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November 2023 by Bernard Lewis
About 25 years ago, while living in Miami, my Mom decided to have her two piece oriental style cabinet painted professionally from a brown color to a glazed pink-peach color to match the tropical appearance in her apartment. After 25 years and two moves, her favorite piece now had cracked paint and numerous paint chips. After having my now-deceased Mom's cabinet shipped 1500 miles here to Delaware, I had a difficult time finding someone to restore it. There was no one in central Delaware that was interested. Fortunately, I found Leonard. This was far from a normal restoration job. While he and his paint company researched and scanned one of the drawers to match the color, he sanded the pieces. He carefully applied primer, then coats of paint, and then glaze. He repaired the wooden drawer supports and even placed felt under the legs of the top piece to prevent scratching. We are so grateful for the job that Leonard did. The piece is now a family heirloom that we can pass down to our daughter. No one could have done a better job. Thank you Leonard!
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October 2023 by Bernard L.
About 25 years ago, while living in Miami, my Mom decided to have her two piece oriental style cabinet painted professionally from a brown color to a glazed pink-peach color to match the tropical appearance in her apartment. After 25 years and two moves, her favorite piece now had cracked paint and paint chipped After having my now-deceased Mom's cabinet shipped 1500 miles here to Delaware, I had a difficult time finding someone to restore it. There was no one in central Delaware. Fortunately I found Leonard. This was far from a normal restoration job. While he and his paint company researched and scanned one of the drawers to match the color, he sanded the pieces. He carefully applied primer, then coats of paint, and then glaze. He repaired the wooden drawer supports and even placed felt under, the legs of the top piece to prevent scratching. We are so grateful for the job that Leonard did. The piece is now a family heirloom that we can pass down to our daughter. No one could have done a better job. Thank you.
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February 2023 by Bubbles has rules
I wanna give a shout out to Lenny Bateman...he did a fantastic job on a family piece.He did some repair work & refinished our early 1800 Highboy dresser.He also replaced the workout tracks of my husband's grandmother's dining room table, that was severely sagging when fully extended.I highly recommend him!
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February 2023 by Kristen Taynor
Leonard repaired and refinished a display cabinet that belonged to my grandmother. The piece was in a fragile condition and has quirks that made the whole process challenging. But the finished piece is astonishing. It’s so beautiful. Leonard went above and beyond to make this cabinet usable again, all while staying within the quoted price. My family has wanted to fix this cabinet for years and I’m so grateful I found Leonard’s shop.
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February 2023 by Erin Harrison
We have been bringing furniture here for refinishing for a few years. We have never been disappointed. Mr. Lenny has done a fantastic job on all of the pieces we've brought to him, he has surpassed our expectations more than once!! Will be back again.
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February 2022 by Carla Neugroschel
Had a vintage maple dining table and 4 chairs refinished in a 2-tone color scheme (stained table top and chair seats with black table apron / legs and black seat backs and legs). Was initially quoted a price range by phone (based on pics) and then given a price quote upon dropping the set off, which was within the estimated range originally quoted. Along with completing a beautiful refinishing job, he repaired the following problems he found along the way: filled a cracked area on the table top, repaired a chair leg that a dog had used as a chew toy decades ago, and replaced a piece of wood on the underside of the table that had been poorly and unprofessionally repaired long ago. Even with those unexpected repairs, the final price remained the same as quoted. He sent me progress pictures throughout the stripping and refinishing process which was thoughtful. Even though I live outside of the normal pickup and delivery area, he delivered the finished product to me in his truck at no extra cost to assure that it would not be damaged by transporting it in my mid-sized SUV as I had done with the drop off. I now have durable dining set (built in the 1950's to last a lifetime) that has been given a stunning face lift to bring its look into the current century. I highly recommend Kent Island Refinishing based on Lenny's outstanding customer service and expertise in his craft!! Below are before and after pics...the "after" pics really do not do justice to the actual beauty of the finished product.
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February 2021 by Me “Nicname” Him
He refinished a dining table, six chairs and a buffet for us. Lenny pays attention to every detail! He even fixed the chair leg that the dog chewed on! Beautiful work! Debbie Marinucci
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February 2020 by Thomas Harrison
Lenny is the man when it comes to woodworking and refinishing
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February 2020 by Rob Lewis
Amazing work and Resonable Price
