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I have in-depth knowledge of home furniture, particularly higher quality leather upholstery and American period reproductions. My store specializes in hand-made custom wood furniture and Hancock & Moore upholstery. I do not answer questions on decorating, or paint colors, etc., those will be returned to the question pool.
Experience in the area
Owner/operator a retail home furnishings store (The Keeping Room) in Alexandria Virginia since 1978.
Organizations
National Home Furnishings Association
Publications
www.myfurnitureforum.com, Garden Web Funrniture Forum
Education/Credentials
B.S Graduate, 1977 Florida State University
Past/Present Clients
The White House Sony Studios Historic Mt.Vernon Gatsby's Tavern, Alexandria Carlyse House, Alexandria Walkerton Tavern, Henrico County VA Pequot Indian Museum, CT
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| jim | 05/10/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the good, quick response |
| bud | 05/02/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| gary | 02/28/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Okay, will do. Thanx |
| gena | 12/19/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | outstanding! thank you so much for your ..... |
| Linda | 11/09/11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Quick concise response. only a 9 because ..... |
Recent Answers from Duane Collie
2012-05-09 Type of leather used in flexsteel latitudes:
Obviously it will be leather from a Chinese tannery as the product is 100 % made in China in that collection. China has no cattle industry - most of the 'crusts' going into China are from the U.S. and
2012-05-01 fake leather couch:
Sounds like you may have bi-cast leather on that piece. There is nothing you can do short of recovering the cushions, sorry. My suggestion would be to source some real leather off EBAY (sometimes it can
2012-01-20 HM Austin slipcovers:
Sorry, I don't. Slipcovers are usually done locally as they will need to take measurements for the pattern from your existing piece. But you'll spend at least $ 600 for slipcover and feel the cracked
2012-01-20 HM leather repair:
Hi Aurora, Unfortunately there is no way to repair these cracks, the leather has failed. The only way to fix that is to replace the hides and you will find that to be cost prohibitive - exceeding the
2011-12-30 3032 H&M Austin Wall-Hugger:
Yes, I have a brick and mortar store and am one of the larger dealers for Hancock and Moore. H&M requests no posting of prices in public forums however I will be glad to give you a quote. Simply email
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