Open hours for our antique decor and refinished furniture shop are as follows: Friday 10-4, Saturday 10-4, and Sunday 11-3. From Monday to Thursday, visits are available by appointment for those interested in repurposing furniture.
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Antique Scrubbed American Pine
There’s a very particular joy in refinishing American antique pine—a kind of hands‑on devotion that feels both creative and reverent. Our love for it comes from the belief that these pieces, built from humble, hardworking wood, deserve a second chapter. American pine has a rugged honesty to it: wide boards, bold knots, sturdy proportions, and the marks of everyday life etched into its surface. When we refinish it, we’re not erasing that history—we’re coaxing it forward.
There’s something deeply satisfying about the process itself. The first pass of sanding reveals the raw, golden heartwood beneath the old finish, like uncovering a story that’s been waiting patiently. The grain wakes up. The knots darken. The whole piece starts breathing again. Whether we choose to scrub it back to a pale, farmhouse softness or enrich it with a warm, hand‑rubbed finish, the transformation feels almost alchemical.
What we love most is the renewal. These American pine pieces were built to work—kitchen tables, cupboards, chests, workbenches—and giving them new life honors that purpose. We’re preserving the craftsmanship, the joinery, the character, while making the piece relevant and beautiful for another generation. It’s restoration, but it’s also stewardship.
In the end, refinishing antique American pine is an act of affection. It’s our way of saying: you still matter, you still have beauty, you still have work to do. And watching a tired, forgotten piece glow again under our hands—that’s the kind of satisfaction only true pine lovers understand.
Antique European Pine
European antique pine has a very particular kind of magic, and loving it feels different from loving any other furniture. It’s a love rooted in old‑world quietness—those pale, sun‑washed tones, the tight, straight grain, the way the wood seems to hold centuries of soft light. European pine was shaped in cottages, farmhouses, and workshops where life moved slowly, and that gentleness still radiates from every surface.
What draws us in is the refinement within the rustic. English, French, and Scandinavian pine pieces were built with a certain grace: slimmer proportions, thoughtful joinery, scrubbed finishes that feel almost linen‑like to the touch. They carry the romance of long kitchens, stone floors, open hearths, and windows that looked out onto fields or village lanes. When we bring those pieces into our own spaces, we’re not just decorating—we’re borrowing a bit of that history, that calm, that lived‑in poetry.
Our love for European pine is also emotional. These pieces feel honest. They feel human. They soften a room instantly, warming modern spaces and grounding traditional ones. They invite use, not perfection. And because each board has mellowed over a century or more, every cupboard, table, or hutch feels like a companion with a story.
It’s a devotion to authenticity, to craftsmanship, to the beauty of time itself. European pine doesn’t shout. It whispers—and we’ve learned to listen.