Hatton House Diaries

One day, we decided to buy a 125 year old Victorian House in Des Moines, Iowa…….

Local Business Find: Southpaw Furniture Refinishing and Restoration April 20, 2012

imageThe good news is the Hatton House came with it’s own architectural salvage in the attic: a huge pile of historic trim, bullseyes, plinth blocks and more. The bad news is that most of our salvage was in very rough shape. I started out pulling pieces that I could scrub down and clean up myself, but I quickly ran out of “quality” pieces and wasn’t too excited about stripping paint out of the detailed carving of the trim we needed to add three new doors as part of adding the first floor bathroom. Fortunately, I found Southpaw Furniture Refinishing in Valley Junction. For $1 per foot, Kevin will soak boards in a stripping bath that pulls most of the paint off even the boards that are paint on bare wood.

 

 

 

One Response to “Local Business Find: Southpaw Furniture Refinishing and Restoration”

  1. They are no stranger to Hatton House woodwork. They did the South bedroom and the kitchen columns. Glad you found them!


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