Located in Yarmouth, Maine, Conservation Caning specializes in the restoration of caned furniture, wicker furniture and woven seats using natural materials.
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
– William Morris, British Arts & Crafts designer, 1834-1896
Reduce, Reuse, Restore, Repair, Recycle
Whether you have a “flea market find,” a treasured heirloom, or simply an everyday piece, a freshly woven seat or back can transform it into something useful and beautiful again!
Natural materials make for a beautiful and durable product
Conservation Caning provides the restoration of caned furniture, wicker furniture and woven seats using natural materials such as hand-woven cane, pre-woven cane, natural rush, fiber rush, Shaker tape, Danish cord, wheat wrap/cordon, flat reed and seagrass, to name a few.
Caning since 1985
As a college student in 1985, Kelly was introduced to chair caning by a long-time seatweaver in North Carolina. Always conservation-minded, she is committed to repairing, repurposing, recycling and other mindful ways of keeping things out of our landfills. In moving from Williamsburg, Virginia to Yarmouth, Maine, she feels particularly gratified that so many Mainers share that philosophy.
