Woodchips Improvements is a, family owned business, established in 2005. We are located in Silver Spring, MD, and provide service throughout Montgomery County MD including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Damascus, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Kensington, Olney, Potomac, Silver Spring, Somerset, Takoma Park, Wheaton. Our service extends into Washington DC and Northern Virginia.
We are dedicated to providing you with personalized attention and service, and to providing high-quality craftsmanship. Our master craftsman began furniture restoration in 1979 and received his training at the highly respected Compagnons du Devoir in Paris, France.
Antique Restoration
We repair and refinish your precious antiques to restore them to their natural and original condition while preserving their unique quality, design, character, and value. We will discuss options with you to blend optimal preservation, value, and beauty.
Furniture Repair
We repair all types of wood furniture that has been damaged or broken by moving, handling, usage, age, sun, water, or other forces. We maintain the quality and character of your furniture while maximizing strength, reinforcing weakened supports, and preserving the original design and color.
Custom Cabinetry
Our European-trained master craftsman will design and build your custom furniture in consultation with you and with care to maintain your home's unique character and unity.
We build bookcases, kitchen cabinets, entertainment centers, home offices, tables, display cases, desks, and decorative pieces.
Carpentry
We repair, restore, and rebuild all home features in wood or laminate, including window frames, kitchen cabinetry, railings, banisters, and furnishings. We also make indoor and outdoor household repairs to window boxes, sheds, and other fixtures. We even build gazebos - check out the photo above on this website!
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Client Testimonials - Click Here to Write a Review
“My wife and I were looking to build some cabinets
in our bathroom that would be both utilitarian and pleasing to the eye.
Pascal, at Woodchips, filled the bill beautifully, installing creative wooden
cabinets with frosted glass doors from mid-wall to ceiling. The cabinets
were custom made to fit into a shallow alcove but still provide more than
enough space for towels and all other bathroom supplies. We also had a wall
to wall unit in our family room that was in need of repair because of aging
and broken hinges. Again, Pascal came to the rescue, installing much better
quality hinges than the originals and providing a very smooth operation
for the cabinet doors. Pascal is not only a master craftsman and a wood
magician, he is most amiable and it is a real pleasure to do business with
him and to most highly recommend him and his company for any wood project.
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-- Errol
“I have a Child rocker that belonged to my grandfather
(over 100 years old). It has a caned seat and back that was rotted and the
wood was extremely dirty and needed refinishing. I asked Pascal Laigle if
he could fix it. He restored it to a condition that my mother said she had
never seen before. It’s gorgeous! He is a true artisan and miracle
worker!”
-- Sincerely, Kathy
“Pascal Laigle, of Woodchips, is an outstanding designer and craftsman. He has the ability to judge and use space to the maximum extent possible. In my previous home, he took a very small room and converted it into a home office that not only looked bigger when he finished but allowed for more usage than I had imagined possible. He took a blank wall in that house and built in a magnificent entertainment center with two display cases. It made selling the house much easier, even in this downturn. In my present condo, he created a home office with style and functionality. There are places for computer and printer, work space, files, books, and pictures on the wall. He built an entertainment center that is the envy of my neighbors. Along the way, he has built me a game table, refinished a badly damaged piano, and repaired many other furniture pieces. And he is most personable besides!"
-- Princeton N. Lyman