Refinishing that honors how the house was built.

An architectural refinishing trade. Decks, porches, cabinets, trim, floors and siding, repaired and finished so they last.

A restored porch on an older home, with a deep red-brown stained floor, round columns and a lattice screen

Before and after

Worn wood and dated finishes, brought back rather than torn out.

Wood siding on a house with the old finish being removed — Wood siding
The old finish taken off and the siding refinished to show the wood again.

The same wood siding with a deep, glossy new finish — Wood siding
The old finish taken off and the siding refinished to show the wood again.

Gray, weathered backyard deck before refinishing — Backyard deck
Decking, steps and railing refinished.

The same backyard deck after refinishing, with warm wood tone restored — Backyard deck
Decking, steps and railing refinished.

Kitchen with dated oak cabinets, each door labeled with tape — Oak kitchen
Cabinets refinished in white, new pulls, and a new tile backsplash.

The same kitchen with cabinets refinished in white and a new tile backsplash — Oak kitchen
Cabinets refinished in white, new pulls, and a new tile backsplash.

A kitchen refinish, start to finish

I
Every door and drawer is labeled before it comes off.
II
Doors are laid out in the spray shop.
III
Each one is sprayed and left flat to cure.
IV
Everything goes back where it came from, with the island in navy.

Project spotlight

The Summit Avenue Porch

An older home on Summit Avenue, with a porch floor that had reached the end of its life. Caleb took the floor down to the joists, laid new tongue-and-groove boards, brought a column back to his shop for repair, fitted new trim, and stained it all.

A porch stripped down to its floor joists — Stripped to the joists

New flooring boards being laid along the porch, with a lantern overhead — First boards going down

A porch floor half stained, with a can of stain on the bare boards — Stain going on

The finished porch seen straight down its length, with a hanging lantern — Finished

See the full project in the portfolio

“When we build, let us think that we build for ever.”

John Ruskin, 1849

Services

Painting
Interior and exterior: walls, trim, doors and siding.
Deck staining and repair
Stripping, staining, and replacing boards, steps and rails past saving.
Wood repair and refinishing
Doors, windows, siding and anything else made of wood.
Cabinet refinishing
Doors and drawers removed, sprayed in the shop and reinstalled.
Porch restoration
Old porches repaired, floors replaced, and finished to suit the house.
Custom millwork and cabinetry
Trim, moldings and cabinets built to order and fitted to the house.
Floor refinishing
Wood floors and porch floors sanded and refinished.
Tile
Backsplashes and other tile, set and grouted.
Drywall repair
Patches and repairs that disappear under paint.
Stain and varnish
Custom color matching, plus clear finishes on doors, floors, trim and exterior wood.

Quality over quick

Caleb started painting at fifteen, learning the trade from master painters in West Virginia. He later moved to Wisconsin and started Integrated Refinishing.

He reads about architecture for the love of it, and it shows in the work. The goal on every job is a finish that suits the period of the house, looks right, and lasts as long as it possibly can. That means the best-performing products available, and non-toxic ones wherever possible.