About

The Furniture Doctors, Inc. is a family-owned and operated business conveniently located in Rathdrum, Idaho. We specialize in the repair, refinishing, restoration, and reupholstering of your valuable furniture and wood pieces.

We utilize the best of old and new techniques, products and equipment to enhance the natural beauty and strength of your pieces through refinishing, repair, touch-up, and reupholstering. Over 40 years of success is firmly based upon our dedication to our customers and a personal desire to serve. This has been proven through the reputation we have gained while serving the Inland Northwest since 1978.

Our clients come to us from all over the Inland Northwest, including Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, Hayden Lake, Post Falls, Rathdrum, Sandpoint, Silver Valley, St. Maries, Liberty Lake, Spokane, Moscow, Lewiston/Clarkston, Western Montana, and Eastern Washington.

Lisa

is owner and shop manager. She grew up at The Furniture Doctors so it was not a surprise when she joined her parents full time in 1998. Over the last couple of years, she’s started the process of taking over the business from her parents. She is a master craftswoman and has perfected many of the techniques we use in the shop. Lisa is now teaching those skills to others. As Shop Manager she also oversees workflow and quality control.

Jackie

is our founding owner and is now fully retired. She started The Furniture Doctors in 1978. Jackie studied industrial technology at the University of Idaho and eventually obtained her master’s degree. Her study of finishing technologies helpe The Furniture Doctors to be a leader in the furniture restoration industry. To ensure her legacy of quality craftsmenship continues, she created the educational materials for The Furniture Doctors in-house certification training program. In her retirement, Dr. Jackie is enjoying biking and volunteer work.

Paul

is an original co-owner and is now fully retired. His college coursework in engineering and architecture provided him with the knowledge and ability to fabricate new pieces and create structural procedures that are currently used by our technicians. You may still catch him swinging through the shop from time to time. He’s our on-call expert consultant for tricky structural repairs. In his retirement, Dr. Paul is enjoying spending time with his grandchildren as well as performing volunteer work.

Adam

has a keen focus that led him to work towards mastering the trade of finishing. Much like his favorite furniture styles of Craftsman and Mid-Century Modern, he’s always looking for opportunities to improve, both to make processes more efficient, and to deliver excellence to our customers. He enjoys the soothing repetitiveness of the finishing process which is kept exciting by the variety of furniture that comes through the shop.

Michael

has over a years worth of experience that he brings to The Furniture Doctors. An avid reader, he has learned a lot about furniture and different styles, and has expressed that his favorite styles are Eastlake and Queen Anne. He loves coming to work everyday because he gets to experience firsthand what he has only ever read about before. Always willing to help, and a dedicated worker, he makes a wonderful addition to our team!

Bobby

has been building furniture for his own personal enjoyment for over two decades and has 5 years of professional construction experience. He regularly remarks that he can’t believe he’s being paid to do what he loves, bringing old furniture back to life. He lives for keeping a furniture story alive to see the customer’s face light up when they see it again for the first time. This is exactly what happened with a hoosier cabinet project we recently completed.

Jim

Jim has the highest appreciation for the attention to detail and craftsmanship of older furniture. He is working towards mastering the trade of woodworking and considers family heirlooms items of sentimental value and treats them with the highest respect. Jim enjoys working with the team to achieve the highest quality. Jim also assists with most of our pick ups and deliveries.

Cammy

has a degree in clothing, textiles and design from the University of Idaho. She spent five years as a seamstress before switching to learn the upholstery trade. Her artistic spirit allows her to be creative and find unique solutions to the toughest upholstery dilemmas. She enjoys discovering lost memories and transforming furniture, particularly Eastlake and Art Deco styles.

Amanda

Amanda is our newest Upholstery technician. She came to our team with years of industrial sewing experience and loves furniture that has a soul.

Kirsten

Kirsten is our Office Manager and has previous furniture experience at a custom furniture manufacturing company and years of accounting experirence.

1978

The Beginning of
The Furniture Doctors

1982

Start of the Flow Over wood stripping system.

1988

The Early Years

We developed unique touch-up & repair skills for on-site service throughout the Pacific Northwest.

1990

The Prairie Ave Location

We moved to a barn and began expanding into historic preservation, hotels and restaurants.

1998

Lisa Joins Her Family

Jackie and Paul’s daughter joined her parents as junior partner. Business growth soon required a shop addition.

2002

Continuous Improvement

We continued historic preservation projects including: The Blackwell Hotel and later Mountain West Bank, Ione (shown). We further developed our on-site repair working at Kootenai Medical and Gozzer Ranch.

2008

Moved to Rathdrum

We continued to grow. The 5 person team then included 4 skilled craftspeople and an office manager.

20012

Expansion & Certification

A dedicated upholstery wing was added and a certification program for craftsman training was started.

2014

We increased to 8 skilled crafts-
people and an office manager.
We continue to grow.

2018

We celebrate 40 years serving the Inland Northwest!

Paul Jackie Lisa

The Furniture Doctors

4.5

Kathy Wright

2022-05-03T05:32:00+0000

What a beautiful job they did on restoring my moms dining room table and chairs! From start to finish, it was a wonderful experience Thank you all. See you again soon

Michal Ann Johnson Owens

2021-08-06T23:56:12+0000

This is how you make a piece of history relevant and beautifully fit into any modern design….well done Furniture Dr’s!! My mom acquired this antique rocker in 1964 with the purchase of a home in Ellensburg, WA. It was already well worn but she rocked all 3 of her babies in this chair….I can still hear the creaking of wood with every rock. I also rocked my two girls in it and now both of my girls will have also. This is now being given to our newest granddaughter, Riley who is arriving later this month.

Sue Melton Bartholomew

2020-10-15T16:36:08+0000

They do such beautiful work. Took my grandmothers sixty year old chair, that was barely being held together, and they made it into something beautiful and comfortable. It is now my favorite piece of furniture.

Vicki Hazard Batterton

2020-05-08T21:47:37+0000

They did a wonderful job of refurbishing my grandparents dining room table and chairs. The finish is beautiful and the chairs don't squeak anymore ! 😉

Jennifer Brumblay-Dailey

2019-05-24T03:43:22+0000

We are so happy with the refinishing of our hutch. It is very special to us as it was one of my parents first pieces of furniture. It now fits perfectly in our new condo-which was also my parents for 30 years! Thank you for your professionalism and attention to detail.

Lisa Holmes

2019-04-04T00:33:31+0000

I had all my bedroom set completely refinished. 5 large pieces. It’s beautiful! Very well done. Lots of help in color selection. So wonderful to work with. Done on time Highly profession group and work. So glad I went here!! Thank you so much L Holmes

Debby Achten

2018-04-24T15:47:05+0000

Very pleased with the customer service and repair I had done on my dining room chairs. They did a great job! Highly recommend their services.

Remy Newcombe

2013-10-04T15:49:11+0000

From tiny fixes to big jobs, the Furniture Docs always do excellent work, and are great to work with. True craftsmanship is hard to find!

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4.4

Paul s

01:22 29 May 21

Very neat,clean and organized. Great welcome from lisa. She gave us the best service and awesome details. Thanks.

Kathi Moore

22:09 22 Oct 20

I just picked up my beloved antique sewing machine cabinet. The results of repairing the dog chews and refinishing literally brought me to tears. It was that amazing. Beautiful job. Highly recommend The Furniture Doctors.

Bruce King

18:50 05 Sep 20

I have had the Furniture Doctors complete a number of projects for me that have included reconstruction/rehabilitation of several high quality antique chairs and tables, re upholstery work, veneer repair and refinishing work. Everything that they have done for me has turned out very nicely. The only negative that I could mention is that the lead times for some work is longer than I would have preferred. This is not necessarily bad though. I think that they are very meticulous in having things turn out well, their type of work is in high demand and it is probably hard to hire enough of the type of skilled craftsman that they would need to produce good quality work. I am glad that they are here locally and I hope to have other projects go there in the future.

Jane Houghton

23:28 31 May 20

I recently had the pleasure of recruiting the Furniture Doctors to repair special items newly in my possession . This is not my first experience with the Furniture Doctors. A couple of beautiful family pieces arrived from San Francisco with breaks sustained during their shipment. Knowing from past experience of their beautiful work, I specified my preference to my insurance Adjuster that Furniture Doctors do the repairs. Once the Adjuster took the project up with Furniture Doctors, the project flew out of my hands and was completed beautifully and well ahead of the expected completion date. The project couldn't have been easier for me. The items were collected at my home and delivered back to me. They are beautiful once again. We are so fortunate to have Furniture Doctors in this area . I wouldn't entrust repairs to beautiful antiques to anyone else. Furniture Doctors are specialists extraordinaire.

Noah Goodman

02:47 18 Feb 20

Really friendly staff, we took a roll top desk in for an estimate. After a thorough examination, they explained the cost and how much each part of the repair/refurbish was going to cost, along with options, both higher cost and lower cost. We settled on a middle of the road plan, keeping much of the character of the desk, but opting to repair anything needing it and replacing pieces that were too badly damaged. Here are before photos, I'll post after photos and an update on workmanship once the desk is completed.

Stephanie Manczuk

18:22 25 Sep 19

Everyone was friendly and helpful. They were excited about refinishing my bedroom set.

Craig Dalrymple

21:07 12 Sep 19

These guys do incredible work! They fixed and cleaned up a couple of antiques we have that were damaged during our move and you'll have a hard time seeing where the damage was. They do amazing repair work. Not cheap by any stretch but you get what you pay for, amirite?

Nile Shirley

00:18 30 Mar 19

We have had the Furniture Doctor restore and repair two pieces of furniture, both from the 1920s 1930s. I would highly recommend The Furniture Doctor and would use them in a heartbeat.

Mike Koch

04:31 06 Feb 19

They did an amazing job re-stuffing my leather couch cushions

Aiden Ripley

13:52 25 Sep 18

Very high priced..

Terry Best

01:20 22 Jul 18

Alvena Owen

20:18 06 Jun 18

Paul Smith

00:55 13 May 18

Restored an old and decrepit waiting room bench from Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Probably post WWII vintage. Restoration cost more than the bench was worth, but I inherited it and it has sentimental value for me. Restoration yeilded sturdy construction and good finish.

Teresa Wickes

05:00 21 Jan 18

Tom Richards

14:36 05 Sep 17

Mark Gorton

15:07 27 Aug 16

Outstanding work. I would recommend them to anyone

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