Resourceful Organization

(62 reviews)

They are magicians! I'm very pregnant and overwhelmed by clutter and they made such a difference in…read moresuch a fast amount of time. It gave me so much peace and relief.

Our kitchen and bathrooms were touched by angels…read more We just moved into our new condo and let's just say we had more than we thought the space could handle. There was no way we could have unpacked and organized our kitchen and bathrooms over the next few weeks, which is what their team excelled to do in less than a day. Mackenzie was very responsive starting from original quote to appointment day. Because of this they came fully prepared and we feel every minute they used here was optimized to the fullest. It's our first time using this kind of service and Mackenzie, Chloe, Brittany, Mary and Melanie have officially spoiled us for all moves to come. Our home brings us so much joy now.

HouseReady Staging

(8 reviews)

Colleen was recommended to me when I was selling my mom's home. She had fantastic ideas to stage…read morethe house; using some of my mom's furniture as well as furniture that she brought in. The house looked so beautiful and updated fully staged! It sold in two days! I think a lot of that had to do with the excellent staging. In addition, Colleen recommended subcontractors to do painting and electrical work. I was so happy with the work they did I hired some of them to do work in my own home!

Did an awesome job! Very tasteful and matched the vibe of the house. Sold in 48 hours for 15k over…read moreask! Highly recommend.

Stage Interiors

(6 reviews)

I needed inspiration for a new stair railing which is the centerpiece of our kitchen and living…read morearea. Cat had this vision that I absolutely loved. She recommended a contractor for the stairs who did an amazing job! I recommend Cat as she has a great eye for design.

Cat Hardt is so creative and talented. she can make anything beautiful! she listens, executes and…read moreeven comes in under budget. highly recommend!

Pam MacPherson - @properties Christie's International

(17 reviews)

Overall, primarily influenced by the outcome of our search / purchase (the most important measure),…read morewe were very dissatisfied with the overall service from Pam and Wendy. Pam and Wendy did give us a significant amount of their time and energy over the months it took us to complete the purchase of our new home, which was greatly appreciated. That being said, due to circumstances that could and should have been avoided, we now find ourselves in a discouraging and extremely costly situation as we work through several issues that should have been identified through the home search, due diligence and inspection. We trusted the inspector Pam and Wendy recommended to us would be thorough with a critical focus on protecting us from major issues - this was clearly not the case, and the shortcomings of the inspection and related negotiations have left us having to pay tens of thousands of dollars out-of-pocket to remedy. On a related note, the 'experts' Pam and Wendy recommended during the inspection/attorney review period were equally poor, particularly a roofer that gave us an estimate for repairs that we now know was 95%+ underestimated (as proven by four subsequent estimates for the same work), and gave us a false sense of security in terms of what we had ahead of us. Maybe the most unsettling part of the experience in hindsight (which should have raised our flags in the moment) was when Pam and Wendy clearly put the best interest of the sellers ahead of ours (their client) in the context of pressuring us to sign the deal on a condensed timeline so the sellers would not have to relist the property. Finally, neither Pam nor Wendy made themselves or a legal representative available to represent us in person during our closing, and did not give us a heads up that we would be there alone, leaving us with a fairly sour taste on what should have been a celebratory day. Overall, as we continue to work through issues daily and try to recoup our losses, we do not feel our best interests were prioritized and feel the advice from Pam, Wendy and their recommended subject experts was critically underwhelming and insufficient.

From the moment we met with Pam and Wendy we knew we were in great hands. My husband and I were in…read morethe process of trying to decipher whether or not we wanted to take on a big project, or something more turnkey. Pam and Wendy differentiated themselves from the beginning because they knew the estimated costs of various projects, and where we would get a significant return on investment should we decide to sell our home in the future. We truly felt that they had our best interests in mind, and were always available to consult on various ideas. When we heard about a home coming on the market in Evanston, Pam did not hesitate to reach out to her contacts and ensure that we were the first people to get into see. Once we knew this was the home for us, Pam and Wendy knew how to navigate the negotiations with multiple offers, and her competitive yet sensible drive kept us calm and focused throughout the stressful process of buying a home in a pandemic. After the house was ours, Pam and Wendy's work did not end. They connected us with their favorite vendors for roofing, carpeting, lighting and more. They ensured we were connected with the best lawyer and loan-officer and were on-call to help us navigate several unforeseen circumstances throughout the process. We truly feel that our "forever home" today, would not have been ours without this incredible team of professionals assisting us throughout the process. We can't recommend them enough!

Design on the Edge

(2 reviews)

"Wow" is all I have to say, in a less than 1 hour appointment, Lisa was able to see past all of the…read moremess and clutter of my tenant's furniture, boxes and other stuff and come back a month later with stunning furnishings that helped my condo sell in 4 days in what is usually the worst time of year to try to sell. She even offers outdoor furnishings and basic window treatments, which the other stagers I talked to did not. A couple hundred dollars more than the other quote I got but worth every penny. Note, if you want to pay by credit card, you have to pay the 3% fee. https://tour.vht.com/433904216/914-n-hermitage-unit-3-chicago-il-60622/photos

From the beginning of the consult process Lisa was very helpful and professional. Because of covid…read moreshe was very accommodating and careful. My home was transformed from dull into a beautiful and modern HOUSE. She is flexible and reasonable. The cost is 100% worth it.

Haven Home Staging

(28 reviews)

I have used Haven for staging services for over six years and highly recommend them. Look no…read morefurther for competent, experienced professionals with an exquisite eye for design and total value. Construction and remodeling is hard. But some partners make it exciting and worthwhile. Working with Haven is something I look forward to.

My real estate agent referred me to HAVEN, and I am delighted she did. After cleaning out and…read morecleaning up my parents' apartment they had lived in for 35+ years, I worked with HAVEN to stage it for sale. Throughout the entire process they were very responsive and answered all my questions. The staging was great, and within a week of putting the apartment on the market we received an all-cash offer at the listing price. By all accounts, the staging really made the apartment stand out from other, identical floor-plan apartments on the market in the building. HAVEN was a perfect match for our needs.

Lettuce Organize

(6 reviews)

Rosetta was great with my mom and greatly helped her out to get organized during her home…read moredownsizing! My mom can be fickle about parting with things and Rosetta helped getting a game plan together to make the move as easy as possible. Lettuce Organize is worth every penny

Best Organizer I could have. Rosetta is owner and organizer, I struggle with clutter and not…read moreknowing how to organize. She is very professional and easy to work with. Worth investing in her expertise. Rosetta knows how to gently nudge you to move the clean up process along. Best part is that she works along side you and is it just telling you what to do. Also she was a godsend in carrying all the crap out is my basement. Items that were for donation were taken by her to Goodwill. Always works to completion of project and does not leave you with a mess or homework. It is really a joint process. The organizer has a good visual and knows how to efficiently place object and gives order to your space. Do not hesitate. Phone: 847-812-0835

O Designs By Orli Shoshan

(47 reviews)

We wanted to sell our condo in Edgewater but one room, the sunroom, had absolutely no furnishings…read morein it and needed to be staged. Our realtor recommended O Designs along with two other staging firms. I wasn't impressed with the response I got from the other businesses, but O Designs was responsive and excited to work with me from the start. The designer came to our place and took a look around at our mid-century style furniture. Based on the photos we saw on O Design's website we felt confident that they could design a sunroom that complimented what we already owned.....and they did. The furnishings were delivered on time as promised and expertly arranged. The sunroom looked terrific. We received an offer on our place within two days and signed a contract within a week! I highly recommend O Designs. Their flair for design and professionalism really added value to our sale.

Smooth, good listeners, and a fine finished product. Their photography was top notch, and their…read morescheduling department understood the demands of working with difficult condo rules.

Chris Milne Redesign

(5 reviews)

Chris has staged our client's homes for sale and we will keep going back to her to help move our…read morelistings. She is the utmost professional and always a pleasure to work with. I recommend Chris for anyone that wants a smooth working relationship, sophisticated style and great ideas.

Chris is amazing to work with. We sold our house in 3 hours due to her beautiful and creative taste…read moreof staging the house. I would highly recommend her, and can't wait for my next project so I can use her again. I highly recommend using Chris Milne Redesign to see the amazing work she can do. Sabrina Briggs

The Chicago Organizer

(70 reviews)

My husband and I reached out to Terri to help us organize our condo. We have a baby and had become…read moreoverrun with items. I appreciated how easy Terri was to coordinate with - she even did a FaceTime with me before the session to give me some organization product ideas. Amy was our organizer on the day and she was lovely to work with. She helped us go through our master closet in a very nonjudgmental and straightforward way. She helped us donate almost 3 bags of items. We plan on working with Terri and her team again and would recommend for anyone to hire her for your organizing needs.

Four Years Later…read more.. The Chicago Organizer is still great at helping me get all of my stuff organized and manageable! After I moved house, I had so many rent-a-crates to unpack and return very quickly. I felt overwhelmed and couldn't move two feet without hitting a box, and unpacking by myself was too slow. I contacted Terri again. Terri couldn't come out to personally help me within my limited window of time, but she has fantastic team members. Kammy came to help me, stayed for just under five hours, and we unpacked every rent-a-crate plus all of the cardboard boxes! There is a little left to do in order to make my new place feel like home, but Kammy's help means that 95% of the work is done. I am so pleased with The Chicago Organizer. Terri and Kammy are kind, professional, quite fair in their pandemic requirements, and most of all -- HELPFUL. Money well spent again!

Bobs Moving Muscle 4 Hire

4.7

(221 reviews)

Bob was on time, and very communicative. Delivered on-time, and my customer was very happy with…read morehis service. Would definitely recommend.

I used them last year for a move. They quoted me $450 approx. for my move, and then 1) brought an…read moreextra mover without telling me and then charged me closer to $650, and 2) broke one of my tables, attempted to fix it, didn't actually fix it and now I have to get a new one and 3) stopped responding to emails when I asked for an explanation / for a discount. They tacked on travel / the additional mover cost with no prior notification, which seems sleazy to only reveal when you're being handed the invoice at the end of an exhausting move. Would not recommend due to lack of transparency and damage to my items.

Chicagoland Custom Closets

(164 reviews)

After recently moving into a new home, I need one of the closets configured for storage for an…read moreoffice. Brad from Chicagoland Custom Closets came out, provided options, and offered a terrific solution. I also had a custom closet that needed to be repaired, which was from another company that was out of business. Brad also came up with solutions to fix that closet. Angel, the installer, was efficient and did a terrific job! The closets turned out great! Everything was spotless when he was done! Terrific experience all around.

Edit to add to the owner's response:…read more The owner is a blatant liar. Also, near blind as he doesn't seem to recognize the difference. To correct his lie, they never offered the free replacement. I initially held the remaining payment expecting them to address the issue, but they threatened me with things like filing a lien. So I paid the remainder. I even paid extra to replace the incorrectly installed drawers, which were flat drawers. The second time, they were installed incorrectly again, differently designed shakers. The result is what the photos here show. Extremely irresponsible. BTW, you are the one who did incompetent job and you want to move on without fixing it? What a joke. --- This was our 2nd time working with them. The first time, back in 2020, went very smooth, so we decided to work with them again for our new home. This time it was night and day. It couldn't have been worse. We chose shaker everywhere, but noticed the design draft showed the top drawers flat. The designer told us it was a glitch in their new software, but they went ahead and installed the flat ones anyway. I asked to have it changed and held payment until they fixed it. Instead, they blamed me for an outcome I supposedly approved, and insisted I pay extra to make them shakers. So I did. Then the final result came out like the photo. There's an obvious discrepancy in the width of the cove area (the sloped section between the outer and inner profiles). The designer couldn't even see the problem. The owner never responded at all. I even filed a complaint with the BBB, and they never addressed it. So the BBB closed the case. It's painful to see them treat me like this when I liked them so much 5 years ago. Avoid these crooks if you can.

TooClean Cleaning Services

4.5

(48 reviews)

This is the best cleaning service experience I've ever had for a move out. The cleaners arrived on…read moretime and they did a very thorough job. I would say they went above and beyond my expectations. Quality of work, attention to detail and respect to property was amazing. I look forward to another booking...

My house used to be a disaster area until I contacted Too Clean. Their professional cleaning crews…read morearrive on time and get right to work. They are thorough and you'll begin to notice things shining that you never even noticed were dirty. I wonder what my guests thought of my home before Too Clean? I don't have to feel embarrassed to welcome guests at any time now that I have Too Clean on my team!

2 Guys and a Van Movers Chicago

4.6

(390 reviews)

The movers were scheduled for noon. The movers arrived at noon. I estimated it would take 2 1/2…read morehours. They finished in 1 3/4 hours, which included a 30-minute drive to my new apartment. The price was lower than all other movers I contacted. These guys worked amazingly fast and carefully. Highly recommend them!

Great customer service and prompt responses. I was in limbo with my moving shipment dates to…read moreChicago as Uhaul did not provide an accurate ETA, so I had to keep communicating to Donna the changing dates. The uhaul shipment ended up arriving on December 24 which was not ideal due to the holiday, but 2 guys and a van were able to accommodate. Everything was moved in within the time window provided in the estimate. They also wrapped up some of the antique items to prevent damage. Would book these guys again. Jeremy, Kierre, and Mario (pictured) handled our move.

American Home Power Wash

(23 reviews)

Their team did an excellent and thorough job pressure-washing our brick paver driveway, walkway and…read morepatio, making the brick look brand new. We also hired them to clean the nearly-100 year-old slate roof on our home. The roof looks new as well. I would recommend American Home to anyone needed pressure washing services and will use them again.

They did an amazing job on our driveway and awnings!!! Would highly recommend American Home Power…read moreWash!

Reliable Movers

(6 reviews)

All I needed to accomplish was to move from 1 floor of public storage to the second floor. Aaron…read morewas extremely nice and wonderful. He worked with me with my budget as other movers I called were extremely overpriced for what needed to be done. He was very attentive and even assisted in getting a hold of the facility to help facilitate things as well. His 2 person team was great and wonderful and was able to complete the move as scheduled. I HIGHLY recommend that you call them for your moving needs!!!!!

We have used reliable movers three times to move in and out of high-rise apartments in Chicago…read more They are reliable, efficient, friendly, and make the process so much easier. Aaron is also very responsive to booking and getting the paperwork we needed to move in and out of condominium building.

Chem-Dry By Jeff

(29 reviews)

We needed our carpets cleaned and couldn't decide between traditional steam cleaning or chem-dry…read more We found quotes on Yelp by wonderful businesses but ultimately picked Chem-Dry because we didn't want damp carpets. Jeff and his staff had wonderful communication and provided us with a copy of their COI before. They did a fantastic job and even showed up early! Our carpets are refreshed and we are happy with the experience. Thanks again!

The service was fantastic from start to end. I was able to get an appointment right away. Jeff…read morearrived on time and was super pleasant to work with. My couches and carpet needed a deep cleaning after the wear and tear from my sons and dog. Jeff did a spectacular job! I didn't think they could look that good again. I highly recommend this service and will use them again.

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