Attention to Detail: The Art of Furniture Restoration
HIGH POINT, N.C. - From rotting antique furniture to carousel horses, historic artifacts to Santa Claus statues, and guitars to guns; Gary Johnson, owner of Johnson's Antiques and Furniture Restoration, Inc., has seen it all.
Johnson took over his family's business after his father died in 1972, and is the fourth generation of woodworking craftsmen in his family.
“I guess it had become like saw dust in my blood, because I never thought that I would be in the business,” says Johnson.
Throughout his career, Johnson has worked for clients in England, Japan and every state in the U.S., as well as for several high profile clients, including former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, the Smithsonian Institution and New York Museum.
Although Johnson and his wife, Florecia, are still in charge of the business, they are not the end of the family's furniture legacy; their children and grandchildren are continuing the tradition.
“It’s one of those things that’s just genetic,” says Johnson. “It’s in you, whether you know it or not.”
Johnson took over his family's business after his father died in 1972, and is the fourth generation of woodworking craftsmen in his family.
“I guess it had become like saw dust in my blood, because I never thought that I would be in the business,” says Johnson.
Throughout his career, Johnson has worked for clients in England, Japan and every state in the U.S., as well as for several high profile clients, including former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, the Smithsonian Institution and New York Museum.
Although Johnson and his wife, Florecia, are still in charge of the business, they are not the end of the family's furniture legacy; their children and grandchildren are continuing the tradition.
“It’s one of those things that’s just genetic,” says Johnson. “It’s in you, whether you know it or not.”