Interior Elements & Design

I am very hesitant to leave this review, but I feel it must be done. We had totem paint our whole interior of our home including trim around our windows, new trim installed on baseboards, and painted all of our interior doors. I will say, I recommend buying your own paint and having them use it. If Totem purchases the paint, they will buy the cheapest paint they can, and water it down to make it go further. After a year of living in our new home, we still see scuffs, (holes in our walls where they removed baseboards, drip lines, barely/unpainted painted spots and splotchiness, The young kids he had paint our home didnt seem to care if they got paint in unwanted areas, I have paint on cabinets that wont come off, paint that got on the carpet that wont come out, only painted the face of the trim (only what you can see), many times i noticed sides of the trim not painted or half-effort painted as well as paint on the ceiling in some spots, just a very poor job. for paying over 6k$, you would expect alot better QUALITY PROFESSIONAL job, and would go hire help that actually cared about other peoples homes. The owner did come out twice to fix issues we had, and offered to come out many times after that, but I feel after 4 weeks of painting, and two trips out, i didnt feel more trips would solve anything. the owner is kind and helpful, but the guys he has working for him just doesnt cut it. also, the new trim they bought for the baseboards were cheap, paint is chipping off, full of scuffs, and when they "caulked" over the nail holes, it looks like they put half a tube on one nail hole and spreaded it over the whole trim, looks terrible. Again, 6k$ for a job, extremely disappointing. We are now in the process of painting again due to the dissatisfaction of the job done. Not including the paint mess that is stained on our patio that is still there a year and a half later. Since I was out of town for work, and my wife was pregnant, and had to be out of our sold house and into the bought house, we didn't have the time to do it ourselves, and found Totem could do it in a "timely" manner.

I found The Poppy Cottage by searching for a place to take a class in painting furniture, but after studying their website, found they could help me with all the projects I have been needing to do to update and improve my home. Braidon fixed and stained my deck, refinished my hardwood foyer floor and stair rail, and painted both my bathroom vanities and my whole kitchen! Everyone I’ve shown pictures to are doing a double take, thinking they are pictures from a magazine or a Pinterest pin of an upscale home. I had a vision of a certain color for the cabinets with a glaze and Braidon and Annie nailed it. I wish I could post pictures here. I feel like I have a new home and couldn’t be happier😀. The price was amazingly affordable and I will recommend them to everyone . Braidon is a true professional and will make sure you are happy with the project. Oh, I DID take the furniture painting class, and it was a fun evening! I came home with a beautiful end table I had found and transformed, and Annie is a wonderful coach and beautiful spirit. Jan Jones Fort Wayne

Braidon and Emily have been an amazing team to work with and do an incredible job! They started out painting our dated kitchen cabinets to a beautiful heather gray. They started and finished when they said they would, offered advice when needed and rolled with the punches when we weren't happy with the direction it was going. We were very vocal on everything we liked and didn't like, and the absolute BEST part of their work is that if you are not happy or satisfied, they drop everything and come fix it for you. What better guarantee could you have that you will get what you want?? I got quotes from some of the bigger companies in town and they all of course were willing to do our work, but didn't want to do the technique we wanted. We loved their work so much that we are having them do additional projects and they are doing just as good of a job! I would absolutely recommend them as honest, hardworking and genuinely good people and they're work is terrific!

Rarely will you find someone, who had so much being done, say that the personnel whether from the office or the craftsmen were a joy to work with. The work that Totem Interiors were contracted to do consisted of kitchen cabinets to be painted with new hinges and pulls installed, a new countertop made and installed, a new backsplash installed with new electrical outlets, new under counter lighting, new sink and new garbage disposal. Each of the people that I dealt with were awesome. They were extremely knowledgeable and helpful and respectful of my home while all this work was being done. They were never more than a text away when I had questions. They were extremely responsive and I highly recommend them to anyone looking to have work done in their home. They finished on schedule and within the quoted price and I’m delighted with the final appearance!

I could not be happier with the transformation that Totem Interiors gave my furniture! I have a bedroom set that I loved, but I wanted to give it a facelift for a completely new look. I was nervous making the decision to paint it but I'm glad I did. I now have it back and it is beautiful! Xander did an amazing job, paid attention to every detail, and was meticulous in his work. The finished pieces are stunning and even better than I had hoped for. They.have given new life to an older set and I love it! In fact, I was so happy with the work I am having Totem start a new project for me and I am already excited to see the results. I highly recommend everyone at Totem Interiors!