Luciano is amazing! Wonderful! Beautiful workmanship, very responsive. He does exactly what he says and produces real results in restoring damaged wood furniture. He brought my dining room table back to life while making it all easy, timely and convenient for me. The Guilder is The Best!

After a cleaning mishap on my dining room table that resulted in streaks and scuff marks all over my wood, Luciano and team restored it to perfect condition! It’s like brand new again. He came to my house the same day I called him, and after collecting my table, had it back to me within five days. Note to self - only use water and a bit of soap on this wood! Highly recommend this service.

Count yourself lucky that you found Luciano at The Gilder Restoration. He refinished and reupholstered a John Witticomb 1950s dining table and chair set that belonged to my grandparents, and I was blown away by how beautifully it turned out. He then made us a custom upholstered bed with footboard and was creative enough to design it such that we had full access to the underbed storage. He will be my first and only call for any custom furniture, upholstery, or furniture refinishing going forward.

Luciano is a fine craftsman! He is a gracious person and a quality professional. Over the last few months, he has been to our home in Westport to restore 5 pieces. His work is of the highest quality, his response is always timely, and he goes above and beyond to make his clients happy. I wouldn’t use anyone else and have already recommended to friends and family who have that same commitment to quality. He is a pleasure to work with. I recommend the Gilder without reservation.

From the moment I sent an inquiry to The Gilder, the experience was outstanding. Luciano is very professional, takes the utmost care with the table he refinished, completed the work on time and it is beautiful. The table looks like new. I have already recommended him to my friends.

I cannot describe in words the professionalism about Luciano Colella. He has restored and reupholstered a pair of French Vintage Chairs He also Restored a French living room chair. His work is beyond reproach I have never met such a professional caring and Sincere man. I highly recommend him for any job that requires restoration and reupholsterPatrick Mahoney Jr - Oxford CT

Luciano delivered the end result we wanted on a dining room table. Highly recommend!

Our experience with Luciano and his team was outstanding. The professionalism and quality of his work will certainly lead us to recommending him to our friends and family.

I highly recommend The Gilder Restoration. Luciano took my grandmother’s cherry wood drop leaf table and made it beautiful. His skill on restoration is excellent. Luciano picked up and returned the table to me. My wife and I couldn’t be happier.

I can’t think of enough adjectives to describe how wonderful This company is. Extremely professional, knows their products, takes care to do it right and delivers when promised. I had two very large difficult bureaus to be refinished and they did a spectacular job. I Will never Go anywhere else for any restoration projects. Top shelf

Beautiful job repairing and refinishing my pine trestle table! Every detail was excellent. I highly recommend The Gilder.

Luciano refinished our daughter’s dining table to perfection. It clearly had been used as a homework table, full of indentations and scratches. Not a mark remained after luciano worked his magic! He also refinished a side board that had been poorly lacquered and restored it with beautiful color and it’s intended wax finish. Truly fine work. He also picks up and drops off!

Luciano was recommended to me by an interior designer friend to restore an old Italian credenza and a painting. I am absolutely thrilled with the results! He did a beautiful job on both pieces and if I ever need anything restored in the future, I will go to The Gilder for sure! Thank you Luciano!

Did a mid century bar cabinet in high lacquer finish. Ebony top and toe-kick with fabulous complex grain on the front and side doors in a deep rich shade. The restoration is gorgeous and flawless. Highly recommend these people. Excellent throughout the process. Hope they post pics on their website.

I brought my grandmothers steam trunk to Luciano, owner of Gilder so see if he could refurbish it. He was very helpful and knowledgeable. We agreed on the restoration and the cost which was very fair. The results were amazing. I am extremely happy with the restoration and highly recommend Gilder. They are real craftsman!!

Luciano (aka The Gilder) is an artist.His work is extraordinary.His attention to detail is unparalleled.I would highly recommend him to anybody looking to have furniture restored.He knows what he is doing and his work shows it.

I have had the pleasure of working with Luciano Colella, The Gilder, for many years. Every project he has completed for me far exceeded my high expectations. He is a knowledgeable, skilled artisan. He is honest and fair. His work is beautiful and precise. I wish I could give him ten stars.

I found two incredible tables for my client that needed professional restoration. Luciano was a wealth of information about the tables, their history and options. His work was painstaking and beautifully executed. His staff is wonderful to work with keeping me informed with the work and finish date. With Luciano there was never a concern that the end result would be anything but perfection.

Their work is impeccable. And the staff is friendly and accommodating. Such excellent workmanship with a caring staff that makes you feel like family. I would give them the highest recommendation possible if you are looking for someone to care about your treasured pieces.

We had a dinning room table and chairs which we purchased when we first married. After 45 years of raisiing two kid and use every day the color had unevenly darkened and some chairs developed a wobble. Luciano from Gilder came for an estimate and was very knowledgeable. He explained step by step what he could do to restore our furniture. He took the time to explain varnish and color options to be sure we were gretting exactly what we wanted.Today he delivered the finished product and our dining room set looks and feels just like the new. I recommend Gilder Restoration

Amazing transformation on an old tired dining room buffet table, we were ready to paint black and call it a day. Luciano and his team has beautified this furniture with a heavy smooth dark colbalt blue lacquerFinish and it’s just stunning.

Antique sofa in need of significant repair & reupholstering. The folks at Gilder were prompt, responsive, and really nice to work with. They did a magnificent job on the sofa, and Ill definitely be bringing more pieces back to them for repair & restoration. I recommend them highly.

I highly recommend Luciano at the Guilder. He restored my French Refractory dining table to its original beauty. Also fixed another restorers mess. He is on-time with delivery and I will add very honest. A pleasure to know. Thank you Luciano

The Gilder relacquered several pieces in our bedroom to a different color and fixed all the chips and cracks that developed over the years. They did an amazingly beautiful job and it transformed the room.When you have quality pieces it is worth saving them and making them like new again. Very pleased with the craftsmanship, service, attention to detail and would highly recommend them.

We had a king size bed and kitchen table refinished by The Gilder. The finished product was exactly what we wanted. Luciano stayed in constant contact with us throughout the project and was a pleasure to work with.

Thank you so much for restoring my100 year old tea cart. We were overwhelmed with the care you took in restoring our heirloom. Your personal attention to detail gives us the confidence to not only call you again,but to recommend you to family and friends.

Luciano and his team are great! I had a dining table that belonged to my grandmother restored. When I got it back, it was as beautiful as when she’d bought it herself. I was so in love with the results that I had him reupholster my sofa that was a mess! And it came out perfectly!

An extremely well run company who provides top quality work. Luciano and his team went above and beyond what I had expected, and even hoped for in the repair of my antique lacquered writing desk. Communication was clear and overall they were a joy to do business with!

Cannot recommend The Gilder Restoration enough! I had an old credenza from my grandmothers home that had been ruined with smoke damage - they brought it back and it’s never looked more beautiful. Never imagined it would come out this well.

Luciano was great to work with. He was prompt and communicated the process from start to end. We had two office desks refurnished to match another table and Luciano did a phenomenal job with it. We could not be more pleased with his work!

I had a curio cabinet and end table refinished by Luciano. I was shocked at the results of the work. Absolutely beautiful and 100 percent satisfied not to mention the fact that he kept me updated on the progress. He even drove over to show the piece to me partially completed. His work is impeccable and prices very fair. Just had my 4th piece of furniture delivered. Work is flawless and I wouldn’t go anywhere else for furniture refinishing. Love it!

I wanted a rustic style custom-made dining table, so I bought two pieces of wood slab and had Luciano work on the table for me. He did such an amazing job with this table top that you cannot even tell that is two wood slabs putted together, it looks like one single slab. He also made a great job at achieving the right stain color just as I wanted.I definitely recommend The Gilder Restoration for your next furniture project, Luciano is very professional and pay close attention to detail!Evandro F.

I recently wanted repair to a hutch that I took home from my mother in law after she needed to downsize. After looking locally to find someone close to me in Trumbull, CT, I found the Gilder, Luciano Colella. Based on previous reviews, I hired him. What a great find. Just a great person with a lot of talent and very honest. Picked up the piece, restored the piece, delivered the piece. Great job, fair prices, very responsive. I will certainly use his services in the future.

They did a great job on our dining room table. Very friendly and performed the work in a timely fashion. Will definitely use them again!

Luciano restored an heirloom dining room set for us. It looks stunning. My husbands family gave us the furniture and I didnt have high expectations. I thought it was probably too old to recover, but Luciano worked his magic and it now looks beautiful. You can see the original color of the mahogany. He also strengthened the chairs, which were old and wobbly. Thank you Luciano!

Wow what an amazing experience! The 5 Baker pieces that were refinished are beautiful. They are truly artisans! I am grateful and delighted 😊

Luciano did a spectacular job refinishing a cherished Japanese antique table for us. He brought a pathetic pice back to life! His estimate, pick-up, and delivery were prompt. Even though he had to do some unexpected work on the table - no extra charge! Highly, highly recommend. He is an artist.

Luciano is one of the greatest artists dealing with furniture restoration. I wasnt sure if I should simply buy new furniture or send what I had to Luciano, and now I know, I made the right choice. I couldnt be happier!

Very happy with Lucians work. He upholstered two chairs and re-canned the seat of another. Excellent workmanship and would recommend highly

Impeccable restoration, beautiful, careful work (and delivered a day ahead of time)

Fantastic job rebuilding a very old couch. What a great experience working with this very skilled craftsmen!

Excellent service and workmanship. I had several mid-century modern pieces renovated and a rosewood chess table.

Luciano did a terrific job of repairing the damaged finishing on a Bassett chair.

My table was a really mess with cat clawed legs, insect holes, wobbly top. Luciano did a wonderful job, and I couldnt be happier.

Works of excellent quality

To everything they put art and very careful.