I purchased a 1 bedroom and studio apartment combined unit condo in River North and wanted to make the studio apartment bathroom a true master-bath. Areté helped me to design a great layout working within the parameters that I had due to condo constraints with plumbing, vents etc. I had a vision and they helped me with the layout, design, and materials. It is an all inclusive process from the ‘vision board’ down to choosing the materials that best suited my color/design scheme. They gave me design choices in the high, mid, and low range to meet my needs and budget. After all was decided, the project was turned over to Marina who organized the people for the labor and gave a detailed grant chart outlining the project specifics and timeline. Everything is organized through a system call Construct. There is an app available or you can access it online. It makes it super easy to review messages, pay bills, and communicate with specific individuals. Marnia communicated with me everyday and sent realtime pictures which was important as I travel a great deal for my job. She let me know everyday what had been done, what would happen the following day, and answered any questions that I had. We had a few things arise that were not anticipated as working in a condo seems to always have extra surprises within the walls. We were able to troubleshoot quickly and regroup on a workaround with the crew. The project finished on time and is everything I could have anticipated and more. I want to give a huge thanks to Marina for her consistency, communication, and patience as I asked a thousand questions about understanding the workings of a complex project, the entire team at Areté including Davork who immediately let me know what was possible with the condo limitations, Ivana and Patty from the design team who helped me with materials and my vision, Luis who was in my apartment working tirelessly everyday and Janet Tebbenkamp who Areté recommended as my architect that thought of everything. I have a beautiful new bathroom to enjoy!