Mid-century,
restored.
A Dallas workshop for the restoration of Heywood Wakefield, Dillingham, Broyhill Brasilia, and the pieces no one else recognizes. Fifteen years of hand-rubbed finishes, custom toner recipes, and structural repair — and when the house needs the same standard, the same hands handle fine home repair across DFW.
The shop restores —
- Heywood Wakefield
- Dillingham
- Broyhill Brasilia
- Lane Acclaim
- Paul McCobb
- Drexel Declaration
- Danish Modern
- American Walnut
— and the pieces no catalog ever tagged.
Mid-century restoration,
done properly.
The reason most "refinished" MCM pieces look wrong is that the finish came from a shelf, not from the piece. At JHR, every restoration starts by reading what the maker intended — then rebuilding the finish to match. Custom toners, hand-rubbed coats, matched grain. The work disappears; the piece comes forward.
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Custom toner work
Heywood Wakefield Wheat, Champagne, Sable. Broyhill Brasilia warmth. Danish Modern red-oil tones. Every match dialed in on scrap before it touches the piece.
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Structural repair, hidden
Failed joints re-glued from the inside. Old brackets and cobbled screws pulled. Hidden reinforcement where the piece needs it, invisible where it doesn't.
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Hand-rubbed finishes
Oil-based polyurethane, three coats, rubbed between. The surface you can feel with your hand before you see it with your eye.
From the shop.
Restoration Dillingham Esprit Highboy
A 1960s Dillingham Esprit highboy, brought back from dulled varnish and scuffed veneer to a hand-rubbed finish true to its era.
Restoration Heywood Wakefield Wishbone Table
Fabricating and color-matching a new apron to an aged original — developing a custom Aged Heywood Wheat toner recipe to bridge sixty years in a single afternoon.
Restoration Outdoor Hardwood Patio Set
A hardwood patio set, stripped and refinished in dark walnut with marine-grade sealant — ready for another decade of Texas summers.
High-end home repair, same standard.
When a client trusts me with a $3,000 Dillingham, they usually ask what else I can do to the house. The answer: the same thing — clean lines, invisible repairs, quiet craft. Drywall to Level 4 smooth. Interior paint. Fine finish carpentry. The punch list that the last contractor never finished.
The craft is in
what you don't notice.
A good repair disappears. A good restoration looks like the piece was always supposed to look that way. There are no shortcuts — every finish is the sum of a hundred small decisions, and the only way to hide the work is to do it right.
Pre-listing repairs,
done by Monday.
Popcorn removal. Drywall patches. Trim touch-ups. Interior paint. Cabinet fixes. Scoped on-site, invoiced to the closing or the listing agent, photographed on completion. The kind of work that makes a house show ten percent better — and closes faster.
How it works for agents- Same-week turns on standard punch lists
- Direct invoicing to the closing or listing
- Photo documentation for your files
- Clean, tenant-safe work zones
Five-star work, five-star reviews.
“Erick brought a mid-century dresser back from the dead. The finish looks better than the day it left the factory.”
“The ceiling repair is invisible. I literally cannot find where the damage was. Worth every penny.”
“Communication, cleanliness, craft. He did everything he said he'd do, on budget, on time — and my listing sold in six days.”
Have a piece — or a punch list?
Send photos and a few details. I'll respond within one business day with honest scope, price, and timeline.