After several months on the market, and some bad advice from the first realtor, I decided that it…read morewas probably time to address some cosmetic issues and do some staging on my late mother's 1956 Corvallis home, which had never been updated. Needless to say, the house had issues, including a roof at the very end of its life, an awful pet urine odor, evidence of previous rodent activity, dirty, chipping plaster walls, some nasty wallpaper and panelling, outdated lighting and flooring, outdated bathrooms (one of which had carpet, eww), no baseboards, and uneven flooring in some places. I reside in Colorado, which added a whole other level of difficulty and frustration. (Trying to sell a home 1300 miles away is VERY difficult, especially for a Type A personality...) I had contacted a contractor for an estimate. On a whim I did a Google search for home stagers in the area to stage the home once the work was done. I found Creative Concepts reviews, and spent quite a bit of time on their website reading articles and reviewing before and after photos. I also found their Facebook page. I decided to contact them for a staging estimate. Through our correspondence, Margaret let me know that her company also does contracting, and she would like to take a look at the home and provide a second estimate. I am SO glad I agreed! Margaret was very honest, and had to convince me on a couple of items that she felt would make a big impact for buyers walking through the door. She looked at everything through the eyes of a buyer. She also informed me of the bad advice that my realtor had given me. After a conversation with another realtor friend who agreed the advice was terrible, I terminated the agreement and found another local realtor. The estimate I was provided was VERY fair and reasonable, and actually a little lower than the other contractor I had been working with. I had a fairly small budget ($18,000) to address the numerous problems. Somehow, she was able to address all of the issues, and then some, within that budget. Very shortly thereafter, she and her team began the work. My prior contractor stated it would take 6 weeks to complete. Margaret's team completed the work in 2. Immediately following the construction, she staged the home BEAUTIFULLY! I have NEVER seen my mother's house look so warm and inviting. Just stunning. We were back on the market in no time, and listed the home over $40,000 higher than our original list price. In less than 3 weeks on the market, we had a very strong offer - $59,000 higher than any other offer we had received when we first listed all those months ago. (Do the math: The home was originally on the market for 4 months, and the highest offer we received was $220,000. For an $18,000 investment, we were under contract for $279,000 in less than 3 weeks. Amazing!) While the house was under contract, we experienced an unfortunate break-in. Within 30 minutes of hearing about the break-in, Margaret and her team were back in the house fixing the busted doors and changing locks. An immediate response, which I was so very grateful for. I cannot recommend Creative Concepts enough. Margaret was incredibly responsive throughout the project (very respectfully putting up with all of my anal-retentive emails needing to know every little detail of the project). Her design was spot-on, and she was absolutely CORRECT in her advice. I wish I had known months prior about Creative Concepts, as it would have saved me a lot of stress, a lot of money and time, and at least 50 gray hairs. I am forever grateful for Creative Concepts. My husband and I own a rental property in Salem, and will definitely be using her services again for any updating/construction projects while we own the home, and staging when/if we sell it. Folks, do yourself a favor and call Creative Concepts for a consultation BEFORE you list your home. You will not regret it. Margaret and her impeccable design eye will help you make your home look it's very best, appeal to buyers, and get your home SOLD much more quickly.

The team at Creative Concepts is the best! I have been a client since 2020, using them for 2…read moredifferent houses...initial decorating and refreshes. They always make my visions a reality, taking my ideas and helping mold them into perfection. Always very happy and satisfied with the final result! I will always recommend them to friends and family!

I ended up ordering flooring from Cherry City. I already hired someone to put the flooring. I was…read morehappy with their customer service. They kept me aware about the shipping process. Quality of the flooring was great as well as the value. I have used Cherry City before and continue being happy with them.

Had a remodel through Dales remodeling. The floors were subcontracted through Cherry City. We paid…read morethe increased cost for higher end product. vinyl plank. They failed within a year. Boards started cracking. They kept sending out the installer to replace the cracked boards with leftover material we had from the original install. But it continued to happen. Finally, they reached out to the manufacturer who sent their own inspector out to determine what the cause was. Before this inspector came out though Jeff, the head of Cherry City sent the original installer back out to my house to make some adjustments and create gaps in the installl so it was altered before the manufacturer showed up. After they came back with their report determining it was a bad install, Jeff said that he disagreed with it. Ultimately, they didn't take care of it and we have a cracked floor in multiple places. Avoid this place at all cost. They are terrible and Jeff is a total piece of garbage.

Cool spot for finding interesting goods! Excited to visit again soon. Friendly service.read more

Really cool place, lots to choose from and pricing is fair, about $2.50 a board foot for most…read morestuff, $10-$40 for Windows. They also make custom furniture and I am having a table made, I will redo the review once the table is done. They also have a shop downtown with furniture already made if you don't want to wait/build it yourself. Other reviewer must have went on an off day, everyone was very helpful when I went, or I went on a good day

Working with Jeanne was an absolute pleasure. Her creativity, professionalism, and attention to…read moredetail made the entire process seamless. Our finished space is elegant, inviting, and perfectly reflects my style. I highly recommend their work.

I hired Elizabeth to organize my garage. I really enjoyed Elizabeth. She arrived prepared and was…read morevery bright and informative. She knew what would work and was very helpful with making decisions. I was absolutely ecstatic about the results! I will be contacting her very soon to help me organize my closets and my art rooms. I recommend Elizabeth for any of your reorganizing needs!

So happy, I found Elizabeth! I have been trying to rearrange organize and go through my daughters…read moreroom since December, when they got new beds. It's been such a daunting task, that I just have not wanted to do it it. I was absolutely amazed to find somebody that worked with little to zero direction and just did her thing! I hired her for three hours and she did my daughters room completely and our front closet. I will post pictures of the girls bedroom, and the closet. She's really helped me in the right direction of organization. What goes where, and where it's mostly needed. Instead of the way my front closet was, where anything and everything was shoved in there from, bike helmet, to yoga mats and art supplies, that obviously don't go with our coats and shoes lol. I know we all think that we know how to organize and we all tell ourselves that we will get to that later!. I will tell you what, it is so so nice to have somebody just begin the process and then you can follow it. Life just gets crazy with us busy moms, and dads. We're all trying to cook healthy meals, work, clean house, do yard work and run the kiddos to and from activities. It's all so much! Why not ask for some extra help from a professional!? I will be using Elizabeth for many more projects around my house. I'm thinking my bookshelf and art supplies are next. She also specializes in interior design and I am going to have her rearrange all of my decor with what I already have and give her a budget to add done finishing touches!. I'm so tired of looking at all of my walls that have been the same way for about 10 years lol. Give her a shot, she's sweet, on time and works really really fast! She also disposes of all of your garbage and donations, it's included in her services. She's amazing you got to try her people!!

We contacted Breit+Hill for help on selections with a new construction home. Thankfully, Mckenzie…read morewas able to work with us on short notice. Mckenzie did amazing job with bringing our style life. Almost as importantly, she was prompt with communication, her billing was extremely reasonable, she worked around our chaotic schedules/timelines, and she was professional when dealing others in the process who sometimes made things difficult. I can't say enough positive things about working with Mckenzie and would recommend without reservation.

Recently moved to Salem and realtor recommended Breit+Hill Home. Wife and friend visited store and…read morewere impressed by designer Debbie and the furniture so my wife and I returned and found several stylish pieces. The furniture's quality and tasteful presentation coupled with the knowledgeable staff warranted this rating.

I absolutely loved working with Cherry Hill Upholstery. They were able to return my "slipper chair"…read moreto its original charm after another local upholsterer did a slap-dash job that left me devasted. Cherry Hill really went the extra mile to communicate what they were able to do, how long they estimated the process to take, and, best of all, a very fair and reasonable price. I highly recommend Cherry Hill Upholstery for all of your upholstery needs.

I recently took my sofa to Cherry Hill go be reupholstered and was beyold pleased with the results…read more They provided excellent customer service, from the front desk to the back shop. I discussed in detail the changes I wanted in my reupholstered sofa with the actual staff who would be doing the work, such as removal of the buttons and welt, the type of stitching, and added padding. They also cautioned me about potential drawbacks of features that I proposed. I was so pleased with Cherry Hill's reupholstery work on my sofa that I took my ottoman in a week later. I've received several favorable comments from friends about how great my sofa looks.

My grandmother found this business through Googles search engine, and I'm surprised that I'm the…read morefirst person to Yelp Melissa's Home Design. My grandma currently put her home on the market and is hoping to sell her home by April. This has been a very difficult process for her from the beginning. She's very indecisive, not good with colors, hard to make up her mind, very high maintenance. So, after several attempts to help my grandma with redesigning her home, after many hours, many trips to Lowes, Ashley's furniture, etc, I decided to direct her to a Home Design business. During the initial walkthrough with Melissa she was very helpful, very informative, very in-tune with what my grandmother needed. From the very beginning up to the last day of her service she was patient, graceful, and very hands-on. I couldn't be more pleased with her professionalism and how she took care of my grandma and her home. I highly recommend Melissa's Home Design without reservation! Anyone looking for assistance in decor/organization, this is the place to call! Thank you Melissa and team for all of your hard work and dedication!

What an amazing team of hard working people who want to help clients create a space to enjoy with…read moretheir friends and family!

Remodeled two bathrooms for us within the last two years. Very happy with their work, most…read moreespecially their design ideas. Both rooms are beautiful. Normal construction issues trying to coordinate numerous subcontractors. Work was well supervised. A couple of minor fixes after the fact were required. Done promptly. Very happy with the work that they did. Would definitely use them again.