True story: I took two antique sack-back Windsor Chairs to Daren for tightening and repair. One leg on one of the two chairs had been splintered in half (I literally hit it with an SUV). When I went to pick up the two chairs, *neither* of us could identify which leg he'd repaired -- it was that well done. He also beautifully restored a pair of campaign chests that had been abused and water damaged in a teenager's bedroom. His craftsmanship speaks for itself, and he's lovely to work with. Can't say enough good things.
March 2023
Extremely expensive. Make sure you understand his estimate clearly, and keep copies of what you sign as it's written out in narrative form, not as an itemized table with a true bottom line cost and in my case, I was given different numbers. What appears as a bottom line total cost is a sentence or two and although it states "total cost" it is not - it is only part of his overall estimate. I am sick to my stomach that I paid $3000 to have two antique trunks repaired when I understood the cost would be $825 each. That was already $2-300 higher than I had budgeted based on other estimates but decided to go with DaVinci as they seemed competent. I was floored... read full review
November 2022
Darren was fantastically informative and experienced. We dropped off our (exceptionally large) piece and he went through everything he planned to do and the parts that may be complicated, exactly what was in the quote - which was done over email. Easy to work with, responded quickly, and prices are reasonable. I'm looking forward to getting our sideboard back and planning for future projects.
True story: I took two antique sack-back Windsor Chairs to Daren for tightening and repair. One leg on one of the two chairs had been splintered in half (I literally hit it with an SUV). When I went to pick up the two chairs, *neither* of us could identify which leg he'd repaired -- it was that well done. He also beautifully restored a pair of campaign chests that had been abused and water damaged in a teenager's bedroom. His craftsmanship speaks for itself, and he's lovely to work with. Can't say enough good things.
Extremely expensive. Make sure you understand his estimate clearly, and keep copies of what you sign as it's written out in narrative form, not as an itemized table with a true bottom line cost and in my case, I was given different numbers. What appears as a bottom line total cost is a sentence or two and although it states "total cost" it is not - it is only part of his overall estimate. I am sick to my stomach that I paid $3000 to have two antique trunks repaired when I understood the cost would be $825 each. That was already $2-300 higher than I had budgeted based on other estimates but decided to go with DaVinci as they seemed competent. I was floored... read full review
Darren was fantastically informative and experienced. We dropped off our (exceptionally large) piece and he went through everything he planned to do and the parts that may be complicated, exactly what was in the quote - which was done over email. Easy to work with, responded quickly, and prices are reasonable. I'm looking forward to getting our sideboard back and planning for future projects.