About Awakening the Past

Awakening the Past was established out of our love for old furniture and the high-quality craftsmanship we could see in so many antiques and vintage pieces. In this world of "fast furniture", we look to create pieces you can enjoy for a lifetime and then pass down to the next generation all while saving these treasures from the landfill by refinishing and upcycling them. Our new pieces are built with the quality of artisans from the past, so they will last throughout your lifetime, your children's lifetime and beyond. 

We are a husband-and-wife team, and we have a way of playing off each other's strengths. As general contractors for over 35 years, we've had the opportunity to build new furniture for several of our clients, which has been very fulfilling to our artistic nature. While we refinished and even repurposed several pieces, we found a true love for the process.

But the best part is, as we work on each piece, we try to get a feel for its past. Where has it been? What has it witnessed? What stories can it tell? These are the mysteries from the past that we wish to awaken.

Thank you for visiting our page,

Carey & Lisa