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    Allison's Wood Finishing

    4.0 (36 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Services - Allison's Wood Finishing

    Cabinet refinishing

    Countertop refinishing

    Fixture refinishing

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    Floor refinishing

    Furniture refinishing

    Furniture repair

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    Oh my gosh, I cannot thank Joe and his Team of experts enough! They restored my childhood dresser beyond anything I hope for. My sister was getting ready to put the pieces in the trash when I found Allison's. I am 70 years old, And it was used when my parents bought it so it had to be at least 80 to 100 years old. It is absolutely beautiful now! Thank you, Joe.

    I am almost at a loss for words about the fantastic job Allison's did on a dining set I had them refinish! It is so gorgeous; I am giddy! I really hope it ends up on their website because the work they put into it deserves to be recognized. This set was purchased off FB Marketplace. It was a project that the previous owner decided they had no time for. It was rough! It was evident that it had been sitting outdoors for AWHILE! The finish was flaking off and it really looked like it had seen better days. But I, like the previous owner, saw the potential. The "bones" of this set are incredible and just needed some love. Since we had used Allison's before to strip our kitchen cabinet doors, I knew that Allison's was the place to take this set. Initially, I was only going to have this set stripped so I could do the refinishing myself just as I did with our cabinet doors, but once we got to the office and the owner walked us through the process of a full job (strip, sand, repair, restain) I decided to have them do the full job. I felt the price was very fair, especially considering all the detail work that would have to go into this set. I was adamant that I didn't want it to be repaired to look brand new. I wanted it to look like it could have been handed down. They did just enough repairs to restore the integrity but still left the "bumps" that furniture can get over time...and I LOVE IT! In fact, I didn't specifically tell them to repair/not repair the leg of a chair that looked like a dog gnawed on it, so I worried that it would be repaired and that "character" would be lost. I was happy to see it still there! I can't say enough about what a fan I am of Allison's work. Overall, I feel their pricing is very fair, turnaround was phenomenal and communication was great. This was literally the best money I have spent in awhile! [AFTER photo is just a quick photo taken during drop off.]

    Shoddy work done by Allison's Furniture- allegedly requiring two hours costing $180.00. Two light colored pieces of wood.
    Curtis H.

    Beware of Allison's Furniture (1878 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ). The location/ business is under new ownership and the Yelp ratings may be associated with the previous business owners. Beware, the Yelp ratings are not representative of the current owner's abilities or services that they provide. I brought an antique chair to Allison's Furniture (1878 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ) early February, needing structural repair to create a seat and to enable upholstering. The gentleman who received the chair indicated he had purchased the business recently. He wrote the invoice reflecting my requests, indicating that service would be completed within two weeks. He mentioned he did not do the work personally, but the person who would perform the work was very experienced with over 25 years of performing such work. He promised I'd be happy with the results. My chair essentially didn't have an established seat and needed reupholstering. Allison was not responsive, did not provide any updates, seemed at times not aware of where my chair was in their shop.  After six weeks, I received my chair from Allison's Furniture (1878 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ) with the two installed pieces of wood reflected in the image below (bright new looking pieces of wood at the front of the chair). The same gentleman who received the chairs previously and that had written the invoice, claimed the work took two hours at a cost of $180.00. Because the repair had taken so long, he offered a discount, which I rejected (thinking if you are not giving this perceived work to me free then I do not want or need your discount. I paid his full price and took my chair). The chair still did not have any structure to secure upholstery or an ability for a person to sit on. Here is Allison's Furniture's work - costing $180.00, which took their 25 year's experienced craft person two hours to complete. Obviously, the chair still required repair. Luckily, I found another vendor (Christina's Upholstery), and thankfully, (Christina's Upholstery) was qualified. Christina's Upholstery constructed framing (which required more than just two simple pieces of wood), created a slip seat with webbing, sent me samples of velvet to determine which fabric I wanted to use to upholster the seat. Christina's Upholstery was highly informative, passionate, caring, providing updates throughout the process, and recommendations on batting fabric, and specific recommendations on the types of tacks that should be used to hold the chair's value (spit tacks). The chair turned out beautifully and with all of that, Christina's Upholstery only charged ($175.00), $5.00 less that what Allison's Furniture charged for their slipshod work, which left me no better suited than when they (Allison's Furniture,1878 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ) had first received my chair. Again, beware, if you value your items, your time, and your cash, please stay clear of Allison' Furniture. They lack integrity and do not have an earthly clue on restoring your cherished family heirlooms.

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    Ellen G.

    The team at Allison's furniture are miracle workers. They restored this 100 year old desk that was held together by rope and had a split back leg.

    Alison's Wood Fiinishing did an incredible job refinishing our kitchen table! They were fast at getting the job done and it looks perfect!! We are grateful that they offer a military discount too!! Our daughter left a glass of water that sweat into the original varnish and then tried to scrape it off leaving a huge scrape pattern. I thought we'd have to get rid of the table, but Alison's Wood Finishing made it look like new again! We would recommend them again and again!!!

    Very nice work, and expedient, on my Hamilton 1930 drafting table by Allison's Wood Finishing. The finish is as great as it can be for almost 100 years old (94yrs). They also reassembled to original structure with metal hardware refinished also. Was thinking id sell it, but now ill keep it. Its a warm beauty of a by gone era that will stay in my extended family awhile longer.

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    Great job. Thank you. This place refinished the wood part. Finished ahead of schedule

    End product

    Tom and his team did an exceptional job on an antique morris chair that has been in our family for decades, but passed from one dusty garage to another. We literally brought him scraps and his team turned it into a brilliant corner piece of our home.

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    They never returned my call! What kind of business do you run that you don't call back your potential customer?

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    Allisons was awesome!!!! Had a door finished and stripped and couldn't be happier. The owner runs a tight ship and I have no complaints.

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    The owner, Tom, the receptionist, Allison, Greg and Jorge were unbelievably courteous, conscientious and eager to please.

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