Montalbano Furniture

"The work was fantastic and I cannot recommend Montalbano enough. It is always a leap of faith entrusting something that is important enough to be refinished or repaired, but you can't go wrong here. I had a large dining room table that needed refinishing, repairs to the legs, and staining to match dining room chairs. You can see the impeccable work from the before and after shots below (you can also see the reupholstered chairs as well). Also, they took our loveseat, which was held together by bungee cords, and made it solid and beautiful again. Pricing was competitive and the work was second to none. Also, the fact that they are super-nice people doesn't hurt either."

"I have purchased from and had items restored with Montalbano for 20+ years. It is such a welcome comfort to know that a 3 generation family run business is still around to fix my family heirlooms with pride."

"Mark Montalbano is an arrogant amateur that has no concern for a customer or a customer needs. He unsells an item without telling the customer because he determines freight costs when he has no idea what real costs are because he doesn't ask or listen. . He decides what will happen with no consultation with the buyer. My most underwhelming purchase experience."

"Hands down the best furniture restoration shop & upholstery shop in Chicago. Hands down the best!! My family has used Montalbano for years. They did a coffee table, an antique rolladesk for my sister, a dinner table, and 2 family antique living room tables. Mr. Richard Montalbano will look at your piece thoroughly and tell you if you have real wood or a fake. Every time he told my dad the actual cost upfront. There are no games or surprises in the price. Yea games many refinishing companies play to get you hook in, like they don't put the pick-up & delivery charges in the estimate and don't tell you about that until its too late. Not Mr. Montalbano he tells up straight-up. Most competitors don't strip apart the entire table, or chair, and then put it back together. The competitors cut corners. Never has Mr Montalbano cut corners on our furniture. When we dropped off our furniture and got it back... it looked freakin' new! You would be foolish not to bring your family antique to get Mr. Montalbano's opinion on it. If it's worth saving or not he will tell you straight up. No one beats their experience...no one!"