I had my window coverings at my beach front condo by Johannes Interiors. Linda was so nice and…read moreeasy to work with. Her installer was wonderful to work with as well . . . they made a great team. I was so impressed that I want to use her services at my new home in Snoqualmie. JB

From the owner: Johannes Interiors is an Interior Design and Decorating Business located in Aberdeen, Washington!…read more At Johannes Interiors we emphasize innovative yet practical solutions for your home emphasizing color, texture, scale and arrangement. Linda offers her knowledge, experience and creative interior design solutions.

In 2010, as I was approaching sixty years of age, I found an amazing old (and run-down) homestead…read moresite near the southern tip of Puget Sound, and began imagining a house and studio. I've been a designer and fabricator of furniture and sculpture for over forty-five years, so it wasn't difficult to start developing ideas. As I dreamed I began looking around for assistance with the process, and found Artisans Group. I didn't go to Artisans Group looking for an industry-leading eco-home. I came because I saw a couple of their projects and loved the clean modern style Tessa Smith and Randy Foster were putting together. They were realizing designs that seemed to me to be far beyond what other design/build groups were creating. Architecture has been a fascination most of my life, and what I saw in the lines and volumes Tessa was producing was a natural feel for proportions, for minimal and unique details, for the flow of life patterns in a home, and particularly for the play of light, natural and artificial, as it enhances and defines spaces and the experience of living. With Tessa and Artisans I got all of that plus a great experience of collaboration in design, and a house that always surprises me--because it is somehow more "me" than I would have designed by myself. It's a "world house," designed with details and technological solutions that are distinctly European and soundly ecological in a way that just makes sense. The house stays at comfortable temperatures with the air always fresh while using a tenth of the energy of my last house. The biggest surprise was when I moved in and found the experience to be more physically comfortable than I would have--or could have--imagined. The house seems to have its own body temperature, and wears like a glove. The Jewel Box (as we nick-named it during the design process) was designed to be a home and gallery. It has become a museum of my life's work and remains so comfortable and inspiring that I stay home wondering why I would want to be anywhere else. Artisans did it right, and I moved in a month before that sixtieth birthday. Over eight years later I'm still daily grateful that I get to live here. I love this place. -Don Freas (donfreas.com)

After a year of house hunting in the Olympia area to no avail, I reached out to Artisans Group to…read moredesign a home for my family. I ended up finding a not-so-perfect home in the perfect neighborhood and knew I wanted Artisans Group to help with the remodel. This proved to be the best decision I could have made. Throughout the process I always had my expectations met and exceeded, as the team at AG proved to be attentive, genuine, and innovative in their approach to the design of our home. I liked this company so much that after our home was completed, I went to work for them as a designer. Can't say enough good things about Artisans Group, as a client and designer, working with a team that is as passionate about their craft as Artisans Group makes all the difference.

Andy, his team, and contractors did an outstanding job on our home. They are all very professional…read moreand excellent at their respective craft. We were given timelines throughout the entire build, and all were met with our home being completed by the target date. Andy is very personable and great to work with!

From the owner: Welcome to Gruhn Homes! We are a family-owned and operated business located in Beautiful Olympia,…read moreWashington. We specialize in beautiful Custom Homes. With over 15 years of building experience in Thurston, Lewis, and Grays Harbor County, our goal is complete customer satisfaction. Let us build your Dream Home!

Tim Kairez was the GC when my sister and I needed some repairs on our parents home to ready it for…read moresale. We found him very difficult to deal with and constantly demanding money to be wired directly to him. He claimed all the work was done and threatened us with a lien on the property when we kept telling him it had not been done. He finally admitted it had not been done, but wanted his final payment wired anyway. Very rude, would never use him again.

I was hesitant to work with Tim based on the comments under the review, but he had also very good…read morereviews on other sites. So we took a chance and they did an amazing job on one of your rental properties. Full bath and kitchen remodel. It took a little longer then expected but the finished product was fabulous. We would work with him again.