RESTORATIONS

Description of Work: Refinished the surface of table extension to remove a damaged area that was in contact with a plastic bag that was used to store the extension. Apparently, there is something in plastic bag that will react with the finish on a piece of wood and cause the plastic to melt the finish on the wood. | |Good work and very reasonable. The original estimate was approximately $150, but the final cost was $75. Unfortunately, Restorations has moved to the east side of Houston, but he did not have a final location under contract when we picked up the table extension.

Description of Work: I had water damage to my large cherry wood dinning room table and 4 chairs.

Description of Work: Don repaired a buffet leg that snapped off. The joinery was rather unusual and Don made sure to everything he could to maintain the structural strength of the leg.

Description of Work: I found this company on Angie's List (which is usually a good sign); however, when I called Donald Nichols and explained what I wanted done (e.g., furniture repair and reconditioning for 8 dining room chairs) all he did was tell me what he couldn't or wouldn't do. I will never know if he's good at what he does with furniture because he is terrible at running a business. He told me he would not pick up the 8 chairs and I would have to deliver them to him (like I have nothing better to do as a professional than deliver 8 dining room chairs to this "delicate genius"). He told me was wasn't working the rest of the week because it was going to be "cold." He told me has would not re-upholster (ever heard of subcontracting so as to provide the services customers want?) He told me to call him back next week. I made the mistake of calling him once and will never make that mistake again.

Description of Work: We had an old piece that required extensive repair. It needed a door made and some of the carving restored.

Description of Work: Repaired a sleigh bed headboard that was damaged during a move. There was a crack 1.5 ft long in the wood. This was a small job for him.

Description of Work: I brought him a dresser and a table that both needed refinishing badly. Neither is a valuable antique. He took the job seriously anyway, and when I picked them up they looked better than new. He also volunteered that the dresser had been handmade, probably of either magnolia or poplar wood, which was an interesting footnote. He also made minor repairs on both pieces (replacing drawer pulls, bracing table legs).

Description of Work: I have a teak table (for 8)purchased in Indonesia. The table had cracked and split- probably due to sun exposure and green wood. I took it to another place in The Heights for repair; was totally ripped off and was told refinishing would cost $1300. I found Restorations on Angie's List and took it there for refinishing.