Restoration

Antique Restoration

Proper Wood Finishing learned and perfected the science and craft of antique restoration in the demanding dealer market of Northern California. This environment gave us the knowledge and ability to identify, reconstruct, and appropriately repair most wooden furniture items that you may own. Learn more about Antique Restoration

Architectural Restoration

From our earliest buildings to our modern offices, the structures in which we live and work have been built out of (or incorporated) wood. Wood is not only an important structural element, but its grace and beauty brings us closer to our natural world. Learn more about Architectural Restoration

Bungalow Restoration

Whether your home was constructed by the designs of Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bernard Maybeck, Sears and Roebuck, Green and Green or the local contractor down the street, they are a snapshot in time of a simpler and more graceful era. The age that we call the “Craftsman Period” must have been a marvelous time to construct a home. With the local area’s abundance of natural wood, both for construction and detail work, the art of designing and building in the “New” style was an opportunity too short to miss. Learn more about Bungalow Restoration

Exterior Restoration

For over thirty-five years Proper Wood Finishing has been finishing and restoring the exterior door that grace the entryways of some of the most elegant homes in the Bay Area. From the top of Nob Hill to the ocean breezes of Monterey, to Mrs. Winchester’s little home in Silicon Valley, our work is prominently on display. Proper Wood Finishing has finished and maintained these works of art from some of the most prestigious local door studios. Learn more about Exterior Restoration

Cabinet Restoration

Proper Wood Finishing’s first kitchen cabinet refinish project was over 40 years and 1000 kitchens ago. Whether you are tired of the cabinet color or the finish has worn out, refinishing provides direct savings to our customers, as well as savings to the environment, from landfills to forests. Learn more about Cabinet Restoration