The chair is fantastic! It is beautiful and still comfortable, which is exactly what I was hoping for. I can't wait to get my next project to you!

Date of Posting: 30 March 2010
Posted By: L. Kelly

"Last year, I found myself in the position of inheriting a house full of furniture. My parents had passed away and I had the overhwelming task of cleaning out the house in which they had lived for over 50 years. As I sorted through the belongings in the house, I realized that there were select pieces of furniture I wanted to keep and to move into my home. However, most of the pieces I wanted to keep were 50+ years old and reflected the wear and tear of having been used for a number of years. When I started the process of finding someone to restore the furniture, I did research online plus talked with friends. I subsequently went to a Home and Garden Show in downtown Raleigh and saw the booth for Mumford Restoration. I talked with the owner, Bernard Mumford, and set up an appointment for him to come by and look at the furniture. During the evaluation process, Bernard examined each piece of furniture and recommended a level of service based on the quality and conditon of the piece along with consideration for my desires and for my budget. During this whole period, I found the owner and the employees to be extremely professional, knowledgable and honest. In fact, during the evaluation process, there was a corner bookcase that I was interested in keeping. But after inpecting the quality and condition of the piece, Bernard commented that unless the piece had a lot of sentimental value to me that I would be better off buying a new bookcase! But thank goodness, the other pieces of furniture I wanted to keep were better prospects. I've had a number of compliments on the piees of furniture that were restored--a dining room chest, a bedroom suit and a piano. The quality of the workmanship is excellent. And the pieces, with their wonderful memories, are just beautiful. If you have any furniture that you are interested in restoring, I highly recommend that you contact Mumford Restoration."

Date of Posting: 20 January 2010
Posted By: B. Douglass
Raleigh, NC

"The Haywood Hall Committee appreciates your generous contribution to the conservation of six of the antique chairs at Haywood Hall Museum House. The three reglued and waxed dining chairs, ca. 1800, outshine the others and have received many compliments from visitors to the museum. The Windsor chair now is safe to sit upon. The side chair and gentleman's chair in the parlor have been reglued. And of particular note is the fine repair and reupholstery of the Victorian lady's chair in the parlor - the fabric is perfect and looks just right with the other pieces in the room. So many guests who visited the property over the holidays have remarked upon the fine workmanship on these pieces. This wonderful contribution has enabled us to keep our museum attractive and our antique furntiure safe. we are grateful to you and are pleased to recommend your restoration services for furnishings and fine arts."

Date of Posting: 27 December 2009
Posted By: M. Haywood
Curator of Haywood Hall, Raleigh, NC

You beautifully restored a window seat for me some years ago. It's actually shown in your website's photo gallery. So, I already know your work is impeccable! Also, I have referred your business to many indivduals over the years. Thanks again for my window seat. I love how you restored it. It's one of my prized possessions now and I can't thank you enough for that. It always garners attention and much praise whenever anyone sees it. And the first thing I do is direct them to your website to look at the before picture *smile*.

Date of Posting: 12 November 2009
Posted By: G. Streaty

I could not be more pleased, as is my family, on the beautiful job you did restoring my Nana's (great-grandmother's) trunk. It traveled with her 102 years ago from Italy to the land of opportunity--America. It made the journey through Ellis Island with Nana. My mother acquired the trunk through her father and as a young girl, it always fascinated me where the trunk came from and all the history and stories it held. My siblings and I asked my mother for the trunk many times as it was just sitting in her basement and two years ago after many years of prodding she finally gave in. I then called you and you gave me back a piece of family history that I proudly display in my home. Nana would be thrilled! Thank you so much!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: K. Collins
Durham, NC

Just wanted to let you know that my mother-in-law was so thriled! She said it was so much better than she ever thought it could be. I found out tonight that the rocker was a baby gift for her father which means it should be 98 years old this year. So she will probably be over with a small family table sometime soon that she has been meaning to have refinished. Thank you so much!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: D. Needham
Apex, NC

We are very happy with the restored chairs and mirror. As always, you do beautiful work and have the loveliest fabrics to choose from. Thank you and we will certainly call on you again as the need arises

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: Mrs. Walter
Raleigh, NC

We are very happy with the results. All the furniture looks beautiful & couch, chair very comfortable still. My mother is smiling from above I\'m sure! I was thinking about painting the room & changing the carpet but once the reupholstered furniture arrived, it really added a new spin & now I think those changes are not needed. Frankly I was quite surprised that the work was completed as scheduled. My past experiences with refinishers in this area have not been as positive.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: B. Marks
Chapel Hill, NC

It is unbelievable how good the chairs, especially, turned out. They had deep gouges and now are like new. We are very satisfied.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: S. Vaughn
Raleigh, NC

I just got back in town and wanted to call and tell you that I am very happy with my dining room table. I have several other pieces and I will definitely be calling you again because you guys are the best!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: V. Alvarez
Apex, NC

Wonderful, the pillows look great! Absolutely superb work and results. Thank you very much.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: G. Cascone
Items Restored: Club chairs and ottoman., Pittsboro, NC

They look like brand new chairs, I can’t tell which one was broken! Great job Mumford’s!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: T. Willis
Items Restored: Six teak chairs., Raleigh, NC

It looks great, the leaves fit perfectly, and it looks great back in my dining room. I will call John when I am ready for you to start on the next piece!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: H. Schupp
Items Restored: Walnut table, carved bed., Raleigh, NC

Great work, it looks great! The on-site repair was great too. These items are old family items, and now they look great!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: C. Fleming
Items Restored: Serpentine dresser., Cary, NC

Excellent work! Worth the wait, I’m glad you kept your word! Thanks to Bernard and the whole crew!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: Mr & Mrs. Henson
Items Restored: 6 dining chairs., Raleigh, NC

Grandma would be so happy! Beautiful work, it looks great. I will call again

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: C. Brown
Items Restored: Mahogany game table., Raleigh, NC

The chair looks so much better! The drawer looks great and fits good, you should have seen it before.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: C. Raymer
Items Restored: Eastlake chair, repair drawer in oak desk., Raleigh, NC

Bernard was great and knowledgeable and I am very satisfied. The chair was delivered ahead of schedule and the quality of the work was wonderful.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: A. Demko
Items Restored: Gooseneck rocker., Cary, NC

I appreciate the craftsmanship involved in restoring several of my grandparent’s pieces of furniture. Each piece was restored to its original condition, as closely as possible. Thank you for the quality of the work, and the pleasant process involved in completing this job. I will certainly recommend you to all of my friends!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: P. Hopfenburg
Item Restored: Walnut chair, farm table, spool table, touchup dresser., Raleigh, NC

The work was very good—a professional job to say the least.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: M. O'Connor
Items Restored: White oak cedar chest., Cary, NC

The piano was beautiful. You did a great job. I am extremely pleased!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: D. White
Raleigh, NC

Worked out great! Certainly appreciate your prompt help-- look forward to calling you in future.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: P. Cherry
Items Restored: Navy blue sofa., Raleigh, NC

It’s as though we got brand new furniture. It looks beautiful.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: D. Wooster
Items Restored: Mission-style loveseat and sofa., Raleigh, NC

The service and quality was superb. I hope we do some more business with you.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: D. Ebner
Items Restored: Walnut library table., Holly Springs, NC

I love it, I love it! The chair and table turned out beautiful. They look great. The curio cabinet repair is perfect.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: M. Mize
Items Restored: Oak curio cabinet, reupholster wingback chair, refinish hall table., Raleigh, NC

Awesome—I love Rachel! You guys are the very best!! I would recommend and will recommend Mumford’s to everyone.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: K. Punte
Items Restored: Walnut china hutch., Kittrell, NC

Super! I am very happy to have the use of my chair. Thank you.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: M. Meyer
Items Restored: Mission-style chair. , Raleigh, NC

Kelly did first class work. He did what we asked and made certain that we were comfortable with the results. We couldn’t be happier. We would recommend Mumford’s to anyone requiring this type of work.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: C. Lofgren
Cary, NC

It looks great, just like when I bought it. A perfect repair, thank you.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: D. Casey
Items Restored: Chaise lounge., Raleigh, NC

My initial phone call resulted in a warm welcome and good information which continued on when we brought my much-loved yet age and wear distressed desk chair into Mumford’s for our free estimate. The gentlemen who inspected my chair seemed to like it as much as I do. The end result is lovely work. The chair matched the finish of its desk perfectly. The delivery man was sweet and even gave us a gift bag. Very pleasant experience. Thank you.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: S. Pugh
Items Restored: Antique desk chair, repair and reupholster., Raleigh, NC

The result is perfect. Beautiful, and I am simply amazed you were able to repair it. No matter how difficult of a task I come up with, Mumford’s has been able to tackle it. From kitchen cabinet modifications to repairing my dining room chairs, to repairing a shattered 17th century frame, they’ve done amazing work each time. Thanks!

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: H. Gray
Items Restored: Antique mirror frame, six dining chairs refinished and reupholstered., Raleigh, NC

You all did a great job on our chairs with great customer service, and your estimator was very helpful.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: N. McLaughlin
Items Restored: Reupholster wingback chair., Raleigh, NC

John matched the fabric perfectly. Everything was professionally handled and it turned out wonderfully. I’m absolutely impressed.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: P. Lilley
Items Restored: Reupholster several sofas., Raleigh, NC

This is what Linda and I said last night; Mumford Restoration was very easy to work with. Mr. Mumford wanted to hear our concerns and take care of them right away. All the team members did nice work and were careful, trying their best to do things properly.Mumford’s Restoration provided access to good people, coordination and good information.I appreciate the excellent work and helpful instruction.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: J. Lapp
Raleigh, NC

I went to my Mom’s in Wake Forest this weekend and cannot begin to tell you how beautiful the chair is! It is exactly what I envisioned in terms of the stain color – a warm medium brown with golden tones. In fact, it is so stunning that I have decided it will go splendidly as a “stand alone” in our living room and blend in perfectly with the sofa and other chair we have. I will certainly be in touch once we finally get our home and move in, as I have many, many projects that could use the special Mumford touch.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: V. Jackson
Items Restored: Brass lamp, refinish desk, reupholster chair and ottoman, refinish mahogany secretary, rocking chair. , Durham, NC

This gentleman does very fine work. You should definitely consider him as a solution for all of your cabinet touch-up work.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: K. Garber
Homeowner - John Wieland Homes, Raleigh, NC

I have worked with Mr. Mumford and Mumford Restoration for over 6 years. The people I worked with were all so pleasant and kind and couldn’t do enough for me. I recommend them VERY highly.

Date of Posting: 10 November 2009
Posted By: I. Vauclain
Items Restored: Grandfather clock, upholstered chair, coffee table, rosewood chair, walnut dresser., Morrisville, NC