My wife, Lulu, and I were referred to ColorShed by our contractor as just a potential tile supplier. A year later, Cynthia (Owner of ColorShed) is a great friend and with her expertise, coaching, and insights, our wonderful Winnipesaukee lakeside project is almost a completed home!
It didn't take but a few minutes of conversation to know we wanted to work with Cindy. We had given up on interior decorators after firing one and meeting with several other candidates months earlier. We were attempting to coordinate our project's design ourselves. Tile selections, cabinet and countertop choices, flooring possibilities, lighting fixtures, paint colors. We were overwhelmed and lost. Did I mention plumbing fixtures, window lites and door styles? I'm an engineer and Lulu is about as artsy fairy as they come. Cynthia demonstrated her communication skills immediately speaking both fluent engineer and girl. Cynthia, you're hired!
Over the next few weeks, Cynthia dove into our project. She listened, she asked a million questions, she got to know us. Lulu and I felt less overwhelmed. Cynthia managed to present options in a way that made sense to both the technical engineer and the color texture girl. Every time we visited ColorShed, paint, flooring, tile, granite, cabinet samples for our project were always laying on the floor as Cindy worked on the next aspects of the design.
Cynthia's knowledge of her product lines is extensive but when I did manage to stump her, she researched and found answers and solutions. Cynthia produced detailed drawings for the various installers for undermount bathtubs, a steam shower enclosure, and multiple shower tile layouts. Behind the scenes, Cynthia coordinated her sub-contractors, ordered material, and even modified some of the decorative tile strips by hand, herself.
Every project has problems. Ours was no exception and when issues arose and tempers flared, Cynthia was quick to resolve them. Regardless of fault, Cynthia's foremost concern was making sure we got the result we wanted. When the dining room chandelier selected turned out to be discontinued two years ago, Cynthia amazingly found one sitting under someone's desk in St. Louis, Missouri!
There isn't a single aspect of our home that Cindy hasn't impacted positively. She's our go-to-gal. She's professional, honest, and almost as much of a perfectionist as I am. Recommend ColorShed? Yes, I guess so.
David & Lulu Fite - Gilford NH read more
