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Long considered one of Raleigh Durham’s most reliable furniture repair shops, Mumford Restoration has the experience and knowledge to repair old furniture or damaged furniture to its original splendor. 

With more than 150 years of combined experience, Mumford Restoration tops the list of talented craftsmen for Raleigh furniture repair stores.
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    Don’t trust your precious pieces with just anyone. With more than 150 years of combined experience and third-generation craftsmen, Mumford Restoration is trusted by families, museums, and art societies in Raleigh-Durham, all of North Carolina, and across the U.S., to provide best-in-class restoration and repairs of sentimental & fine-furniture, antiques, and family heirlooms.
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      Mumford Restoration offers restoration expertise, professional damage assessment, and estimated retail value on items (not structures) that have been damaged from fire/water, moving, and other types of commercial/residential damage.
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        We make it easy to connect with us about your restoration or repair—let us know how we can be of service to you and your family!

          Stephanie Clough

          Stephanie Clough is Mumford Restoration's Marketing Coordinator and Antique Repair Specialist. She has an M.P.S. in Building Preservation and an M.A. in Russian and Eastern European Studies. Stephanie came to Mumford Restoration as an apprentice antique restorer in 2022 and trained under Bernard Mumford until she joined us as a full-time restorer. She then moved on to Marketing and now combines her writing and research background with the restoration lessons Bernard taught her!

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