Working with Dawn was amazing! I reached out for help selecting a paint color for a tricky room in…read moreour house (the kitchen). During our 2-hour consultation, Dawn not only found a color that perfectly matched our style, counters, and backsplash but also spotted opportunities to refresh the colors in the dining room and entry to bring the whole design together. Her color savvy is fantastic, and she asked great questions and listened carefully to incorporate our preferences and ideas. She left us with paint swatches for all three rooms, and the new colors look incredible. Dawn's color consultation more than exceeded our expectations, but she didn't stop there! She also suggested ways to update the kitchen and dining room lighting to be more functional and coordinated. Her after-visit email summary included links to all of the ideas she had offered, including multiple options for fixtures that were very affordable and perfect for our spaces. We love the new lighting. To top it all off, when we told Dawn about our longer-term goal of renovating our kitchen, she offered fantastic ideas for reconfiguring the space to make it more functional and appealing. She followed up with detailed recommendations in her after-visit email summary and included rough drawings to help us visualize thew space. The 2-hour consultation with Dawn was an incredible value, and we definitely want to work with her on the kitchen renovation project!

"I had an absolutely amazing experience working with Dawn Bach on my apartment layout and design. I…read morereached out to her before moving from Colorado to Illinois, and she took the time to schedule a call and clearly explain her role as an interior decorator and how she could help based on my space and preferences. Dawn provided detailed layout plans along with furniture, bedding, electronics, and artwork recommendations--all of which perfectly matched my style and lifestyle. Her guidance not only made the process easy, but it also saved me over $900. I truly got everything I asked for and more. Thank you, Dawn! I will absolutely recommend you to anyone looking for an interior decorator."

Joanna was excellent! She designed three of our main floor rooms including the family room, formal…read moredining room, and front sitting room. It was my first time using an interior designer and I couldn't be happier with the experience. She was very professional, easy to work with, flexible, and patient when we weren't ready to make a decision. She adapted our style beautifully and we love the result. I will definitely use her again in future when we're ready to redo other spaces in the house.

I was a bit nervous about working with an interior designer for the first time, but Joanna has made…read moreme a convert! When I enlisted her to redecorate my dining room, she came over to hear my ideas. She collaborated with me and was also direct when she thought I was going astray- which was just what I needed! Within days, she had a Pinterest board with recommendations and partnered with me to narrow down the purchase list. I love the results!

We recently needed to upgrade the interior of our restaurant with new blinds…read more Not only did Laura get us exactly what we were looking for, she did so in a cost effective and timely manner. The blinds she helped us select are beyond perfect. We are thrilled and our customers compliment them constantly! Thank you, Laura! MAPLE HOUSE CAFE MOKENA

Laura's work in gorgeous! She recently helped us remodel our master suite and the experience was…read moreamazing. Laura brought several ideas to the project that not only enhanced the beauty of our bathroom and bedroom, but also ensured they were timeless additions that would increase the value of our home for years to come. She kept an eagle-eye on both costs and details. Laura has great ideas for money-saving tips that do not sacrifice quality. Plus, she is a perfectionist, so every finishing touch was completed with exactness.

I've been thinking of remodeling my kitchen for at least 10 years. The process started by sitting…read moredown at Lowe's with one of their kitchen designers and getting a free layout and cabinet estimate. Over the next 10 years I took that Lowe's layout to no less than a dozen cabinet companies to get their pricing. The pricing always came in around $10,000+ (except for one importer who sold cheap, rather than good cabinets in a limited number of styles and colors. None of which we liked.) Then a month ago, driving north on Gary avenue in Carol Stream I just happened to spot this place and thought I'd try again to price out the Lowe's design because we were now ready to do something. I went into the place and immediately started walking around. I didn't wait for a sales person because I wasn't sure if I'd like the place and didn't want some fast-talking salesman to start accosting me for my business. I'd looked for a few minutes before I was approached by Jim, a pleasant older gentleman. He was nice so I told him what I was looking for and we casually discussed a few options. I told him I had the Lowe's kitchen design and he said he'd be happy to price it out with the cabinets I liked (he didn't want to see their pricing). I emailed him the design minus the prices and he came back with some design drawings. We talked some more over email and I asked him to stop by my house to see my kitchen. He did and we had a great conversation and we got ideas for other ways to do the kitchen. After looking at the kitchen, Jim put together everything we liked, added in the monthly manufacturer promotions, and ended up THOUSANDS less than any other quality cabinet place. So today we visited the showroom to go over every part of the cabinet order before putting down a deposit. After all was said and done, even after we added many pullout drawers, did some upgrading and getting some trim pieces (not on the original Lowe's design), he beat my 10 year old barebones Lowe's kitchen design price by over $1,500! I can't recommend Jim and this place strongly enough. (I'll let you know if things don't go smoothly once we receive the cabinets.)

Updated review after having it for 3 years: We've had the kitchenette, bar with built in…read morekegerator, and theater cabinets for a few years and they are all still very beautiful. I added more pictures (sorry for the darkness). The basement is always met with ooohs and aaahhhs and still looks brand new! We love it! I always recommend cabinets and granite direct and Jim for helping us save money (lots) and help our vision come true! FYI... we installed ourselves (it wasn't hard). See previous review.

Natalia came out to meet with me for a consultation at my home which was very informative and I was…read moreable to see a lot of the work that her and her team have done. She was able to look at my space and give a lot of helpful advice about Reno/design/layout ideas. She explained that they do high-end, modern clean, looking designs, but they also do all other designs as well ( like my traditional looking home). They do big and small projects and continue to work with the homeowner even after the project is done. I would highly recommend!

I've been working with Natalia on designing our new rental. Yes, you heard that right, a rental!…read moreWe'll be here for about three years, but I still wanted our place to feel like home. Natalia has been incredibly helpful in guiding us through big, impactful design decisions that are practical and thoughtful, while also keeping costs reasonable since we don't want to invest too much in a rental property. I also didn't want an interior designer to fully design every detail of the place. I wanted to be involved in choosing pieces myself, but have someone I could trust to advise me on whether things would actually work in our space, and Natalia has been perfect for that. I'll text her with questions about furniture purchases, design ideas, or even quick installation decisions when our maintenance guy is here, and she always responds right away. My husband is also very picky, but he has been genuinely impressed with her advice and with how our place has come together. I know Natalia takes on much larger and more expensive projects than ours, but I have never once felt like we were wasting her time. She has always been responsive, kind, and very professional. I highly recommend Natalia to anyone looking for practical, thoughtful design guidance that respects your time and budget. We'll definitely be working with her again on our next home project whenever we move.

I have had the pleasure of knowing Marsha Jones for over 25 years…read more I have never known an Interior Designer that is more talented, fairly priced or more caring for her Clients. Marsha treats every Client with the greatest respect and spends endless hours making sure that her selections meet the needs and budget of her Clients Home giving them the ultimate experience in making their home their Masterpiece. Marsha is supported by the most friendly, knowledgable and professional staff any one would love to have! Being in the Industry gives me the pleasure of working with hundreds of Interior Designers. I can truthfully say that Marsha Jones is "One of the best and in a league of her own". Diane M

I was going to hire Marsha, but when I told her my budget is $150,000 (which I think is…read moreconsiderable), she scoffed in my face and told me the living room rug would cost $30,000 alone! Who the heck are her vendors?!

Customer beware - you'll get a service agreement in place and then suddenly Amlings will decide you…read moreare getting too good a rate and reduce the number of technician visits to care for your plants. You will contact them to get a fee reduction on your next invoice and you'll receive an e-mail from Carolyn A. explaining that you have a great rate so they are going to stop coming weekly and come every other week (because that's all our plants need anyway). If we don't like it we can double our fee or chose another vendor...they don't care which. So much for living up to their family-owned local business philosophy: "Be helpful to clients and provide great service, and everything else will fall into place".

One day at wrk my boss told me he wanted us to get a bunch of large plants around the office in our…read morebig spaces. So I did a search and contacted about 10 places. Carolyn from Amlings Interior Landscape replied to my inquiry. she came to our place about a day later and we walked around, looked at the space, and she talked about what she envisioned, got my input, took a bunch of photos. (She was the only oneof the 10 who took photos.) All the while, she and I are talking, and carolyn is just so much fun. She's a lady who is very confident, is nice, friendly, funny, and really knows her business and is excited about what she does. So then carolyn put together a proposal for us, and she use dthe photos she took to digitally insert all the plants she though would be nice, and in which containers- and put them into the photos so we could see how it would look. Very cool. This was a service that none of the other places offered. We have not decided on a service yet, Amlings Interior Landscape is one of two at the top of the list. They also do services for many hotels around the downtown Chicago.

We had interior decorator Kim, house now looks amazing and the custom order furniture was very…read morereasonable priced. Delivery guys were excellent.

Finally, after nine long months, my furniture has arrived! Yay!…read more I ordered the furniture on New Year's Day 2022, and today was the day. What brought me here was two-fold: the immediate reason is that they had a daybed on clearance and I needed a guest bed; I had been looking for a full-sized daybed since it could serve multiple purposes. In addition, I had been looking at sofas for months and noticed in their catalog a couch with arms that had a pleated arm, which I have not seen before. Usually in couches I see a standard track, sock, or some other similar arm, but I loved the look of the pleat. I had intended to only purchase the daybed, but decided I might as well just get it all. I didn't realize how backlogged they were so it's good I did. The process of ordering was... for me... involved, but others I am certain won't take as long. I wanted to make the perfect choice for me, so I looked at basically every fabric they had. You might think that's hyperbole but I honestly think I did. The only thing I knew I wanted was for it to be very firm and for it to have pleats on the arms. I spent 3-5 hours at the store that day viewing couches, fabrics, deciding on pillow fabrics, and so on. There actually was a big snowstorm that day and they sent a few people home and by the time I left I had to drive like 40 miles per hour home from Glendale Heights to Ravenswood, but Chris (who no longer works there) was very patient and the other folks who work there were great too. I need to get an ottoman for my new couch, and I'd be happy to work with any of these designers. However, my review is a bit mixed, unfortunately. Whilst working with the designers was good and they were very helpful, the delivery wasn't as good. I decided to err on the side of a higher review so that I don't give too much weight to this somewhat small thing, but the delivery was a problem in two ways. One, when I asked the guy if he could lift the daybed slightly so I could adjust the rug that was underneath, he gave me a look like I had called him a slur and grudgingly moved it a tiny bit. His reaction made me not want to ask him for help so I just struggled with it later on my own. Secondly, I noticed when I returned upstairs that they had gotten some sort of brown goo on my brand new (fewer than two and a half weeks) painted walls. I tried washing it off but only got so much. So now I have to correct that, which is really, really annoying.

I loved working with Agnes to redesign my house. She was professional, proactive, responsive and…read moreabove all had a beautiful vision and execution for my space. She truly listened to my needs for the space and her recommendations and expertise on vendors was very well suited to my budget. We were perfectly matched from a designer/client perspective. This has been a very positive experience and I've already recommended Mindfulness Design Group to a number of friends.

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Chad Esslinger Design When he came to my home for…read moreconsultation we created a five step plan for kitchen updates. This included painting of cabinets, staining of Cooktop Island, light fixtures updated, add tile backsplash and a new island counter. Chad understood I had a budget and his charges were reasonable. He hired and paid the workmen and he checked frequently to see how they were doing. Chad has a great eye for color and design and I was very pleased with his ideas and the outcome.

My husband and I were on House Hunters Renovations ("Reno from Floor to Ceiling") and Chad was our…read moredesigner for our kitchen. He is very knowledgeable, professional, genuine, patient, funny, and we can go on and on about how great of a person and designer Chad is. He knew exactly what the each of us wanted in the kitchen when we didn't really know what style we liked. Chad would text us pictures of cabinets and paint colors we might like and took our late night phone calls when we had questions. He even pitched in with demoing the kitchen! We can't believe how beautiful our kitchen turned out! It's better than we imagined! Chad paid close attention to all the little details and we can't thank him enough for creating a place where we spend so much time in! Please watch the episode to see it for yourself!