Friendly, fast and fantastic. I had an antique coffee table from my parents who married in 1940…read more This is a coffee table with a glass insert that was getting pretty beat up. Received a very fast quote and dropped it off. In no time if was finished beyond my expectations. I could not be happier with such an item that's been around long before I was! Thanks John!!

Berkeley Mills created a table for us about 15 years ago and it was looking like it had seen a few…read moretoo many dinner parties. We also got a new puppy who had scratched it (as puppies do). We tried to redo it ourselves, but we made it worse. So we decided to turn to experts and brought the table into John at Ciarlo Brothers. These guys are fantastic, the table that they returned looked better than the Berkeley Mills original (and that says a lot as they were a pretty great shop). True artists at refinishing!

Arsen Karapetyan I…read morehad a great experience with Arsen Karapetyan for furniture repair. He repaired two of our mechanical chairs, replacing the motor and switches quickly and efficiently. He was able to diagnose the problem right away, explained everything clearly, and got the job done without any hassle. He was very friendly, professional, and made sure everything was left clean and organized before he left. It's hard to find someone reliable for furniture repair, and I would absolutely recommend Arsen to anyone needing help with recliners or mechanical chairs.

I have a Ralph Lauren vintage sofa with a ripped arm, they come and stitches it back! I am super…read morethrilled because I have been looking for 5 years to get someone to do Mobil repair! The price is reasonable and it's absolutely perfect for my situation! I highly recommend this service and for any valuable fabric furnitures! Love it! Most stores just tell you to redo the entire sofa but mine is a vintage fabric! ! I think these stores just want to warn my money and absolutely have no knowlege of preserve vintage fabric furnitures! Plus the fabric is no longer available , it would have e cost me an arm and a leg to redo it! The appointment is a long wait but worth it! The communication is excellent !!! Keep up the good work! I appreciate the fact that the store is able stitches back( a lot art)! Thank you!

Since I found Gritsf on Yelp I felt the need to add my gratitude to Jamie the owner for his superb…read moreservice. My mid century bedroom suite I've owned for over 50 years was in need of restoration due to heavy sun damage to the finish. Also the wear and tear nicks and scratches. Jamie,working alone, during this pandemic continued to complete the job. He is THE MAN. He brought my mahogany bedroom back to its original "look" only better because he used a finish that provides extra protection from the sun. If you have furniture that needs repairs I would definitely email Jamie and send photos to him and he will send you an estimate. His workmanship is excellent. Alan H.

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

My wife and I have had great experiences with two other woodworkers in San Francisco, but they were…read moreunavailable for this project, so we hired SF Custom Woodworks to: 1. build a windowbox which would also function as a headboard for a bed, with built-in drawers and hinged openings for storage, made of ash veneer on plywood 2. cut a large slab desk which previously filled that window into two smaller desk slabs, to be installed elsewhere Our main contact was Alex, who was great to work with: rapidly responsive at all hours, friendly, accommodating. We were quoted $7,850. Remarkably, the windowbox was built and installed in less than a week. Unfortunately, the attention to detail in execution was poor: * the seams between the four main pieces aren't properly aligned, producing unsightly and rough-feeling edges * many of the edges were cut in a way which badly chipped the veneer * one of the hinged openings is badly misaligned, resting several mm above the surface * a drawer face was delivered with a stray drill hole * one of the main front faces was delivered with a large gouge * one of the drawers was designed to hold a CPAP machine; Alex carefully measured it, but delivered a drawer which didn't fit it * the drawer faces were attached with finishing nails rather than hidden joinery; the nail holes were then covered with poorly matching filler * the desk slabs were returned to us with gouges in the main surface, a 2" divot taken out of an edge face, and unfinished sides Alex told us that the misalignments are because our floor isn't level--which is fine, but the other two woodworkers we've worked with carefully shimmed their bases into place on-site so that everything would be level. Alex told us that finishing nails were necessary to attach the drawer faces, but another woodworker who built ash veneer cabinets for us produced beautiful results with hidden joinery. We sent Alex a list of 13 issues with photos; Alex gamely told us that he'd send one of his woodworkers to fix all but one issue. After a month delay with several reschedulings on both sides, the woodworker came. He fixed the two issues with the desk slabs, but in the process he also partially removed its surface finish, without comment and without offering to refinish it. He said he didn't know how to fix the other issues, and we were left with unfinished desks we still couldn't install. At this point, Alex stopped responding to messages. I gave up and refinished the desk slabs myself, which took about five hours. We planned to put a cushion on half the windowbox and leave the other half exposed, to enjoy the wood tone, but because the execution quality on the windowbox was poor, we decided to cover the whole thing with cushions instead. They meant well, I think, and they really did try. They did deliver roughly the windowbox we wanted, though with a low level of craftsmanship. I think they just don't have the skills/experience needed to execute this project well, and we didn't realize that before hiring them.

We had two projects: 1. Replacement of table legs (to a midcentury modern teak table) that were…read morelost by the moving company during a recent move, and 2. Replacement of six worn dining chair seat cushions and making the chairs more stable and safe. Alex and his crew did a great job with both, using solid teak legs for the table and dissembling and reglueing the dining chairs and fixing the seat cushions. The mohair chair backs were in good shape, and glued to the frame, so we wanted to keep them, though the seats had no cushion left and needed replacement. Alex closely matched the mohair backs- as he said, "a little different style but you'll like it!" We do! The cost was very reasonable and both projects were done in less than a week, with pickup and delivery. It was a pleasure working with him: great communicator, knowledgeable, and honest. Highly recommend.

Peter did an outstanding job repairing my Carl Hansen & Søn E005 Embrace Armchair. The chair had…read moresignificant structural damage, and because it's upholstered in leather with a fixed wood back, it was a complicated repair that couldn't simply be taken apart. He repaired it to the point where it looks almost brand new, and it's completely solid again. The craftsmanship is excellent--you'd never know how damaged it was. The turnaround was fast, the price was very fair, and he saved a $3,500 chair that I thought I'd have to replace for just a few hundred dollars. I'm really impressed with the quality of the work and would absolutely recommend Green Leaf Furniture to anyone looking to repair high-quality furniture.

To be honest, I would give this business SIX stars if I could…read more Peter is a true craftsman. He spent time carefully looking over the chair I brought in, a family heirloom that had been buried and broken in my garage for years. He analyzed what it needed, gave me some options, and we agreed on his approach. He not only made the complicated repair, but gave the chair more strength and durability than it had. He produced a beautiful result. You can tell that Peter has a love for and pride in the work he does. And his price was reasonable. I couldn't more highly recommend his services.

I reached out to fill in some holes that longhorn beetles that were already infested in the…read morefurniture ate its way through. There were 2 holes about the size of a pinky and the cavity is about the size that could fit my thumb up to its nailbed. I reached out to a few folks and got quotes. Given my prior positive experience, I reached out to Mauricio to see if this could be done. I also noticed 2 holes that I'm not sure if it was there when I first got the furniture or if something else bore out. These were about the size of a dull pencil tip but on the underside of the furniture. Mauricio was extremely patient with me upon getting the details as I was considering getting a second opinion from some local exterminators on the risk of another emergence. Eventually, I figured out some details and booked an appointment. Everything was quickly scheduled with Edgar who arrived on time promptly and quickly went to work fixing the 4 holes. By the time it was finished, I could only vaguely guess where the holes were. To someone who didn't know about the holes, it would look almost natural. All in all, this took roughly an hour or so to complete. Edgar was sure to clean up after himself and laid out some paper padding to capture any mess left behind and prevent it from touching the floor. Overall, I was happy with the price and quality of work done.

Deserves 6 stars for restoration of a solid oak dining room set! Provided detailed estimate of work…read moreneeded. Quote was accurate - no overruns. Furniture was ready ahead of schedule. Dining set was rather beaten and stained from at least 2 generations wih rambunctious children. When collecting set, they noticed some chairs were very rickety, and provided quote to fix. All chairs are now solid as a rock. The refinished furniture in now absolutely gorgeous.

Anyone that owns a Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair MUST keep Renaissance Furniture Restoration in…read moremind for repairs. Boris provided amazingly detailed consultation on the process he'd use to replace the right arm rest's broken shock mounts, but also disassemble the chair to examine if other portions may have been overly stressed such as the rear shock mounts. He also gave advise on the proper way to lift and transport the chair, the best ways to sit on and then exit the chair, and recommended the best leather cleaner conditioner for us to order. He estimated the number of days it would take to repair our 1975 Eames chair and was right on the dot! It is easy to tell that Boris is a true craftsman when it come to these Eames chairs!

No words can fully express what a MASTER furniture restorer Boris is. I had an antique dresser that…read moreI bought 40 years ago. It wasn't in the greatest shape. And I admit, I put a lot of wear and tear on it as well. The finish had many water stains, scratches, and dents but what was worse - the drawers inside were unusable. I couldn't get them open or closed. But in January 2024, I used Lugg to haul it to Boris and he transformed it into magnificence. Unbelievable. Beautiful. Fast forward to this fall, I had an antique desk that I'd picked up off the street about 20 years ago. Its finish was so bad, I just painted some ugly red marble finish over it. Many coats. Then I put glass over the top. I had it like that for 20 years. It wasn't ok, but first the glass cracked and when I tried to remove it, it stuck to the paint and wrecked the surface. Plus being near a window, there was much sun damage. So I took it to Boris and he worked his magic, restoring it to its original walnut finish. I simply cannot believe how beautiful it is. I had no idea it's wood was so nice, So in conclusion, YES, I highly recommend this business. Be willing to wait 4-6 weeks, buts what you will get back is really something to treasure. Thank you Boris!

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My neighbor recommended Ah Sam when I needed a dining room chair fixed after trying and failing…read moremiserably to fix it myself with some wood glue and misguided drilling. I first called Mr. Sheets at The Furniture Workshop next to the 500 Club, who'd done a good job of recaning some other chairs I had at a much lower price than other furniture repair operations, but he informed me that he only does caning jobs. If you need chair repair beyond caning, this place is a local family-run business that did a solid repair job on my wobbly chair (rates vary depending on the kind of work you need done, but they seem to run from around $45-100; mine was $60). Mine was a wood chair, and I'm not sure if they work with leather. Hazel runs the operation out of her converted garage in Russian Hill. If you call ahead, she can open the garage front, and you can park right there, saving yourself from the nightmare of finding a space in that neighborhood.

The leg of one of my grandparent's armchairs had caved in shortly after moving into my current…read moreapartment. The repairman was able to come out, he spread blankets out to cover my floor and ensure the dust wouldn't get all over the place. He estimated repairs would take about two hours, but it was done in one. He even reinforced the leg to make sure it wouldn't collapse like it had before. (It had very ambitiously been stapled into place and it's a miracle it lasted as long as it did.) He was even able to put a new dust cover into place since the previous one had gotten shredded by the leg and then my cat. There was no mess left when he was done, and he walked me through every step as he was working. 10/10, definitely recommend. I also booked an heirloom coffee table to be picked up and refinished. I cannot wait to see it come back to life like my armchair did.

I had a bookshelf where the back cover is coming off and a dresser that got scratched during a…read moremilitary move. These items are bulky so it was stressful to find companies that can fix these items on the spot. I am so glad this company can do it! Not to mention that their scheduling process was a breeze. They assigned me Arley and he did a phenomenal job fixing both our shelves and our dressers. Before and after pics to follow!

José is very nice and a great listener. My fiancé and I reached out to him as we're going through…read morerenovation and we're interested in saving about 20 solid wood doors from a house built in 1909. This is not an easy task. Throughout the planning process, José took his time to understand what we're looking for and came up with a game plan to coordinate with our builder to save the doors.

Jose and his team did a great job patching drywall and painting. I wish I'd take before photos,…read morebut I've included after photos and you can't tell where the repair is. I had two big holes where my towel bar came out of the wall in the bathroom and a foot-long piece of drywall cut out to fix an electrical outlet in the bedroom. Now there is no sign of either. Great work!