Abbot's Furniture Refinishing & Upholstery Co

We took a very dark old cabinet to Abbot's and Dean (one of the brothers who own it) spent time telling us what kinds and quality of wood it was made of. He even knew that the shelves inside were not original. We had always told people it was a tall desk with two round inkwells in the door, but instead, as he explained, it was a Victrola record player cabinet. He went on to say that, they originated in the 1920s and the wells were made and used to store new and used record needles. He asked if it was a family heirloom because if not, he told us honestly that we might not want to spend the money to refinish it. We said we got it from a grandfather, but did not know any more than that. Come to find out, this same grandfather bought it and the built-in record player was removed years later, and shelves made by him, to make it more of a storage cabinet, so we definitely wanted it refinished. Abbot's didn't just refinish the outside, but took it completely apart, filled in dents and scratches, made completely new oak shelves (to match the rest of the wood), and stained it lighter (using a technique of mixing colors to make a unique color, so the beauty of the natural wood can be seen. The original key, to lock the door, was almost snapped in half, so he opened his desk drawer and pulled out a bigger-heavier one and said he'd throw it in free. The cabinet turned out better than expected! Their artisanship is impeccable and now it is a beautiful piece of furniture that can be passed down to future generations. They are true artisans, a trade they learned from their father, and one they truly take great pride. You will not be disappointed.

A few weeks ago, I broke the leg on one of our dining room chairs. I called Abbots and took the chair to them. They looked at it. Said it could be repaired and told me what they would do to fix it. Today, they delivered the chair back. It looks perfect and feels very solid. The repair is impossible to see. It should work for a very long time.

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It was a fantastic experience and the chairs are done just amazingly well.

One of our six dining room chairs was falling apart, and the chair became unsafe to sit in. Since the dining room set is foreign made, it is most likely virtually impossible to even find a replacement chair. I searched the Angie's listings under wood furniture repair hoping to find someone nearby who could repair the chair. Abbot's seemed to be the closest to us. Gave them a call, and brought the chair to their store the same day, which was Monday, and I was hoping to have the chair fixed before Sunday because we were having a dinner party. Needless to say, the first question was whether or not the chair could be fixed. They determined that it could be, and that they would do their best to have it finished in time for our dinner on Sunday. I just picked up the chair this morning (Friday), and they did a terrific job of essentially and quot;re-buildingand quot; the structural soundness of the chair. Although we've had this dining room set over 40 years, the chair is as stable and solid as it was when it was brand new. Abbot's is great!

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They have done an excellent job for each job!

They were awesome and wonderful. They went to an extra mile.

They did a very good job as far as I can tell. I thought the price was a little exorbitant.

The work was great. They made it better than new.