Review for CustomBuilt-ins.com / CFM Design Inc.
My husband and I bought a house earlier this year, and since we're going to be here for the foreseeable future, we decided to build the library I've always wanted in one of our bedrooms. Our house is 100 years old, with old moldings and a look we wanted to preserve; it also has an unreasonable number of windows, and the room we used had two doors. I wanted bookshelves on all four walls, for maximum storage and that Beauty and the Beast effect. Basically, a strong vision, lots of obstacles, and no clue how to execute anything.
I found CustomBuilt-ins on Houzz after googling home library contractors. I read some reviews and sent off an email asking whether my library was possible, and how much it would cost. Jeannie got in touch immediately and we set up a time for a consult. She came over to my house, took a look at the library room, measured everything, and sat down and drew a blueprint on the spot. She answered all of my questions and guided me through everything, assured me the project was possible and made helpful comments and suggestions. It was such a relief talking it over with her. I felt like my library was in good hands, and signed the contract.
Over the next couple of months, Jeannie sent me polished drawings and a 3D rendering, and we emailed back and forth about paint colors and other specifications. CustomBuilt-ins cuts all its shelving in its SoCal factory, and when the pieces were ready (this part took a few months), they came in to start installation.
Installation took just over a week, and everyone I met was pleasant and professional. It was exciting listening to them building my dream room, and peeking in on the progress day to day. Around day three, it started to look fantastic, and the end result was just stunning.
The library is now my favorite room in the house. It's beautiful, with floor-to-ceiling shelving and new moldings that match the old ones in spirit. It's completely ours and yet it looks like it might have sprouted up with the rest of the house. I've put all of our thousands of books in there, and it just looks stunning. Everyone comments on the library. One of my guests informed me she was too jealous for us to be friends anymore; last week, I loaned my house out for filming, and the crew immediately pounced on this room.
We had high hopes for our home library, but it's really lovelier than we'd even imagined. If you have any dream home projects in mind, I can't recommend CustomBuilt-ins highly enough.
I found CustomBuilt-ins on Houzz after googling home library contractors. I read some reviews and sent off an email asking whether my library was possible, and how much it would cost. Jeannie got in touch immediately and we set up a time for a consult. She came over to my house, took a look at the library room, measured everything, and sat down and drew a blueprint on the spot. She answered all of my questions and guided me through everything, assured me the project was possible and made helpful comments and suggestions. It was such a relief talking it over with her. I felt like my library was in good hands, and signed the contract.
Over the next couple of months, Jeannie sent me polished drawings and a 3D rendering, and we emailed back and forth about paint colors and other specifications. CustomBuilt-ins cuts all its shelving in its SoCal factory, and when the pieces were ready (this part took a few months), they came in to start installation.
Installation took just over a week, and everyone I met was pleasant and professional. It was exciting listening to them building my dream room, and peeking in on the progress day to day. Around day three, it started to look fantastic, and the end result was just stunning.
The library is now my favorite room in the house. It's beautiful, with floor-to-ceiling shelving and new moldings that match the old ones in spirit. It's completely ours and yet it looks like it might have sprouted up with the rest of the house. I've put all of our thousands of books in there, and it just looks stunning. Everyone comments on the library. One of my guests informed me she was too jealous for us to be friends anymore; last week, I loaned my house out for filming, and the crew immediately pounced on this room.
We had high hopes for our home library, but it's really lovelier than we'd even imagined. If you have any dream home projects in mind, I can't recommend CustomBuilt-ins highly enough.