Why Refinish?

When I mention that I refinish antique furniture, many people say, "Don't do that, it will reduce the value!" And they are right... if the piece is already in good shape. The two Hunzinger chairs we have purchased have been in horrible shape. Mine in particular appears to have been left in a moldy basement for many years. In this case, the value of the piece has already reached rock bottom... it has nowhere to go but up. This pic is from the eBay listing...

Our first Hunzinger Rocker - Finished!

This is the our first Hunzinger rocker after it has been re-finished and re-appolstered!

Our first Hunzinger - Pre-Finishing

We got our first Hunzinger rocker at a local antique store. They did not know much about the rocker and we were able to talk them down quite abit on the price... although at the time, we did not know anything about them either. As the piece was not in very good condition, we decided to re-finish it. Upon removing hardware and old appolstery, we notieced the patent mark on the underside of the rocker platform. It indicated that it was a Hunzinger! Here is a photo of it pre-refinishing.