Best Interior Construction in Phoenix AZ

We are super impressed with Cornerstone cabinet company. We ended up going with the full European line of cabinets. Outstanding value and beautiful cabinets. Chris the owner walked us through the whole process beginning to end. The installers Vince and Sebastian we're very meticulous in the installation of our cabinets and making sure everything was perfect and adjusted and aligned just right.
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Lon & Joni

Cabinets by Design was exactly who they said they were, a full service design and installation custom company. When we first met Chris, we knew that we were in the right place. He met all our expectations from layout to completion. He was hands on with the installers and even made his own punch list before I had a chance. He coordinated all the trades. His installers were polite and professional. Real craftsmen. The same crew started and completed the install. I would highly recommend Cabinets by Design.

I'm doing my own installation so I had Diamond Kitchen and bath design the layout of my cabinets. The interaction with Bill B was easy and efficient. The cabinets were produced by Kraftmaid ahead of schedule. The delivery arrived today. The delivery guys did get here an hour earlier than scheduled but there was an hour and a half delivery window which is much better than most deliveries so overall not bad. Victor and Ben the delivery guys were very pleasant and placed the boxes neatly at the back of the house as I requested. Overall a very good experience.

We had been considering for quite some time updating our kitchen. We kept falling between the idea of refinishing the current cabinets, or replacing and redesigning the layout. We got a couple of quotes on refinishing the cabinets and they were all reasonable. A friend told us we should get in contact with Hunt's Kitchen just to see what it would cost. I was shocked that the difference in price was not nearly as big as I had previously thought!

Working with the designer, Josh, was a very enlightening experience. He was able to see our current layout, point out the areas that were being wasted, and help us design a logical flow to our kitchen. His eye was key in achieving a kitchen that far surpassed our original ideas. Josh and Jeff were great to work with, and truly showed pride in what they were helping create... and it fit our budget!

To be fair, the team at Design Lab did get our vision for the kitchen and bath remodel we planned, and their designs did, eventually, work out. HOWEVER, we’d suggest, should you opt for their services, to be very clear about what services they plan to provide and to be certain that they are doing what they promised correctly. In our experience:

1. Design Lab represented themselves as the lead team for our remodel. Without telling us, after we hired the contractor they introduced us to, they signed a contract with the contractor and Design Lab became a subcontractor. This created confusion for all parties throughout the project.
2. We kept the same footprint in the kitchen. Despite this, Design Lab did not measure the existing cabinets correctly. The cabinets they ordered for one wall would not have fit. Fortunately, the contractor identified that issue, but it led to a 2-week delay.
3. There was a gap from design to construction, which was our choice. By the time the project started, the kitchen cabinets we had selected were no longer available. Rather than telling us, Design Lab simply ordered different cabinets they thought we’d like. We didn’t like their choice. This led to a 4+-month delay, during which we had no kitchen.
4. Design Lab often did not order sufficient quantities of materials (like tile, cabinet filler, crown molding, kitchen cabinet knobs). In the deal they made with the contractor, Design Lab apparently maintained control over ordering materials and supplies. This added time and frustration, because projects could not be completed in one visit from the trades brought in by the contractor. All these issues led to completely using the contingency piece of the project budget, even though there was only 1 change order ever made.
5. Design Lab incorrectly ordered the backsplash tile, when they made up for the shortage of the first order. We had 2 different style tiles waiting to be installed, but fortunately this was spotted by the contractor before the tile was to be installed. Design Lab also ordered kitchen knobs that were different from what was in the specs.

All of this made a project the contractor estimated would take 6 weeks ultimately take 8 months!

If you want service and great products Go. If you want great inventory Go. If you want new ideas Go. Have fun and see the two story 1790 cabin built in the showroom. I Really had a good time and Dan spent a couple hours helping me find the two 16 foot slabs of cedar.
The P. B.