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Cathedral City, CA

Illusion Custom Finishes

5.0 (19 reviews)
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Exterior staining

Interior staining

Paint removal

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Maddi M.

I had my greandmother's retro table from the 50's and it was in rough shape with a giant burn mark on the top. Allen come over to get me an estimate and I asked if he could match it to the chairs I had just bought, and he said absolutely. Allen even picked it up & dropped it off. Honestly, I wasnt too optimistic about the burn mark since I thought it was unrepairable, but Boy was I wrong! When he brought it back I was blown away! It looked Brand New! (I should've taken a picture of the burn mark before but didn't think of it at the time. Though I am sure he took some before doing it)

Water stain (before)
Sarah P.

My mother typically has a plant sitting as the centerpiece on our dinning room table. A few weeks ago, she forgot to put back the plastic saucer underneath the pot... and a huge water stain formed on the table leaf. We thought our beloved table was ruined, but she did some research and contacted Alan. He was extremely pleasant and professional, and explained her options clearly. Through much sanding and staining he was able to completely eliminate evidence of the damage, and it was speedy turnaround!

Before our full on fail

I cannot express how great Alan and Illusion Custom finish is. In a Quarantine fit of home improvement we decided to attempt to resurface our 78" tulip table. It has taken a bit of a beating and the gloss finish had chips all over it. Needless to say we screwed it up royally and started looking into scrapping the whole thing and getting a new table. Then I saw the reviews for Alan and Illusion and I decided to call them to see if they could salvage it. They were amazing. Fast, reasonable , and the work was impeccable CAN.NOT.RECOMMEND. MORE.

Large gash/cut in the walnut wood side and silver chrome face trim after moving this large custom frame from one location to another.

Alan previously stained the wood base/legs for 6 dining chairs (see previous review) that I wanted matching and uniform. He did a beautiful job and they look 100x better, richer, deeper and more lustrous than they did when they were purchased new. I recently had large framed artwork moved to a different house and one of the frames got a 3" gash in it. The frame was custom with about 3 different colors, textures and materials. It also has a matching smaller companion piece so to have it reframed would have been very costly as I would have had to have both the damaged frame and the non damaged frame re made completely in order to make a matching set. I called Alan and texted him photos to see if he could repair it, which he did, and it turned out GREAT!! Anybody looking at the painting would never notice a repair. This repair saved me hundreds of dollars!

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R. D.

Are you kidding me?!? Just look at the beautiful work on my very old vintage baby crib! It was in such disrepair and Alan at Illusion did an absolutely incredible job restoring her to her former glory! Very professional and very honest! I can't say enough about this place, bravo and THANK YOU!! A+++++++++++++++++++++++++

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We were completely impressed with the response, the quote, and the quality of the work from Allan. Definitely recommend this business.

Side drawer with addition of glass and restoration of hardware.

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Do you do interior wall painting?

We are currently not doing wall painting. Simply due to the furniture refinishing keeping us busy. Sorry!

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“Alan stripped a lacquer-stained pair of dining room wood table bases and painted them in a black satin finish.”

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Illusion Custom Finishes - furniturerepair - Updated October 2026

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