Massimiliano Fantucci lives and works in the Napa Valley, surrounded by vineyard covered hills that remind him of his Tuscan homeland. Born and raised in the renaissance city of Florence, Italy, Massimiliano grew up surrounded by art. After high school, he studied Mechanical Design at the Instituto Industriale Leonardo Da Vinci and then worked for nine years as an artisan, making metal jewelry and accessories.

When he came to the United States in 1994, Massimiliano’s artistic focus shifted to woodworking. To this new medium, Massimiliano brought more than just his education and experience...he also brought a European sense of time and history. Living in Florence, he was surrounded by the past: the churches and towers, the city walls and bridges, the sculptures and frescoes. For Massimiliano, his city’s past is his family’s past, for his family has lived in Florence since before the 13th century.

This personal awareness of history and time is evident in Massimiliano’s custom furniture and restoration services. Using traditional woodworking and finishing methods, he builds his pieces with the strength and quality needed to last for generations, so that each piece can become a family heirloom.

Massimiliano has been restoring and building furniture for residents of Napa Valley and the surrounding areas for over a decade. In addition to his residential customers, Massimiliano serves local businesses, including interior designers, wineries and law offices. He also restored the furniture and staircases of the historic Napa County courthouse during the building’s extensive renovation in 2004.

Whether repairing an office conference table, restoring an antique bedroom set handed down for generations, refinishing a historic staircase or building a custom armoire, Massimiliano handles each piece with care and professionalism.

Massimiliano’s artistic skills and interests extend beyond woodworking and restoration and into the culinary, musical and fine arts. He enjoys cooking delicious meals for friends and family and, like his woodworks, his culinary creations are highly influenced by his Tuscan heritage. Massimiliano also enjoys drawing and painting as well as photography. Music has always been a passion and he has recently started playing jazz guitar.

Massimiliano is grateful to be in a profession in which he applies his creativity and artistic talents. He enjoys his work very much and finds it extremely rewarding. His work has induced tears of joy when clients see worn and battered treasured family heirlooms restored to their original beauty.