Park and Oak Design

We have a VERY healthy budget for furnishings ( we.do not need renovations). They came out and measured etc.. I mentioned during consult that I would have a hard time paying top .dollar for furniture that was sub par or made.in China. We were interested,.if possible in American made .good quality pieces. Apparently, that did not sit well.with them. We.got an insulting email insinuating tnat we were cheap and that maybe Park & Oak were.not a right fit. We live in a very high end home and again our budget is VERY healthy. The icing on the cake -.I went to an event that I had been invited to at their store. The owner, who had been at my hiouse the previous week ignored me and blanked me throughout the eve. I wanted to support small business and bought some items on the eve which I now regret. Their egos are HUGE.. My husband and I I feel like we dodged a bullet by not working with them. Remember that scencel from Pretty Woman - Big Mistake, Big Mistake! We will take.our business elsewhere!

We hired Park & Oak to furnish our newly purchased house while we continued to stay in our current house. We shared our design preferences (coastal, transitional, light and airy) and provided a Pinterest board reflecting our design preferences. P-Oak reviewed everything we shared over a new client screening call and indicated they could deliver on what we wanted. We signed up as a new client, and after three months, we were called in to review their Rev-1 designs. The only touchpoints we received between signing up and seeing the Rev-1 designs were requests for measurements of various spaces (we are a remote client). This should have been our first warning sign. We arrived in Chicago excited and enthusiastic. Unfortunately, our enthusiasm faded fast. The designs, although true to Park & Oak's brand, were not what we asked for. We made the mistake of assuming that P-Oak would flex to meet our design preferences and put their spin on our style and the style of our house—they did not. We asked for revisions and provided specific feedback about what we didn't like in the current design. They came back with a Rev-2 that was...pretty much the same thing—true to their brand but not what we asked for. We were beyond frustrated. At this point, it became clear that we could keep asking for revisions but it's unlikely we would get what we were looking for. We were stuck. We could buy $150-$200k of furniture we don't like, or we could walk away entirely with over 5 months of lost time and having to start all over. Neither scenario sounded good, but we didn't want to compromise on the aesthetics of our house, so we terminated the service. If you have a 100-year-old house (Victorian, Colonial, Prairie style, etc.) and you're looking to preserve the old-time charm of your house, Park & Oak will perform true to its brand. In our case, we have a 20-year-old house built in the Hamptons style, and we're not looking to make it feel older. We shared very specifically what we wanted. Why didn't they tell us we weren't a fit during our screening? Why didn't they validate the designs were directionally correct by sharing even just a single room's design? Why not collaborate with your client and calibrate your work before doing a waterfall dump on them, only to find out it's all wrong? If you are considering this service, know that P-Oak will not stray from the pictures you see online. If you can't see yourself buying those exact pieces for your house (not the house you see in the photos—your house!), I recommend you look elsewhere. The final and most frustrating part of this: after we terminated our services, our bill spontaneously tripled what all of the prior invoices combined added up to. Although the project was nowhere near completion, the total amount we were invoiced had clearly been accelerated, and it was now just shy of what they estimated the entire project would cost. Final, final: don't hire them for remote work—they need to be able to drive there.

The Park and Oak team was outstanding to work with on our recent home renovation! They were attuned to our design preferences and also did a tremendous job in helping us think creatively. With their suggestions we were able to retain the charm and character of our 1908 home, while also making it modern and functional for family living. We are so pleased with the result and would highly recommend them for design concepts, materials selection, and furnishings.

This amazing team helped us from designing the build to furnishings and accessories of our new home. They have impeccable taste, and are great at dialing into YOUR style as well. We loved working with them and would use them for any projects in the future!

Christina Samatas and the Park and Oak team are extremely talented designers. The teams ability to create a unique designs to fit the style of our home was amazing. Every person that comes into our home comments on the incredible Park and Oak design... the office space in particular!

Fantastic design team. I couldn't be happier with the final product and I continue to engage Park & Oak on various new projects. The team was involved in every aspect of my condo renovation project- ranging from stone selection to selecting cabinet hardware and everything in between. I moved with nothing except a bed so I relied on Park & Oak's design team for 99% of my furnishings. They are extremely professional and work well with providing options consistent with a clients' design preferences and do a great job of incorporating existing pieces (furnishings that a client would like to keep) into new design proposals. One of the distinguishing characteristics of P&O that I found in comparison to other designers out there is that they are very honest and great at recommending options that are within your budget. They are not pushy and are able to source really unique pieces across various price points that you will not find at a big box retailer. They also are very responsive and accessible - something that also sets them apart from some of the larger designers who cannot be as hands and responsive given their size. I cannot speak highly enough of P&O and would fully recommend them to anyone looking for an interior designer!

I cannot say enough great things about Park and Oak. I needed help updating our family room. They designed beautiful new built-ins and added new drapes, lights, pillows, rug, etc. to completely transform the room. Christina and Renee were incredibly professional, easy to work with and had wonderful ideas. Within a few days of our initial meeting, they had sent me some design options and within one week my project was under way. They coordinated the carpenter, painter, electrician and AV people, and the whole project was done within 6-8 weeks. They are now working on updating our home office. I love that they source items from everywhere, whether it's a retail store or local antique store or online auction house. They manage to find amazing and unique pieces.

I was extremely impressed with Park and Oak Design during my powder room project (Anthony Street). Their team went above and beyond to listen to my needs and offered beautiful solutions that worked well with my home and for my family. Within 24 hours of our consultation, I had concepts in my inbox. They managed relationships with outside vendors and even handled some deliveries for me while I was on vacation. All while staying within my budget. Truly exceptional service that gave me complete piece of mind! And best of all, my powder room has been posted on various industry blogs and social media outlets which makes the redesign project even more exciting. I am looking forward to working with these professional women again and I recommend them to all of my friends.

I'm in the thick of remodeling my future home, which I was expecting to be very tedious and time consuming and not so fun. So - I just want to give a shout out to Park and Oak Design for all their hard work, their superb attention to detail, and their crazy ability at balancing edgy with sophisticated. Together they make an unexpected pair resulting in brilliant ideas. Aaaand they truly care and are very passionate about their work. I'm grateful to have these amazing artists on my team. Thank you for making this project such a blast for me!! I couldn't be it without you ladies!

Park and Oak completely redesigned my son's room. They made this space young and fun, yet able for him to "grow" into. Right from the beginning they helped me select furniture/accent pieces that tied together my son's interest and the rest of the interior space of our home. Park and Oak is by far the best design company I have used and I plan on using them to complete my other son's room.

Park and Oak have worked with us building our new house. They have gone above and beyond the scope of what we asked and provided great ideas that I couldn't come up with on my own browsing Pinterest! In presenting ideas they do not push their personal style on us and in the process I have realized I do like some things I never thought I would! They are always willing to come up with other ideas and just want us to be happy in our new home. We are in the final stretch of building our house and I have loved working with them. I would absolutely recommend them!