Soule Furniture Restoration

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Most of the arrangements were made by long distance phone calls and e-mail. The finished work was excellent and the cost was as estimated.

It pays to advertise. Earlier this summer we received a postcard advertising the furniture repair and restoration services offered by Soule in Byhalia, a small local business previously unknown to us. For some time we had wondered how we were going to be able to repair a shutter door on our six-piece Ethan Allen entertainment cabinet, which admittedly we ourselves damaged quite badly when, prior to the installation of some new carpeting, we lost our footing as we attempted to manhandle the cabinet from the room in which it was displayed, and wound up dropping the piece to the floor. The door was literally ripped from its hinges and (we thought) splintered beyond repair. Nonetheless, after receiving their ad, we took the door to Soule Furniture Restoration, and the results (when we received the fully restored door) three weeks later were nothing short of stunning. The work that Jose, one of Soule's expert woodworkers, performed defied belief. It was as if the door had never been damaged; even if we peer closely at the once-damaged area we cannot tell where Jose replaced the splintered wood with new stock, and the finish he applied to the door matches exactly that which was originally applied with rest of the cabinet. We're confident that Norm Abram, the master carpenter who hosts the PBS television show and quot;The New Yankee Workshopand quot; and is a regular cast member on and quot;This Old Houseand quot;, could stroll through Soule Restoration's workshop and walk out beaming. Their work is that good. If I were to make but recommendation to Soule Restoration, it would simply be this. Put a sign out on the curb of Quality Drive so that your potential customers will know EXACTLY where your workshop is located. C'mon, fellows, you're all master carpenters, erect a sign proudly claiming that and quot;this is the placeand quot;. You've certainly earned it, and the rest of us furniture manglers won't have to guess exactly which building on Quality Drive is yours. As I said, it pays to advertise.

.Soule Furniture Restoration made a countertop for us out of maple flooring. It was an out of the ordinary request that required a little creativity and problem solving. We gave them a sample of our kitchen cabinets for color matching purposes. As a side note, let me explain that we have granite countertops in our kitchen. This countertop was for a buffet area and we were looking for a contrast. They did a beautiful job. The color match was perfect as was the finish. It fit just right and looks wonderful. We have other furniture in our home that has been refinished by Soule - all beautiful. We recommend them regularly.

The price was paid by the moving company. They were dependable and they were honest. I just liked them because they told me what they could and what they couldn’t do.

Overall, it went very well. He arrived alone, used a number fillers and polishes to get all of the woodwork back to new, was a friendly and talkative guy, and was on his way. Thanks!