Garrett Mitchell Interiors

Jacquie and Judy are amazing! They are experienced, helpful and thoughtful. Especially this year, where we connected via Zoom, it would have been more difficult for them to understand what we wanted, but they got it! We are enjoying our new home and all of the loving touches.

We bought our dream house; it was BIG with a separate room and bathroom for all 3 kids plus enough room for plenty of guests and a separate level for business office. It’s about 6500 sq ft of living space. BUT the interior design was 20 years old. We interviewed several interior design teams but settled on Judy and Jacquie and we are thrilled that we did. We redid 1 kids bathroom and a very large master bathroom completely. The main family room had to be redone and they came up with a brilliant strategy for using the very large space and met our need for a mud room by creating a beautiful partition (with bench) using an ethnic design which we liked. This is an area which is heavily used by all and we still love it like the first time we first saw it.Their help with the soft touches like paint, fabric and wall paper choices helped refine and enhance our vision. The world of interior design can be a little intimidating because of range of options and wide range of prices, but J & J made us feel very comfortable and worked with our price restrictions. The project had to stop for a few months in the middle and they worked around our constraints with great ease. We would have no hesitation recommending them for anyone. We look forward to working with them again ourselves.

Jacquie and Judy have been instrumental in helping my husband and me build our house. They took standard building plans and filled in the gaps - furniture layouts, electrical/lighting plans and selections, architectural finishes, kitchen layout, plumbing and tile selections. They made a large project manageable. In addition, they have professionally and flexibly worked with our budget and ever changing schedule.

Jacquie and Judy were exceptionally helpful in our recent downsizing. They helped with the furniture layout in our new smaller space, and advised us on paint colors, area rugs, and window treatments. And, the frosting on the cake, they helped hang our pictures after we were settled. Everything was handled in a very timely manner.

Judy and Jacqueline are a pleasure to work with because they can so easily bridge the gap between their deep design expertise and the specific needs of each client. They brought a range of great ideas to our project and helped us bring it all together with the contractors.

We had a GREAT experience with Garrett Mitchell Interiors!! My husband and I purchased a new house in August 2015. It was larger than our old home and I really struggled decorating it. After many costly mistakes on my part, I decided to hire someone that could help my make my house look more like a home. After consulting with several Interior designers I found Garrett Mitchell and I immediately knew I was in good hands. They found creative and fun ways to work within my budget (which was somewhat tight). From refinishing some of our old furniture to look totally new and hip, to bringing in some great new one of a kind items. They completely transformed my empty "house" into a beautiful, warm and peaceful "home". I can't say enough about how excellent these 2 are to work with. It was an absolute pleasure and I would highly recommend working with them. Note- I did not post photos as we just had them taken today. Once we get them back I will post

Jacquie and Judy have helped us make great strides in creating a welcoming home. After 10 years of accomplishing minimal home improvements on our own, we needed help. They were very patient and helped my husband and I at every stage of the process: they listened to our needs and dreams, helped us work through decision blocks (even providing a real estate analysis of our neighborhood to inform our budgeting) and delighted us with creative big picture ideas all the way down to beautiful finishing touches. We have worked on several different renovations of various scales starting in 2013: 1) complete kitchen and bathroom remodel, 2) dining/living and bedroom "reset" (rearrange and purge furnishing, finishes and accessories to make the most of what we had), 3) guest room planning and finishes, 4) future renovation of our front entry exterior and 5) finishing out our attic space. (the project cost listed below is a total of all 5) They are talented, focused and effective design professionals: and a complete delight to work with. (more photos to come)

- Judy & Jacquie are genuine well verse talented Interior Designers whom have many years of design experience at firms and working independently on projects. Their design sense and understanding is amazing to listen too and their design process through sketching and drawing makes everyone get inspired and feel excited for the new. - They are great business partners because they balance one another beautifully. - They are very easy to talk too because they are great listeners especially concerning design challenges you may be facing in your home or business. -Their discipline in solving the design challenges brought their way with options is inspiring. - Personally, I have enjoyed many years working with them, learning and growing from them. If you are looking for interiors help, you owe it to yourself to set up a meeting with these two great professionals.

Are you looking for creative and experienced designers with a passion for client service? Look no further. Judy and Jacquie are keenly focused on bringing their client's vision to life from a wide variety of vendors and sources. We have partnered with Garrett Mitchell in Chicago and in the DC area to design a loft space, a townhome and a suburban home. In addition to their design aesthetic, they network and work brilliantly with vendors, which results in quality work and met deadlines. Garrett Mitchell Interiors will make your house a home!

“I cannot say enough about these lovely and very talented ladies. I hired them, in June 2017 for a large and complex project. One of the things that I loved about them is that they had skills that were both common and distinct from each other and I find that these types of qualities produce the best results. The common skills and ideas enforce what the trends are that would appeal to a buyer. The distinct skills and ideas allowed for a healthy discussion which led to some of the best results. Another detail that I loved was that they go out of their way to ensure the work and quality of the contractors to bring their vision to life. They would swing by to check on the work in progress and provide directions to the contractors to make their design intent a reality. Yet another quality was their ability to collaborate with me, educate me and to listen to me and my ideas. I was so impressed with what they had done with the virtual staging, WOW, it was remarkable. Also, they came up with the color and pattern for my finished basement and helped determine the type of finish for the epoxy. Please take a look at the photos, the space is completely void of furniture and accents but you would NOT believe it by the photos. You could NOT find anyone else better to bring your place to life. They are smart, thoughtful, professional, knowledgeable, very friendly, hardworking and extremely talented. It would be a mistake NOT to hire this firm to do all your design work.”

We have worked with Jacquie Garrett for a good 15 years on projects that range from room refreshes to a major design project 11 years ago when we combined two condos in to one unit. Our most recent project this spring was for a refresh in our dining and living space, and we are about to embark on another project for the bedrooms. Jacquie and Judi and delights to work with. What we love most is their ability to work with their clients design taste(s) as opposed to forcing their own personal styles. They are also fabulous at working around "special" pieces that we have wanted to keep ... insuring they are included in the project. AND they have a wonderful voice at assisting with decision making when we are on the fence. We most recently (April/May '17) had a refresh in our living / dining space ... and we LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The Spring '17 project was the first we worked with Judi as well ... and she is every bit as professional and fabulous as Jacquie! Judi's attention to detail and follow through is second to none!!! The two of them together are a fabulous team. They also show great concern at insuring customer satisfaction with decisions / products. Both went over and above beyond what we would have expected when we had a concern on a couple of our choices and whether we were comfortable with the look. BOTH Jacquie and Judi came to our home to meet with us and review our concerns and other options. The time, and effort, they spent in doing so was such that we ended up very comfortable with our choice (which happens to have been the original choice ... we just needed some hand holding in getting used to some of the visual changes). We've recommended Jacquie to friends over the years (prior to Jacquie and Judi having teamed up), and every one of them has been pleased and had similar experiences. Judi has brought even more to the party with her managerial experience (especially project management) - along with sharing Jacquie's fabulous ability to work with the client within the clients lifestyle choices. We highly recommend Garrett Mitchell Interiors!!!

I have had the pleasure of working with Judy & Jacquie on a lobby renovation for our condo building in Evanston. They listened to the owners and presented a design that was true to the architectural style of the building and answered all of the design challenges brought before them. Highly recommend this dynamic duo!