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An almost impossible job to complete, Allison's took on my horrific home project of removing paint from this hutch (I wish I had a prior pic beforehand) and making it beautiful! Communication was perfect, workmanship was professional and at a reasonable price. I would highly recommend if you are wanting that old piece of furniture you have made to look amazing and beautiful again. Thanks Allison's. Carolyn M.
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.]
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.
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.
11 years ago
I had all my cabinets and vanities stripped and refinished by Tom, Greg and their people. They were booked out a couple months for in home refinishing but I brought the vanities (2 Vanities and 1 hall cabinets) and they got them all out before my deadlines. They were honest and kept me informed throughout the process and even tried to move me up by several weeks on the kitchen in home part, but I was sick. The staff were all friendly and professional and respectful of me and my home. They were almost always on time or early, one day they had to reschedule the refinishing due to crew illness but called me the night before. The pricing was very competitive so keep that in mind if you want it now, they are very busy! They are one of the only places with an actual stripping dip tank. They told me they are looking for new property to move to as they have sold the land where they currently are so while relocating things may get bumpy but a new facility will allow for higher volume! I will definitely return for future projects! read more
7 months ago
I was referred to Tom and Allisons Wood Finishing, come to find out it was under new ownership, Joe. Still gave them a shot. I used Joe for a somewhat large project, refinishing the cabinets in 2 bathrooms, a hallway built-in linen closet and a guest house bathroom and kitchenette. The quality of the actual paint job was good. Scheduling and coordinating were rough, a 2 day job turned into a 5 day job when some crew didnt show up and left 1 guy alone for a day, and another day was lost because they didnt have the cabinet hardware available and needed to order from Amazon, despite knowing weeks ahead of time we wanted soft close door hinges added. But could have lived with that. The really unfortunate thing, was cleanliness. The mess was absolutely horrible. I stressed beforehand how sensitive my wife is to dust, and Joe assured me dust wouldn't be an issue but that the paint smell could be strong. We could deal with paint smell, dust was our concern. One of the bathrooms was a Jack and Jill bathroom, with a door from the bathroom leading into my daughter's room and another into a toy room. No drop clothes were used, no plastic, they left the door into my daughter's room wide open while they sprayed the cabinets. There was literally overspray dust 2mm thick throughout my daughter's entire room. Her bedding, the carpet, the wall art, her stuffed animal collection, her lego collection. She was devastated. How do you clean lego sets with that much dust? Similar throughout the other areas... they left doors open while they sprayed, and there was so much dust accumulation that it took 3 days and over a thousand dollars to clean up between cleaners and carpet cleaners. We had to purchase some specialty filters for areas in the home to get the dust out of the air, and my wife's lungs were wrecked. They were also paid to drill new holes in the cabinet doors for new knobs. They left a pile of wood dust in every single drawer they drilled a hole for. I called Joe and he was adamant that this was not how they do things, he wants to make it right, etc. I sent him pictures, he said he would get back to me. He didn't. I had to follow up again nearly 3 weeks later asking what the deal was. He did respond, and offered me a very small refund "for the additional time spent cleaning". It wouldn't have covered even 25% of what I spent to clean up after them. read more
7 months ago
Asked him to fix dining. table top slats separating. He returned the table with slats all fixed.....however he also took it upon himself to "touch up finish" I DID NOT ASK FOR. It DOES NOT MATCH the leaf that he did not take with him in hand or sheen. With leaf in.....it's 2 different woods See picture read more
1 year ago
An almost impossible job to complete, Allison's took on my horrific home project of removing paint from this hutch (I wish I had a prior pic beforehand) and making it beautiful! Communication was perfect, workmanship was professional and at a reasonable price. I would highly recommend if you are wanting that old piece of furniture you have made to look amazing and beautiful again. Thanks Allison's. Carolyn M. read more
1 year ago
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. read more
1 year ago
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.] read more
2 years ago
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. read more
3 years ago
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. read more
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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!!! read more
2 years ago
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. read more
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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. read more
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My family purchased an older dining room table and chairs from a collector. An arm of one of the chairs was broken, so brought it in to Allison's because it needed a professional's touch. Fast, Friendly, and Fair. They did great work- It looks as good as new and it's as sturdy as ever! We will be back for any of our furniture restoration needs. Thank you, Allison's! read more
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I had my grandmothers dressing table and bureau completely stripped and painted ( I wanted to modernize) and couldn't have been happier at the great work Allison's did for me. I have shown pictures and people who have visited cant believe how beautiful the furniture turned out. I will use Allison's sevices read more
6 years ago
Recently my wife and I decided to have some of our furniture refreshed vs. buying new. After searching for a company that will refinish wood furniture we visited Tom at Allison's. The reviews were excellent and Tom made my wife and I very comfortable. After a discussion on whether to sand and stain vs. sand an paint, Tom convinced us to strongly consider painting. We left him with a cabinet door and they did their magic. He dropped it by and we were convinced that saving money and having him paint vs. refinish and stain was the way to go. We had three separate projects for Allison's Furniture. The first was a builtin banquet in the kitchen, which they had to do the seating at the house and the lower cabinet doors at their office. The second was a 5 section entertainment center which they removed and finished at their office. The third was the speakers for our surround sound system. They had a wood finish that would no longer match the changes to the other items, so they painted them at our home. The team was professional, courteous and took the time to make sure we were pleased with everything. They cleaned up after the job was completed. Jorge was the team lead and he noticed that a wheel on the TV Stand was damaged and fixed it on the spot. Great guys and great company. Thanks Tom and Team. read more
4 years ago
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8 years ago
This is our second time using Allison's. OUTSTANDING Quality & Craftmanship! We had a 30 year old Douglas Fir front entry door that was extremely weathered & used. Had it refurbished & refinished. Looks Incredible. They even offered to open on Thanksgiving day early so I could pick it up. Thanks to Greg & his Team!! Yelp-not sure why I can not post pics... read more
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Please be very weary of doing business with this company. I have a vintage upright dresser that has very ornate double doors on top. Ive spent countless hours refinishing the rest of the piece and when I got to the doors I decided I would pay for a professional to strip them clean so I didn't risk damaging the piece. I found Allisons and first called them. They reassured me they could handle the job and to bring the doors in. When I got there the guy took me to the back where they could first test the door with the chemicals, according to the worker it would be fine. I was told they would need 2-3 business days. I called the afternoon of the 3rd business day and was told I needed to speak to the owner Tom. Tom then told me they needed a couple more days. I called the following Monday to follow up again and was told they still weren't done. I then called again that Thursday and was told they were done. I have no idea why they cannot call me and I have to keep calling them. Once I got there Tom went and got the doors and brought them out. To summarize the doors to my already refinished 60+ year old piece of furniture are now destroyed. The ornate finish on the front is now warped, twisted, and damaged far beyond repair. Tom flat out said we F'd up and shouldn't have put stripper on them(he uses very colorful language) and no charge. My reply was that wasn't acceptable and that they shouldn't have done the work if they were worried about destroying the piece, he agreed. He continued to tell me they messed up and asked how he could fix the problem. This really isn't a fair question since he's also telling me that they can't be fixed now since they damaged them. Once he had heard his fill of my disatisfaction he said "look we F'd up" and had no other solutions. I'm now left with doors that are unrepairable for a 60+ year old piece of furniture that the rest was completely refinished recently. I would highly recommend finding a company that will stand behind not only their work but their admitted mistakes. read more
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