes a lot of pride in the quality of his work. On top of that, he's just a very personable guy and easy to work with. It's refreshing to meet someone who still approaches their work like a true craftsman instead of just rushing through the job. The repair turned out great, and the whole experience was smooth from start to finish. I'd absolutely recommend Arley to anyone who needs furniture repaired or restored. It's getting harder to find people who care this much about doing things the right way.

I had a recliner that suddenly stopped working. Its still a good one and we didn't want it to be…read morereplaced. When looking to repair we reached out to F&R on Yelp using request to quote. It was hard to get their appointment and they do charge an inspection fee if we don't repair with them. They came in today and diagnosed it was a switch issue. They replaced it the same day. Overall nice experience and great value.

Service Requested: recanint one of the antique chair we bought. My wife noted that we needed the…read morecaning to match the color of the rest. Both were done as what we had heard about Pinocchio Furniture Restoration - the work was done by true craftsmen. They didn't just "do it" what they did was to "do it RIGHT." It's only about 30 mins from our house in Petaluma. The challenge is FINDING the place the first time. I think that using Apple or Google maps needs to be accented by talking to the folks at Pinocchio to find out how to do it. we just followed Google, but didn't get there and had to ask a worker working outside his place of business and said we took the wrong driveway. And when we did that we saw a sign that pointed to where Pinocchio was. We had a good laugh! And didn't have a problem when we returned to pick up the chair!

I initially called Sasha about repairing the very heavy mirror door on my antique armoire that was…read moredamaged during an attempt to move it. I ended up having him take the whole thing to fix bad previous repairs that were done before we acquired it. He came when he said he would, gave me an estimate and moved the entire thing to his shop. We got it back within a week, he charged me at the lower end of his quote, which was a reasonable price for such specialized work, and it looks better than it ever has. I ended up sending 3 chairs with him to fix and plan to go to him for some custom work. Highly recommend!

My wife and I took on the project of restoring our turn of the century Victorian home. All the…read moreoriginal features had been removed over the years but we found artifacts of the original porch buried under the house. We also discovered a period photo of the home and porch. We wanted to restore the home as historically accurately as possible. With artifacts and photo in hand we visited Philip at Nereo woodworking. The posts, railing and other porch components that Nereo woodworking made for us were beautiful and accurately reproductions of the 120 year old pieces. We were so pleased with the quality of the work that when we needed other trim pieces for our restoration we didn't hesitate to call on Philip Nereo.

From the owner: Design and Fabrication -- Fancy woodwork & Stairs for Sonoma County and the entire North Bay &…read moreNorthern California -- Millwork contractor Staircases -- Straight, curved spiral and elliptical Stair Components -- Handrails, newel posts, balusters, treads & risers Exterior Woodwork -- Columns, porch posts, railings, brackets, decorative trusses, corbels and entry doors, Victorian gingerbread & trim, Craftsman brackets and tapered square columns Interior Woodwork -- Arched and radius moldings, panels, casings and jambs, historical reproductions & restoration, doors & windows Furniture -- Custom tables, beds, and antique furniture repair Specialty Woodwork -- Woodturning & radius woodwork

Richard did such a fantastic job with our dining set! His attention to detail really turned the…read morefinal product into a spectacular piece. He has been doing antique furniture restoration for 50 years and really knows his craft! He communicated well during the restoration process and sent update pictures. He was also able to give us a good idea when the furniture was made, the type of wood, and other interesting facts. His final price was reasonable for the amount of work our antique furniture required. Thankful we didn't have to take them to the city for restoration!

I have taken many of my antique furniture to Arbee. He restored my family's dining table. He…read morerepaired and refinished my grandmother's 1930s breakfast table and 4 chairs. Absolutely magnificent work! He also glues my wobbly chairs so they don't fall apart. This guy is great: he's meticulous. He absolutely loves his craft, that he has been working in for 40 years. I recommended him to my cousin who had a chair that needed to be fixed. He did a magnificent job for her too. I love this guy's work and trust him with my most treasured furniture.

Jamie responded quickly to an inquiry about refurbishing a table with thoughtful and detailed…read morerecommendations.

Fantastic workmanship at reasonable prices. I brought in two unusual pieces and Jamie did a…read morefantastic job on both. One item - a Hammond B-3 organ cabinet, was a wreck from years of on the road touring around the world. Jamie restored it to pristine condition. He repaired smashed moldings and fixed numerous gouges, scratches and dents. The other item was a speaker cabinet. Although it was in better shape, it was 40 years old and was showing signs of wear and tear. Jamie did a beautiful job with both. I recommend him and his shop wholeheartedly and enthusiastically.

I'm so happy to have found Steve's Handyman Service. I had a number of small tasks around the…read morehouse that I kept putting off - caulking some gaps indoors and outdoors and replacing door sweeps and garage door seals. Jeff did a great job with everything, putting in the effort to really get things done well vs. just getting the job finished. He also explained everything he was doing and answered all my questions, which will enable me to make minor adjustments myself down the road if necessary. Communication and scheduling was clear and easy the whole way through. I will be using them for many other projects I'm sure. I recommend wholeheartedly without any reservations.

Five+ stars for Steve's Handyman Service. Steve and his team were absolutely amazing. We had our…read morekitchen remodeled several years ago and it was not a good experience. We wanted to do a bathroom remodel but kept putting it off because the process seemed daunting and we didn't want a repeat of a bad experience. We finally decided to take the plunge and what a great experience it was. The entire process of our bathroom remodel couldn't have been better. From the start of the project to the end, it was seamless due to good communication and organization by Steve and his team. They are knowledgeable and accommodating. They were professional, polite, and at the end of each day, you didn't even know they were in the house as everything was clean. His team is detail-oriented and have great skills, which showed in the superb job that they did. We couldn't be happier, as the final remodel really exceed our expectations and it's our favorite room in the house. We can't wait to have our other bathroom remodeled now. If you are looking for a great remodel for any room, I cannot recommend Steve's Handyman Service enough. What you will get is a high-quality job and you will not be disappointed.

We had two midcentury modern chairs that were my husband's beloved uncle's. We had had them…read morereupholstered about 25 years ago but it wasn't done very well and the brown velvet was looking pretty sad. We looked to buy new chairs but ultimately, we couldn't say goodbye to these beauties so decided to invest in getting them reupholstered again. We got a few bids (all in the general price range) and decided to go with Edwin, who had a better turn around time. Fatima and Edwin were both great helping us decide on fabric and talking us through the process. The craftsmanship of the finished chairs is impeccable. We love that these chairs have such a great history and now look beautiful again. We whole heartedly recommend Edwin and his team. Great work and a great guy!

Returning customer here, we worked with Edwin in 2019, our custom cushions are well loved and…read moreenjoyed. Look forward to working with them again. Great work!!

What an interesting shop located at the Menlo Park Allied Gardens. I was with some colleagues in…read morethat area and the old school wood shop attracted me to go inside and take a look. I saw a lot of old chairs hanging in the ceiling, which I thought were acting as decoration. The owner/carpenter/artist/craftsman (that also looks like an actor in my opinion) told me that the chairs were in repair after some fires have destroyed so much furniture of a client and he was actually repairing them to their original state. I saw all the tools, the space, some pieces being repaired and the work of love. I have nothing to repair (after all I am an Ikea girl), but surely this shop is worth a visit even as a 'museum' of manual woodshop work.

Luke and Dave did work for me. Dave cut a custom-designed threshold (jacoba) according to prototype…read morewith slight modification. Luke stained the piece and installed it at my place. He also stained some faded baseboard, a damaged interior threshold, and repaired a piano hinge (completely pulled off) for a large teak desk. Work was high quality and efficient (in-house work). I sourced the wood myself. For scheduling, I'd give four-minus stars. It's a bit tentative and "off" at times, but once a date was (finally) nailed, the appt was on time. I'd go to them again for work (and well might, since I have a lot of wood at my small place).

In a nutshell, working with Jitendra exceeded our expectations on several levels. The bookshelves…read morethat he designed, built, and installed really add much-needed warmth and life to our living room! BACKGROUND: We wanted bookshelves installed above a built-in cabinet unit in our living room. I sent Jitendra a sketch and described what we wanted. From my chicken-scratch sketch, he created a design and mock-up, then measured our space. While measuring, he flagged all existing flaws in the space (uneven/slanted walls) so that we were aware of all inconsistencies upfront. He has amazing attention to detail! RESULTS: We were simply blown away by how well he was able to match the custom shelves to our existing unit; all of the wood looks like it was manufactured at the same time! It truly looks like it was all constructed as one piece from the very beginning, which is exactly what we wanted. In addition, we really appreciate that he took initiative to incorporate crown molding/extra detail on the top of the shelving unit. This is something that I would never have thought to do. WHY YOU SHOULD HIRE HIM: There's good reason why the word "artisan" is in the name of this business. He goes above and beyond on quality, service, and workmanship, AND he's very personable, patient, and kind. I HIGHLY recommend working with Jitendra and his crew; worth every penny!

If you need some exquisite custom woodwork Jitandra is your guy. He is a passionate, dedicated…read moreartist. He made this crazy project of curved barn doors for us and he really put his heart into it, he paid attention to all the details. The result was beautiful. Each and every contractor coming in our house (and we had many) are amazed by his work. We got in touch with Jitendra a long while after our project was finished for other advice and he provided his professional advice without hesitation. He is one of those contractors that you can trust without the need to be worried that things might go wrong. Jitandra is an expert at his craft, kind and down to earth, and we appreciated so much working with him.