Restore North Shore

Exceptional Craftsmanship and Delighted Homeowners! As an architectural photographer, I've had the pleasure of working with many home builders and remodelers, and I must say that my collaboration with Margaret and Nef has been a truly standout experience. The quality of their homes is unparalleled, and it's evident in every detail I capture through my lens. One of the aspects that truly stands out is the sheer happiness of the homeowners. When I arrive to photograph the homes built by Restore, I'm always welcomed with enthusiasm by the homeowners. It seems that in nearly all the projects I have photographed for Margaret and Nef, they have figured out how to solve some major problem; be it moving walls, relocating staircases, or unearthing hidden pipes and electrical wires in 100-year-old Winnetka homes. I wholeheartedly recommend Restore North Shore to anyone seeking a top-tier builder who not only delivers on quality and design but also ensures that homeowners are genuinely happy and content with their investment. They have a knack for turning dreams into reality and creating spaces that evoke pure joy. Ask them about secret cereal drawers or hidden extendable countertops. Thank you, Restore, for making my job a delight while capturing your incredible work.

The RNS team was incredible, from the day we met Margaret and Nef, until they completed our new kitchen, they were great to work with, brought unique design ideas, and delivered our dream kitchen. We are almost 1 year post delivery of our kitchen and we could not be happier!

Margaret and her team were a dream to work with and we love the results. We used Restore North Shore on a 3 different projects in Chicago (a kitchen/pantry redesign, refinishing our floors and adding new moldings throughout the living areas and two bathroom redesigns). Margaret is a creative and inspired thinker. She listened to what we wanted and excelled at delivering as well as making added value suggestions. She was conscientious of budget and timing. She is an excellent project manager and designer and I would recommend her to anyone. When we ran into space or plumbing constraints, she and her team were able to think out of the box and solve problems. She is fun, conscientious, inventive and hard working.

It's been my pleasure to work with Margaret and her team for at least the last 10 years. The projects are always unique and professional. Margaret's hands on approach gives a personal touch to each and every job!

Restore North Shore has completed several projects for our home, and condominium in the city. Margaret and her crew have always done top-notch work, offering creative design solutions to tricky problem areas. RNS works in a professional and timely manner. We have always been happy with the quality of work! We will be sure to hire RNS for any future projects.

Margaret is unbelievable! Her interior design style is right on point. She is extremely professional and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend her services.

Margaret was professional, flexible, and did a great job with our house. She is very talented, and always kind!

We hired Restore North Shore (Margaret) for two remodeling projects: our kitchen and a bathroom. We are very pleased with the end results of both projects. Both were significant (complete gut jobs, moving load bearing walls, etc.) and Margaret and her team did everything from design, to material selection to construction. We would absolutely use Margaret again and encourage others to consider her as well.

This is a picture of Margaret Spaan, the co-owner of Restore North Shore.. Margaret and the other co- owner Nef are a superlative design-build team. They have done at least six projects for me including two built-in fireplaces, a painting studio for my wife, our master bathroom and three bathroom renovations in a commercial space that I was responsible for. Everything turned out better than expected. Margaret and Nef are easy to work with, creative and always live up to the promises they make. Importantly, the jobs are always done close to budget and done well. My wife and I continually marvel at the way Margaret overcame the problems in the bathroom space that was 100 years old. Margaret and Nef are a terrific team and I'm getting ready to use them again on two new projects

Restore North Shore has been my trusted advisor in 2 major home renovations in 2 separate homes. This review is for the 2nd home renovation which required an addition (Master BR, Master BR, Basement (which required extensive excavation and foundation work), Screened Porch). We had plans drawn in October 2020, broke ground in May 2021 and completed in November 2021. The entire team was hard working, driven to deadlines and remained close to the details that the Village required throughout the process. Issues always arise during large projects and Restore North Shore addressed all issues large and small. I would also add that both project Margaret and Nef were open to ideas once the space was open to make modifications. I would highly recommend Restore North Shore and would contract with them again!

It was a pleasure working with Restore North Shore. They were amazing collaborators and very professional throughout my kitchen and dining room renovation. The team was always willing to brainstorm solutions and make the vision a reality. Reliable, thoughtful and enthusiastic. Good eye for detail. I will use them in the future.

Restore North Shore was professional, realistic, great sense of style and design and approached our project with empathy and a real understanding of what we wanted to accomplish. Final results are stunning and better than expected. Final cost was inline with quoted project estimate. We will absolutely be hiring Restore North Shore again for our next project.