I had them come out and bid against a very well known blinds company. They came in at 1/2 the…read moreprice for the same exact product. Also the owner Chethan was the one who came out and he was extremely pleasant and detailed about the ordering process. He also installed some temporary blinds until my order came in. Throughout the order process I was updated about the manufacturing and delivery status by Jen and the folks who came out to install were very quick and thorough. I would highly recommend.

We had an excellent experience with Chethan and Budget Blinds. He is very intelligent and listens…read moreand produces quickly a great product at a good price. The installer was excellent too and Chethan was here the whole time and made sure we were happy. I would 100% recommend him and his company.

Don't let the small storefront fool you--McCarty's is huge in terms of service and experience…read more What made our purchase experience so positive: 1) Jackie. Period! Jackie knows her stuff. She listened carefully and looked at photos of our living room windows, pointing us to the products that would work. Jackie wanted us to be happy. She sent us home with color samples, then ordered larger samples of our top contenders. Jackie embodies customer service ideals--she provided information and support without any pressure. She was patient as we weighed the pros and cons of different options and worked out what was best for us. 2) Installation. Todd is very experienced and did a fantastic job installing our blinds. 3) Quality. We had previously purchased custom window coverings from another local shop. The people were nice and helpful, but attention to detail on the final product was lacking. I cannot find a flaw in the products we purchased from McCarty's. 4) Support. After four years, one of our motorized blinds stopped responding. We called Jackie and she told us how to get troubleshooting support from Hunter-Douglas. She said if they determine a motor had failed, call her back. A failed motor was confirmed and we called Jackie back. She immediately ordered a new motor. When the motor arrived, Todd came to the house and removed the non-working blind. The motor was replaced, then Todd came back to reinstall the blind. I was worried the fabric might get dirty or mangled in the process. Nope. Looks as good as it ever did. If you need window coverings, visit Jackie at McCarty's for knowledge, support, and top-notch quality.

I purchased some Hunter Douglas blinds from this establishment about four years ago. One of the…read moreshades got stuck after my sister manhandled it lol. I brought it in and he was able to fix it on the spot. But I was told before I brought it in that the repairs would be covered for years to come. This has been a wonderful company to work with. Sadly, I found out that Jackie McCarty passed away at the end of January. And that is why the showroom has been closed. Slated to reopen in April. I highly recommend this business and they have a very competent person coming in to take over the showroom who has been working for Hunter Douglas for 14 years.

I was referred to Two Stone by my realtor. I talked to Chris and narrowed down my quartz selection…read morepretty fast. Looking to meet up at the property I'm in contract with in Boulder Creek. For some reason these new build flip homes have this modern day formica countertops that are really undesirable, so I'm looking forward to getting it swapped out with gorgeous quartz. I'll update this review once the work is done and I've got actual before and after pictures to share.

This is the best in town! You can get your cabinets, backsplash and countertops here- don't…read moreforget the hardware as they have that here as well. My husband a general and myself a designer as well as RE agent we had a very short time to get a 5 week project done- it was really up to waiting for all materials. With covid and the wait time for other merchants it was not going to work. This was a custom kitchen with stone that turned out amazing. Same price but excellent service. This is the place for us from now on. We love some tile places in town but like the personal touch of feeling important as well. It is our project after all. Thanks to Chris and the crew.

Vivian is very talented with her concepts of color and lighting. She designed my entire kitchen…read morere-do with the perfect color scheme. Most of all she really took time with me to chose and re-chose colors and try out everything that i wanted until it was just right. Vivian is super efficient and she does what she says she will do ...every time!

Vivian is definitely your go-to professional for Interior lighting and design. My requirements were…read morevery defined; create a good lighting system for a small business office. We have very little natural light (only a few light tubes in the ceilings) and overhead lighting that was too bright and hurting everyone's eyes. She came in, assessed the situation, measured the rooms and got light level requirements for every inch of the office space. She was very price sensitive when it came to sourcing the new lights and gave me options of prices, which was so helpful! If I have a budget that I just cannot go over, there really is no extra cash available. Vivian was very keen on making what we had work and able to find very good deals on what we did purchase. I really enjoyed working with her and she also offered very good contractors whose rates were right on par with current contractor prices. It was wonderful working with Vivian and I recommend her to anyone doing home or business interiors.

Wow! Cyndi completely transformed our living space. We feel like we upgraded to a new home. Her…read morevision for our kitchen opened up our entire first floor. Our master bedroom and bathroom are beautiful and functional. She is such a gifted designer and guided us through every aspect of selecting the materials, colors, and layout. She is truly the best!

This is a very long overdue review...  Over the course of several years we worked with Cyndi Mosher…read moreat Beyond the Box on a complete rebuild of our Westside home in Santa Cruz. The project was primarily an owner build, so between that and the pandemic it ended up being a multi-year project.  Over the course of planning and building we worked very closely with Cyndi - not only on the designs for our kitchen and bathrooms but for general design help throughout the house. Cyndi was absolutely wonderful to work with throughout the whole process. Not only was she incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and helpful - she had an inordinate amount of patience (and tact!) in helping us navigate through the thousands of decisions that had to be made. She was adept at creating a cohesive design out of our rather ad hoc lists of likes and dislikes, and did so without imposing her own personal preferences or style. My husband and I also both appreciated that she was very pragmatic - she understood that we weren't interested in building a mansion and was very good about pointing out the areas where it made sense to spend and where it didn't. Her knowledge and contacts in the business were invaluable, both in terms of the quality of the workmanship we ended up with as well as access to resources that we would not have been able to find on our own. When it came time to order all our cabinets and countertops she handled every last detail, and made sure that what we ultimately received exactly matched her specifications. I was originally hesitant to hire a designer, both because of the additional cost and also because my husband and I are both fairly practical and were more interested in function over form. We have no regrets - engaging Cyndi to help us with the project was money that was very well spent. Not only did it prevent expensive mistakes, but we love the results. After living in the house for over a year I can honestly say that there isn't anything that she helped design that I would do differently if given the chance. A few of the rooms from our project are pictured on the Beyond the Box website: https://www.btbkitchens.com/rustic-elegance

Chris was extremely helpful and made the process much less stressful! I went to several local tile…read morestores as well as two in San Jose and received minimal assistance. It was refreshing to find Two Stone in Santa Cruz had the best customer service of any of them.

Great service! I needed to replace some tiles that I bought from them 10 years ago. On a lark, I…read moredecided to check with Chris to see if they were still available. He worked with his distributor to find me a box of the now discontinued tiles. Saved me a lot of headache! Really nice to work with and very helpful!

I just had Mora Door come by and help us out by putting our bifold back in. I'm blown away with the…read moreniceness and customer service provided by them. What would have taken us a few hours took him a few minutes, he could have charged us a lot more than he did but was more than fair. In fact I feel that I'm not being fair by not paying more for his time. I highly recommend them and can't wait to call them for a new front door in the future.

Very disappointed with front office staff, I am not used to someone talking down to me as a…read morecustomer or to be left feeling that I am ignorant. I asked for a revised estimate for a new door with paint grade wood for the jam instead of stain grade and the second bid was actually higher.The lady on the front desk informed me that she had discovered a missing amount from the first invoice. I purchased the same door from a competitor for $400 less than my quote.

WARNING: Do not shop here! Owner, John Hamlin and his staff…read moreLori, mislead, lie, cheat and overcharge! Not to mention they are utterly incompetent, inappropriate and lack any knowledge in kitchens or baths. We had so many problems and so many things went wrong, that it is hard to list everything in one post. We had to order and re-order the the bathroom hardware three times. Because, they didn't know what worked in California or not. After that, they did know what values covers matched what values. And, of course after the third time it was still wrong and we had already installed the valve, so we had to compromise and take the value cover we didn't intend on. During all this chaos, Lori lost track of all the parts we had to return and exchange due to her own incompetence and accused us of taking and not returning the parts. Parts that she could not find! Wow, really! Turns out they had them the entire time! She never apologize, coward! We also ordered wall cabinets and a bathroom vanity, from John. Like other customers reviews, we too did not get the correct cabinets for the space intended, as we were told. Our contractor had to take the time to correct cabinets for the kitchen and correct them to work in the bathroom, which was more money I had to pay! He even ordered the wrong sink, twice! Finally, the counter top vendor came and told us the sink was wrong and he could get the correct sink size(sink number 3), and cheaper than John could. The counter top guy was correct. And when confronted, the Owner; John's Hamlin's response was a shoulder shrug and a lame fake smile. Then, he mentioned the counter top vendor has done this many times, and John felt he had sinks to unload. Either way, it is not good. It makes John look week by letting a vendor over power him and his business or he looks incomplete that the vendor has to bail him out and he makes so many mistakes with sinks. If that wasn't enough, they overcharged us on parts, they changed us for things we did not have or use and they had things we paid for listed twice at two different prices! As an example, they changed us $442.46 for a faucet, which they said the gave us the "maximum discount"on! Turns out you can buy the same thing at Ferguson's, Home Depot or Amazon for as little as $379.90. When we went to dispute the final amount due, it took them an hour and twenty five minutes to comprehend and explain their own bill they submitted to us. And, they finally had to reduce the amount due from $958,75 to $588.54 because it was staring them in the face they were wrong! John clams to have over 34 years of experience, in what? If it is in Kitchens and baths, he must have been sleeping those 34 years. He and his business are a complete disaster.

831 kitchen and Bath designs is a friendly wonderful place to visit where they will help you with…read moreall your bathroom and kitchen needs. Staff will help you understand, what will best fit your space, style, design pulls for drawers and make your space as warm and functional as possible. With so many wonderful options to choose from. I highly recommend visiting 831 kitchen and Bath designs for all of your needs:) Jenny