Our Story

Three Generations of
Finishing Craftsmanship

Finishing Traditions has been refinishing and restoring furniture in Calgary since 1991. What started as a family trade has grown into one of Calgary's most trusted furniture restoration shops still run by the same hands, still guided by the same values.

BBB Accredited Business | Third-Generation Craftsmen | Antique Restoration Specialists | Serving Calgary Since 1991

Our background

Built on craft. Driven by care.

John King, the owner of Finishing Traditions, has been refinishing and restoring furniture in Calgary for over 43 years. He's a third-generation furniture refinisher — the knowledge he works with every day was passed down from his father and grandfather, refined over decades of hands-on experience with everything from Victorian antiques to mid-century modern pieces.

Finishing Traditions opened its doors in Calgary in the early 1990s and has built its reputation one piece at a time. When you bring a piece to us, John is involved personally this isn't a shop where your furniture disappears into a back room and comes out handled by whoever is available.

Today the shop runs with a team of three, with a combined experience of over 100 years in furniture refinishing, repair, and restoration. We're licensed and insured, BBB accredited, and proud to still be a local, independent business in NE Calgary.