I give Vandele my highest recommendation for anyone looking to refresh or reimagine their living spaces. They are talented, organized, fair, willing to listen, easy to deal with, professional, honest, and willing to make amends when they don't live up to their high standards. Briefly, we bought an apartment in an old Center City building that was suffering from hideous, drab brown walls that sucked the life out of the place. When we contacted Vandele, they were prompt and professional (unlike another painter who bailed on us at the last moment), first in scheduling an estimate - at a really competitive price - and then at scheduling the job itself. They even met us halfway with the price of a paint that we'd really loved, even though it should have been a higher cost. They offer a design consultation, which happened about a week out from the start date. My partner and I had already spent quite a bit of time thinking through color schemes, so this session was more of a chance to have a professional listen to us and reassure that what we wanted to do would look good. I think if you are more uncertain of color, you could get a real consultation and recommendations, but in our case, we just needed someone to tell us to stop looking at paint sample cards, that we had made a great choice. It's a small thing, but these nice, small things are what separate Vandele from others. On the day of the painting, the painters showed up on time, first thing in the morning. They would be there every morning on time for the next 4 days, just as the company said they would. I cannot tell you how much of a relief it is to have people do what they say, to not be worried the job won't get done, to have to be calling to find out what is going on, arguing to get what you are paying for. Since both of us work, it was wonderful to leave the apartment in the morning and know that we would not have to worry about the painting during the day and would be able to return at night to see the progress made during the day. They did their job while we did ours. After 4 days of work, the apartment truly looked like a different place. In the end, that is probably the most important part of the job and they excelled at this as well. Everything looked clean and skillfully done, no sloppy splattered paint where it didn't belong, no missed spots or not enough coats. Just clean edges, vibrant paint and a beautiful apartment that we could now call our own. After the job was complete, we did have one issue, but the way Vandele handled it makes me want to recommend them even more. We initially went with a bold color in the bathroom and immediately regretted our decision - the painters repainted it white the next day. After the job was completed and we resumed showering, immediately we realized that the paint was not handling the moisture well, as it looked like it was literally sweating out yellow paint. We contacted Vandele and showed them the problem; they agreed that the bathroom-specific paint was not used with all of the changes and offered to repaint the bathroom at no charge in a timely manner. No argument, no hassling over price, just an acknowledgment of a mistake and a plan to remedy it. We can't ask for anything more. read more

Vandele Design gets five stars from me. What a great experience using this company! I asked for a quote last week, and I received an immediate response. They completed the work and it looks amazing. The five stars are for everything: Fast response, fast quote, friendly, fast service, quality painting, and cleanliness. And the price was what I figured I'd pay for professional work. I will definitely keep this company's information to use them in the future. read more

Recently I bought a house and had Vandele Design paint it. The previous owners had some pretty horrible color choices and I needed them changed ASAP! I had a general idea of what I wanted but as a heterosexual male I wasn't sure what would look good, what would work with what, etc. I threw my ideas at Ryan and he hit the ground running. Ryan is also a heterosexual male, but he does this professionally so he knows what he's doing. Ryan helped me finalize color choices and really had a vision for what he thought would look best in my house and fit with my ideas. He had a few suggestions that I was a little wary of, but I trusted his professional judgement and it really transformed the place! Vandele Design did a great job that everyone at my house warming party was complementing. They are very reasonable cost wise, very clean, polite, helpful, and do a top notch job. read more

I am extremely relieved -- but not surprised -- to come to this page and see such glowing praise for Ryan and his business, Vandele Design. He is truly worth every bit of it and more. I first met him in 2008. We just moved into the city and decided to get our condo painted. He was highly recommended by a friend of mine whose house he also painted. When we met him, we were so happy with his ideas, enthusiasm, and courteous nature that we could not wait to have him take on this project for us. He did an outstanding job, transforming our drab third-floor walkup into a gorgeous space that we were finally excited to call our own. Last year, after we moved into our new home, we asked him to come back to paint our first floor. Once again, we were elated by the job he did. Ryan stands out from any contractor I have ever used before. He is passionate about his work and is a perfectionist who will go above and beyond the scope of a project to make you happy and do the job right. He also possesses a rare quality in that he can form instant chemistry with anyone and makes you feel like you've known him your whole life. If you ever find yourself in a position where you need to hire a painter, there is nobody I would recommend more than Vandele Design. Your project will be completed with careful precision, within your budget, and your happiness will remain a top priority. read more

Ryan, Melissa the color consultant and Doug the painter exceeded my expectations with their sense of professionalism, politeness and good taste. Anyone looking to have their apartment painted, whether one wall or all, please be sure to contact this business for a prompt response and quality workmanship. read more

GREAT GUYS? CHECK. GREAT SERVICE? CHECK. FAST? HELL YEAH. These fellas painted the front of my pizza shop (and some interior rooms) in just a few days, and they did an incredible job. Efficient, friendly and always willing to collaborate, I would definitely recommend Vandele Design to any human who appreciates exemplary work done with unadulterated passion. read more

I live and work in a luxury high rise in Center City. After living in our apartment for a year, my husband and I decided we need to add some color to our life. We contacted Ryan to paint our two-bedroom home and I simply love what he did to our home. From the color selection, his painting abilities and what the house looks like now, I couldn't be any more happy! Like I said, I live and work in the same building so I have people asking me all the time about painting their place. I will always recommend Vandele Design. From the moment you meet with them til you set up your home after the painting, Ryan and Vandele will make the process seem seamless and at a very reasonable price! Ryan, thanks for making our house a home! We can't say enough good things about Ryan and his company! Definitely topnotch! If you need someone to paint for you then I wouldn't look any further!!! read more

I found this company on yelp and used them to paint a few rooms in my house. Ryan was very accommodating, his brother Kyle came out to paint and was very easy to work with and most importantly, he did a real nice job. The color consultant came out to help us choose colors and they were willing to work with our tight budget. I fully recommend Vandele Design for your interior painting needs. read more

Vandele Designs is a fantastic company to work with. We hired Ryan to paint our living room and dining room in Old City and couldn't have been happier with the results. Ryan is a true professional. He was extremely knowledgeable, efficient and most importantly, patient throughout the entire process. Ryan enjoys his work and takes pride in a job well done. We cannot wait to invite Ryan back so we can finish the rest of our home. Vandele Designs will not disappoint! read more

When my husband Mike and I contacted Ryan at Vandele Design, it was more of a cry for help. We had been living in our condo for a year and I could not take the stark white walls any longer; in contrast, Mike could have cared less. Ryan and Melissa did a wonderful job of listening to both of us and finding a happy medium that made our home feel like a home. It definitely helped me to have Ryan there to "co-sign" on the red I chose for the living room, as it did my husband when Melissa suggested a deep chocolate as an accent color in the library. They worked with the furniture we have now and made a few suggestions on ways to adjust our decor to incorporate the wall colors. We are very pleased with Vandele Design and highly recommend their services. read more

Five starts just isn't enough!!! I contacted Ryan approximately 6 years ago to do some painting in my house. I actually found him on craigslist way before he started Vandele. He was doing some painting on the side and I was looking for someone reasonable and good. I found the right person. Ryan has painted almost my entire house. He is not only talented but an amazing guy. I referred him to so many friends and they've referred him to their friends and so on and so forth. Even with his busy schedule, he seems to always make time for me. I think I may have been his very first customer :) I trust Ryan with the keys to my house while I am on vacation and I always come back pleasantly surprised. I still have one more room to do and I trust that Ryan will make it look as fabulous as the rest of my house. I totally recommend him to everyone, I promise you won't be disappointed. Ryan posted a picture of my bedroom, it's the green and yellow striped accent wall. I also posted some pictures of some recent work and my dining room and living room. Ryan is not only my painter but I can now call him my friend and I am so happy that I decided to trust a guy I found on craigslist. read more

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My fiancee and I needed to find a painting company to help with her parent's vacation rental during their off-season and we came across Vandele Design. After talking to Ryan, he was very flexible in scheduling a time to come and check the place out before painting, helping with ideas for colors and themes and overall we'd have to say we're quite impressed with the results. Even though we ended up deciding on a more basic/neutral theme (as it is a rental), the input was great and we couldn't have asked for a more professional job. Integrity and professionalism from start to finish, if you need a quality, reasonably priced painter I couldn't think of anyone better to recommend, 5 stars no doubt. Thanks again! read more

The work they did on my walls is so gorgeous that I don't want to ruin it by hanging pictures. I get compliments from everyone on my accent wall. Highly recommend. read more

I hired Ryan and his team to paint my new office (skincare center) in Center City and boy am I happy I did! Not only were his ideas for colors spot on, but his company does so much more than just paint! They patch holes, do trim work, and can even help with other contracting work. They show up on time, do incredibly detailed work, and are honest about their pricing and fees. Having had a lot of experience with less than honest contractors, it was so refreshing to deal with Vandele. In the end, my office looked better than I'd ever imagined it and it really felt like I was walking into an entirely new space and not the disaster I presented to him in the beginning. I would highly recommend Vandele! read more

Ryan was recommended to me by my building management company. He came when I was away and did a perfect job! The only evidence that he was even there were the remaining paint cans on protective cloth (so as to not drip on my floor!) . I highly recommend Vandele Design! read more

We had entire house repainted before moving in. Diana came for a color consultation and was friendly, knowledgeable and walked us through each room of the house and helped narrow down color choices while keeping everything coordinated and flowing. The guys who did the work, Brian and AC were great they were at our house for about two weeks and painted every wall and every piece of woodwork. They kept the place clean, sanded and patched any areas with imperfections, and were friendly and patient the whole time. We are extremely happy with the way the house turned out and highly recommend Vandele to anyone looking to get a room or a house painted! read more

I can't speak to the quality of their work because they never even returned either an email through their website or a phone call when I tried to request an estimate based on all the good reviews here on Yelp. Only then did I notice a lot of similar complaints in the "not recommended" reviews. read more

The single worst business experience I have ever had. Ever. The company is unreliable, and the painters were unprofessional. Although the owner, Ryan, assured us that the furniture would be covered, it wasn't, and in fact, the painters left paint brushes directly on furniture, even after they were asked not to. All of which, however, pales in comparison to what came next. Without notice, and after receiving our deposit, the company pulled all of its painters to another site, leaving electrical sockets exposed, and without giving us a sense of when the work would resume or even a satisfactory explanation of their actions (the story changed several times as we spoke with them). Given that we had just moved in, and couldn't unpack until the painting had been completed, we were left in a very uncomfortable situation. In retrospect, we believe that, after beginning the project, the company realized that it would take more work than expected to complete, and therefore decided to break the contract, reassign its painters to a more lucrative project, and keep our deposit. When we demanded our deposit back, we were told that we could keep the paint and call it even. Although Vandele's prices were significantly lower than their competitors, there's probably a reason for that. Given such unreliable, unpredictable, and unprofessional behavior, why take the risk with this company when there are so many other more reliable painting companies out there. If I could give 0 stars I would, but yelp won't allow it, so I'm giving one star for the name (which comes from Seinfeld). read more

I am truly disappointed, as Vandele Designs was rated quite positively by Yelp reviewers. I had a scheduled appointment with Ryan which he had to cancel via e-mail, but he asked to reschedule for the next day. Unfortunately, I didn't get the message until close to 4:00pm (our originally scheduled meeting time). I left him a voice mail asking if we could communicate via phone versus e-mail so that I could get his messages in a more timely fashion. Three voice mails later (all from me), I confirmed the appointment rescheduled for the next day which Ryan never showed up to. In essence, he was a no call, no e-mail, no show. read more

We used Vandele Design to paint our condo a few months back and we are very happy with the job they did. When we moved in all the walls were painted an off white color - with the help of the color consultant we were able to come up with a more exciting color scheme and the place looks fantastic. I also liked the fact that they charged for the job itself and not by the hour as other painters we contacted were going to do. Would definitely recommend. read more

I can't say enough great things about this company and the people working for them. I had just completed a high-end kitchen remodel and was looking for a painting contractor that would do a near-perfect job to finish the project . Based on these Yelp reviews, I called Vandele, and Diana came out a few days after my call and gave me an estimate. We scheduled the job, they showed up promptly, and did a stellar job. We also had some additional work done in the living room, and ran into difficulties due to old wallpaper on the ceiling. They came back another day and are working diligently to correct the problem. I would never hire another painter again, and highly recommend them. It is wonderful these days to work with a company that truly wants to see the customer happy. read more

I am so happy that I read these reviews and hired Vandele. They were wonderful! They painted the exterior of my very tall Queen Village home and refinished my beautiful wood front door that had been terribly neglected. they also repaired some rotted wood around window frames, power washed and pointed the concrete base of the front of the house (and just because they were there, power washed my steps and sidewalk!) They were professional at every step of the way, from quickly turning around the quote to using an excellent carpenter and mason to deal with work other than painting. They were always on time, usually early and very pleasant. I could not be happier with the experience and the outcome. My house looks great! I will certainly use them again. read more

great work. Quick followups to quote request and painted faster than expected. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

I am beyond pleased with this company! It all started with Diana. She was knowledgeable, warm, and just all around a great representative for the company.First impressions are everything in my book! The first day on the job, I came home to the gentlemen painters sweeping up and dusting the mess they made. This made me so happy! (my husband and I had contractors at our home for 2 months before Vandele started and they NEVER cleaned, so you can understand my happiness). It's the little things my friends! I felt safe when they were in my home when I was at work. I wouldn't call another painting company in the future! read more

I am a first-time homeowner, and I contracted with Ryan / Vandele to paint the entire interior of my newly purchased house based on the reviews on Yelp. The initial estimate seemed about $2000 too high, but based on the impression from Yelp, I thought maybe I would pay more to ensure an excellent paint job. Unfortunately, the overall experience was a bad one. The first issue, before we started, was that in the preliminary walk-through I realized that they had not planned to paint the interior ceilings nor the interior doors. This perplexed me, as it was clear that pretty much all of them needed to be painted. I asked for doors and ceilings to be added to the job along with a few very minor repairs. When the job was completed, the final total price was 150% of the estimate! Largely due to the ceilings and doors. I discussed this with Ryan, and he reduced the amount slightly, but nonetheless I ended up paying nearly twice as much as what another painter would charge (I got an estimate after the fact, which confirmed this). When it came to the paint job itself, I hired Vandele Design, but I ended up with a crew from a different painting company called "CTS Paint Pros". Ryan had very little oversight of the actual operation - he was not there at all once the job was underway, except for stopping by one evening, and he was not there at the end, where I had to settle with the crew foreman from CTS Paint Pros. The difference between a mediocre paint job and a very good or excellent one is in the details. Attention to detail is paramount. This is where the paint job was lacking. When you evaluate the quality of a paint job, look at the trim lines. Those are the lines where the wall meets the ceiling, where the baseboard meets the wall, etc. There were many places where, for example, semi-gloss from the baseboards were on the walls, instead of a clean line on the baseboard. There are many trim lines where I have color from the wall over the line onto the ceiling. I brought this to Ryan's attention after we looked at the job, and he essentially tried to tell me I was being "unrealistic". He talked about the use of painter's tape...I spent some time painting a few summers, so I know enough of what I am talking about. A good painter does not use painter's tape for trim lines - it takes slow, steady, and detail-oriented hand. There were also many details not taken care of that should have been...door stops not put back, railings hastily screwed back on, some screws missing or not tight, socket covers not put back on, switch covers not put back on. I should have insisted that these were all taken care of at the final walk though, but I was late for another appointment and I was assured the crew would finish all of them. I had to ask them to come back to finish that stuff later, and even after that, they still didn't take care of everything. One of the worst aspects was what happened with the dryer. The paint crew painted the laundry room, and it's quite clear that when they moved the washer and dryer out of the way, they disconnected the dryer. Later when I realized this, I contacted Ryan and insisted that this be reconnected. It's a heavy dryer - I can't manage that on my own. He denied that his crew disconnected it, and tried to blame the previous owner or a cleaning crew, and I am certain neither disconnected it. Incredibly, the discussion got heated between Ryan and myself, and he spoke to me in a belligerent manner. I was appalled at how unprofessional he was. After that, he lied to me - he told me he called the cleaning company, and claimed they told him that they "almost always" disconnect the dryer when they perform that cleaning service. Later, I called the cleaning company and they assured me they never said that, and that they do not. disconnect the dryer with that service. They offer a dryer line cleaning service as separate, billable service which I hadn't requested. It was just obvious that the crew from CTS paint pros disconnected the dryer, but Ryan never took responsibility for it, and worse he was belligerent when confronted, and lied about it as well. Vandele offers a "touch-up" service as part of their contract. I moved into my house after the paint job was completed, and there were a significant number of spots that needed to be touched up. Basically, I wanted to give Ryan a chance to "make things right", or at least improve upon the situation. His work with the touch-ups was OK, but for example there is one wall in my bedroom where a semi-gloss was used with deep blue color...the spots that were touched up can be readily seen, I'm sure he knew that the entire wall should have been re-painted, but he apparently just didn't want to go to the effort of re-painting the whole wall. Overall, avoid Vandele Designs and CTS Paint Pros. Mediocre paint job, not enough attention to detail, way overpriced, and when issues arose, they were not handled well. read more

They spoke to me via email, and we confirmed the date and time. However, THEY NEVER SHOWED UP FOR THE APPOINTMENT! To make it worse, they never even followed up to apologize. I think they completely forgot about the initial consultation. Clearly they do not think they need any new business. There are many qualified painters out there, so I am moving on to another one that will acknowledge potential customers. read more

Save yourself a lot of grief and do not hire Vandele Design. Unpleasant experience entirely. The finished product had so many errors--I've found paint on my ceiling fans, wall paint on the ceiling in blotches they didn't bother to fix (did they think I wouldn't notice?), and paint on two wall sconces. I was told all fixtures and fans would be taken down prior to painting, but they did not do that. They also overbook themselves and over-extend themselves, so when they arrive at your house they seem resentful to even have been hired. read more

My husband and I wrote a review that was completely truthful. Ryan had it removed. I was cleaning out our business email and found an email we never saw from him accusing us of having a fake Yelp name. My husband's birth name starts with a J but his nickname is pronounced in the US with a "C". So Ryan here's the truth you subcontracted the painting to a painter that caused damage to my house and items in my house. You told yelp I wasn't a customer but you called my cell phone asking for payment for your subcontractor. Learn to take criticism and be professional and learn someone's name before you accuse them of faking one!!! read more

Terrible experience interacting with this company. They took an excessively long time to get me a quote. A second requested quote took even longer. Representative was argumentative and unbendable - refused to use any paint other than what they wanted to use. Quote was double price of other companies. Diana was unprofessional and rude over email. I would not recommend working with this company - inflated prices and difficult communication. I can't comment on quality of work - we never hired them. read more

We were fairly disappointed with the overall outcome of the painting. We had Vandele paint the entire interior of our home. They delayed the start date 3 times, finally starting with our absolute deadline a day later (we gave them weeks of options). They were supposed to be completed by 4 pm on a Friday and ended up rushing out at 7pm that day. After the first day, we had to have them correct a few areas that they hadn't painted even though we gave specific instructions. They claim to use two coats of paint, however you can still see multiple areas where we tested other colors. It's obvious they either didn't do two coats, didn't use primer, or both. Additionally, when we did the final walk through, we had almost ten mistakes we needed them to correct and they forgot to correct at least 4 of them even though we had literally just walked through and pointed them out (due to rushing out). To top it off, there are multiple spots where paint either dripped or splattered on our floor. Needless to say, we would not recommend them and we certainly won't be using them again. read more