624 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI 02828, US
About Us
Who We Are
In 1956, my father Stan Waskiel, began work as a piano refinisher at the Providence Piano Company. Over the next several years while working with master cabinet makers, piano retailers and furniture restoration companies, he acquired the skills, experience and financing to open his own company Waskiel Furniture Refinishing. From humble beginnings in a two car garage in Olneyville, RI, the company grew to expand to larger and larger mill spaces. Eventually, in 1982, he purchased his own building, which included a refinishing shop and retail/wholesale antique and piano store. Soon there would follow a warehouse and purchases of other buildings and businesses, one of which was the original Providence Piano Company. After working with my father on a part-time basis since childhood, I took over the refinishing and restoration portion of the business in 1990. In the years to follow, Waskiel Furniture Refinishing would expand the business into museum and historical restoration, architectural finishing, fabrication and residential and commercial touch-up and repair.
Waskiel Furniture, since 1956. We have been a New England leader in the Repair, Restoration and Refinishing of Antiques, Furniture, Architecture and Pianos. Many Restoration and Refinishing shops have come and gone. Waskiel Furniture Refinishing has persevered through courteous and professional service, meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail. For over half a century, Waskiel Furniture Refinishing has satisfied thousands of customers through a love of Restoration and Refinishing.
We use time-tested and honored techniques, combined with the newest finishing technologies and state-of-the-art equipment. We can help you serve your valuable antiques, furniture, or piano for generations to come. We know how much you cherish your fine family heirlooms. Let us help you preserve them.
More About Us
Our restoration shop
Waskiel Furniture Refinishing runs the restoration and refinishing business in a beautifully restored 1835 post and beam barn in Greenville, Rhode Island. The building itself was a one year restoration project from gutted shell to historically detailed but modern climate controlled building. Safe and secure, licensed and insured, the building is a fitting environment for the work we do.
How do you choose a qualified Restoration and Refinishing Specialist? How do you find someone you can trust with your valuable pieces and family heirlooms? There are 4 simple answers:
1) Ask to see the quality of their work. Look at actual pieces of their completed work, not just samples. Waskiel Furniture Refinishing has finished pieces in our workshop at all times for your review.
2) Ask to see their workshop. Is it clean, safe, secure, and climate controlled? Do you feel safe with your pieces there?
3) Ask for references. Call the references!
Waskiel Furniture Refinishing has thousands.
4) Price. A competitive price is important, but be sure to check to value of your piece against the cost of restoration. Know what you are spending before you spend too much. Our prices are in writing, there are no surprises.
We use time tested and honored techniques, combined with the newest finishing technologies and state of the art equipment. We can help you serve your valuable antiques, furniture or piano for generations to come. We know how much you cherish your fine family heirlooms. Let us help you preserve them.