My girlfriend and I purchased a home at the end of 2015 that needed a complete remodel. While we were waiting for escrow to close, we watched shows on HGTV, and read articles online, trying to get as many ideas and tips before we began our project. We already had an idea of the type of style we wanted for the remodel (modern/clean look) but neither one of us were experienced with any sort of remodeling, so we were relying on suggestions for the build, such as materials and fixtures from these home kitchen and bath remodel type of stores.
We are not really big spenders, always looking for the cheaper, better, deal, but we also wanted quality. We had a budget. We visited places such as East Star, Floorcraft (other stores near those businesses), Home Depot, Lowes, etc. In the end we felt most comfortable working with Cornerstone Home Design. We chose them because the quality of fixtures and materials, the knowledge/suggestions and advice from the staff, and competitive pricing was what we were looking for in a store to work with.
We first worked with Gabe. We went to him looking for bathroom and kitchen fixtures. We really appreciated the time he took to help us looking at each item, showing demos of certain faucets and shower heads, taking the time listening to what we were looking for, and valued his honest opinions (the positives and negatives) for each fixture we looked at. We felt that his main interest was finding something that we would be happy with, and what we were looking for, rather then trying to make a sale. This is something we did not experience at the other stores we visited. Through him, we purchased two bathroom faucets, a kitchen faucet, kitchen sink, push drains for bathroom sinks, insinkerator garbage disposal, the smaller fixtures for the kitchen and bathroom (such as insinkerator button, soap dispenser, air breather for dishwasher, towel bars and toilet paper holders), tiles for shower stall, tile flooring for both bathrooms, and a toilet. He spent some time trying to find us the right shower doors for our main bathroom, but they did not have it in stock, and was not able to get it in time, as we needed it sooner then later. Gabe ended up researching other businesses that may have what we were looking for in stock, and emailed links and pics (we ended up buying at Home Depot).
For our kitchen cabinets, we worked with Craig. We already knew what type of look of cabinets we wanted, as well as pulls and handles. We gave Craig a rough draft of our kitchen dimensions, with a list of appliances (exact models) and placement, he then did a site visit to confirm the measurements, then he worked on a design for our kitchen....all was done within about a weeks time. His design had a lot of thought put into it, making very efficient use with the space, making sure each cabinet was very usable, maximizing storage space, and making sure accessing each cabinet with ease. Even after his initial design, he revised it a couple more times because he thought of another way to make the space even more usable. During the installation, he made a site visit to instruct our contractor, assuring proper installation. The cabinets came out looking great! We really love the look of our counter top with the waterfall option (where the counter top would continue down the side, to the floor). We purchased cabinets, handles and pulls, quartz counter top with waterfall edge, and back splash tiles.
Working with the rest of the staff was a very pleasant experience. We appreciated the communication, such as updates of our orders and time frame of when our orders were ready for pick up. Communication was done via phone and emails. If we questioned pricing, or had any issues, it was easy working with Benson, as he was very fair and professional.
Our experience working with Cornerstone was all positive, and we would highly recommend this business to anyone who has a remodel project. We look forward to working with them again in the future, if we need anything else for our home.
We want to thank Gabe, Craig, Benson, Kat, Alvin, and Jacqueline for your help. It was a pleasure working with you! Our home is looking fantastic!! read more