January 11th, 2011
Melroy’s Furniture Refinishing and Chair Caning, Lewes, Delaware Beaches
It is so interesting how we can just discard anything we don’t want without giving it another thought. An office was moving and was getting rid of a table. I think it was probably their conference table but I am not sure.
“Another person’s trash is someone else’s treasure.” And that is what happened to the table my husband rescued. He thought it was so pretty; did not know what kind of wood it was. And, I am sorry I don’t have the “before” picture.
He found Melroy’s Furniture Refinishing and Chair Caning; gave them a call. Melroy’s is located at 20597 Mulberry Knoll Rd., Lewes, DE 19958. Tel. 302-645-1856. The website? www.melroysrefnishing.com. Please check out the website to see all their services.
They are considered to be the only company in our area that provides, refinishing, repairing and caning of furniture. All stripping of furniture is hand stripped. And, they do have 32 years of experience.
This is the first time that I had met them and had the opportunity to use their services. Melroy’s was mentioned to me by a friend in Ocean City, Maryland about 6 months ago as a possible subject for my blog.
Plenty of times I have gotten calls asking me where furniture can be refinished and also for info. about chair caning. It is a talent and can only be done well by someone that has a love for working with his or her hands.
Melroy’s is a husband and wife team. Mel is the wife and Roy is the husband. Mel has followed her father’s footsteps; he worked with woods all his life. She started as a little girl.
Mel is from Hoopers Island. Hoopers Island is one of the 3 islands in Dorchester County, Maryland. They are surrounded by water; the Chesapeake Bay on one side and the Honga River on the other. Remote but known for sport fishing and the crabbing industry.
Mel also picked crabs for a living. Also, worked at Jimmy Lynn’s Seafood & Carry Out, located at 18226 Coastal Highway. Tel. 302-644-9329. I wrote a post on Jimmy Lynn’s on 7/31/09. If you want to see it just click on that month and scroll down to the date. Remember them? They are the ones that have the “home of the crabs with attitude”. A note of interest is that Lynn is Mel’s sister.
We then received a call that the table was ready for us to see and also for us to pick a stain. We knew we wanted to leave it as natural as possible. The wood was cherry.
The cherry trees produce one of the best woods used to make furniture. It is a brown American hardwood that has a hint of pink or dark red to it. It darkens with age.
We decided on a natural stain to show its beauty. But, where were we going to put it? I decided that this table was going to be my new desk. It is 6 feet in length and almost 3 feet in width. It is comfortable and I love it. It was tricky getting it in its new spot but it was done. Melroy’s can pick up and deliver, as well.
They were great to work with and you know how it is….word of mouth….it is the best advertising tool….talk to you later…..
Note: Some info. for this post was taken from www.wisegeek.com.
Tags: Bethany Beach, Chair Caning, Delaware Beaches, Dewey Beach, Fenwick Island, Lewes, Melroy's Furniture Refinishing, Milton, rehoboth beach, Reviews
God Bless you Gloria. You always seem to come up with info I need. I have 2 chairs that need caning.
Hi,
I am searching for cane for parasol repair. It would need to be dark, almost black, but I could stain it if needed…just more work. I would like it to be as close to 5cm thick as I am loosing my carpenter, (my father is terminally ill), and at present I have no one else to take his place.
The person I use to get my cane from has very little left, and has left me to search for my own. So, here I am. If you have a great source, I would love to hear of it. Thank you.
Regards,
Joy
Thanks for your comments. Your best bet is to contact them directly to the above number. I only wrote a post as a review for my website.
Good read. Learning how to fix and refinish furniture is a very useful skill to have. Salvaging thrown away furniture seems rewarding. Thanks for posting.