Our Clients Say...

  • If I were to use a one word description of my new master suite it would be ‘wonderful’ or perhaps ‘heavenly.’ It is so warm and inviting to walk into, and the colors and textures of products are so earthy and natural feeling.

    – Cindy & Michael R. Naperville, IL

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Have a question about our completed client home design projects on our site or elsewhere on-line? Simply submit your question and we will review and publish selected answers on our site.

You are truly artists. We are remodeling our kitchen and thought you did a masterful job on the one pictured in trendsideas.com/go/25766. We were particularly struck by the hand-hammered range hood. Can you provide the mfg's contact information or website? I sure wish we lived in the Chicago area so we could hire you to design our kitchen.
Jill Werder, - August 30 2010

Thanks for the kind words about our designs Jill.  We worked with Mitchel and Mitchel on this custom hood design.  Go to www.mitchelandmitchel.com to learn more about their custom hoods and other products.  Please use our name.  Don't know where your house is but If you would like some design...

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I would love to know the name and size of the gray limestone wall tile in the contemporary bathroom in your portofolio on the website.
Angie Van Utrecht, Bettendorf IA - August 25 2010

The name of the wall tile in the bathroom that you referring to is Lagos Azul and the size is 3” x 16”.  It was sourced by The Tile Gallery in Chicago.  Our contact there is Brock. Look forward to working with you in the near future on your project if you would...

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I saw Tina's award winning design at the Wolf Sub Zero website (white kitchen). I love the arched window in the photo and would like to know the manufacturer and any other information about the window. Thanks. Everything looks great. Appreciate the information. Holly
Holly, Naperville IL - August 16 2010

Thanks for posting your question on our website.  The manufacturer of that window is Marvin.  It was a custom order. You can have it installed with a box bay as shown in our Spring 2010 Design Guide, or without the boxed bay, but I think the boxed bay window really opens...

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Saw your kitchen in TRENDS magazine. We LOVE the granite in that kitchen. Can you share the name/kind of granite you used for it? Thanks in advance.
Mark O., Minneapolis MN - July 26 2010

The granite you are referring to is actually a quartzite - a natural stone material like granite that is harder and denser than either granite or marble. The color of the material in the kitchen in question is called Oyster Pearl. For additional information about this client kitchen remodel go to the  Articles and Features page here on our website.  Look for the...

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I have been admiring your bathroom vanities and designs. Could you tell me if your cabinetry is all custom made? I am trying to remodel our master bath (in L.A. area) and am having difficulty finding someone who does custom cabinets well.
Maureen C., West Hills CA - July 21 2010

Yes most all of the cabinetry including trim you see here on our website is custom cabinetry...meaning that it is designed and manufactured specifically for the each the different client projects that you see in our portfolios.  Additionally, the finishes - colors, stains, glazing, distressing, and the like are all to...

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