About Us
Bill Oakley - Founder
Bill started in the antique restoration business back in 1989 working at a small restoration studio in NYC. Five years later, after moving to Connecticut he opened Oakley Restoration & Finishing, llc. After working alone for several years in a small New Milford studio he moved to the current location and shortly after hired 18 year old Nathan Meyer. Nathan showed natural abilities for woodworking and antique restoration and became a valuable assistant.
Fast forward 28 years and now Nate has taken control of running the workshop, overseeing 4 employees and putting out the high quality work Oakley Restoration is known for.
As of November 1, 2026, Bill is retiring and his long-time assistant, Nathan Meyer will be taking over the business knowing that Oakley Restoration will continue to serve our customers for many years to come.
Nathan Meyer
Nathan has been working and honing his woodworking talents with us for almost 30 years. Over those years he has grown tremendously as a craftsman and artisan. He continuously displays his unique and exacting skills doing expert furniture repairs, refinishing and custom furniture making. If it can be made, Nathan will do it!
Scott Oshinski
Scott has been at this game for as long as Bill Oakley and has developed such excellent skills at not only specialized furniture repairs and antique restoration but he can fool any expert with his old looking finishes! He’s also skilled at repairing older locks and cutting new keys for them. I joke that there’s nothing that comes into the shop that he won’t figure a way to repair it. Scott has the patience to take on those difficult projects involving surgical-like skills.
Josh Lewis
Josh came to us to apprentice and learn about furniture restoration back in March 2023. He has come a long way since then, showing an innate aptitude for restoring and refinishing furniture. He's a natural talent and has developed skills in many areas of furniture repair and restoration that make him a great addition to our staff and we're all so happy to have him with us in the workshop!
Fawn Macnab
We've been fortunate to have Fawn working for Oakley Restoration for almost 10 years. She is a valuable addition who keeps work moving through the restoration process using her skills at stripping, prepping and finishing all types of furniture. She is our antique trunk repair expert and has over 40 years experience doing all styles of seat weaving and hand-caning!
Alese Torgersen
Joining us earlier this year, Alese is our newest addition to the team. She has brought her skills of working as a furniture repair and touch up technician for the past 5 years for a large furniture company to our shop and is now a "student" of learning the whole process of restoring fine antique furniture and the complex refinishing process for all types of furniture.