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New England Refinishing
New England Refinishing was owned and operated by Ed Gillen of Hudson, MA. Ed worked tirelessly to restore loved heirloom pieces and make scratched up pieces shine anew for his clients.
His reputation in the field was impeccable and Ed always made the recommendation that was in his clients' best interests.
Sadly, Ed passed away in March 2013. We will miss his friendship and his kind, gentle manner, his sense of humour, and his giggle.
Although New England Refinishing has been dissolved, his legacy will live on in the homes that have a piece of Ed's artful touch...
Diana
Benefit Development Group
Worcester, Ma. |
10/16/12 |
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| Ed, we would like to thank you for the excellent refinishing work you did on some of our office furniture. The two solid wood desks that we have had for over thirty years were in desperate need of refinishing We are so pleased with the job you and your team did. The desks look brand new and you even customized the color to match the tone of our new furniture. The other pieces look fantastic as well. |
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| Bernie & Maureen |
9/14/12 |
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| Ed, the table and chairs are beautiful. Our renovation project just concluded and the dining room looks terrific with the refinished furniture!! We have two smaller tables that we would like you to refinish. |
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| Carol |
8/4/2012 |
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| Hey, Ed - wanted to tell you how pleased we both were with the job you did on the kitchen set. Thank you |
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| Linda |
8/2/2012 |
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Hi Ed,
We are loving our cabinets and are very pleased with the workmanship and professionalism! The cabinets do look brand new! I'm going to give your card to my neighbors who still have their original cabinets...Thank you very much! |
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| Ben & Lisa |
6/19/2012 |
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| Ed - Just wanted to let you know that the furniture turned out amazing! We couldn't be happier with it! Thank you for the great work. We will be sure to send business your way when possible! |
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| Jeannine |
5/7/2012 |
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| Thanks again to you and your crew. I can't say enough about how great they were. These days you do not find workers who care about the job they are doing. We had to have work done on our old house and [that] construction crew didn't put down protection on my ceramic tile kitchen floor. It's a mess. I really appreciate how they [your crew] took the time to make sure that everything was safe and secure before they even started. |
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| Mark, COO/CCO |
4/27/2012 |
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Just wanted to let you know how happy we are with the wonderful job you did on our conference table and chairs. They look incredible! |
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| Jenny |
9/10/2011 |
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| I was so pleased with the outcome of my antique dining room table and chair set. After talking to Ed Gillen of New England Refinishing and comparing his prcies and professionalism with other refinishers in the area, I was 100% confident that he would provide me with beautiful results. I wasn't disappointed. This furniture set will now be a gorgeous asset in our house for at least another couple generations! |
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| Dave L. |
3/9/11 |
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Ed,
When a job is particularly well done, compliments are in order.
We just received the refinished mahogany China cabinet and the Governor Winthrop desk. The stripping and refinishing quality is outstanding and the pieces look new even though they date back to the first half of the 1900s. The refreshed brass hardware on the desk is vibrant. The curved glass in the China cabinet is now accentuated as a result of the cabinet colors.
All in all, we are thrilled with the outcome and also enjoyed the opportunity to visit your shop and receive a history lesson on mahogany. What a treat!
Warm regards, Dave L. |
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| Cam |
1/4/11 |
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Hi Ed, Hope you remember us. You've done quite a bit of work for us over the years. We have a new project for you.
By the way, remember the highchair, crib and little rocking chair you refinished for me a few years ago? Well our now 2 year old grand daughter has been using them all! So cool that these things that were mine as a baby, and then used by our kids are now being used by her all due to your excellent work!! |
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| Karen |
12/29/10 |
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| Hi Ed, The bedroom set you refinished for us looks wonderful!! Thanks so very much for this restoration which will keep my folk's furniture in use by the family for another couple of generations. |
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| Sandra |
9/17/10 |
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| Hi Ed, just wanted to say, I haven't seen the Hutch yet, but I got a call from my daughter and her husband to be, and they LOVED IT!!!!! Thank you so much. |
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| Marie |
8/26/10 |
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Dear Ed,
I must tell you that I absolutely love my sideboard. The refinishing came out beautifully and it looks like a well preserved antique. Thank you for adding the wood and making the side shelves solid, I already put some of my serving bowls in them. Even the mirror looks great.
Thank you so much for a superb job. |
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| Heather |
5/23/10 |
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| We used your company to refinish our kitchen cabinets about 4 years ago (and our kitchen still looks awesome). I've have a couple single pieces of furniture that need refinishing. When would be a good time to drop them off. Also we would like to refinish our bathroom cabinets. Could you give us a cost for that? |
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| Anne & Tony |
6/19/2009 |
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| A Job Well Done |
| When we first met Ed we knew he was a good business man and dedicated to doing hid job correctly. His explaination was clear and honest and we knew what to expect.
He constantly checked on the job and was in contact with us every step of the way.
The kitchen cabinets came out beautifully and we are thrilled.
We will recommend Ed to anyone we know and that is the best advertisment anyone can have. |
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| Cindy |
6/19/2009 |
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| Kudos |
| Ed, first I would like to: Thank you so very much for your quick and honest response to my inquiry. Secondly, I very much appreciate the time you put into sending me additional input about less costly options. The fact that you were willing to offer additional vendor input will not be overlooked. A very rare trait in today's economy! Kudos to you! |
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| Jill |
1/14/2008 |
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| Conference Room Table |
| I am pleased to recommend Ed Gillen and New England Refinishing. In May 2007, I contracted with Ed to refinish the conference room table for my company. He was able to beautifully refnish a table that had approximately 10 years of office wear and tear. His team was very professional and arrived on time to retrieve the table. The work was completed ahead of schedule and Ed accommodated my need to wait until after our headquarters relocation to return the table to us.
I would readily call New England Refinishing in the future. |
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| Michael |
1/14/2008 |
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| Board Room Table |
| Ed, I wanted to let you know that the board room table came back looking as good as the day we bought it. Equally as important, the installers did a great job reassembling the table upon its return. As I mentioned before - and now that I've seen the results on the table - we have a couple of coordinating pieces that I'd like to talk to you about refinishing. |
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| Sally |
1/14/2008 |
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| Mahogany Dining Room Set |
| I love my dining room set. You did a great job. Thank you for giving it another 50 years of life. |
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| Sheila Peters |
10/26/2007 |
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| Thanks from Atlas Venture |
| Thank you for the excellent refinishing work at Atlas Venture. As part of our office refurbishment, the refinishing of the wood conference tables, doors and furniture was essential. You did a wonderful job and very quickly. We will turn to you for any future needs. Many thanks! |
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| Barry |
5/7/2007 |
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| Great new kitchen ! |
| I recently had New England Refinishing completely refinish my tired kitchen. While I looked at re-facing and/or replacing all my cabinets, after speaking with Ed and his crew I decided to have them refinished. What was once old dark and tired oak cabinets are newly finished, bright and beautiful. The quality and professional work was outstanding and also done less expensivley than re-facing! I highly recommend doing business with NE Refinishing.
Thanks Ed! |
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| Jeff S. |
5/7/2007 |
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| Walnut Tray |
| Thank you so much for the absolutely fantastic job you did on the Walnut tray. I truly did not recognize it! |
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| Ann H. |
5/7/2007 |
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| Beautiful Work!! |
| I wanted to thank you for the beautiful job you did on our table. It is great to see that tiny bit of history, but yet, have a beautiful piece of furniture that is restored so well. It is an art what you and your employees do. Since the table was given to me by my parents it has sentimental value. I will give it to my daughter someday. |
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| McFarland, New Hampshire |
10/25/2006 |
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| Fantastic Job!!!! :) |
| We were looking for some company to refinish our kitchen cabinets. We did not want them refaced, as refacing actually replaces your existing cabinet doors and puts laminate facing on the frames of your cabinets. We wanted them refinished, because they are real wood cabinets in need of a refreshing finish.
We found NE Refinishing while doing a search on the internet. We were pleased with Ed and his staff from the first moment I spoke to him on the initial phone call. When Ed showed us a sample of how our cabinet doors would look after he did his "magic", we were sold. Our cabinets were originally painted white so we had them refinished white again. The frames were painted to match what the doors were going to look like.
The final product was absolutely beautiful and we are so pleased, that we are lining up other projects for Ed and his team to work on in the future!! We would recommend Ed and his team to anyone who needs an excellent refinisher.
Thanks a bunch, Ed!! |
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| Bob Gustafson |
9/18/2006 |
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| Testimonial |
| Ed, I'd like to thank you for the excellent refinishing work you did on my rare red walnut conference table. I recently had it appraised and the appraiser thought that you did such a great job that he asked for your card to send you some of his clients. In addition, I thought your price was very reasonable and I can't wait to send you some more of my "stuff". |
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| Debra |
9/18/2006 |
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| Refinished and restored grandmother's furniture |
| NE Refinishing completely repaired and refinished many pieces that I inherited from my grandmother, all wonderfully and expertly done. The challenge was the dining room set that needed repair. They repaired a sagging buffet and restored its beautiful finish. The china cabinet was wobbly and the shelves were thin - they replaced the old shelves with heavy walnut matched perfectly and again restored the finish. Finally the table and six chairs were done. Not only did they do fantastic work, they stood behind their work and repaired a problem after the fact with honesty and integrity. I would recommend them to anyone that needs quality refinishing work. |
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| Jean |
7/11/2006 |
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| Refinished Kitchen Cabinets |
| We are thrilled with our refinished kitchen cabinets. The quality of the work is excellent. We were really impressed with the professionalism of the workers. The project was started and finished when we were told it would be. The people we dealt with were courteous. |
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| Helen |
2/3/2006 |
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| Australian Table |
| Hi Ed. I just wanted to thank you so much for the wonderful job you did on my yellowwood and stinkwood table. It looks absolutely lovey and I defy anyone to notice that the legs have been extended - except of course my family - who will now be able to sit comfortably at the table.
Thank you again. |
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| Adam & Gina |
1/2/2006 |
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| Kitchen Refinishing Project |
| Ed, we truly appreciate all the grief, strife, (& ultimately satisfaction!) that you went through in refinishing our kitchen cabinets. We are just delighted with the finished product. You were truly a gentleman through the entire process. It was a pleasure to work with you and your crew. We most certainly would call on you for any refinishing project we may have. Thanks for helping us to get our kitchen exactly as we wanted it! |
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| Jeremy |
11/28/2005 |
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| Kitchen Refinish |
| I never wrote to thank you for the excellent work your company did in refinishing the kitchen. Tanya and I are both very happy with the results.
We will be calling to have you do the cabinet around the oven and refrigerator, as soon as we can get a cabinet builder to make the alterations. |
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| Tom |
11/28/2005 |
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| Repair and refinished a family heirloom |
| Ed and his highly capable team were able to restore and refinish my grandmother's antique dining room table. Ed was in constant contact with me throughout the restoration process. He thought of several diffent option of restoring my treasured table. I found New England Refinishing through the internet and had no frame of reference for the work they perform. Going on blind faith, I called to have the table picked up and the repairs done. I am extremely happy with the finished product. The table and the repairs are first rate! My grandmother would be proud of her table. I highly recommend New England Refinishing! |
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| Theresa |
5/17/2005 |
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| Bookcase Brilliance |
| Just a note to say thank you for the lovely job with
the bookcase. It looks great! I can't believe you guys
made me a key for the doors, that's just awesome.
You've been so helpful the whole way. |
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| Dave |
5/5/2005 |
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| Excellent work |
| Ed is a true professional and the work he did for our house was fantastic. We could not be happier!
Dave
Natick |
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| Beatrice |
10/3/2004 |
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| Rocking Chair Refinish |
| Ed!
The rocking chair is so beautiful! I can't wait to show my siblings (9!). Thank you for all your work and especially your patience! |
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| Anita C. Hagspiel |
10/1/2004 |
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| Mahogany Bedroom Set |
| New England Refinishing was recommended to me and I am more than pleased with the results of their work! Ed Gillen is a wonderful and very professional business man. Ed and his team did a beautiful job on my parents bedroom set that I inherited this year. Very impressed!!! |
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| Donna |
6/30/2004 |
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| Magnificent Mirror! |
| I want to compliment you again for the fine work you did in restoring my great-grandmother's antique mirror. It was the focal point of my holiday décor. |
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| Jo-Ann |
6/28/2004 |
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| Happy in North Carolina! |
| Hello from North Carolina. I wanted to take a minute to tell you how much we are enjoying the furniture you did for us. Your refinished pieces are right where we can see and enjoy them always. Thank you for the wonderful work. |
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| Richardson Report |
6/21/2004 |
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| Business Profile - recommendation |
| The publishers of this Business Profile commend this firm for the fine effort in their work. We suggest to our readers that they let New England Refinishing handle all their furniture refinishing and restoration work. |
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New England Refinishing
Hudson, MA 01749
Proudly served Boston, Massachusetts, Worcester, the metro-West suburbs and New England for over 20 years.
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