ANNA ARCHULETA

I was very pleased with the work on the wall, but not on the curtains. She did a good job the first time, but it was not quality work the second time. I had to wait five months for her to come and do the work. She did warn me that she was busy. I didn't think the color was as dark as it was on the wall, but she refused to change it. You could tell by looking at it that it was not the same.

Anna replied promptly to my phone call. Her rate was much better than the other 2 individuals I spoke with. She came over to my home and gave an estimate of one day's work ($200) for the job. She usually does murals and borders by painting free-hand, but she was willing to use the stencil I bought to paint a border for our kitchen. She couldn't give me an exact date for my job because she was booked through September, but she said she would call when she had a free day. She did this and we worked out a day for her to come. She picked up the stencil paint and arrived on time. Because she is an artist, she was able to mix 3 paint colors together to get the exact shade I wanted (stencil paints only come in a very limited number of colors). She started right to work and finished the job more quickly than expected - in 5 hours. I was hoping she would only charge for the 5 hours ($30/hr), but she asked for the estimate of $200. I was fine with that because I was very pleased with her work.

ONE FRAME WAS $65 AND MY DECORATIVE WALL WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. SHE IS VERY CREATIVE.

YOU HAVE TO COMMUNICATE VERY CLEARLY WHAT YOU WANT OTHERWISE SHE WILL GO WITH HER OWN VISION. BUT WHEN SHE KNOWS PRECISELY WHAT YOU WANT, SHE WILL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB. SHE COMES VERY WELL PREPARED TO INITIAL CONSULTATION.