John Mark Power Antiques Restoration

I found Mr. Power on Angie's List shortly after moving to the area and reached out to him to get an idea of what it might cost to repair the old solid oak roll-top desk that my father had kept in his veterinary office from the time I was a toddler until he passed away in 2002.  It's a massive desk, 5 feet wide, 3 feet deep, with six drawers in the bottom section - 5 of which are nearly the depth of the desk and numerous drawers, cubbies and hidey holes in the roll-top section.
John came to my home to examine the desk and determine what needed to be done.  While at my home I showed him a couple of other pieces I have - he is so knowledgeable about antiques and old furniture!  I immediately knew that he was the perfect person to take care of my desk. 
I was very busy throughout the Fall and then the holidays were upon us so it wasn't until the end of January or so that I arranged with John to have him pick up the desk and effect the repairs. He had originally estimated that it would take about 2 weeks to complete and it ended up taking 3 - but he did contact me to let me know that it was taking longer than expected as he had uncovered areas needing repairs that were not evident previously.  (he made these additional repairs at no additional cost)
Finally the day came when it was time for my desk to come home!  I could not believe my eyes - I cried when it was all put together again in my study.  It is not a highly valuable piece in and of itself, but the sentimental value is priceless to me. John and his team had gone above and beyond my expectations - the desk had been in pretty sad shape after years of neglect and now it is so beautiful!  In addition to cleaning, repairing, and restoring they researched it and found the manufacturer, the distributor and, buried deep inside, a label with the date of completion.  John and his team seamlessly repaired areas such as the opening where Dad pushed in his chair - it was so battered the raw wood was exposed and worn away!  And now - you cannot tell that any repair has been made.  There are so many areas on the desk that are the same - you can't tell it was in such bad shape when it was taken away.
John Mark Power is an expert in his craft and I wholeheartedly recommend him to everyone who has need of antique restoration!  He wrote about my desk in his blog, here is the link to copy and paste in your browser:
http://johnmarkpower.blogspot.com/2015/02/national-oak-roll-top-desk-1917.html
This so you can see for yourself what a beautiful job he did! And he describes much more completely the details of what actually needed to be done to restore it.
I already have plans for John to restore the other 2 pieces I have - I know they will be spectacular too!