NurtureSource Designs

ok, finally settling on three stars… They did the remediation as promised with no complaints and were delayed legitimately by weather.

I agree with the review written by Kay above. I hired NurtureSource back in 2004 to help me prepare my Berkeley home for sale. They presented an estimate which seemed reasonable given the amount of work and said they would manage the design and construction but it was like pulling teeth to get them to come to the house and all their sub contractors were milling about directionless most days. Every time the owner of the company did come to the job site he’d add scope without consulting the client (me). It ended up taking three times as long as promised and costing twice as much by the end of the job. When challenged, all the owner of the company would do was point to the additional work that he had done (of his own accord without consulting me) and say that all «good design doesn’t come cheap» and «you need to pay.» To add insult to injury they presented a bill for an additional $ 5,000 a month after the job was complete for additional design services (Which I never approved). Since that time I’ve been heavily involved in the residential construction business and understand that this company didn’t have the necessary design credentials or licensure to take on my job. They position themselves as a «middle-​man» between the homeowner and relevant tradespeople and then charge a premium for design and construction management on the basis that they have «good taste». This would be fine if they were licensed architects, designers or even general contractors and they actually managed the process but they were not and did not. Things may have changed in the past 5 years but I would still recommend staying away from NurtureSource Designs. There are definitely better qualified and more competent design and construction professionals available for your job.

Be aware on their pricing. First, you exchange contract with clear estimate and agree with it. Second, they do many additional things above and beyond contract, and will charge you for it. Next thing, your payment is nearly twice as much as the original estimate. Then what are you going do?
The end result was fine, but then you can always find someone with same or better sense of interior designing with clearer pricing policy.