We are happy to recommend Tracy and her incredible staff.  Tracy and Mary were our team and they did an amazing job.  We have a 2,700 sq ft house and they basically gutted it AND remodeled it in TWO weeks!!!! 

They presented the options — of it taking much longer (if we remained living in the house) OR moving out for two weeks and letting them take over and go ‘pretty much’ non-stop!  We decided to give it a try and not live through the chaos. 

Both Tracy and Mary worked very closely with us through the whole planning process.

Their involvement during the remodel process was ‘Hands-on”!!  Tracy inspected every aspect of the job and she IS a perfectionist; she was aware of things we would have never even thought of. 

Their team of contractors literally gutted our house and remodeled it from floor to ceiling:

We did: Two structural changes (kitchen design and master shower remodel) plus, baseboards, tile, carpet, stairway banister and front door (with transom and sidelight). Also, all sinks, faucet fixtures, and counters (including both granite and marble), all new cabinets and lighting (including new canned lights, chandeliers, and pendants).

Tracy is extremely knowledgeable and  her contractor team(s) work wonderfully with her.  When we saw the timeline she presented at a meeting, we too were convinced she (they) would get this job done.

We absolutely love our “New” house!  It’s been since August and I’m still in awe. 

I understand the importance of this decision and hope our input reinforces our faith in Tracy and her Style On A Shoestring team!

All the best,

Tammie Johnson

 Style On A Shoestring (SOAS) remodeled our entire ground floor and some of our upstairs. Our project finished just two months ago. I have often said to family and friends the end result is far better than we expected. We were given a timeline and spending plan and everything went as scheduled and within budget. There were questions and issues that arose but SOAS went out of their way to make sure we were happy.

As for advice, I would say you should trust SOAS and be flexible with what they suggest. 

 After committing to use them for our project however we often said for them to do what they thought was best when asked for our opinion. This allowed them to be creative and not boxed in by things we were fixated upon. I believe this is why we had no idea how wonderful the end results would be. Everyone who comes over is shocked by the huge difference!

Perhaps the only negative is our upstairs now looks pretty shabby in comparison to the downstairs. As soon as we’re ready we’ll call SOAS to help us out with the rest of our home.

Jim Ochi

Dear Tracy and Mary,

I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful job the two of you did on my daughter’s room. You handled all the details like pros. I must tell you both it was wonderful to come home and see the complete transformation. Her room is truly a work of art!

My only problem is that now my son wants his room done, too. Get ready for the next phase, girls. I can hardly wait to what you come up with next.

Your biggest fans,

Heather and Fred Hanover

San Marcos

Special thanks to Alison, Mary and all the “behind -the- scene helpers.”  I still can’t believe how warm and beautiful my home feels. You ladies created something far better than what I magined. I can’t believe this is my home. I feel like I’m
away at some luxury vacation house! I love it, love it, love it! You are
a very talented group, please feel free to use me as a reference.
Kimberly

Hi Vanessa and Tracy,

I meant to email you both Thursday night, but honestly my husband and I were walking around the house admiring all the new décor! He must have said “Oh my God� 15 times! All he kept saying is how incredible the house looks.Thanks again to both of you for making my house look and feel like “a castle� as my daughter now calls it. I will continue to refer my friends and neighbors to you.

Michelle

Shannon and I recently helped a client choose exterior paints for their home. Their main goal was to achieve some curb appeal for potential renters. We have some great feedback we would like to share.

Before our paint consultation the comments from our clients friends, family and neighbors were:

• “Is (NAME REMOVED) poor, his house is so small and old”, a friend’s son
• “You need to add some color”
• “Those outside colors are horrid”

After our paint consultation, the remarks changed drastically:

• “Darling, darling, darling, darling”
• “Gorgeous”
• “Cute.  Nice old style beach cottage, not many of those left.”, a local architect

Pictures soon to come….

Hey all-

Recently returned to a new house after a looooong trip to the middle east.  I absolutely love what you have done.  It was the best call I’ve made in a long time, and perhaps one of the few positive experiences I’ve had since becoming a home owner with regards to working with ‘contractors’ in Southern California.   You met and exceeded my expectations in every regard.  Vanessa and Alison were amazing, always available, and came to understand Sonja’s and my taste; and our budget.  

Sincerely,

Glen Doherty

Dale has just been overwhelmed by what we came home to…  Your attention to detail is just amazing.  Our old media room has become our favorite place to sit.  It is just gorgeous..  I just can’t believe it is all coming together.  It is truly going to be our dream home when it is finished.Thanks again for all your hard work….I discover something I didn’t notice before each time I enter the room.  Bradley even wanted to take a rest today in his new room….and he is wild about the flip-flops on the wall in the laundry room.  It just goes on and on…..love it, love it, love it. 

Tracy –

It was so nice meeting you yesterday.  We absolutely love everything that you and Vanessa did to the house.  I really appreciate how nice you have made our house look…I feel like everything flows so much better and the art work as well as our photos are much easier to view and appreciate with the way that you and Vanessa placed everything.

When we get around to picking out our granite…sometime next year, that will be the last step that we do.  I will have your company come out again and stage the house and just double check the granite color that we choose before it is installed.  I’m so glad that we had you out again to just double check everything we are going to be doing and for your expert advise on the TV stand…I was so frustrated with looking and I had never thought about doing a custom one…we may spend a tad bit more on it, but it will be sooooo worth it.

Thanks again for everything!  Shannon and Art

Tracy and Shannon,

James was very very pleasantly suprised.  He loves it.  He even said just go ahead and take off the tags.  So I have already removed most tags.  We both continue to walk in the rooms and just stand and admire.  Thank you both for a fantastic job.  We both love the rooms and I can not wait to get you started on other rooms.

  Thank you both again.

Amy