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    Specht Novak

    5.0 (1 review)
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    Teamwork Home Designs

    Teamwork Home Designs

    (27 reviews)

    We just finished our mini-renovation and full interior paint and our experience was a 10 out of 5…read morestars. Avi, our project manager, was PHENOMENAL. He stayed in contact with us every day of our project, coordinated everything with the individuals teams that were doing the work (tile, paint, drywall, electrician, etc) and it was an incredibly smooth process. The Teamwork crew was some of the hardest working people we've ever had work on our house. They made this process worth every minute and penny. The price was very fair and the quality of work was top notch. Luce, was also on our team and worked incredibly hard for us. Between Avi and Luce we couldn't have accomplished this project and we are so grateful. We will use Teamwork again in the future and will request Avi again personally!

    My experience with this company was disappointing. Before hiring, I recommend asking to speak with…read moreprior clients and reviewing completed projects similar to the scope of work you are considering. The team appeared comfortable working on bathroom renovations; however, the shower diverter was not installed correctly, which caused the handle to be improperly aligned. We later hired a licensed plumber to inspect and correct the issue. Overall, the quality of work did not meet our expectations. Some aspects of the workmanship appeared rushed, and based on our experience, I would recommend exercising caution with detail-oriented tasks such as wood staining, drywall, painting, or door hardware installation. This project did not go as smoothly as anticipated, and I would not choose to work with this company again.

    Griffin Interior Makeovers - Staging for condo in downtown Austin

    Griffin Interior Makeovers

    (19 reviews)

    Tarryton/Exposition Blvd.

    Jan is amazing!!! I bought a condo, and I have NO eye for design, so I wanted help making it look…read morenice and put together. I contacted Jan and she met with me, got a sense of what I liked, and then helped me choose new furniture and decor. She also helped me choose a paint color for an accent wall. She sent me various options for the bigger, harder to return stuff, and had me choose and order those myself. She picked out the smaller stuff herself and we did an install day where I was out of the house for the day and she brought in and perfectly arranged and decorated the place! Coming home to my perfectly decorated new place was like being on an HGTV show! I can be very picky, so part of me expected not to like some of the choices, but NOPE. Everything was PERFECT. I loved it all! She truly captured my style and turned my house into a home! Couldn't recommend more! Bonus: One of the end tables she brought was HANDMADE by her husband! What!!! It's a beautiful oak live edge table that is absolutely gorgeous!

    Jan staged a house we recently listed for sale. I needed her services on short notice and she…read morecomplied. We did everything via email due to Covid precautions. It was empty so she brought everything. I was somewhat nervous because it had smallish rooms and I was afraid it would look too stuffed, plus I am quite particular and an amateur decorator myself. My fears were for naught, we had multiple offers in 1 day, and it looked lovely. I know the staging helped in this regard. She did what she promised for a competitive price and was easy to work with, what more can you ask?

    The Renner Project

    The Renner Project

    (6 reviews)

    $$$

    Amazing paper exhibit! We got to see an ordinal Gutenberg press and bible. We learned about the…read moreearly days of book printing and binding. To think that you'd buy a book as a stack of papers, and select an artist binder. The samples were like jewelry. Learning about how playwrights work with directors to try and recreate what's in their imagination was fascinating.

    The Renner Project sells the highest-end vintage furnishings in town -- but you'll pay dearly for…read morethe privilege of purchasing anything there. (They also sell their pieces on 1stdibs.com, by far the highest-end online marketplace for vintage - featuring the collective pieces of hundreds of vintage shops in the U.S. alone - which is typically a sign that a store sells goods priced at the point of "if you have to ask...") This isn't the place to go if you're looking for something along the lines of mid-century Eames pieces; their focus is decidedly more eclectic, and by no means limited to mid-century. For the most part it's not even on the work of American designers: most of the "names" you'll see here are largely obscure outside of interior-designer or extreme design-geek circles (I fall into the latter category) and for the most part hail from Europe, along with a bit of Brazilian design. By "eclectic" I also mean extending beyond "vintage" into traditional-antique territory. To cite some examples: at present they have a '60s-era Brutalist sideboard from Belgium alongside a decidedly more classic Biedermeier cabinet from early 19th-century Germany. They also have a decidedly '70s-looking Lucite-and-steel desk, as well as a 19th-century oval dining table from France. While I appreciate the store's considerable diversity of pieces both from various eras as well as various countries, I'm giving it three stars for its price tags, which in many cases are at batsh*t-crazy levels -- most of all for works by unattributed designers. As a longtime collector, I'm broadly familiar with what pieces for most post-1930 periods and styles sell for, and in recent years I've purchased effectively identical works for literally 1/10th the prices seen here. To again cite some real-life comparisons: at present they have a completely nondescript teak dining table -- which I mean both figuratively and literally; the table has no description other than the variety of wood employed (and no mention of era, designer or country of origin) -- for $3,500 that one can find at auction for around $500 (if not less), along with a recently sold ash-burl console table for $3,880. I own a nearly identical one attributable to a well-known designer, Milo Baughman, that I purchased (also at auction) for $600. (In the vintage world, buying at auction is the rough equivalent of purchasing at wholesale prices, at least for mid-tier work bought at auction houses other than the likes of Wright and Rago, the two biggest U.S. specialists in 20th-century design. The best deals can typically be found at auction houses more off the beaten path.) Finally, the most ludicrously overpriced item currently available is an entirely ordinary Chesterfield sofa available for $8,900 (!!). A while back I bought one of similar age and condition for $1,000. (To be fair, I'm more adept than most at knowing where to source quality vintage furnishings at inexpensive prices, but still. Also, given that the majority of the pieces listed on their website have been sold, clearly they do ample business with interior designers for whom budget considerations are presumably minimal or nonexistent.) Curiously, this is one of the few vintage stores I can recall seeing where the pieces that *are* attributable to well-known designers are for the most part relatively reasonably priced, at least if you're buying at retail. A '60s-era Harvey Probber cabinet can be had for $2,400, and a mint-condition George Nelson chest and slatted bench combo is priced at $3,100. Again, one can find both at auction for less, but more like 30%-50% less versus 90%. In any event, The Renner Project is at the very least a great place to engage in some browsing of upscale modern vintage that you're very unlikely to encounter anywhere else in Austin.

    Specht Novak - architects - Updated May 2026

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