Furniture Repairs, Refinishing & Restoration in Seattle

Seattle furniture services since 1987. We provide furniture refinishing, restoration, stripping, and repairs. Call Furniture Rescuers.

1987

Year Established

39+

Years of Experience

4

Core Furniture Services

50mi

Service Radius from Seattle

Furniture Services in Seattle, WA

Furniture does not always need to be replaced when it becomes worn, damaged, faded, or outdated. At Furniture Rescuers, we provide professional furniture services in Seattle, WA, designed to help restore the appearance, condition, and usefulness of pieces you want to keep.

Established in 1987, we have decades of experience working with furniture that needs a second chance. Our primary focus is furniture restoration and refinishing, supported by furniture stripping and repair services that allow us to address a variety of needs.

From family furniture and antiques to vintage finds and everyday pieces, we understand that customers choose restoration for many different reasons. Some furniture has sentimental value. Other pieces feature craftsmanship, materials, or character that can be difficult to replace.

Whatever makes your furniture worth saving, we are here to help you explore your options.

Furniture Restoration & Refinishing Since 1987

Experience matters when working with furniture, especially when dealing with older pieces, existing finishes, stains, damage, and previous repairs.

Furniture Rescuers has served the Seattle area since 1987. During that time, we have worked on a wide variety of furniture for residential customers, collectors, antique businesses, hotels, and other clients.

Our experience has included notable projects involving furniture at the Washington State Capitol as well as established Seattle hotels and businesses. However, you do not need to own a historically significant antique to benefit from professional furniture services. We bring the same focus on understanding the piece and the work required to the furniture our local customers bring to us every day.

Our four primary services are furniture refinishing, furniture restoration, furniture stripping, and furniture repairs.

Open filing cabinet beside a bloodied body on the floor in a dark room
Worn wood furniture ready for refinishing in Seattle

Furniture Refinishing

Wood furniture can lose much of its original appeal as the finish ages. Scratches, fading, discoloration, stains, worn areas, and outdated finishes can all change the way a piece looks.

Our furniture refinishing services are intended to renew the appearance of suitable wood furniture and give customers another reason to keep pieces they already value. Depending on the furniture and desired result, refinishing may involve removing the existing finish, preparing the wood, working with stain or color, and applying a new finish.

We approach each piece individually because furniture can vary considerably in age, construction, wood, condition, and existing coatings. A dining table that has experienced years of daily use may require a different approach than an antique dresser or vintage occasional table.

If the furniture itself is still worth keeping but its surface has seen better days, refinishing may provide the transformation you are looking for.

Furniture Restoration

Restoration can involve more than changing the appearance of a piece. Older furniture may have accumulated years or even generations of wear, damage, repairs, finish deterioration, and other issues.

Our furniture restoration services focus on helping bring valued furniture back to a condition in which it can continue to be appreciated and used. We work with antiques, vintage furniture, family pieces, and other wood furniture. Because restoration needs vary significantly, we evaluate the project based on the piece itself rather than assuming every item requires the same treatment.

Restoration may involve refinishing, repairs, stripping, or a combination of services depending on the furniture and its condition. If you have a piece that looks beyond saving, contact us before deciding to replace or discard it. Decades of wear do not necessarily mean the end of a well-made piece of furniture.

Dim room with a wooden table covered in broken glass shards and debris
Wood furniture surface detail before refinishing

Furniture Stripping

Old paint and finish can obscure wood grain, details, and the original character of furniture. In other cases, a deteriorated coating needs to be removed before refinishing work can begin.

Our furniture stripping services remove existing coatings from suitable wood furniture and components to prepare them for the next stage of the project.

Stripping can be an important part of a larger furniture restoration or refinishing project. Removing layers of old material gives us a better foundation for subsequent surface preparation and finishing.

Rather than assuming stripping is appropriate for every piece, we consider the furniture, coating, condition, and intended outcome before determining how the project should proceed.

Furniture Repairs

A damaged component does not automatically mean an entire piece of furniture needs to be replaced. Our furniture repair services can address a range of problems affecting furniture customers would prefer to keep. Depending on the project, repairs may be part of a larger restoration or refinishing job or may address a more specific issue.

Furniture can develop problems through normal use, age, moving, storage, accidents, or years of stress on joints and components. Addressing those issues can help extend the useful life of the piece.

If you have damaged furniture, send us information about its condition or contact us to discuss the problem. We can help determine whether the project falls within the furniture repair services we provide.

Furniture repair work in progress Seattle WA
Modern living room with a blue sofa, patterned rug, glass coffee table, and blue sideboard lighting.

Why Professional Furniture Services Matter

Restoring furniture can require much more than sanding a surface and applying a new stain. Different woods, finishes, construction methods, previous coatings, and types of damage can affect the work involved.

Older and antique furniture can require additional consideration because an aggressive or inappropriate approach may change characteristics that made the piece worth preserving.

Professional furniture restoration and refinishing provide an opportunity to approach the entire piece with its condition and intended result in mind. At Furniture Rescuers, our decades of hands-on experience allow us to draw on work completed across many types of furniture and conditions.

We focus on understanding what you have, what you want to accomplish, and which of our services may be appropriate.

Why Choose Furniture Rescuers?

We have been restoring and refinishing furniture since 1987, giving our Seattle-area business a long history in the trade. Our primary focus remains the work described by our name: rescuing furniture that customers want to keep.

We offer multiple related services in one place, including restoration, refinishing, stripping, and repairs. This allows us to consider more than one aspect of a piece when necessary instead of looking only at its surface appearance.

We serve customers throughout Seattle and communities within approximately a 50-mile radius of our location at 11041 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98168. Whether your project involves an antique, inherited furniture, a vintage find, or a favorite everyday piece, we welcome the opportunity to learn more about it.

Close-up of a wooden desk corner with a chipped edge and visible screw holes.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What furniture services do you offer?

    Our primary services include furniture refinishing, furniture restoration, furniture

    stripping, and furniture repairs.

  • What types of furniture can you work on?

    We work with many types of wood furniture, including tables, chairs, dressers, antiques,

    vintage pieces, family furniture, and other items. Contact us about your specific piece to

    determine whether we can help.

  • Is refinishing the same as restoration?

    Not necessarily. Refinishing generally focuses on renewing or replacing the surface

    finish, while restoration may involve a broader range of work intended to address the

    condition of a piece. Some projects may involve both.

  • Can stripping be part of refinishing?

    Yes. Depending on the existing coating and desired result, removing an old finish may be

    an important step before refinishing can proceed.

  • Can furniture repairs be combined with refinishing?

    Depending on the piece, repair and refinishing services may both be appropriate. We

    recommend discussing the furniture's condition with us so we can determine what work

    may be needed.

  • How far outside Seattle do you serve?

    We serve Seattle and surrounding areas within approximately a 50-mile radius. Contact

    us to discuss your location.

Tell Us About the Furniture You Want to Rescue

If you have furniture that is scratched, faded, worn, damaged, painted, or simply in need of professional attention, talk with Furniture Rescuers before giving up on it. We have provided furniture restoration and refinishing services in the Seattle area since 1987. Our experience allows us to work with customers who want to preserve everything from everyday furniture to antiques and meaningful family pieces.

Furniture Rescuers is located at 11041 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98168. We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and serve customers within approximately 50 miles.

Call (206) 241-1090 or email rabe993@aol.com to discuss furniture refinishing, restoration, stripping, or repair services.