The Rahn Family · Since 1976
Two generations. Father and son.
Same standard since day one.
50
Years of
Family
Craftsmanship
It started in 1976 in a very small shop in Downey — a Southern California family business built one repaired piece at a time. The work outgrew that shop, so the family moved to a bigger one in Santa Fe Springs, and later to the larger shop on Carmenita Road where we work today. Three shops, one rule that never changed: do the work right, even when no one is watching.
That meant stripping every piece to the bare frame. Re-gluing every joint. Replacing every spring, every piece of webbing, every layer of padding — not layering new material over old.
It was slower. It was harder. And it was the only way they knew how to work. Fifty years later, it's still the only way we work.
"We don't build furniture to last a season. We build it to last a generation. And then we restore it for the next one."
— The Rahn Family · Grant & Nathan Rahn
50 Years at a Glance
50+
Years in Business
2
Generations
3
Shops — Each One Bigger
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Shortcuts Taken
1976
Rahn family opens a small furniture shop in Downey.
1980s
Outgrown already — the shop moves to a bigger space in Santa Fe Springs. Pieces we restored then are still in service today.
1990s
A third and larger shop on Carmenita Road. Antiques we saved from fire damage are now on display in museums.
Today
Dining sets we refinished for grandparents now belong to their grandchildren.
