Service Cost (Repair & Restoration)

• $100/hr for Chandeliers & Floor Lamps + cost of parts

• $70/hr for Table Lamps + cost of parts

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The Importance of Restoration.

Lighting restoration is much like restoring an antique automobile: both require far more than simply making something look good or getting it working again. An antique car is valuable because of its history, craftsmanship, original materials, and character, and restoring it properly means carefully preserving those qualities rather than replacing everything with modern parts. The same is true with historic and antique lighting. A restoration may involve researching the fixture’s age and construction, preserving original components, repairing rather than replacing parts whenever possible, addressing worn wiring and electrical connections, and carefully refinishing surfaces without destroying the character that makes the piece unique.

What may appear to a customer as a simple repair can actually involve specialized knowledge, patience, craftsmanship, and decisions about what should—and should not—be changed. Understanding this process is important because proper restoration is not about making an old fixture simply function again; it is about bringing it back to a safe, beautiful, and functional condition while respecting its original design, history, and value. Just as you wouldn’t take a rare antique car to a shop that treats it like an ordinary vehicle, an antique light deserves the same level of care and understanding.