About Us

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 100 years of combined experience, Mumford Restoration tops the list of talented craftsmen for Raleigh furniture repair stores.
    Services

    How do you know which approach is best for your piece(s)? There are differences in each approach—the age and condition of the piece, your goals, and your budget will determine which one is best for your piece(s). The Restoration Consultants at Mumford Restoration can talk with you about your piece, provide a physical evaluation, if it makes sense, and guide you through the best option to meet your goals and vision.
      Specialties

      Don’t trust your precious pieces with just anyone. With more than 100 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.
        Claims

        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!
            SPECIALTIES > FURNITURE REPAIR & RESTORATION

            Furniture Repair & Restoration

             

            Restore Your Family Memories

            At Mumford Restoration, furniture is more than a piece of wood. Alive and rich with history, it provokes our fondest memories. From Raleigh-Durham to the coast and the mountains, North Carolina families, museums, and art societies entrust us to preserve their treasured antiques and heirlooms—keeping memories alive for generations to come.

            With over 100 years of combined experience, our craftsmen are meticulous in period-correct preservation and restoration of fine-furniture and antiques—from historic brands such as Thomas Day, Eastlake, Drexel Heritage, and Duncan Phyfe to iconic styles like Federal and Empire. You can trust us to work miracles to restore your family memories.

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            Service Levels

            Check out the four levels of service we offer to meet your furniture restoration needs.

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            How It Works

            Learn more about our furniture restoration process and how to get started!

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            Before & After Gallery

            Check out some of our amazing furniture restorations here.

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            When To Restore?

            10 questions to ask now to help you decide if it's time to restore your treasured pieces.

            What furniture restoration services are you in need of? Whether it’s a sentimental, solid wood piece like Grandma’s dining room table or a non-sentimental, high-quality piece like a Stanley bedroom dresser—if your wood furniture needs to be refinished, repaired, or completely restored, we can bring your treasured pieces back to life. Check out some of our most amazing furniture restorations in our before and after gallery below!

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            We offer four (4) service levels to meet every furniture restoration need you may have. Scroll down to review them.

            How do you know which level is best for your precious piece? It depends on several factors:

            • How do you visualize it when it's restored?

            • What is your intended use for the piece(s)?

            • What type of damage it has suffered—breaks, veneer damage, faded finish, water/fire damage, etc.?

            • What quality of wood or material is it?

            If you’re not sure what level of service your piece may need, our Restoration Consultants can evaluate your piece(s), understand more about your goals and your vision, and guide you with custom furniture restoration options to meet your specific needs. 

            Click the button below to tell us about your piece(s) and a Restoration Consultant will be in touch soon to discuss restoring your furniture.

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            Platinum Level

            Full Restoration

            Our Platinum furniture restoration service is the crème del a crème of our wood restoration services. When we are conducting this service on a piece, we are completely restoring it, in its entirety. From removing the finish by hand, (not dip stripping) to hand sanding, hand staining and finishing. It is a perfect solution for pieces where the wood and finish are severely damaged--the only recourse is a platinum service. This produces a showroom quality result and will last for decades upon decades with proper care.

            • Disassemble

            • Remove all finish by hand

            • Hand Sanding

            • Hand Staining

            • Choose stain color or match sample

            • Finishing

            • Hardware Replaced

            • Hardware Polished

            • Reassemble

            Gold Level

            Refinish Top & Refurbish Base

            Our Gold level service includes a complete refinish and restoration of one surface of a piece that may be in poor condition.
            For example, if we were to do a Gold Service on your dining room table, we’d be refinishing the top only and touch up the legs and apply a clear coat of finish to ensure the continuity of color and sheen across the table.

            • Disassemble

            • Solvent Wash

            • Hand staining to match color

            • Hardware polished

            • Remove finish by hand, of one area such as the top

            • Hand sanding

            • Finishing of top and base to match

            • Reassemble

            Silver Level

            Refurbish

            Our Silver level service is ideal for wood furniture with a finish that is still in decent condition and there are no deep scratches or dings that are through the finish into the wood that would require a full restoration. For example, if we did a silver service on an end table, it would include the following:

            • Cleaning

            • Solvent wash/prepare finish

            • Touch up scratches

            • Match color

            • Finishing entire piece, clear coat with lacquer, shellac, oil, or beeswax

            • Hardware cleaned

            Bronze Level

            Repair

            Our bronze level service is perfect for furniture that only needs minor repairs such as:

            • Minor touch-ups to surface level scratches, dents, or dings in the finish or paint—this can be in your home or in-shop, depending on the severity.

            • Re-glue of a slightly loose joint

            • Minor drawer repair for one drawer

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            Furniture Restoration Photo Gallery

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            Would you like to speak with a Restoration Consultant about restoring your sentimental furniture? Connect with us today to determine the best approach to preserve your family memories.

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