Chicago Wood Works Designs just completed a gorgeous solid wood custom kitchen and all of the…read moremillwork in the four bathrooms in my newly constructed custom home in Lincoln Square. Paul the owner, is very conscientious and his meticulous attention to detail prevents mistakes and problems. Their workmanship is absolutely outstanding. In addition, their shop is immaculate and equipped with machinery that can fabricate complicated custom moldings or replicate moldings to match ones that are in place to do a restoration or renovation project. I recommend this company without reservation. Their work is first class and their prices are amazingly affordable! Give them a call and save yourselves a lot of headaches!

I recently had a custom bench built by Waldron Bros Woodworking- the price, quality, and beauty all…read moreexceeded my expectations. The bench was made from old growth reclaimed wood and looks like it was built for my house. Waldron Bros Woodworking gets my strongest endorsement!

Jason had previously worked on a wonderful bookcase for me, and I decided to ask him if he could…read morebuild a cabinet based on my specifications since I live in a condo and was in need of more storage. It is a huge piece of furniture, and he built it just the way I wanted it. He made some suggestions such as having four doors which made it even more attractive and user-friendly. He even mixed some stains so that it would blend in with existing furniture. A perfect, beautiful addition!

Jeff's contributes to the world of fine woodworking in many ways. His furniture is artistically…read morecrafted. His articles in Fine Woodworking Magazine are informative & complete. His shop is fully equipped with quality tools. Many are hand tools for there are few straight lines in his creations. Personally I've found his talent as an instructor to be inspirational. The friend who recommended taking one of his classes said "you will feel like you're the only one in the class". i rook one class, & understand it is true.

I could not disagree with the previous post more. Jeff has built a number of pieces for us,…read moreincluding an entire bedroom set, and we could not be happier with his work, which is impeccable, or his ability to listen and exceed our expectations. I recommend his work highly.

57th Street Bookcase & Cabinets just finished installing their beautiful cabinets and book shelves…read morein my Chicago home. The team has been a pleasure to work with from start to finish. The designs are thoughtful, the workmanship is old world high quality, and the installation was on time and meticulous. I am very pleased with my new built in furniture.

57th Street Bookcase and Cabinets is also 57st Design, where they sell other home furniture. I…read morecan't speak to the 57th Street Bookcase and Cabinets business, but I can very strongly say I do NOT recommend 57st Design. This is a difficult review to write, as the dresser I ended up ordering and receiving from 57st Design is BEAUTIFUL and exactly what I wanted. However, the customer service is SORELY lacking and the journey to receiving this dresser was unpleasant. I recently endeavored to buy American-made solid wood furniture, and 57st Design was one of the three places I ordered from to get new furniture. The other two places I purchased from had totally accurate lead times on their websites, my furniture arrived on time and communication was regular and consistent. I am used to the long wait times for this kind of furniture and have been extremely pleased with the previous two places I ordered from. I ordered a dresser from 57st Design on Sept 15, 2025. The lead time on the website was 12-15 weeks which, unfortunately, put it right in the middle of the holiday season. In the middle of December, I asked what the order status was. I was told promptly that my dresser would be shipping the last week of December or the first week of January. Cue a week-long saga starting December 30th where I try to get anyone to answer me on what the status is now. First week of Jan comes and go with no response. It takes 8 days into the new year for an answer and I strongly feel like I only got an answer because my previous email had acknowledged the possibility of production delays. All in all, my dresser, which is still quoted as 12-15 weeks on their website, took 19 weeks to be delivered to my door. Even allowing for 2 more weeks due to the holiday season, it still took another 2 weeks after that. On top of that, I was given a 2-4pm delivery window and my delivery didn't occur until 6pm. The delivery workers themselves were wonderful and did a great job getting it inside, but being 2 hours late is a bit difficult to accept with a smile. The dresser itself is beautiful and exactly what I needed--I just wish the journey to receiving it went much more smoothly. It seems I'm not alone in experiencing issues with communication. Delays need to be communicated to customers proactively. There needs to be more ways to reach someone besides an email address (that can go unanswered).

The shop is a little crowded and the expert is a little overworked but... Really amazing work for…read morewhat it was and we were happy to let it stay in the shop for a couple weeks to get a very old chair serviced and repurposed to be able to handle modern Americans weight in an entry hall. Lovely would work and we would not hesitate to go use him again! Reminder easiest Access to the shop is at the back off of Des Plaines rather than front door Madison.

We received an antique table that was damaged during its move from Colorado. Greg was kind enough…read moreto take a look and suggest a repair we could manage at home. Efficient and excellent customer service. We will be sure to use him if the at home fix doesn't work for us. Thank you!

i purchased 2 planters and a small statue (bust) of Venus to put in my yard. Looks great and adds a…read morelittle class to my garden. The employee who helped me was very nice too. I'm thrilled with my purchase. .

We love the large fountain we bought for the front of our home, but after a month or so noticed a…read morebit of separation in the fountain base. Contacted Orlandi and they replaced the base of the fountain. Great customer service from Ellen and Dani! Thanks Orlandi we will continue to enjoy our fountain for many years to come. I give them my highest recommendation, shop with confidence.

We had a wonderful experience with this company, especially with the careful oversight of Alex…read more The team was careful, efficient, and delivered kitchen countertops just as we had hoped. I felt that communication was honest, sincere, and timely. Additionally, they went the extra mile to keep to our timeline. I would happily recommend this company.

The countertops are beautiful BUT they ruined my kitchen faucet and didn't tell me so when the…read moreplumber came to reinstall, I had to buy one he had on his truck. Had I known, had the installers told me, i could have run out to get one for hundreds less before the plumber came. Halil said he would look into it and has never reached back out. Again, very nice quartz countertops, but the install left a lot to be desired.

I waited on writing this review hoping I could write a glowing review but unfortunately I can't…read more  The owner, Justas Dambrauskas, is a nice guy but his business practices are something to be desired.  We contracted with Silver Birch to design, build, and install kitchen cabinets, a kitchen island, a basement wet bar, and 3 bathroom vanities.  This was a new construction home project and we were going with Silver Birch for these items separate from our builder.  We contracted with Silver Birch in May 2018 and had various items installed over the next two years based on where we were in completing our new home.  The kitchen cabinets, island, wet bar, and vanities were installed but the kitchen cabinets had missing drawers/hardware.  The island was the wrong color including the matching cabinets above the stove.  Justas met with us on site and agreed these had to be replaced since they did not match our agreed to color.  Months went by with no follow-up work.  In December 2022, Silver Birch came back to replace the panels on the island but did not have all the panels and the panels that were replaced did not all match since the doors were of a different shade.  In replacing the island panels, the installers scratched our wood floor where they pulled out the dishwasher even after we told them to be careful.  We thought they would be installing the toe kicks under the kitchen cabinets, island, and wet bar on this visit but they did not.  After they left, we contacted Justas who said they would come back to finish up.  From December 2022 to present, I have called, texted, and emailed Justas almost daily to know when they are coming back to finish up the remaining work but never received any response whatsoever!  We paid Silver Birch over $25K for this work.  We have been living in our new home since early 2021 with missing drawers, no toe kicks, and an incomplete island.  They still have not installed the panel for the wet bar's mini fridge nor the toe kick.  Silver Birch was paid in full and we were promised they would come back to complete the missing items.  They have not!  We trusted Justas that he would come back and so far they have been back once with little to nothing to show for it!  Some businesses don't deserve to be in business. Silver Birch has left us with a mess and potentially having to spend thousands again to finish their work that we already paid for!

The owner Justas is absolutely amazing and gifted for custom wood work. He is good at computer…read moredrawing, planning, and making custom cabinets. He does it all.He showed me exactly how all cabinets would look. Then I picked out different wood colors and finishes for different areas in the condo. I have hired him to do custom shelving in my condo's closets, cabinets, crown molding, doors and vanitity cabinets. His work is absolutely amazing and wonderful craftsmanship. His workers are clean, polite and always on time. I keep coming up with new ideas of what Justas can design and create for me and his last project was bedroom nightstands.