Surroundings changed our lives--for the better! Took a builders-grade ho-hum house and ramped it up…read moreto a custom-designed lovely home. Decorator Lori Waters is truly wonderful, a talented blend of good taste coupled with the experienced pragmatism to make your design dreams come true. Over about ten years in several phases, we have completely made over the place upstairs and down, inside and out. Stayed within the budget, gently nudged us into trying new ideas when we were stuck firmly in the mud of 1985, and just generally gave us a new way of using the spaces that perfectly suited our wallet, our taste, and our lifestyle. Could NOT be more proud of the finished product, although as Lori reminds me, "We still need to address that old yellow bathroom..." We will, Lori, as we start the next phase of this immensely gratifying partnership! Surroundings is the place to go when you decide you're ready to turn your house into the delightful home you've always wanted.

From the owner: By appointment only, contact us at 319.351.4653 for your next interior design project…read more Interior design and decor for elegant living. Surroundings is the Iowa City source for elegant living. We are interior designers, we have the decor to furnish your home in style. When you want a beautiful home, turn to Surroundings. Since 1987, our experienced designers have been creating the look you desire for a truly pleasant home. Our design services include: Project management Space planning Accessorizing Holiday decorating Once we work together to determine how to arrange your space, there is no need to shop from several stores. We carry a wide array of products: furniture, flooring, wall coverings, window treatments, lamps and accessories. And you have assistance with the entire project during each step. Our manufacturers include Corian/Zodiq, Duralee, Hunter Douglas, Wood-Mode and many more. Call today to enhance your surroundings!

Do not buy from Lighting Sales LLC! I purchased a ladder from them and realized it was the wrong…read moresize. They told me to go ahead and order the right size and return the first one. After doing so, they would not issue me a refund. I had to file a claim in order to get my money back. This is not a company that has its act together. They care nothing for providing quality customer service. Stay away at all costs!

I did read a previous review and I can understand that frustration. However, after making a…read morepurchase through Lighting sales there was a discrepancy on the number of items shipped versus the number of items purchased. Though the manufacturer insisted they'd shipped the ordered amount I insisted that I knew how many boxes I'd received. Since I placed the order through Lighting Sales they got involved and were able to seek a No Cost Replacement for all 16 boxes which were missing (25 ordered in total and only 9 were received). I can say, Les with Lighting Sales was very kind, responsive and even followed up! THANK YOU LES!!!

Loved working with LWD and team! The crew did an amazing job from start to finish working with our…read moregeneral contractor for the design and build for our basement. Lori took a "cookie cutter" basement and evaluated our use and need for function of our basement. It was amazing. She also has helped me professionally with work-space flow out in my work office. It's truly amazing how effortless it is for her, however, it makes my life easier. I look forward to the day when she can help us with our dream home. We won't have to attempt 2-3x times, LWD will get it RIGHT the first time. Thank you so much! I will use you again, and again, and again.

From the owner: Multiple areas of interior design including: space planning for new construction and remodeling,…read morekitchen and bath design, lighting, furnishings, wine rooms, exercise areas, custom closets, fireplaces, etc.

Every person who works here I'd very pleasant, friendly & helpful. I have 9 items from her, all in…read moreperfect condition. Not rushed to make a purchase, spend time measuring in your home, try to match a current piece in your home give other choices to compliment what you have. Delivery staff are the best I've experienced: careful in your home ensure setup is perfect, and glass/mirrors are clean. Even worked with me to ship an item out of state. Excellent quality of merchandise. All staff are great, my experiences with Stacy we're a pleasure.

We have done two major home remodels with Phelan's, from furniture to carpets to walls. Besides…read morebeing stylish and low priced, the best was their service. They are extremely helpful and knowledgeable.

Finally get to update my Bills Brothers review from 7 years ago!…read more This place was hopping on a Saturday afternoon. I suspect everyone was out spending their stimulus checks and tax refunds. The parking lot was nearly full. My husband and I are closing on our new home in 2 weeks, and I thought we should check-out Bills Bros for a dining table. 10 years ago I had great luck here furnishing my home; I still have most of the furniture to this day. Bills didn't deliver on the dining table, but they did have a lot of great accent furniture at very reasonable prices. Think accent chairs, lamps, bar stools, end tables, walls decor and throw pillows. Once we're moved in I might come back and look around again. Sales staff are friendly and not at all pushy. Available if you have questions. Lots of clearance items and one-offs. I saw a new-in-box Barbie Dream House for $129.99 that my 10-yr. old self squealed over. You just never know what you might find here! No frills here, but the selection is nice. Recommend!

Our living room furniture (couch & loveseat) as well as our mattress came from Bill's Bros. I would…read morehave to say for how little the price was, everything has held up great and still looks good as new! They do have other smaller household decor, like lamps, coffee tables/side tables, clocks, and the like. Their website gives only a brief look at their inventory, you should really go into the store to see everything for yourself. I would definitely come here first if you arn't on an unlimited budget. Only accepts Visa and Mastercard, no Discover or American Express. Just FYI.

I came into kohls to do an amazon return and do some shopping…read more For the return: When I went to return my Amazon item there was a line with 19 people in front of me. And because it was taking so long people in front of people were leaving. Ashley was working all by herself and going as fast as she could. This is no fault of hers but kohls should have had another person helping her. Not only that but her coworkers were walking by not assisting and one even asked "aren't you supposed to be done?" And she was working passed her scheduled time with no one helping her. She was super apologetic to the customers and very helpful. If a management reads this please know Ashley who was working 4/6/25 who has glasses and dark hair was doing a great job. However, there needs to be a team meeting on teamwork because even though people are in kohls for Amazon returns, they weren't mad at amazon they were mad at kohls. While shopping: Something I also noticed while shopping around the store was the lack of organization. Almost everything I picked up was not in the right section or completely different brand so I had no idea if it was the price it said on the rack. This was all throughout the store. I think the team should go through the store to reorganize and fold things. It made me not able to find what I was looking for. I did ask an employee if they had a certain pair of pants in a smaller size that I found in a random section and they checked on a device and said they did but when they lead me over to where it was supposed to be we couldn't find them and there were more random things in that section. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get those pants because of this.

Just there today. Kohls is looking more and more like TJ Maxx and Homegoods. The kitchen section…read morehad nothing. We couldn't find a check your price scanner. And, now, only one side of the store has registers. I will not be shopping there anytime soon. I can get my Sephora online anyway. Extremely disappointed by everything.

Very good customer service and follow through. Kevin (one of the owners) personally installed our…read moreshutters. If there was even a chance there would be questions on our part, he anticipated them and went over the expected results. As a previous reviewer wrote, not "budget," per se, but very nice quality product. 'Would highly recommend.

Received a quote, and it was very expensive. One picture window, three blinds, ~$1000. Decided to…read moreinstall them ourselves for about 30% of that cost.