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Little Falls, NJ 07424
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2 Bedrock Court, D1
Little Falls, NJ 07424 (map) - (973) 667-0370
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Cane, Rush, & Chair Repair
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Don's Chair Repair • Little Falls, NJ
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We handle:
- Pressed cane
- Hand-woven rush
- Seven step woven cane
- Re-gluing
- Refinishing
We have 25 years of experience. Estimates for re-gluing and refinishing are available on request.
Pressed Cane: $50.00 per seat or back
Rush: $10.00 per inch across the front of the chair
Woven: $1.00 per hole, fine and medium and $1.50 per hole, super fine and carriage
Prices do not include materials.
Reviews
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April 2, 2012
We just recently had the pleasure of meeting Don and he just beautifully completed a rush seat for an old ladder back chair that was my Dad's. He was great to deal with and the finished product was done perfectly and on time as promised. I am so glad that I located his website. I knew I was going to be pleased the minute I met him. Thanks again from a very satisfied customer!!
– Donna
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March 26, 2012
Don recaned two dining room chairs for me made by the White Furniture Company over 40 years ago ....... turned out like new.
A pleasure to deal with and very honest.– Jim
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March 18, 2012
Don caned 6 of our dining room chairs. Dealing with Don was a pleasure. He kept us informed and sent us pictures of the work in progress. He is an extremely professional and honest person and I would highly recommend his services! We have received several compliments on the work he's done for us.
– Margo
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January 23, 2012
I just picked up my antique rocker and am extremely satisfied with his quality of work. Don is a real craftsman! He replaced the hand woven cane on my rocker and brought new life to a treasured antique. I definitely recommend that you give him a call if you have a treasure that needs to be restored.
– Linda
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November 25, 2011
I have 6 dining room chairs that needed to have the caning replaced. I called Don to get some general info. The time he spent on the phone with me, explaining the process and my options etc., was the first indicator of the pride he took in his work and his level of enthusiasm for a job well done. The chairs look amazing; my dining room has a whole new look! Without a doubt, I would recommend Don's Chair Repair to anyone who needs this service. His prices were very reasonable, and his workmanship exceeded my expectations.
– Eileen
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October 2, 2011
The quality of workmanship is second to none . The chairs Don recaned for me look like brand new chairs and people have complimented me on how beautiful the finished products looked. Will defininetly use his service again!
– George
Question and answer
Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A. Don't throw any chair out regardless of condition! I have added rungs, repaired breaks with dowels, and taken off layers of paint. These chairs have history and value. You can't replace these old chairs at Ikea.
Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?
A. Very few chairs can stand the abuse of rocking on the two back legs! Nothing can damage and weaken a chair quicker than this. (Yes, I had teenagers too and they did it constantly). Keeping the four feet on the ground is paramount to chair care and safety.
Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?
A. Meticulous attention to detail! Every chair is a challenge and receives my complete attention.
Q. What do you like most about your job?
A. I take before and after pictures of every chair and get great personal satisfaction from each one.
Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A. How long will the seat last? This depends on the usage, climate and other conditions. House humidity has a significant affect. Dry houses dry out cane and rush and also furniture in general. Many cane seats can last 50 years.
Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?
A. I put a pressed cane seat into an old oak rocking chair. A few weeks later the owner brought it back and the seat was torn! After some questioning, they admitted that their son stood on it to reach something and put his foot through it. A new seat was installed.
Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?
A. One single strand of hand woven cane installed upside down ruins the finished chair. No chair I work on has an upside down strand or a twisted strand. I have taken whole seats out for one careless strand of cane.
Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.
A. I recently worked on two antique chairs that had layers of paint, two broken rungs and needed new cane seats. These are two of the finest pieces I have worked on and I wish I could leave a picture here.
Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.
A. Simple pricing system. This work is all labor and time intensive and the material needed is negligible. Pressed cane is $50.00 for a seat or back regardless of size. Hand woven (the most time consuming) is $1.50 for each hold around the outside of the chair. Super fine cane is $2.00 a hole. Artificial rush seats are $10.00 an inch across the front of the chair. Estimates are given on refinishing and repairs on request. Send me a picture !
Q. Write your own question and answer it.
A. Can Caned and rushed seats and backs be repaired rather than replaced?
No. There is no way to repair breaks or holes in woven cane, pressed cane or rush.
