Evolved Interior & Design Showroom

We are very happy with the end result of the kitchen remodel project we engaged EvolveD to do for us!

Buyer beware. Inaccurate designs. Unprofessional, unethical behavior. Chronic delays. Impolite and uncollaborative. Avoid at all costs. I do not like posting negative reviews, but I hope this information will spare the next person the cost and frustration we endured working with Mari Mulshenock from EvolveD. We went into contract at the beginning of 2022. Mari insisted on full payment upfront rather than the industry standard of a first 50% (one of several red flags we should have heeded.) From that moment on, working with Mari was an absolute nightmare. We paid her $7000 to draft new plans for 2 levels of home renovation. It took her 6 MONTHS to complete the project which consisted of a first design draft and two revisions; something that should have taken 2 months at best. Many of our emails went unanswered and our follow ups were answered with flimsy excuses or rude replies. Our requests for firm delivery dates were ignored. On our two revision calls, when we looked to her for collaborative input, she seemed annoyed and acted as if questions were stupid. When we moved on to bidding materials, we noticed in the bid that many items were marked up in price on top of the retail price (for basic items like faucets you can find at Home Depot). All designers get a 20% discount on retail. So Mari was double-dipping. I find that to be unethical. Now that we are working with a contractor and a new designer, we are finding that many of the measurements in her designs were inaccurate. It is absolutely infuriating. I want to note that I have worked in a creative services business for over 15 years. Both my brother and several good friends are architects and designers. So I understand the best practices in design business. If I behaved the way Mari did, I would lose all of my clients. Because of her delays, supply costs increased and we lost an entire summer when we could have been enjoying our house. The one positive in all of this experience was the help we received from the junior designer at EvolveD, Hannah Shafer. Hannah was a delight to work and communicate with, but by the time she stepped in we were so disgusted by the behavior we experienced with Mari that we could not justify spending another dollar with EvolveD.

Mari is very thorough and caring about her job. She listens to what you want and makes changes if you need them. She has a great eye for design and she is just great. I had a good experience and love my renovations.

I was moving into a new condo and needed some work done prior to relocated. Mari was patient and great with working with me and getting pictures of some of my personal belongs to help with the remodel. They have great ideas and everything has come out fabulous. Mari has a lot of vision, thinks outside the box, a good eye for things, and very easy to work with.