Our experience with Eric S. Perry Design Build exceeded our wildest expectations. We started the design process with Eric and Violet thinking we’d end up getting a pretty nice kitchen renovation and small screened porch. We ended the design and build experience with the kitchen of our dreams, a new half bathroom, and new laundry/mudroom, a beautiful large screened porch and a much sounder, energy efficient and safer home.
From start to finish, our project took about a year to complete. This includes a few rounds of design drawings with Violet and Eric. They were able to turn our very small kitchen, family den and unused back bedroom into a highly functional space that works extremely well for our family (just the two of us and a dog!).
We had a few setbacks with a very rainy spring, followed by having to level old floors and needing to rebuild exterior walls from some additions put on over the span of 60 years. Eric and his team were able to handle these obstacles with finesse and true craftsmanship. Opening the walls of a home built in the 1950s opened up some surprises, but Eric was able to find solutions that were cost effective and turned out improving the overall quality of our home. Just one example was that he helped us move the main power line in our home (previously was unsafe, had no idea until the walls were opened). This greatly improved the curb appeal of our home, too. Eric also brought in a special engineer to help us get our dream porch built, making sure the proper amendments to the ground were made for a super solid foundation.
Eric and his crew are true craftsmen—the trim work in our space is impeccable. He was able to make such tight corners that our corners look like a solid piece of wood. The new wood floors in the space match perfectly with the old oak floors first put down in the 50s. No detail was overlooked, and Eric was able to create some incredible woodworking into the project with some cool designs between fence work, trim work and creating a mudroom bench for us, too.
Violet’s design services helped us create a truly unique space that matches our personality. We went with non-traditional blue/green cabinets and very dark appliances, in a large space without an island. At first, we thought an island was the way to go, but Violet helped us see & design a space that is so much more functional without a huge obstacle placed in the middle of our kitchen. She was also able to design the space so we could get a new half bathroom and laundry room off of the kitchen. We had previously met with two other contractors who told us those ideas weren’t possible with the footprint of our home. I’m glad I went with my gut when they told me that!
Eric’s communication with us was top-notch. He kept us in the loop, kept a super tidy work space, and was just an absolute joy to work with. Not only did we get an incredible space from him, but we’ve gained his and Violet’s friendship, too. If you aren’t into working with super cool people and like to give out high fives, these folks might not be for you.
If you are looking for a team that will design and build a dream space (or spaces!) for you and your family, Eric S. Perry Design & Build is the best out there. We wholeheartedly recommend them, without a single second of hesitation. We hope to have them back out to do a master bedroom/bathroom renovation and addition in the future, too.
If you demand quality and a lasting WOW! every time you enter your space, you’ve got to get in touch with Eric and Violet. Let the team in purple help you make your renovation/new build/design planning happen!