Furniture Restoration Courses Honolulu Near Me

4worldlovers: Since 1978, Honolulu Furniture Service has been providing Hawaii’s local home and business owners high quality refinishing and repair services; restoring family treasures and valued finds to showroom condition.

Built on servicing private and commercial customers, we take pride in offering high quality services for your treasured or utility pieces, offering a complete line of repair services for all types of furniture problems.

With over 40 years in the restoration business, we pride ourselves in being able to handle a wide range of restoration service and materials; from wood and glass to mirrors, marble, granite and metal.

Whether the need is to repair nicks and scratches or complete restoration, we are here to help.

A: Refinishing wood, replacing/restoring wood veneers, repairing damaged wood and reinforcing poor designs.

A: Yes. We are equipped for home or office service calls.

4worldlovers: Your antique dining room set or the coffee table you've had since your college days are still perfectly good pieces of furniture. They're just showing their age more than you'd like. Don't let them go at a garage sale for pennies on the dollar. Give them a new lease on life, with the help of Gilbert's Refinishing LLC! Since 1930, we've been helping people all over Oahu keep their furniture looking as good as new. In addition to furniture repair and refinishing, we offer hard-to-find services such as piano refinishing and re-caning. Call or stop by our shop at 1632 Silva Street in Honolulu, HI for a quote!


In our line of work, Gilbert's Refinishing LLC can tell you that they really don't make things like they used to, furniture included. Older furniture was built to last, and with a little care, can be handed down through generations. At Gilbert's Refinishing LLC, our goal is to keep your furniture where it belongs - in your family.

4worldlovers: Following traditional practices, our work skills were obtained primarily by apprenticeship and on-the-job training, with courses of formal study through attendance at the following institutions.

1977-79 - Escuela Profesional De Decoracion Y Pintores; Barcelona, Spain. Traditional Faux finishes, trompe l’ oeil and traditional gilding methods.

2003 - International Academic Projects - Professional Development Programme. Sydonie Estate House, Zellwood, FL. Conservation Of Glass

1988 - Gilded Wood: Gilding Conservation Symposium. Philadelphia Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA

1994 - Painted Wood: History and Conservation. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Williamsburg, VA

To remain abreast of current treatment methodologies, we are routinely in communication with others within the conservation field, and attend relevant symposia, classes and workshops. Membership(s) in relevant organizations can be found below.

1979 - Hulihe'e Palace: Glenn Mason (Recreation of Kalakaua Period painted wood surfaces.)

1982 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Repair, surface reconstruction, and gold leafing of five frames for royal portraits.)

1983 - 'Iolani Palace: Alex Klahm (Color analysis of two bronze royal coat-of- arms plaques.)

- 'Iolani Palace: Glenn Mason (Restoration of a painted plaster royal coat-of- arms plaque.)

- 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration of two wooden picture frames, restoration and gold leafing of a royal portrait frame.)

1984 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration of two gilt picture frames, one statuary pedestal, and one wardrobe.)

- Queen Emma Summer Palace: Mildred Nolan (Repair of an antique sideboard.)

1985 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration and gold leafing of a frame for a royal portrait.)

- Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Healani C. Doane (Restoration of pews and altar furnishings.)

1986 - Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Healani C. Doane (Restoration of railings and a royal bier.)

- 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration and gold leafing of a royal portrait frame.)

1987 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration of three Palace tables)

- Hulihe'e Palace: Glenn E. Mason (Restoration of damaged faux finishes on columns and baseboards)

1988 - Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Healani C. Doane (Restoration of a royal bier)

1989 - Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Healani C. Doane (Restoration of a Kalakaua bust and koa pedestal.)

1989 - State Judiciary: Jane Silverman (Restoration of a carved high-back chair)

1990 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Analysis, restoration, and gold leafing of Queen Lili`uokalani's portrait frame.)

1991 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration of a gilt wooden picture frame.)

- Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Healani C. Doane (Conserve kahili stands, royal bier, and koa pedestal.)

1992 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Restoration and French polishing of a mated koa pedestal)

1993 - 'Iolani Palace: H. J. Bartels (Reversal of water damage and French polishing of a small koa table.)

- Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Lydia Maioho (Preparation and gilding of all lettering on marble shutters inside The Kalakaua Crypt.)

1994 - 'Iolani School: Fra. Thomas Yoshida (Finishing of Chapel altar, cross, and other furnishings in faux marbré and gold leaf.)

1997 - Waioli Mission House: Wm. Terheggen (Color analysis and development of painting scheme on interior surfaces)

1999 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel: Michael Jones (Gold leafing a pair of bronze 18th c. Buddhist Disciples) Link

2000 - Washington Place: H. J. Bartels (Conservation of a Queen Liliuokalani Native Woods Inlaid Table by Wm. Fischer) Link

- 'Iolani Palace: Corinne Chun-Fujimoto (Conservation of a painted Kalakaua Coronation Urn.) Link

- Hawaii Theater Center: Sarah M. Richards (Fabrication and gilding of Donor plaques.)

2002 - Washington Place: H. J. Bartels (Restoration of State Dining Room Suite of Furniture) Link

- Royal Mausoleum - Mauna'ala: Bill Maioho (Partial Gilding Of Kalakaua Crypt) Link

2003 - 'Iolani Palace: Stuart Ching (Conservation of a Gilt Pedestal Table) Link

- 'Iolani Palace: Stuart Ching (Conservation of a Queen Kapiolani Walnut Cylinder Top Desk) Link

2006 - 'Iolani Palace: Stuart Ching (Conservation of a Gothic Revival Ebonized sidechair) Link

- Mission Houses Museum: Margo Vitarelli (Conservation of a Walnut and Mahogany Sidechair) Link

- The Contemporary Museum: Cynthia Low (Conservation of an H. C. Westermann inlaid wooden box)

2007 - Washington Place: Corinne Chun-Fujimoto (Conservation of Queen Liliuokalani Walnut Bedstead, two Chinese Rosewod Stands and Giltwood Frame)

- Bishop Museum: Betty Lou Kam (Conservation of Koa Table made by Wilhelm Fischer and Native Woods Inlaid Table made by Wm. Menzel) Link

2008 - Bishop Museum: Betty Lou Kam (Conservation of Koa "Clef" Bench by Henry Weeks, Jr.)

2010 - Honolulu Museum of Art: Shawn Eichman (Conservation of Ming Dynasty Armchair) Link

4worldlovers: At Honolulu Habitat for Humanity we believe in a world – and island – where everyone has a decent place to call home

Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

4worldlovers:
Why spend money on expensive new furniture when you can refinish, restore or repair the furniture you already have at a fraction of the cost?


Specialists in Restoring, Cleaning and Polishing Fine Furniture and Antiques - all kinds of wood, including koa, mahogany, rosewood, oak, and teak


Written Estimate - Island-Wide Pickup & Delivery - On-site Work - Prompt Service - Quality Work