Waco Seppo Restorations

Waco Seppo just came around to pick up some furniture for refinishing. I realized that my husband and I have used his services for over 30 years. He’s an artist; he really cares about his work. He does a fantastic restoration job on antiques. He’ll do a lot when it’s necessary. I have a Victorian sewing machine cabinet with a silvery metal sheep’s head on each of the six drawers. One was missing when I bought it, and when Waco refinished the cabinet (and replaced a hole in the top with matching oak) he carved an identical head from wood and painted it silver. He repaired an Arts & Crafts bed with a cracked leg, and while he was at it he replaced a missing pewter inlay with a piece cut from a thin antique tray that he provided, and rubbed down the whole bed with lemon oil. But he’ll also do only a little when necessary. We have an 1890s sofa that had damage to the finish in a few places, and on his advice we decided to just have it touched up instead of refinished. I expect we’ll be seeing a lot of him for awhile, because we’re going through a major home revamp.