Tony came in to advise on cabinets after we had water damage to our unit. He looked around and…read morecame up with a proposal to repair all of the damage at a price that was covered by the insurance reimbursement. Tony's communication was amazing. Juan (his contractor) and the two man crew were respectful, friendly, responsive and completed the work on time and budget. Tony came by for a post-work inspection and arranged for some touch-up work. Overall, it was an outstanding experience in cost, quality and attention. I strongly recommend Boca for cabinets and remodeling.

Tony is amazing. He went out of his way to help us after we ordered cabinets from another company…read morewhich didn't work out. I told him that both orders previously made with another company had arrived broken. I was beside myself as we were rehabbing a bathroom. Tony brought me a lovely 72 inch white cabinet for my master bathroom. I absolutely love it. I am waiting for a quartz countertop which I am sure will be fine as well. The person who he sent to measure for the countertop was also wonderful. I could tell that Andrew knew what he was doing. I decided to write this review sooner than later because I was so impressed with Tony and Andrew. I have to say spending a little more money is so worth your peace of mind. I would definitely recommend this company.

We worked with Design Inside over the course of a year on projects that continued to expand because…read morewe were so thrilled with the process, working relationship and outcomes. We used Kathryn's design expertise to remodel our kitchen, first-floor full bathroom, and front porch. Working with Design Inside was money well-spent because Kathryn is talented in both technical and creative design. She measured and prepared for every contingency when creating a plan to transform our galley-style kitchen into an expanded and multi-purpose open-concept design that included kitchen, mudroom, and workspace. She was efficient in helping us make design choices to update our bathroom, and concise with material recommendations and measurements needed to replace our front porch. Kathryn and her team were respectful of our time, budget, and input. Every selection for purchase was presented as a choice, and we knew we were always guided to the best price point. Kathryn recommended when to pay for quality materials, and helped us find savings in other parts of the design to off-set the cost. We are most happy with the selections we would not have made without her involvement. We could not have completed our home remodel without Design Inside, and would happily recommend them to anyone looking for guidance on small or large projects!

We used Design Inside for our recent condo renovation, and we were pleased with our designer,…read moreAbigail. We had looked into three or four design firms and went with Design Inside because we got along well with Abigail from the initial consultation. She's friendly and had suggestions from our first meetings. Our remodeling scope was pretty basic (resurface hardwood floors, install new tiling, new lighting, new kitchen countertops/backsplash/hardware, painting, etc.) We weren't planning on taking down any walls or putting up new walls - hence "pretty basic" in our eyes! The initial few weeks involved back and forth with designs and occasional meetings with Abigail so she could get a handle on what we wanted done. Abigail was accommodating with meeting/phone times, and would often meet with us late afternoons or early evening. She created designs we had never thought of doing (enclosing in structural poles, wainscoting, etc). Abigail also was able to easily "read" my husband and I in terms of color schemes and we ended up choosing one of the first few samples of tiling and backsplash that she dropped off with us. Kudos for that! Abigail also provided us bimonthly hours summary / detail so we knew how much we were being charged for her services. She would break down the time she spent working for us by the minute and it was helpful to see where our dollars were being spent. From a "grand overall design", Abigail did a good job, but when we started getting into the details in the later phases, we did run into a few minor issues. I recommend ordering all materials / furniture / art yourself and not going thru Design Inside. With a little work on the intranet, you can find it cheaper, not to mention a lower delivery charge. We had a few material mix-ups with Design Inside - i.e. we received the wrong hardware; not enough tile or grout was ordered. Abigail's measurements for the den were incorrect so she didn't order enough tile / grout - her measurements for the wallpaper were also off, but this time we almost ordered too much. The invoice system used by Design Inside is a little confusing and you should pay very close attention and track your own expenses. It's hard to describe but trying to track all the bills and refunds with the invoices provided was difficult. Overall - I would recommend Design Inside and Abigail for your remodeling needs. I would just offer a bit of advice to double check measurements and order your own materials, but would still recommend the company. Abigail provided different designs and options that demonstrated her design skills as well as her ability to connect with us in terms of what our goal of the remodel was. In our eyes, that was key.

The lack of professionalism and inability to apologize for their shortcomings is staggering. The…read moreonly way I can rationalize their 5 star reviews, is that they must have been paid for. From start to finish, which was very short lived, they were rude, delayed, and disorganized. I tried to set up an appointment via their online booking form. It took them 2 days to get back to me. No worries, I understand, they are busy. The woman finally gets back to me at 5 :30 p.m. on the weekend of Xmas. I respond with a confirmation first thing Monday morning and she notifies me that someone else has my appointment time already. So apparently, they give out the same appointment time to many people and it's first come first serve. This is where is all goes down hill. I let her know I think this practice is unprofessional and tell her that that 9 a.m. (one of the other appt times she offered) will work. No response. Nothing, nodda, zip. Day of appointment: Door bell rings 30 min early and it's some guy (who knows what his name is because he never introduces himself). We inform him that he is early and we aren't ready yet. He tells us that our appointment is for 8:30 (nope, it's 9) and then tells us that he has other appointments and can't accommodate our time. Then, he looks through his phone for the email chain and sees that it's actually set for 9 a.m. because he backtracks and finally says that he can do 8:45 a.m. Fine, I'm not happy about all of this, but fine. Through all this he never apologizes. He rolls back up at 8:55 a.m. and when I answer the door, I explain to him that I'm confused by the mixup and let him know about the email exchange with the lady behind the email. He says, "Well, I'm here now so we can move on". Um, no, we can't. This is just getting worse and worse by the second and I tell him so. He comes in and as I'm letting him know that I'm upset by their unprofessional behavior and disorganization, he just stares at me. Doesn't say a word. At this point, I'm fed up and tell him an apology would appropriate. He then starts blaming ME for their unprofessionalism and horrible customer service saying that I took too long to get back to them in the first place. At this point, I told him to leave and escorted him out. I have no idea if this was Mike, the owner, or not, but this was one of the most appalling customer service experiences I've had in a long, long time. This was NOT 5 star service as suggested by the other reviews on here. I guess, your mileage may vary with these guys? So, I'll be using another company to make my spare bedroom into a walk-in closet. In response to Mike's rebuttal, I wish he would have apologized for any of the mix ups at any point, however, he never did. Despite his completely inaccurate account of the story, much of which I have emails to prove. If he finds it insulting to know that I found the email exchange and early arrival to be rude and unprofessional (the "insults" spoken to him), then so be it. Hopefully he will learn from his mistake and provide more professional service to his future clients. And yes, I am the one that booked the appointment, and emailed with him the entire time. My fiancé opened the door.

I can't compliment this business enough. I received two quotes - one from a company I'd used…read morebefore in my condo and one from Mike. Even though I'd used the other company in my last home and was satisfied, I went with Mike because he was a lot more responsive and his quote was more competitive. I couldn't be happier with that decision! Mike went way above and beyond my expectations. Our closets are tricky - very old house that has been rehabbed, but still with difficult closets. Mike assured me it was no problem for him to give us great solutions. He even discussed some of the construction aspects of my home showing an understanding for why the closets are the way they are in contrast to the other guy who complained about the 'developer.' The icing on the cake, though, was after Mike beautifully completed the job, I had a handyman over to change the door from inward to outward swinging. He completely wrecked one side of the closet! I called Mike to ask about how I could fix it and at NO CHARGE he offered to come out to replace the broken part!! He came within a week and fixed the botched panel in less than 10 minutes in a courteous and professional manner. That is way above and beyond the call of duty. I would absolutely recommend Mike to anyone. Having organized closets is life changing and Mike is such a pleasure to work with, from start to finish to fixing other people's mistakes :)

I had a wonderful experience from design through installation! I worked with Brad on the design,…read moreand he was incredibly patient as I went through several iterations. Since the closet was still under construction, there were changes along the way, and Brad was always flexible, accommodating, and helpful throughout the process. Scheduling the installation was also very easy, and they worked around my availability. The installation crew was fantastic--professional, efficient, and respectful of my home. They did a beautiful job and made sure everything was thoroughly cleaned up before they left. Overall, I'm extremely happy with the entire experience and would highly recommend them!

Edit to add to the owner's response:…read more The owner is a blatant liar. Also, near blind as he doesn't seem to recognize the difference. To correct his lie, they never offered the free replacement. I initially held the remaining payment expecting them to address the issue, but they threatened me with things like filing a lien. So I paid the remainder. I even paid extra to replace the incorrectly installed drawers, which were flat drawers. The second time, they were installed incorrectly again, differently designed shakers. The result is what the photos here show. Extremely irresponsible. BTW, you are the one who did incompetent job and you want to move on without fixing it? What a joke. --- This was our 2nd time working with them. The first time, back in 2020, went very smooth, so we decided to work with them again for our new home. This time it was night and day. It couldn't have been worse. We chose shaker everywhere, but noticed the design draft showed the top drawers flat. The designer told us it was a glitch in their new software, but they went ahead and installed the flat ones anyway. I asked to have it changed and held payment until they fixed it. Instead, they blamed me for an outcome I supposedly approved, and insisted I pay extra to make them shakers. So I did. Then the final result came out like the photo. There's an obvious discrepancy in the width of the cove area (the sloped section between the outer and inner profiles). The designer couldn't even see the problem. The owner never responded at all. I even filed a complaint with the BBB, and they never addressed it. So the BBB closed the case. It's painful to see them treat me like this when I liked them so much 5 years ago. Avoid these crooks if you can.

I'm surprised this place is still in business. We thought the process was very deceptive and…read moredishonest. When starting the process, instead of giving an initial consultation, they gave 3 different potential remodels, one at $50,000, $100,000, and $250,000, trying to bait people to the middle option, since logically $250k seems too high--and no competitive, accomplished person with pride likes to be at the bottom, or choose the cheapest option. The pricing was not at all transparent, there was no itemized receipt, and it was unclear what all the money was for- the tile? floor? appliances? design? cabinets? Additionally, before we accepted, they told us that if we were hesitant to contact somebody from our church and community if we had any questions. Our accountant thought that it would have been better that if we had any questions, we should have been contacted by somebody from the firm; he thought it was a form of affinity fraud, but could not prove if there were any kickbacks given. Additionally, it was never even mentioned that it didn't make sense to pay $100k (or even $250k) for a home that had a tax assessment of $550K-reinforcing his view of affinity fraud. The pricing was not at all transparent and in hindsight, I regret not contacting regulators to look into affinity fraud. Studio 41 can provide the same remodel for half the price--and Home Depot/ Lowe's for basic remodels.

Not so good customer service. And you'll pay a lot for your kitchen here. Beware of the ala-carte…read morepricing for everything little change or custom feature. And if you don't play their game, they will threaten to sue you for their design. Worse experience we've ever had with any company.

When we first started shopping around for a small kitchen project, we weren't sure who to work…read morewith. It was our first home renovation project, and we did not know how to go about the process. We first went to a big chain hardware store to get some guidance, but found them to be unclear and Not personable. But then we luckily found Habitar Design and Strategem Construction, and the difference was like night and day! From the very beginning, Mitch and the Habitar's team really took the time to listen to us, and made us feel heard and understood. We actually began our project way back in January, but when the pandemic began, our plans were understandably put on hold. However, Habitar was just stellar at communication overall - especially during the early months of the pandemic, when everything was so confusing for all of us. We never felt out of the loop with Habitar. The design process was thorough, and they explained everything in as much detail as we cared to hear. We fully understood the cost of all of our options, and so we didn't have any nasty surprises at the end. It was really nice to not worry about potential cost overruns through the job. We explained to them that we wanted to try and stick to our estimated cost as closely as possible in order to stick to our budget. However, like with any project, things happen, and sometimes the estimate is exactly that....an estimate! After expressing our concerns, and knowing that we were on a budget, Mitch and his team intervened to make sure that we all arrived to an agreeable situation. The Strategem construction team was professional, courteous, and respectful in every interaction we had. And while they were working in our home, we didn't even feel inconvenienced - they made as minimal an intrusion as possible. Any problems that came up were quickly resolved, and the whole team worked to find solutions. The whole process felt extremely personal - the owner, Mitch, even came out to see the job, and left us a small gift as a thank-you for our business! We would whole-heartedly recommend Habitar and Strategem to anyone who needs renovation work. If or when we ever have more renovation projects, we look forward to working with them in the future!

I had such a wonderful experience with Habitar when they updated my kitchen that, after recently…read moremoving, I decided to use them again to add an electric fireplace and shelving to a blank wall in my new living room. Their work did not disappoint! The designer was so helpful in transplanting my vision into a beautiful design plan within my budget. The workmanship is excellent and the workmen that did the instillation and painting were professional, diligent, and friendly. Everyone at Habitar from the owner, Mitch, to each person that works for him is helpful, thoughtful, and committed to doing good work. Having worked with them twice, I can confidently say that they are a delightful company to work with their work delivers beautiful results.

We had a good experience with New Look Home Remodel. They did a beautiful job remodeling our…read morekitchen. Luke met with us to go over what we wanted and put together a computerized picture diagram of what our new kitchen would look like. Very helpful. We liked the selection of cabinets, counter and backsplash he offered us. The remodeling was completed in five weeks which is what he said it would take. He was very responsive when we called or texted with questions. The only complaint I have is that there were additional expenses he didn't tell us about upfront. His quote did not include the fee for the permit ($544.00). In addition, after the kitchen was gutted we discovered that some of the plumbing behind the sink was corroded and needed to be replaced ($1,100.00). I thought his quote was going to be all inclusive but we wound up having to pay a little more. Still, his price was fair and we would use him again if we decide to remodel our bathroom.

New Look Home remodeling did a great job with my kitchen remodel. Working with Lukas was easy and…read moredirect. Whenever I had a question, he was quick to respond and offered very good advice. Highly recommend.

We've now used All About Closets in three homes we've owned in Chicago! Phillip is the absolute…read morebest. He is super knowledgeable and has ideas for things that would've never even occurred to me. The product itself is awesome and looks amazing. We've had them do very simple supply closets to a front entrance bench/cabinet that was literally the first thing visitors would see, and it was just beautiful. Raul, who does the installation, is accurate and exacting. He takes great care to make things look clean and professional. I can't say enough good things!

Long overdue review for great design, solid craftsmanship, and great customer service! I had Philip…read moredesign 2 walk-in closets (coat closet/guest room). I had Elfa in installed in the primary closet many years before this, but for both form and function, these closets were easier to adjust and looked nicer in my opinion. The price point was also so solid, no premium pricing for a brand name. Almost 8 years later, my condo flooded and the units were damaged. Philip provided a prompt estimate to replace the damaged parts and the work was completed quickly and is like new again! I appreciate his kindness and the way he was able to offer a solution without completely charging for a full closet replacement. Truly, my only regret is not having him do the closets in my new condo, but the builder was using another company and it definitely ended up costing me more for a similar product-- with less ability to move shelves/hanging rods around after install.