Design Fab

Good job. Couple tiny errors but contractor was very nice, did everything we asked, and quoted accurately. Was also on time and cleaned up everyday.

It was great! He was able to do the job very well.

Excellent communication. Provided a quote. He arrived per our appointment and got the job done. Very professional.

Terry was great to work with! He was prompt, thorough, friendly and professional. The work was completed in the time estimated and for a fair price. I would definitely call him for future projects.

The work we’ve had done by Design Fab has been first rate. We moved into a very dated house and we’ve been slowly remodeling to modernize but also retain the late modernist sensibility. Since finding Design Fab, we’ve become repeat clients. Design Fab are great communicators; making us feel comfortable to ask questions and offering wonderful solutions for unforeseen design issues. I appreciate their skill as well as their aesthetic sense. Every single person who has visited our home has noticed their work and offered compliments. I highly recommend them.

Great! He was neat, clean and did exactly what I wanted.

Terry was wonderful to work with. He was very communicative, professional, and always punctual. He brought some great design ideas and was also happy to implement my specific needs (vinyl album storage, creative cord hiding, etc). He was able to source and construct a beautiful wall to wall mantle made of reclaimed wood, stained to our desired shade. We also had his team install new tile around our fireplace, and they were very meticulous, even coming back to fix a few tiles that were slightly out of place. I’m very happy with the end result and I highly recommend Terry and his crew of professionals!

He did a great job

AWESOME!!!

Great, see above

Terry Dote is a thorough, very talented designer. He worked with us in collaborative stages, staying patient & persevering while designing, constructing, & installing for 3 separate spaces in our home. One was a challenging, triangular opening along a staircase for which he created a combination of shelving, storage, & privacy for the  adjacent bedroom. The second is a floor to ceiling wall of open shelves, giving delineation between the Master Bedroom & the Art Studio while preserving sunlight & Mt. Hood views. The 3rd is a complex, whole wall unit for the Home Office consisting of open & closed storage above & below a wall-length table/desk-top. The solutions were in response to my husband's specific ways of filing & organizing with room for decorative display. All 3 projects are sleek & smart, harmonized with the modern lines of our home. Terry graciously worked with us after the initial plans faced a budget cut. He modified to lower costs without sacrificing the beauty or practicality of any of the 3 projects.

He did a fabulous job starting with the design that I came up with. I had one picture but the design had to be changed along the way based on its placement. Terry was flexible and enthusiastic about all of this. I appreciated his professionalism most of all. He met deadlines and did what he said he was going to do. I think he even went above and beyond his call of duty in order to make sure the booth was what I really wanted. 
It was a pleasure to work with Terry. He is a man and carpenter of integrity. If I had another project, I would not hesitate to hire him again.

Terry was great from start to finish. We provided him a basic sketch of our idea and he dreamed up some awesome embellishments. His design added a back mirror and overhead lighting to the bar, a pullout turntable, sliding doors for storing knickknacks and our favorite part: pull out cubbies to store and flip through our records. We also loved his choice of materials and paint choices. We love the functionality of the piece and get loads of compliments on it. It's now our favorite room in the house.

Terry was great from start to finish. We provided him a basic sketch of our idea and he dreamed up some awesome embellishments. His design added a back mirror and overhead lighting to the bar, a pullout turntable, sliding doors for storing knickknacks and our favorite part: pull out cubbies to store and flip through our records. We also loved his choice of materials, paint choices and attention to detail. We love the functionality of the piece and get loads of compliments on it. It's now our favorite room in the house.

Terry built us a corner unit to house our tv and electronic components that was in keeping with our craftsman home. His input was welcomed and his attention to detail was great! We knew with the drawings ahead of time what to anticipate and his collaboration was easy and fun! He built us a series of shelves and cupboards that angle underneath our stairs as a first project which was massive but he crafted and installed it seemlessly. He's our go to guy for projects big or small indeed!

Terry and team were great to work with. Very collaborative during the design process, with an attitude of "yes, we can make that work." His estimate was roughly 60% of a competing cabinetry-maker. And the communication and install was as promised. Terry even came back to drill additional holes for wires at no cost. All in all, we are extremely satisfied with the final product, and would absolutely hire Terry again.

Went great. Very responsive, punctual, quality work. Great ideas and execution.

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It went well.  I did change the design later, but that was not his fault that I changed my mind.

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It went well. They were flexible. We had them in to do some painting upstairs and we had some extra time and they were happy to tackle with other jobs.

• Custom work was very well-executed (rate 9 out of 10).
• Design acumen was extremely valuable and even improved upon our architect's specs (rate 10 out of 10).
• Problem-solving and creativity was excellent (rate 10 out of 10).
• Worked very well with many subs (drywall, plumbing, flooring, tiling) that I hired separately (rate 10 out of 10).
• Collaboration on most custom elements was very good, except the cubbies, which suffered a bit from too many assumptions from all parties (rate 7 out of 10).
• Went above-and-beyond on several occasions (rate 10 out of 10).
• Change order pricing was fair and reasonable (rate 9 out of 10).
• Ability to back-fill with quality service on unexpected issues was excellent (rate 10 out of 10).
• Overall project management was decent (rate 7 out of 10).

He did a great job. He was easy to work with and pretty prompt. He got part of the work done before the Christmas holidays. So, he kind of jumped through some hoops to get part of the project done for us which was nice.