What Clients Say
Nothing gives me more pleasure than a client who is excited about living in their renovated or new home.
Many of my clients become good friends. I have so many I don't get to see them all as much as I would like. Reference Judy Goodyear & David Stambaugh's note to me.
I have asked a few clients to tell me how they thought the process of designing a house went for them and were they satisfied with the result?
Following are some of their responses.
July 27, 2010
Thank you again for the produce!! My son is loving it and the people we had over on Saturday helped us finish the last of those wonderful tomatoes! I can't wait to try the recipes when our garden finally produces it's cherry tomatoes and cucumbers!
It was fun to have you here the other day. This house is really an adventure for us and it was great to share it with you and have you share ideas with us! Thank you so much for your advice and information - it has helped us put things in perspective as we move forward with budgeting our time and our money. Probably the most valuable advice you gave us was to focus on what we use the most - and right now that is our family room and our bathroom. Your perspective has helped us decide to wait on the basement until we have more resources to apply to it.
Thank you again for your time, your advice and the recipes.
Fondly,
Beth & Tim Lavery
January 12, 2009
From Lynne Farbman
We have the utmost respect for the expertise and competence of Mark Beck. Our project was created and developed with amazing insight and imagination, and incorporated all of our needs. Mr. Beck was realistic, honest and open to our ideas. He seemed to welcome our input and many questions. We developed great confidence in his judgment and taste. We have found him to be a person of integrity with high ethical standards. Our addition is functional, practical, as well as very beautiful and perfect for the setting. We would recommend Mr. Mark Beck with great enthusiasm.
Steve Bailey
January, 2009
"To Anyone Interested in Building a Wonderful House:
My wife and I found working with Mark Beck to be a great experience. All three of us participated in the design of our house. Early in the process, Mr. Beck helped us understand what we really wanted in the house, and later he was completely cooperative as our ideas changed and evolved. We would ask about moving rooms from one side of the house to the other, and he'd give us two or three options showing how that could be done. We didn't want gutters hanging on the edge of the roof; he came up with a novel solution. The whole process worked that way. We got what we wanted, but polished and made to look good and work better thanks to Mr. Beck. And many of the best ideas were entirely his."
Oddly enough, people familiar with Mr. Beck's work can look at our house and say, "That's a Mark Beck house," even though, of course, it was really a three-person project.
"Mark -
I want to personally thank you for the wonderful work you did in designing the renovation of my entire house. You really listened and understood our most important goals, while giving us the most wonderful suggestions for things we would not have thought of. The end result… even the contractor who constructed the renovations was amazed at how wonderful it came out. I am very pleased at how well the entire space functions, even though the house is not all that large. We got everything we wanted and more. I would highly recommend that anyone considering a major home renovation consult a professional architect, and there is no doubt that if I ever had to do it again I would choose you. Thanks again.
We are enjoying the house immensely and every one who comes over is extremely complimentary with regard to how great it looks while keeping with the character of the house, especially where the old blends seamlessly with the new.
Sincerely,
Norie Calvert"
January, 09
"Dear Mark,
Hope the New Year finds you well. I had sent you a card last year which was returned. So finally got your new address straight, I think. Just wanted you to know that we are doing well.
We love, cherish, and appreciate our home. It still isn’t quite finished. We work hard, run out of money, stop for a while and start again. But even so it is beautiful and we are very happy. We keep waiting to have a party till it is done- but we might be very old- anyway if you are up this way we would love to have you see it.
Wishing you a happy new year.
Judy Goodyear & David Stambaugh"
