We have been in business since 1987. There are three employees. Most of our business is from word of mouth from satisfied customers. We also work out of Muskegon, Michigan. The (231) 740-2171 phone number is my Michigan number.
We offer professional antique furniture refinishing and restoration, professional wood stripping, and cabinet refinishing and repair. We also provide caning and weaving services, which can save you a significant amount of money by repairing and refinishing what you already own versus buying brand new.
We will also work with you and your insurance company if you experience furniture damage as a result of water or fire. We do custom furniture painting including outdoor patio furniture. We can also coordinate services with other trusted suppliers (such as upholsterers) if necessary.
Business highlights
37 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
Residential & Commercial Furniture Refinishing, Antique Restoration, Cabinet Repairs & Water & Fire Damage
Description of Work: I received an inactivate match I need reupholstery work. I was give upholstery cleaning service
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Sherry D.
06/2020
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
It came out beautifully, it was perfect, they were excellent and prices are so reasonable.
Description of Work: They spray painted my furniture.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Helen M.
12/2017
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
John gave a very helpful and specific quote over the phone by looking at some emailed photos. We dropped off the chair, and the work was completed within days, well ahead of schedule. John came in right on budget, and ahead of time. The craftsmanship was excellent and the chair looks better than ever!
Description of Work: We have an antique Moroccan folding chair that had been damaged.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
Ryan T.
06/2017
5.0
cabinet refacing
+ -1 more
Our dates got bumped a few times due to other jobs running long or being put on the calendar so I would encourage people to get an estimate and get on their calendar. Once the work started John and John were very efficient. They did very nice work. We had a few touch up items that needed to be done but they took care of them with no problems. We added new floors as well and with their work it looks like a brand new kitchen. It was roughly a 2 week process. We would use them again.
Description of Work: They refinished cabinets for us.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Jeanie W.
07/2015
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
Three of my kitchen chairs had come apart, the stretchers no longer connected to the legs with the remaining three likely to do the same. I tried to re-glue them myself with no success. At 2nd Chance they re-glued the whole set and put better protective pad on the feet. I was please not to have to buy new chairs. They helped load and unload the chairs from my van even though I could have done it myself. Dog pats were free.
Description of Work: They re-glued the stretchers and put protective pads on the feet of six kitchen chairs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
Jeanie W.
07/2015
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
I had tried to strip the paint off an antique wooden file cabinet, but ran into allergy problems with the stripper. The people at Second Time Around stripped the old paint off and filled some places where the wood had deteriorated. It's ready for me to put my finish on. They loaded and unloaded my cabinet carefully and were always very professional.
Description of Work: They stripped paint off a 5' tall file cabinet.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
MELISSA F.
08/2014
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
I dropped off the wood chair at the provider location on July 21, 2014. The provider quoted me a price to repair the chair between $50.00-$75.00. He said the chair would be done within a week and that he would call me when the chair was ready. The next week, I hadn't heard from the provider, so I called him. He informed me it was taking a little longer to repair the chair and that it should be done within the next few days. I received a call from the provider on August 1st, saying the chair was finished. I picked up the chair later that afternoon. I was very happy with the work done. If you didn't know the chair was cracked, you wouldn't even notice where it had been repaired. I would definitely use them again!
Description of Work: The provider repaired a wood chair that had a crack through the back brace/leg.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$75
Anna and Colin E.
05/2014
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
I initially took 2 of my oak chairs (plus a sample chair) into the shop and asked for them to be ready in 5-6 weeks. I then returned the following week with two additional chairs. Chuck and owner, John, were very accommodating and assured me that the chairs would be ready by date promised. The final product was very well done and good match to my existing chairs. I am very happy with the result.
Description of Work: Refinished 4 oak kitchen chairs, to match sample chair.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
Thomas W.
04/2014
4.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
Dropped off 2/7/14 and picked up finished cabinet on 4/2/14. I was wanting this cabinet the same finish as current bathroom vanity drawers and they did a good job matching the finish. There was a little confusion on the original price quote but everything worked out.
Description of Work: strip and refinish a wall mount bathroom cabinet
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$160
Nan S.
01/2014
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
Second Time Around repaired the arm on the settee so that, unless you knew it had been broken, you would never notice the repair. They repaired the chair seat and gave the chair an all over tightening up because it was near collapse. The repairs were completed before the promised date for a bit under the estimate. The gentleman I worked with was pleasant and explained the repairs to me when he gave me the estimate and showed me the repairs before I paid. They had some pieces in the shop awaiting pick up that they had refinished. The quality was beautiful and meticulous. I highly recommend Second Time Around.
Description of Work: I took 2 items for repair. The curved arm of a small, wooden settee was broken off at the base of the spindles and the back of the arm. A support piece in the upholstered seat of handmade chair had broken.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$225
Zora C.
09/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
They are awesome. I am very happy with them. They gave good service. Their price was very reasonable.
Description of Work: We used Second Time Around. I gave them some stuff to sell, and I bought some stuff from them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$450
Christine R.
09/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
They had it done in less than a week. Very nice. I decided to stain it .
Description of Work: strip a wooden couch for me
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
BOB & PAM A.
08/2013
5.0
cabinet refacing
+ -1 more
They were unbelievable they were so good. The price was competitive. An absolute pleasure to do business with. They were incredibly honest.
Description of Work: They refinished and re-stained my kitchen cabinets.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000
Maryl P.
08/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
He did a great job. It took a little longer than originally quoted, because recaining the seats were so difficult. They had to redo 3 times. But in no rush for the chairs. They are beautiful.
Description of Work: Refurbished 8 pecan wood, diningroom chairs, and recained them.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
Melody N.
07/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
"Second" picked up the dresser from my house and took it back to their shop, where they did a nice job of stripping paint from the dresser as I requested. He did in one week what I hadn't been able to do in months. Sure made my life easier!
Description of Work: Stripped paint from a dresser.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$400
DAVE W.
07/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
It was an old cigar humidor that my grandfather had. It had old water stains and the refinished furniture and it is a beautiful piece of furniture again. I would recommend them and say that they did a beautiful job for me. Their quality was excellent. They took the piece of furniture. They said they were busy and would get back to me in about six weeks; I did call in the fifth week, because I was going to give it to brother. They were almost done and told me to come over and get it. They were very punctual and professional. I would use them again.
Description of Work: Second Time Around re-did some furniture for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
Elizabeth H.
05/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
They picked up the desk from my house and when the repairs were complete, I visited the workshop to look at stain choices. He painted a few on so I could actually see what it would look like which was nice. When the staining and drying was complete, he brought the piece back to my house for no extra charge.
Description of Work: I had an old secretary-style writing desk that had very damaged finish and also water damage to the bottom. They stripped it down completely, repaired the drawer bottoms and an interior cabinet, and refinished it. It looks fantastic and they even hand carved a new decorative foot to replace one that had split apart. Very detail oriented and perfectionist quality work. I would highly recommend the company.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$750
Bonnie W.
05/2013
5.0
cabinet refacing
+ -1 more
He took all the doors back to the shop but sanded the boxes down to the bare wood and hand stained and applied a satin finish. Beautiful job. He restores antiques and furniture damaged in fires. Highly recommend him.
Description of Work: Refinished old kitchen cabinets. They were maple and very nice and he made them look new.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,500
Bonnie W.
05/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
Beautiful job...highly recommend him
Description of Work: Stripped and refinished old maple kitchen cabinets. Hand stained the finished. Even made some cabinet repairs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,500
Theresa J.
03/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
They do absolutely exceptionally fine work. He is a true crafstman and the men that works with him. He does wonderful work. He is not inexpensive, but he is a true tradesman and his shop does wonderful work. Even his prices, I think for what he does, is good.
Description of Work: I have been using Second Time Around for furniture restoration. He has done four or five pieces of furniture for me. He has done a table and a set of chairs for me. He has done a sofa table for me that I wanted redone and resurfaced. I have a round table that he just recently stripped for me.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$250
Debbie W.
02/2013
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
John was easy to work with and reasonably priced for the amount of work that needed to be done to the cabinet. He told us at the beginning that it would be a long process due to the amount of repair that the cabinet needed. He kept us up to date on the progress and called when it was time to pick the color of the stain to be used. The cabinet is now home in a corner of my kitchen and is a work of beauty. We were so pleased with the work done that we had him give us an estimate on repairing the door on a large chimney cabinet. He took it with him that day.
Description of Work: They repaired and refinished a small antique Hoosier cabinet.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200
Jerry B.
07/2011
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
The gentlemen gave an estimate, picked up the pieces, refinished them and delivered them back. They stayed true to the estimate, were very thorough in their quality--tightening up all loose joints, drawer slides, etc. and I was extremely happy with the finished product!
Description of Work: A dresser and chest of drawers refinished.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
KATHLEEN S.
06/2011
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
I was extremely pleased with 2nd Time Around. They did beautiful work repairing and restoring my antique table and leaves, making my table more steady and fit together better, all without changing the character of the table. The finish was the perfect color to match the chairs. To make sure, I was asked to come to the shop to approve the stain that was chosen. I saw other pieces both that they were working on and that were finished, and I was really impressed with the quality of the work. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this business. The guys are pleasant and made the experience easy for me. I would definitely recommend them and will use them again.
Description of Work: Repaired and refinished oak dining table for twelve.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
Stephanie B.
05/2011
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
Everything went well. I referred them to a neighbor. The price was reasonable and the work was done when promised.
Description of Work: They repaired two legs on an occasional chair.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$50
Craig R.
04/2011
5.0
furniture repair
+ -1 more
They did a great job. I thought their services were very professional and I was extremely satisfied with the quality of the finish. Their work was outstanding.
Description of Work: Second Time Around refinished some furniture for me.
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Service Categories
Furniture Refinishing and Repair,
Cabinet Refacing and Refinishing,
Antiques,
Fencing,
Upholstering,
Water & Smoke Damage
FAQ
Second Time Around is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.
Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Second Time Around accepts the following forms of payment: Check
No, Second Time Around does not offer free project estimates.
No, Second Time Around does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Second Time Around does not offer a senior discount.
No, Second Time Around does not offer emergency services.
No, Second Time Around does not offer warranties.
Second Time Around offers the following services: Residential & Commercial Furniture Refinishing, Antique Restoration, Cabinet Repairs & Water & Fire Damage