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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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          SPECIALTIES > WICKER FURNITURE REPAIR & RESTORATION

          Wicker Furniture Repair & Restoration

           

          Did you know that wicker furniture originated in ancient Egypt over 3000 years ago B.C.? Woven with natural materials, authentic wicker pieces are constructed with willow, rattan, reed, & bamboo. Most of what is referred to now as “wicker” is not the wicker furniture our parents and grandparents owned at all—it’s resin wicker, made from synthetic materials and just isn’t worth restoring.

          Do you have antique wicker furniture you’d like to restore? We repair,
          re-weave, and restore authentic wicker furniture.

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          Service Levels

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

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          Pieces We Can Restore

          Learn more about the pieces we can help with.

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          Before & After Gallery

          Check out some of our amazing wicker repairs and 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.

          Antique wicker furniture had a “heyday” in the U.S. for a time. In 1851, The Wakefield Rattan Company was founded by Cyrus Wakefield, who became known as the “Father of Wicker”. By 1897, Wakefield merged his wicker company with Heywood Brothers & Company and together they formed the Heywood-Wakefield Company—the largest maker of wicker furniture in the United States.

          Unfortunately, the demand for wicker furniture dwindled and the company closed in 1979—which means there aren’t many of these originals still around. If you have one, you've got a rare piece of history that is certainly worth restoring.

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          The art of restoring vintage wicker furniture has faded as much as the authentic production of it has. Fortunately, the master craftsmen of Mumford Restoration work to keep this traditional art form alive and to restore popular period pieces, such as Heywood-Wakefield wicker furniture. This is an original Heywood-Wakefield wicker dinette set we restored from the early 1900s.

          The wicker furniture we recall from our childhood was used as much for indoor furniture as it was for outdoor spaces. After many years of use and being exposed to the elements, the weave can become weak and frayed—and the paint faded and chipped. Mumford Restoration can repair and restore your cherished wicker furniture.

          Would you like to talk with one of our Restoration Consultants about restoring your antique wicker furniture? Connect with us today!

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          Wicker furniture we restore:

          • Baby cradles, bassinets, & carriages

          • Wicker tables

          • Wicker chairs

          • Wicker rockers

          • Peacock chairs

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          Restore

          • Remove all finish by hand

          • Make major repairs

          • Fabricate parts

          • Hand sanding

          • Hand staining

          • Add new finish and color of choice

          Refinish

          • Remove finish from one area by hand

          • Solvent wash

          • Make repairs

          • Hand sanding

          • Match color and paint piece

          • Add new finish

          Preserve

          • Cleaning

          • Solvent wash

          • Match color and paint piece

          • Add new finish

          Repair

          • On-site or in-shop touch up

          • Make repairs

          • Cleaning

          • Match color and sheen

          • Spot finish

          • Color match and touch up repairs

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          Wicker Furniture Photo Gallery

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          Do you have antique wicker furniture that you'd like restored or repaired? Connect with one of our Restoration Consultants to discuss your goals and vision!

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