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!

I recently had contracted this company to build a wall and a closet to covert my loft into a…read morebedroom and then a linen closet outside that wall. 2 hours after starting the job, they told me they could not build the linen closet. After I left work to go home to see what the problem was, I realized I would not get the linen closet I wanted. After the first day, I looked at the work they preformed and saw a few "mistakes" that they had made. My friend/electrician was doing his work and commented that the work looked a little "shotty" and he would not have them convert his loft into a bedroom. After the job was finished, I called the owner about a credit. He wanted to give me $200 back. The total job was $4350.00. I said I thought $700 was more fair and he replied "Absolutely not". At this point I disputed my credit card. After he found out about the dispute, he told me he would not fix anything that needed fixing. (There was a lot that needed fixing.) There was some trim around a door that led to another room which they took down and replaced it later with a different looking piece of trim that was of different color, and had a big gap where it met the top piece. The doors they ordered were almond in color instead of white, like the rest of my house. They also never calked the nail holes in the trim like they said they would. The trim job was done so badly, I wish they never installed the trim to start with. So buyer beware, this company is not a good one to use if you want the work done and looking good. I can assure you that you will not be happy. Let your fingers do a little more walking and find someone else. I can promise you, you will be much happier that you did.

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.

Jan has been our eyes for decorating and was able to pick every paint color that was perfect for…read moreour new house! Of course she did it while we were still living in Florida! This company has always been there, called back and been very creative in window treatment design and furniture arrangement. Jan went beyond our expectations. Our experience with Interior Motives has been terrific and I recommend them to everyone.

We have lived in Huntley for 19 years and have used Interior Design on numerous occasions -- for…read moredecorating suggestions, blinds, shades and drapes. We continue to go back to them because they are a quality shop with quality product. Jan is such a professional. She makes sure that the product is right and right for you and is great at follow up. We will continue to use them whenever we are in need of a decorator and interior products. If you are looking for quality products and great service -- Interior Design is someplace you need to check out. Bob and RoseAnn Richards

From beginning to end Ms. Retrowski from Genre Interiors demonstrated a commitment to our…read moreredecorating project and a high level of professionalism. She spent time getting to know our family, our current decorating goals and our end vision. Keeping that in mind, she created a stunning design board prior to beginning the project that met our needs. Ms. Retrowski made visits to our home often as projects were being completed. The finished room is now my favorite in the entire house! I will continue to use Genre Interiors services and highly recommend their services to others.

From the owner: Genre Interiors delivers thoughtful, functional, and elegant design solutions, while honoring your…read morebudget and needs for both full-scale residential and commercial projects. Services include: Decorating, space planning and floor plan, color & finishes, consultations, window treatments, remodel, room transformations, room make overs, updates, kitchen & bath design, lighting selection, procurement of home furnishings, and staging for resale.

Very easy to work with great delivery of product. Had to reschedule due to Flooring installation…read moreschedule change with no problems at all. Very satisfied!!

I hired Closets by Design for a custom 6 year old's closet. They had a promotion and the catalogue…read morelooked promising. Plus- my interior designer referred them as a moderate priced closet shop. The first designer (a young woman- seemed inexperienced) rendered a design that was fine as far as I could tell- but left a ton of negative space (e.g. 5-6 feet) above the cabinatry. When the installers did the job, the drawers bumped up against the doors- so a full redesign was required. On the 2nd design, the final option was TOO HIGH for my daughter to reach much of the hanging + shelving. The job cost $2,200 with little to no quality control or oversight of the design process. The company uses HAND DRAWN designs (haven't integrated to digital design tools) and it was nearly impossible to verify the design was right. For this kind of hassle- I recommend going to IKEA a working with a specialist there. You'll save both time AND money.