I found The Color Lab online and was a little nervous about hiring a muralist whose work I'd never…read moreseen in person. Oh well, it's just paint (and money!) I told myself. It's always a little scary hiring people you don't know for a service you've never hired for (what can I say, I don't have a lot of murals painted on the regular). But Jackie was great! We were looking to have a logo and some leaves pained on the walls of our small business and Jackie did a great job and she was more affordable than some other painters I spoke with. She worked quickly, was able to get the work done in two mornings and even helped us out by coming in super early so that we could clean up the paint before our customers came in. Also, she's nice to work with. We're really happy with her work and would definitely recommend The Color Lab.

Jackie was fantastic! She was very professional, courteous, fast and an amazing painter…read more I wanted a mural for the nursery and had no idea who to contact. I found the color lab online and contacted them, quick response and setup a meeting promptly. I like what Jackie had to say and she showed me some of her past work. She completed the work in a timely manner. It looks great and we are really happy. We would absolutely recommend her for any mural or wall finishing job. Thanks again Jackie!

Kate was a delight to work with and instrumental in the design and cosmetic refresh of my condo…read more She came up with great ideas and worked perfectly within my budget. She saved me a lot of time by dealing directly with the contractor. I highly recommend anyone considering her services!

Kate with Noble Design Group was fantastic to work with! We wanted to refresh and update our home…read more- not major project, as it was less than 10 years old, but really wanted to go to a different level of thoughtfulness with the spaces we have. Kate has a keen eye - and took our tastes into account in every recommendation she made. Her ability to incorporate furniture pieces we already owned with new pieces as well as considering artwork we owned and our overall budget was really amazing. I have loved our house since we bought it seven years ago, but after hiring Noble Design, it really feels like our dream home!

We had a great experience working with Grant Street. We needed help reeling in our ideas and making…read moredecisions, and Deidre was super patient with us every step of the way. And then extremely helpful with actually ordering things & getting the project over the finish line. Highly recommend!

Diedre was very nice and professional. She gave me some great ideas for our house that we can…read moreimplement. I would be very comfortable asking her for advice and help again.

Tony recently helped me re-design my kitchen and great room, and I love it! We flipped the kitchen…read morefrom dark to light. Wow! What a difference! Tony has a great feel for fabrics and colors. He can tell me over the phone that something matches my sofa upholstery and darned if he isn't right when he arrives with the sample! He is meticulous, detail oriented and unflappable during the inevitable "issues" that arise. He's the Best!

Anthony and team did a great job from start to finish !…read more Wonderful job Easy quick and Efficient

I'm a man. Every man needs a man cave, right? But, I also wanted class and style. I stumbled…read moreupon Spark Interiors on yelp, and saw the coupon. I talked with megan, expressed what I was looking for- sporty, but with a classic mahogany feel. You know, Lots of leather bound books- I'm kinda a big deal after all. We talked budget and she put it together exactly as I wanted. I highly recommend Spark! She's timely, does great work, and helps you feel comfortable throughout the process.

If you're building a new home or working on a large project, read this before signing a contract…read morewith Inside Stories. We hired Inside Stories for a large new construction home that had not yet broken ground. Before signing, they spoke extensively about helping with critical early decisions like cabinetry, tile, plumbing fixtures, accent walls, lighting, and courtyard design, all things you need early to work with a GC, build a realistic budget, and secure a construction loan. After signing, it became clear that none of that information would be released until we paid for furniture through them. That timeline does not work for new construction. Furniture is selected last, while cabinetry, fixtures, lighting, and finishes are needed much earlier. By the time their process allows those details to be released, it is too late to be useful. Their milestones may work for small projects, but they are not structured to support large new builds. We were effectively paying for design services we could not use when we needed them. Their business model also appears heavily dependent on furniture sales. Specifications and usable documentation are withheld until furniture is paid for, creating a situation where clients are financially committed before receiving meaningful deliverables. In our case, it felt like the process was designed to trap us financially before giving us anything of real value. We paid a $10,000 deposit and an additional $15,000 design payment. When we terminated the contract after realizing the process would not work for our project, Inside Stories acknowledged they had only performed $4,950 of billable work. By their own accounting, this meant they owed us a negative balance of $20,050. However, they refused to return this overpayment, claiming they were entitled to keep it because they had supposedly provided significant "intellectual property." This is bogus in my opinion. The contract says nothing about forfeiting refunds due to IP, and what they gave us was a PowerPoint that mainly consisted of inspiration images, some provided by us and some selected by them. Regardless, it does not seem proprietary or usable to me, and it provides no real value to our project. These were just reference images meant for them to work from, not something we can build from or use. I even reverse image searched several images and found them on other websites and Instagram, not anything suggesting original IP. We cannot build from it, budget from it, or use it in any meaningful way. Even more frustrating, they admitted the work completed totaled only $4,950, based on hourly rates they set, not us, yet they still insist on keeping over $20,000 beyond that amount. Our advice: be extremely careful. Make sure milestones are tied to specific, usable deliverables, and understand that under their model, you may pay substantial amounts long before receiving information you need to move your project forward.

Worst experience I've ever had with a design company. After paying required 95% deposit, multiple…read moreitems were so poorly scaled that they were not physically installable in my home. Every single piece of furniture and art was many months delayed to me and/or never delivered. I had to hire an attorney, because the owner refused months of my requests, to get the company to return my $ for goods they couldn't deliver.

Sara just finished staging another home for me and the results are stunning! Given the current…read moreeconomic situation it was even more important than the last time to really make my home stand out from the crowd. The attention to detail really sets Sara apart, she is truly a polished professional and it shows. Once again I am truly impressed with how fabulous the house looks!

Sara is fantastic! She will tell you that her job is to get you the top price for your house, and…read moreshe really knows how to do that. In the early stages of selling our home, she came over twice to advise us on painting (what to paint and what colors), and what changes had to be made to get the house ready for sale. This was great information for us. We did what she suggested. When we had completed her instructions, she came over and did her magic staging the house. WOW!, the house looked fantastic. In the end, we had four offers for the house two days after the listing and they were all well above the asking price. I credit this to our realtor and to Sara - Thanks Sara!

I initially had a great experience with Jaime Langer and genuinely believe she has strong design…read moreskills. However, my overall experience with her ended in deep disappointment and frustration. If you choose to work with her, do not let her refer you to Hummingbird HRD (Crystal and Brian Mansanares), as that is where everything unraveled. Jaime first helped me after a Christmas morning plumbing disaster, and at the outset, she was fantastic--quick to respond, knowledgeable, and actively engaged in creating thoughtful layouts. Because things seemed to be going well, we also hired her for additional design work in our kitchen and living room. But when she referred us to Hummingbird as the general contractor, she stepped away entirely, leaving us in the hands of an inexperienced team that led to an overpriced, incomplete, and poorly executed renovation. Where Things Went Wrong Jaime and Crystal turned out to be personal friends rather than longtime collaborators, and our home was essentially a "guinea pig project"--a fact Jaime admitted only after things had gone terribly wrong. The staggering lack of professionalism from Hummingbird resulted in months of stress, wasted money, and a home that remains unfinished to this day. After Crystal declared the project "done" (despite glaringly poor workmanship), I asked Jaime to see the state of things herself. She agreed with me that the quality was unacceptable and even apologized for how badly things had turned out. She admitted that Crystal lacked the necessary experience and recognized that we had been unintentionally used as a test project. To make matters worse, she also told me, "Wow, I didn't realize you were so detail-oriented--I would feel exactly the same." As if they thought they could get away with subpar work and I wouldn't notice--truly insulting. Jaime's Final Disappointing Choice To her credit, Jaime convinced Crystal and Brian to attempt to fix their mess, but she ultimately abandoned the project. Despite personally acknowledging all the flaws, she later sent me a completely contradictory statement: "I have every faith in Hummingbird completing the project as promised, and overall, I believe they have done an exceptional job." This project was supposed to take 4-6 weeks starting in March--it was still dragging on in November, at which point I cut ties entirely because it was no longer worth the emotional toll. To this day, our home remains unfinished and cheap-looking, a painful reminder of the stress and financial loss we endured. What We Actually Got for Jaime's Fees After paying her design fees for both the bathroom and kitchen/living room, all we truly received was: * Layout options * A recommendation for Hummingbird (which proved disastrous) * Help selecting a kitchen table and rug Had we gone with a different general contractor, I might be writing a glowing five-star review. Unfortunately, given how this played out, I cannot recommend Jaime Langer at all.

I just used Jaime and her team for a home refresh. Her well trained eye brought out the best in my…read morehome and her advice on new additions were spot on. Sometimes we all need another perspective and Jaime is a great design partner. Jaime is well known for her excellent staging work, but also consider her for interior design.