Restoration Arts – Fine furniture repair

We are experts

In Restoration and Repair of Fine Wood
Articles, Furniture, Artifacts and Antiquities

Fortunately not all damaged wood finishes and furniture require a Costly Full Refinishing at the shop to make them look good again. Weathersby Guild, Southern New England specializes in performing color and finish matching and repair work On-Site at Your Location.

Because Quality and Craftsmanship are cornerstones of Weathersby Guild, we also know when a piece requires more extensive work that is best performed in the shop.

Weathersby Guild, Southern New England,

Fred Paretta

Conservator, Artist

Our Work

Services We Offer

Finish Matching to Period and Design
Color and Grain matching
French Patching
French Polishing
Traditional Finishes of Lacquer
Carving and Fabrication of Needed Parts
Hand Stripping and Refinishing
Piano Finish Repairs
Furniture Polishing
Gilded Frame Repair

Our Philosophy

We have an unwavering philosophy of caring for furniture. We respect and preserve as much of any original piece as possible.

Our Team

Our team of experienced, qualified, skilled furniture restorers has been working many years restoring and refinishing high quality interior furnishings - both new and old, large and small.

Our Facilities

Our furniture repair and restoration studio provides everything we need. From mending loose and wobbly wood chair legs and arms and fixing stripped threads in door and furniture hinges to complete bureau overhauls, we can repair virtually any wood related problem

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Satisfied Clients.

We had several items that were damaged during our move to Newport, RI and were thrilled to find out that Fred and Meg could repair our family heirlooms and our treasured international pieces. [...] The quality of their craftsmanship is unparallel. I would highly recommend entrusting them with your most treasured items because they will take the time to ensure the piece is restored back to its original glory and sometimes, even better than before.

Ashley M.

Newport, RI

Fred did an excellent job repairing damage done to an antique chest of ours. The damage was done during one of our military moves. Fred was courteous, professional and very knowledgeable. He was promt both times he came to our home and had an appreciation for antiques and fine furniture. We have moved at least 9 times over 23 years of military service and Fred has by far been THE BEST!

Mark G.

Hanscom Air Force Base, MA

Fred restored two pieces for me: an antique hutch with many small sections needing restoration, and a small side table. He restored both pieces beautifully. His work was impeccable and all flowed with the original piece that you can't tell it was broken in the first place. Thank you so much!

Lauren F.

These guys did an AMAZING job on a bedside table we had to get fixed after the movers trashed one of the legs. You cannot tell anything ever happened to it! Fred was super sweet and very helpful despite some complications with our moving company. Thanks again for all your help!

Kayla O.

Let me begin by stating that I have never felt the need to comment online before, but after the exceptional job performed by Weathersby Guild Southern New England, I felt that I had to. [...] All of the scratches, most superficial but some deeper, are nearly impossible to find and the dresser leg was reattached leaving no signs of it ever being broken. I would highly recommend Weathersby Guild to anyone with damaged furniture or antiques that need to be restored.

Mike W.

Providence, RI

Weathersby Guild is an excellent, reasonably priced furniture repair business. I would have rated them 10 stars on this 5-star scale, if that were possible. They are that good. [...] As I said, I could not recommend Weathersby's more highly. They were courteous in every way, always on time, and, most important, they are highly expert crafts people. I couldn't imagine anyone else being better.

Michael W.