Antiques in Vallejo, CA

“I have a set of bedroom furniture, dating from the late eighteen hundreds to early nineteen hundreds. The set has been in my family for four generations.In the early seventies my mother attempted to refinish the furniture. She used a process where the furniture was painted, followed by a stain applied with cheesecloth. The results were disastrous. Years later, she stripped the furniture and stained it. It looked much better, but not great. I've had the furniture since the mid-eighties. I've always wanted to have it professionallyrestored. Around 1995, my wife received an old rocking chair. Horse hair filling, hand carved wood. A dog had chewed off one of the leg ends. We took it to Tony's refinishing in Vallejo. The work Tony performed was beautiful.Fast forward twenty-eight years. I now want to refinish the bedroom set. I called Tony's furniture and spoke with his son Berkeley. I was sad to learn off his father passing away. I told Berkeley I was interested in having the bedroom set refinished along with an oriental coffee table and end tables. The oriental set had an insane amount of relief carving on the tabletop surfaces.I sent Berkeley photos of the pieces we wanted refinished. He promptly gave us a price that he stood by. The work that Berkeley and his crew performed was nothing short of fantastic. The dresser set was completely rebuilt. The drawers no longer bind, they slide in and out freely. No more sawdust on the clothes in the drawer below. The bedroom pieces each had beveled mirrors. Over the years, the original vertical wooden mounts were lost. Berkeley fabricated new wooden mirror mounts that replicated the originals, and replaced the mirrors with new beveled glass. It looks fantastic.The oriental table set had been refinished by my wife's father many years ago. Again, not such a good job. My wife chose a black stain for the set. I didn't think this was a good choice. However, when we went over to Berkeley's to check on the progress, I was very impressed with the black stain. It really looks good. This set was also rebuilt, and had new beveled glass installed. Berkeley offered different finish options and showed stain samples on the wood. Throughout the process he kept us up to date. I would highly recommend Berkeley and his crew at Tony's furniture refinishing.Small businesses like this that offer a rare service that is hard to come by, along with a personal level, are few and far between.”

“My husband and I aren't just so very pleased, but amazed at the level of craftmanship(or womanship :-)) with Janet's work. Our bedroom bench settee is nothing short of fabulous. I often buy Janet's decorative pillows also, which there is no comparison to what you may purchase and pay on the market for this level of quality in a simple pillow. I only wish we had found her sooner. She has our business for life. Thank you so much Janet!”

“We were in the area and saw this store we decided to stop by. The store is nice and open and they have a ton of cool things. The owner greeted us and let us explore. We found a few cool things. We purchased some art and the owner let me son pick out a McDonald toy for free. Prices were reasonable. We will definitely be back. I would definitely recommend this place.”

“I came here before it opened and a cat shadow caught my eye. The cat saw me and ran to the door. We came back when they opened the place is huge and very clean. They had so many things here it took us a while to look at everything. The prices here are extremely reasonable so it was hard to decide what to get. Everything they sold here was unique,clean and in great condition. The owner a lady was very nice and took her time to explain something's to us. The cat Charlie the store manager was so friendly. He let my son and I pet him. We purchased some art at a great price . We had an amazing experience. I would say this store is a must stop if you're in the area. Also stop by and say hi to Charlie he's the friendliest cat you will ever meet.”