Furniture Refinishing & Antique Restoration — Greenville & Spartanburg, SC
Furniture Restoration & Refinishing — Greenville & Spartanburg, SC
Brendan Carpenter provides expert furniture refinishing and restoration to clients across Greenville, Spartanburg, and the upstate South Carolina area. Whether you have a damaged antique, a piece with worn finish, or a family heirloom that needs new life, we have the skills to restore it. Browse our before & after gallery and completed project work below.
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Furniture Refinishing & Restoration Services — Upstate SC
- Repairing broken or structurally damaged furniture
- Repairing or touching up a damaged finish
- Furniture cleaning, waxing & polishing
- Stripping, coloring and complete refinishing
- Antique furniture repair and restoration
Empire Chest — Veneer Repair & Wood Furniture Refinishing
This Empire chest arrived at our Wellford, SC workshop with veneer damage in many areas across the surface. Using expert veneer repair techniques, we carefully patched each damaged spot so the repairs are nearly invisible. During the furniture refinishing process, we treated the carved posts to make the carvings stand out dramatically. We fully restored the piece to its original condition — a beautiful result for an upstate South Carolina client.
1870s–1910 Antique Desk — Marble Inlay & Antique Furniture Restoration
A client brought this late 19th-century antique desk to us from the Greenville, SC area for full antique furniture restoration. The original top required complete replacement; we preserved all original components to maintain the integrity of the piece. Instead of a standard top, the client and Brendan chose to inlay marble into the surface — a one-of-a-kind result that transformed a damaged piece into a showstopper.
1780s–1820 Federal Period Chest — Antique Restoration & Holly Inlay Repair
This Federal Period chest arrived at our shop in a serious state of disrepair — a classic antique furniture restoration challenge. The drawers had broken apart, and time had chipped out many sections of the delicate holly inlay over its 200+ years of life. We carefully rebuilt every drawer and painstakingly restored the holly inlay. If you have antique furniture in the Spartanburg or Greenville area in need of this level of care, this is what we do.
Antique Church Pew — Furniture Stripping & Heart Pine Refinishing
This antique church pew — now repurposed as a stunning hall bench — required complete furniture stripping to remove years of accumulated paint. Stripping revealed gorgeous heart pine underneath. We hand-applied a reddish-brown stain to highlight the natural grain and age of the wood. Furniture stripping and refinishing like this is one of our most common requests from upstate South Carolina clients with older painted pieces.
P&P Chair Company Rockers — JFK Rocking Chair Restoration, Upstate SC
We restored these P&P Chair Company rockers to their original condition at our Wellford, SC furniture restoration shop. We fully replaced the hand-woven herringbone caning and renewed the finish with a water- and UV-resistant varnish. President John F. Kennedy made these famous rockers popular nationwide. If you have P&P rockers or similar antique wood chairs needing wood furniture repair in the Greenville or Spartanburg area, we can help.
Victorian Oak Secretary Desk — Complete Wood Furniture Restoration
This Victorian oak secretary desk arrived at our upstate SC workshop in rough condition. Someone had stained it dark at some point in its history, leaving it far from its original appearance. Our wood furniture restoration process included building a new replacement drawer and sourcing matching replacement hardware. We also restored the missing felt writing surface and refinished the entire piece in the natural oak color typical of that Victorian era. A complete transformation.
Live-Edge Black Walnut Dining Table — Furniture Refinishing, Greenville SC
A client in the Greenville, SC area brought this live-edge black walnut slab dining table to us for a complete refinish. The natural figure and character of the walnut — including the dramatic grain patterns, natural knots, and organic live edge — were brought back to life with a deep, lustrous finish that showcases everything that makes this wood so remarkable. The result is a showpiece that will anchor this client’s dining room for generations.
Tillman Hall Auditorium Seats — Antique Restoration for Clemson Alumni
Clemson University originally installed these antique auditorium seats in Tillman Hall — one of the most iconic buildings on campus. Acquired by a proud Clemson alumnus, they came to our Wellford, SC shop for a full antique restoration. The cast iron frames, bearing the original “CAC” (Clemson Agricultural College) monogram, received a full treatment — we stripped, repaired, and refinished them in a deep satin black. We also fully restored and refinished the wooden seats, backs, and armrests to a rich walnut tone that complements the iron perfectly. Finally, we preserved the original brass seat number plate as a nod to their storied history. A truly one-of-a-kind piece of Clemson history — brought back to life.
Historic Church Doors — Paint Stripping & Professional Finish, Downtown Greenville SC
These original Gothic arch doors on a historic church in downtown Greenville, SC had accumulated years of paint buildup, obscuring their architectural detail and compromising the finish. We carefully stripped every layer back to bare wood, restoring the crisp profile of the raised panels and the ornate strap hardware. We then professionally sprayed a new finish for a flawless, durable result — and we gave the original black hardware the same full treatment. The doors are now a stunning focal point worthy of the landmark building they protect.
Looking for furniture refinishing or antique restoration near Greenville or Spartanburg, SC?
We serve all of upstate South Carolina — Greenville, Spartanburg, Duncan, Wellford, Boiling Springs, and surrounding areas.
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We serve all of upstate South Carolina — Greenville, Spartanburg, Duncan, Wellford, Boiling Springs, and surrounding areas.
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