Kent Merrill Finishing

We hired Kent to come out and refinish/lacquer our very high end bathroom cabinetry (his assistant did the actual work). The work looked great upon initial completion, but then less than a year later, the paint started badly chipping and cracking. We contacted Kent to see if he was willing to make it right. He said he was; made an appointment to come out, rescheduled at the last minute a number of times, but finally made it out. After seeing it, he agreed it was a problem and said he would be in touch to schedule a date for his assistant to come out to fix the job, and then ghosted us. I've called and texted him numerous times over the past NINE months to try to get him to honor his promise to come fix the shoddy job, and no reply. I'm receiving read receipts on all of the texts so I know they are being received and read. Incredibly disappointing that after spending all of that money, we are left with a subpar job that is looking worse by the day, and Kent is refusing to honor his promise to make it right.

Kent and his crew did an amazing job transforming our old red oak stair railing into a beautiful color that perfectly matches our new dark brown cherry cabinets. It looks fantastic and they were quick, courteous and professional. They made sure the rest of the house was completely protected during the project and there was no inconvenience to us. We're very pleased with the results and would recommend Kent to anyone who needs refinishing work done.

I have been working with Kent for about 10 years now and his workmanship is impeccable. He is on time, creativ when it comes to making the perfect stain color for projects, has the patience of a saint;) strives to make the client happy and is going the extra mile to make any project with him a great experience!

Kent and his team did an incredible job on our kitchen. They stripped and restrained our cupboards and they look so beautiful! Before the project began they did a great job of covering/protecting our new countertops and floors, they meticulously numbered every piece to be sure that the items went back into their current position, and then they carefully sanded and stained our cabinet doors, drawers, and frames. The previous stain was extremely difficult to work with but that did not deter them from taking their time and processing each piece to perfection. Kent also gave us suggestions along the way and took care of slight cabinet issues with our 1957 kitchen. Kent also added beautiful 2" moulding that makes the kitchen look modern and classy. Kent and his team took great care of our home and our dog! On a communication level Kent was easy to get ahold of and was very responsive to our calls and texts. Kent's attention to detail and his need for "getting it right no matter what" attitude was so refreshing. We would highly recommend Kent Merrill Finishing. Thank you for the wonderful kitchen cabinets and your incredible service, Kent!

I was so happy to work with Kent to refinish the cabinets and railings throughout our house. It totally transformed our kitchen and baths, and was so much easier and less expensive than replacing everything. Kent was very knowledgeable, and he takes pride in his work. When one paint shade was slightly off (probably mixed wrong at the paint store-not his fault), he immediately redid the work to make sure we were 100% happy. I would recommend him very highly.

We hired Kent Merrill and his team for our recent kitchen cabinet refacing project. Kent was extremely professional and easy to work with. He listened carefully to our design ideas while providing helpful feedback and information. He is honest, hard working and takes great pride in his work. When faced with project challenges he does not look for simple shortcut solutions. He goes out of his way to find the BEST solution. He is flexible but at the same time a perfectionist, which we really appreciated. Our kitchen was completed on time and on budget. The final product exceeded even our initial expectations. We love our refaced cabinets. Thank You Kent and your team for your EXCELLENT work!

Kent did an excellent job with a very complex project. The cabinets were finished by another company and I hired Kent to come and hang the custom doors we had made. Due to the frameless, no overlay style and european hinges, measurements on the custom doors were sometimes off by 1/16th on an each. Kent carefully cut this excess part of the door and refinished the cabinet where necessary. He did a great job of matching the conversion varnish from the previous refinisher. Needless to say, all 50+ doors and drawers were carefully installed and are functioning. I don't think there are many finishers out there that could have figured this job out and stuck with it through the frustrations. It cost quite a bit of money, but the complexity of the job caused it take a lot of time and man hours. I would recommend Kent, especially if what you need done, is not a simple task.

Kent stained some of our window and door displays and did a fine job. He knows his stuff. I would use him for my own home for any staining needs.

Kent has done several projects at our house and we could not be more pleased with the results. The first project we had him do was to strip and finish our stair case hand rail to match the wood flooring were going to install. The match was perfect. The second project we had him do was to stain a new Marvin wood clad French door. The door was pine and we wanted it to look more like mahogany. It looks like a dark mahogany. The last two projects we had done were furniture refinishing projects. He stripped and finished two dressers and a bed headboard and frame. The furniture pieces were badly schratched and in need of minor repair. When Kent was finished with them they looked like new. Kent's ability to match color stains to the original is fantastic. Color matching stain is an art and Kent is an artist. Thanks Kent. John and Cindy W.

We are really happy with the way our kitchen turned out. We have had several people in our house who thought we re-placed our cabinets instead of keeping the old cabinets and stripping and staining them. Kent was respectful and was very concerned that we were happy with the way they turned out. While he was here we ended up having him re-coat our bathroom cabinets and strip and stain our front door. We would definitely hire Ken again and am happy to recommend him.