Macfee Refinishing

A good quality piece of furniture does not need to be an antique or an heirloom in order to be worth preserving. It is true, in general, that older furniture (prior to 1990) is better quality in terms of construction and materials than new furniture sold in the last 20 years. With 35 years of experience working on furniture, we know good quality furniture! You can trust us to help you identify the quality of your furniture and how well it will work for where you intend to use it. Whether you are needing to repair a chair that wobbles or completely reglue and refinish a whole set of chairs- we provide the advice and service options that are best for your project and your objectives.

Macfee Refinishing was established in 1980 by Dave Macfee and grew steadily as a home-base part-time business. In 1986, Dave moved the shop to a commercial building in the South Topeka area and committed to the operation full time. The demand for our high quality furniture repair and restoration services led to 3 more expansions in the South Topeka location. In 2002, Macfee Refinishing relocated to our current 11,000 sq. We provide cleaning and touchup services to repair nicks, scratches and other spot damage to wood furniture.

Repairing furniture correctly to restore its structural integrity is the first priority. We assume you plan to use your furniture. A beautifully restored chair is useless if the joints will not stay tight. Overlooking or short-cutting in wood repair work is not an option and risks any amount of money spent to improve the appearance. We can repair wood parts and reglue entire structures. We can fabricate new parts as needed. Broken chair parts can be repaired or made new. Damage to wood veneer can often be patched and glued down where loose, or we can reveneer or build new veneer surfaces when needed.

The plan we recommend to refinish your furniture will vary according to many factors. Our process begins with a conversation with you and proceeds to an understanding of what you want, what the furniture needs and what we recommend as solutions. Following that and before any work proceeds, we provide a written quote detailing work to be done and what our charges will be. Refinishing is a general description of a project where the existing finish or paint is removed and replaced with a new finish.