Janet Grey Interiors

Description of Work: She came to my apartment and provided suggestion for interior design.

Description of Work: We have just purchased a very outdated 3 bedroom townhouse, which is in need of a complete overhaul. To give the project a good start we wanted to decide first about the colors in all rooms, including kitchen floor and cabinets as well as bathrooms and the rest of the house.

Description of Work: family picture wall.

Description of Work: Initial consult on remodeling two bathrooms.

Description of Work: I needed consultation on designing my apartment.

Description of Work: Ideas for furniture and where to place it, and suggestions for where to place artwork.

Description of Work: Directed the removal of carpeting, sanding and refinishing of existing hardwood flooring in living room, dining room, and spare bedroom/computer room. Directed the painting of those rooms and the hall and bathroom. Directed the packing/unpacking of items in all those areas. Helped choose paint colors.

Description of Work: Interior and exterior design consultation on a rehab home in Silver Lake.

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Description of Work: Did a walk thru of my home, gave suggestions and made recommendations to improve the appearance.

Description of Work: I needed help buying furniture and decorating a house.

Description of Work: Janet came to two of our locations and assisted us in making design decisions.

Description of Work: Brainstormed & discussed ideas for editing and re-accessorizing small areas around the house.

Description of Work: Service provider showed up, she was in extreme pain and was surprised to have my contractor at the service location. She freaked out and was unable to satisfy. I requested we meet at a different day and time to give her time to get healthier and therefore provide her services without distraction but she was uncooperative. Therefore, I told her that I was not interested in working with someone who is not enthusiastic about the project or looked down at the neighborhood. Thx

Description of Work: Although we're not finished with he project, I was asked to rate Janet Grey thus far. When I hired Janet as an Interior Decorator, I asked for many things and I expected a big budget and some real time to make it right. So let me start from the first meeting. Janet is very punctual, always well dressed, very friendly, very professional but fun, ready to hear ideas, prepared with a contract after a full meeting about needs and desires and very creative. In other words, just who I wanted. Thank goodness she was on Angie's List. So now we tackle things one at a time. Let me say that I am decorating a 103 year old Craftsman without modifying it in any way. In other words, nothing that can't be reversed. So there is a challenge. I wanted it to look like I had lived there a long time and that it was just like home would feel even though I had been here only a couple of months. Oh, I should add here that Janet will shop, consult and generally give me ideas constantly, but will not get anything we haven't agreed completely on. If I'm in any way put off by something, she will continue to search until we are both satisfied. Having said that and for obvious reasons, she does not want you to go off and start purchasing things on your own for equally obvious reasons. Tying the place together is her specialty, of course, and with a Craftsman home, that's not always easy. I also have two very special rooms that require very specific looks, so she is keeping those in mind as well. Since Janet is such an organized and creative person, she has a cadre of professionals who know how the "show and tell" and "installation" parts of the project. For instance, window treatments. She brought out one of her best people to go through the rooms and choose different blinds and window treatments. A week later, they were installed and incredible. I had no idea about what some blinds can do regarding heat and privacy, but those alone were an example of her knowledge and expertise. As far as Janet shopping, I was mostly looking for antiques. Usually I get three or four examples (photos) at one time and they each have a detailed description with positive and negative attributes. Let me insert here that she is always keeping me updated with her progress and the cost of the entire project. She is very up front about fees and costs so there is zero confusion about what you are spending. I knew I was spending this much, even though it may seem exorbitant to many. We are still closing in on the finished project, but so far I'm thrilled with the way things are pulling together. She knows patterns, contrasts, room to room accents, rugs, window treatments (I had a special request for the exact amount of light coming through a large window with an equal request for privacy from outside and she had it at her fingertips), and accent pieces like a chandelier. (Yes, she has an expert electrician who can safely install a chandelier.) Janet is a pro, simply put. If you want a pro, Janet Grey is your Designer. If you want a curtain hung, she may do that, but it's not what she does. She designs and works with you and sometimes takes you to ideas you never imagined. Personally, I have lots of doubt about my particular taste. It tends to be haphazard. Now the house is starting to make "sense", it looks like it was built around the interior rather than the other way.

Description of Work: Janet Grey is an off -the -charts outstanding one of a kind interior designer , stylist, with amazing skill and ability . Like magic, she blended my furniture with my husband's furniture with our two mom's furniture in a way that makes it look custom designed for our new home. She also strategically picked out some additional items to add a special flair. She is worth her weight in gold and ended up saving us loads of money through utilizing what we have and finding great deals on other key items. She is also a joy and pleasure to work with in all ways. She will definitely tell you exactly what she thinks if you so request, but she also is amazing at taking her lead with your special needs, requests, preferences. I can not say enough about her rare skills both professionally and personally. She turned every room in our home into a much more joyous and comfortable place.

Description of Work: I consulted with Janet on a "mini-makeover" of my home, going through each room and identifying quick fixes and design adjustments, including window treatments, upholstery suggestions, some furniture changes, paint colors, lighting fixtures, etc.

Description of Work: I bought a house which needed to have a great deal of work done on it. We discussed what needed to be done. She had excellent suggestions but always listened closely to what I wanted. I now have a house I am delighted to live in. Janet found contractors, got bids, and supervised everything from having all the windows replaced, painting the entire house, having the floors sanded and polyurethaned, finding fixtures and having them installed, and many, etc. etc.. She is a detail person thank heavens because I am not.

Description of Work: For almost 10 years now I have counted on Janet Grey to help me with home improvements and related issues and I can't help but wonder what I would have done without her. Janet's skills embody that rare combination of creativity and let-me-take-care-of-this ability that's priceless in her field. Because of the trust I have in Janet, during that time I was able to handle holding down an out-of-town job, dealing with numerous family and personal emergencies and working in a time-intensive manner with key non-profits. During those 10 years, Janet supervised the painting of the interior and exterior of the house and the installation of solar panels, changed a good amount of the furniture (both interior and exterior), added to and framed my art collection, designed custom glass sconces and a panel door, helped me to choose and change my window treatments, lighting and a good amount of the hardware in the house, brought in a "green consultant" to help me to reduce my carbon footprint and improved the look and feel of my house and home experience in so many more ways that they are too numerous to list here. Important to note is that Janet is also a Personal Style Consultant. She's great at helping me to organize and remove unnecessary articles of clothing from my closet and shopping with or for me for anything that I might need -- for the home, the closet or otherwise.

Description of Work: Janet handled a reflooring in our house perfectly. The job was hard in that it had to replace two prior hardwood floor jobs covering different parts of the house and part of a concrete slab. She also assisted us in getting window film protection so that the sun doesn't glare into the house the way it used to, and helped us with various other projects involving windows and tracking down information regarding possible window treatments.