2Michaels

2Michaels' work is true artistry. I would echo what another reviewer said about there being poetry and masterful attention to detail in every room and project they work on. At the same time, they are also lovely, caring, honest, trustworthy, flexible people who want us to be happy and our home to be practical for our lives as much as they want to meet their own high artistic standards. We feel very lucky to have found 2Michaels and to have had their help in designing our renovated prewar Upper West Side apartment. They have helped us create a home that is at once beautiful, calming, simple - and yet not at all sterile, elegant, timeless, interesting AND functional/practical -- even given the fact that we have two very small children and a dog. There is an ease and grace to our space that is a signature of theirs, I think. 2Michaels has a genuine passion for design and design history that they bring to their work. (We have learned **so** much from them!) It's clear they absolutely love what they do and as a result won't stop searching (efficiently) for the right elements in a design until they find exactly what your room - and you - need. They have found us amazing, unique pieces from all sorts of sources, all over the world -- and have always been thrilled when they are able to find us fantastic prices to boot (which has been often). They have gotten to know us and have been great listeners and totally open to true collaboration and our ideas. And yet, they also aren't afraid to be gently and diplomatically honest when we suggest something they know won't work. I really appreciate that honesty and have loved all of the end results of our conversations and decisions. In short, 2Michaels' work has transformed our lives for the better. That may sound a bit dramatic, but it happens to be true. We now love being home and feel inspired regularly, just looking around. And it still feels like *our* home, not a *designed* home! We are so happy.

2Michaels Design was exactly what I was looking for in an interior design firm. They listened thoughtfully to all of my ideas and personal lifestyle needs and created a design plan that was befitting to both issues. I was so pleased with the final results, as it feels like the perfect expression of my own personality but I could have never done this without them!

I have had the pleasure of working with 2Michaels on a number of projects. Every project they do is sheer poetry. Their attention to detail is extraordinary but what truly amazes me is how they make it all so relaxing and livable at the same time. Their vast knowledge of art and furniture lends a level of scholarship to their work. It's no wonder their clientele has such a high IQ.

Hard working but efficient, reasonably priced and responsive. Work in different styles but ultimately push for a clean encumbered look. Very sophisticated sense of color and balance.

2Michaels designed 10,000 square foot of previously raw office space for my law firm. As designed, the space represented my firm perfectly: clean, modern, elegant and, most importantly, functional. Thanks to 2Michaels.