Mary Elizabeth Topping

Mary Topping designed our kitchen with the help of our builder. Mary's main focus for us was the cabinetry that we ordered from Chelsea Lumber. We were working very hard to install a new kitchen that would fit in with our period house from late 1800 and early 1900's and yet have it be functional and beautiful as well. Mary did an excellent job in helping us to find cabinets that would fit the bill and address all of our functional needs as well. We have a period Hoosier in our kitchen that now matches perfectly with our new mission style cabinets. Throughout the entire renovation, Mary was professional, friendly, flexible, and constantly receptive to any changes we made along the way (of which there were many)! We felt as if Mary was just as excited about our new kitchen as we were which made the whole process much easier. Even our seasoned builder commented on how Mary's measurements and attention to every detail was remarkable. We will definitely use Mary's services in the future as we continue to fix up our historic home!

Mary designed a kitchenette and a craft room for us. The recommendation's and the design worked very well for us .She gave us good recomenndations throughout the process, and was also extremely helpful when we needed additional material. She was great through the process. I would recommend that anyone doing this in the future have the contractor involved in the process. We waited until the cabinets were delivered, and some of the details were lost In translation which caused us some additional materials.

I subcontracted my home building project myself. I used Chelsea lumber for my construction loan and to supply all of my materials for the project. They have a terrific staff that is very knowledgeable and willing to help along the way. They also have first quality materials and vendors for your project. I would use them again to build my next home.

Mary is a great designer. She gave us many different ideas and really spent a lot of time with us. She was very patient as we discussed our plans. I would recommend her if you need a designer/ planner/marriage counselor, all of which are necessary during a kitchen remodel.

Mary helped us discover not only the options available, but was very good at identifying our particular tastes and what was important to us. We had the ceiling torn out and had a new ceiling, new floor and cabinets installed. She never tried to push a particular product or product line but instead showed us alternatives and made suggestions that were very helpful to us. She was as efficient on the big items as the smaller items, and kept us informed and up to date on schedule changes. Mary and Chelsea Lumber went out of their way by delaying their schedule to match our schedule requirements. Mary was a pleasure to work with and we can wholeheartedly recommend her to others.