Ask Mike — Furniture Repair & DIY Help
Sometimes your furniture project needs more than paint.
You found the perfect piece. You have the paint, transfer, decoupage paper, moulds, or finish picked out... but there is just one problem.
The drawer sticks. The surface is damaged. A joint is loose. You are not sure whether the piece is worth saving. Or maybe you are ready to try an epoxy project and have no idea where to begin.
Ask Mike.
Mike Soman of Canterbury Construction brings decades of hands-on construction, carpentry, repair, and finishing experience to help DIYers work through the parts of a project that go beyond choosing the pretty stuff.
Furniture Repair & Makeovers
Before you make it beautiful, sometimes you have to make it functional.
Mike can help you work through projects involving:
- Damaged furniture surfaces
- Loose joints and structural repairs
- Sticking or misaligned drawers
- Laminate and surface problems
- Repair-versus-replace decisions
- Furniture preparation before painting or decorating
- Planning the order of a furniture makeover
- Questions about tools, materials, and project approach
If you are planning to use paint, transfers, decoupage, moulds, or other decorative finishes from Canterbury Creative, Mike can help you figure out what needs to happen before the fun part begins.
Epoxy & Creative DIY Projects
Thinking about trying epoxy?
Mike has hands-on experience with epoxy resin projects and can help you understand the tools, materials, preparation, and steps involved in planning your project.
He can also provide guidance for suitable DIY projects involving trim and finish work, drywall repair, paneling, hardwood flooring, tile, and other home finishing projects.
Want Mike to Teach You?
You do not have to hand your project over to somebody else just because you do not know how to do something yet.
Through Ask Mike, you can get one-on-one guidance for your actual project. Bring your project, your questions, and your photos. Mike brings the know-how.
Virtual guidance is available for suitable furniture repairs, epoxy projects, DIY skills, tools, and other projects that can reasonably be taught remotely.
How Ask Mike Works
Start by telling Mike about your project.
For furniture and creative projects, it helps to include a photo of the entire piece, close-ups of the problem area, and the names of the products or finishes you are considering.
Mike reviews the request first to make sure it is something he can reasonably help with and can then discuss the best next step for your project.
Canterbury Creative + Ask Mike
Canterbury Creative can help you find the products and inspiration to transform your piece.
Ask Mike can help you figure out how to make the project actually work.
From fixing that wonky drawer before you paint it to figuring out your first epoxy project, we are bringing our two worlds together to help you create something you are proud of.