CertiRestore of Central Illinois, Inc. is located in downtown Sidney, Illinois. A town of just over 1000 people located southeast of Champaign-Urbana. Our shop is operating in a circa 1910 building that we just finished restoring. The building actually started it's life as a hardware store, then was a heating repair shop, and now is the proud home of CertiRestore.
As a CertiRestore franchise we strive for the highest standards of furniture restoration. We pride ourselves in looking at the small details that others may overlook. While keeping our high standards in mind we don’t loose site of our customers. In some cases this involves doing very little to a piece of furniture in order to maintain its value as an antique. Whether we are doing a complete restoration, repair, or refinishing a piece of furniture, we always look to increase its value.
We utilize tried and true techniques in bringing your furniture back to life. We use no chemicals when stripping old finish or paint. Dipping wood furniture in chemicals removes old finish and paint very quickly, but at a price. These chemicals seep into the pours of the wood, permanently discoloring the wood and making the wood fibers very brittle. Because we strip old finish and paint by hand it takes us a little longer. This also makes us more expensive than some of our competitors, but the end result reflects the extra time we take to do things right.