Thayer Finishing & Restoration

Thayer Finishing & Restoration is a family-owned wood finishing shop in Pembroke, Massachusetts that specializes in refinishing kitchen cabinetry, architectural woodwork and furniture rather than gutting and rebuilding rooms. A 2013 newspaper account credited it with the bookcase finish work on the James Library's concert hall renovation in nearby Norwell. In a November 2025 Google review, a customer described getting talked through a furniture repair over the phone - a simple cord-disconnect fix on a recliner - and called it extraordinary personal service. Google shows a 4.2-star average from five ratings. One thing worth asking about directly: the state registry shows the company's Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration, HIC 195406, as expired. Its BBB file is otherwise an A+, though it isn't a BBB-accredited business. For cabinet or woodwork refinishing, this looks like a small, hands-on operation - just confirm the registration is current before booking anything that requires it.