Grimes Interiors adheres to the following standards. Any defects in the piece are painstakingly corrected. Instead of replacing broken chairbacks and rungs with wooden dowels, new pieces are hand turned to match the originals. Instead of filling dents and holes with a filler (a practice done at many shops), Grimes craftmen carefully cut out the damaged section and replace it with wood from the same era. The same attention goes into veneer repair, work that many shops will not handle because of its complexity. Grimes is able to effect these repairs because of a warehouse full of incomplete antique furniture that is used as a source for parts. Having this parts source saves clients money, while insuring restorations faithful to the original. Such items as intricate carvings and unusual hardware that can't be repaired are refabricated using a unique mold system that allows for duplication right down to the grain pattern. This is the same process employed by the Smithsonian Institute when restoring antique furniture.