Zen Space Solutions

We chose Zen base on Unilocal reviews. Glad we went with Zen. Our master walk-​in closet turns out great. Art and his team ensure it is built according to our specifications. He was very responsive to our text and calls. The whole process from beginning to end was fast and efficient. I now have a closet that is functional and easy to organize.

Being very picky, I looked up at top star contractors for my garage remodeling. I talked to three contractors, but ultimately decided to go with Zen Space Solutions. I found Trevor’s proposal the most reasonable, he has been open to negotiate, and he also arranged for the fastest installation. The garage go transformed into an amazing place, with plenty of storage. I appreciate Trevor’s practical comments about my requirements. I am gearing up for my next project with house closets, and I have no doubts going with Zen Space.

Three years laters, the closets are holding up pretty well with absolutely no issues with the shelves or drawers, in-​spite of abuse by the kids.

We enjoyed working with Art, as he ensured our needs were met to our highest satisfaction for a master bedroom walk-​in closet, linen closet and mud room shoe cabinets. We absolutely love our new walk-​in closet. The simple, functional and aesthetically pleasing design was exactly what we envisioned. We researched other companies, but knew immediately from the website photos that Zen Space Solutions was what we were looking for. The cost was reasonable for the quality of workmanship and installation. Everyone who sees our closets are amazed at how nicely designed and functional they are.

This review comes with the caveat that the work done was recent so I can’t speak to the long term quality of the organizer, but judging from the care and consideration Art and team put into their business I doubt I’ll have any issues.

This review is quite overdue! Trevor helped us redo our whole garage and the master closet. He was excellent at designing all the layout. My husband was VERY specific and had quite a few revisions to the garage cabinetry design and Trevor was very patient with all the changes. We did all these work a year ago and during the most recent remodel, we asked Trevor to come back and he added an extra cabinet for us.
Thank you Trevor! For helping us organize our whole garage.

I held off reviewing Zen Space until every minor detail was resolved. As of today, it finally is.
We had 3 companies quote in the following order:
Zen Space with Trevor
California Closets
Premier Garage
With Zen space, the system goes all the way to the floor, whereas Cali Closets has a gap. Trevor also does a trim finish at the top of the system which is a huge plus.
I initially felt like going with Zen was taking a leap of faith since we didn’t have any nice drawings or renderings, but Trevor produced a really accurate hand sketch of how everything would look once we gave him the green light.
We had three bedroom closets built out, including our huge master closet. We’ve been living with the closet systems for six months and absolutely made the right call going with Zen. Trevor has been awesome, very responsive with every issue. The quality of the products are top notch. And I’m sure it’ll add value to our home, so money well spent.
My only advice, when the installers come out and are working by your garage, have them turn the saw blade away from your stuff. Ours was covered in saw dust which was really annoying, but the system was so beautiful I’ll let this one slide.
Best investment ever.

Trevor was vey patient and made two trips just to finalize the design. He has some good ideas and he is also willing to listen to our needs. We had to reschedule the installation do to delays from the general contractor, and Trevor was very accommodating. Overall, excellent work and attention to details!

After checking with friends and running multiple quotes from various companies, I decided to have Zen to install storage units in my garage. Art showed up and did his measurements for about half an hour. He was clear to make sure everything on my wish list is included in his design. The initial quote was above my budget. Art was able to work with me to modify his design to make sure it meets my budget and yet still includes everything I ask for. The crew showed up for a day working in my garage while I am out at work. They cleaned up the place really nicely and closed the garage door when they are done. It was a great job they did. All my friends and neighbors who visited have given me compliments on the nice work. The material is sturdy and the drawers and the L-​shape worktop are nicely done. I am very pleased with this experience and highly recommend those who are looking to add some beautiful storage in their home..

Updating… over two years later, but finally uploading photo of the great cabinet work Trevor and his team did for my garage… er, man cave…
Not only standard cabinetry, but installed counter top with sink cutout, a cabinet panel cover for an ice maker (below left of the sink), framed in the kegarator, pull out garbage and recycling bins, and plus extra large cabinets not shown near the garage door opening to store all our family’s sports equipment!
Also, the epoxy floor still looks great after two plus years of entertaining, three kids and a LOT of friends, and a 90 pound, one year old Black Lab laying claim to my Man Cave as HIS domain! :)

Art helped us to make two built-​in shelves, everything is smooth except that the delivery and installation of one door got some delays, but it didn’t impact my daily use of it since the main shelves were installed on time with very good quality. Art responses me quickly, did the work very carefully, so in general we are happy with the results. Will consider Zen Space when we have future projects.

Trevor and his team delivered beautiful finished product. I don’t think any one else can top what they have done. All visitors came to my house asked the same question: Wow, that looks real nice. Who made it?
In addition to produce good product, he is also very flexible. When I wanted to extended one of the cabinet doors
to its maximum during the installation, he tried to accommodate my needs the last minute. Luckily I brought up the changes at the right time, but he also didn’t fuss about the changes either.
He is taking care of his customers even after the job has completed. He sent his people at different times to fix a few minor issues. I am so impressed with his services and very happy with his product that I highly recommend Zen Space Solution to you all.

I am very happy with my new closets. It was so easy. Trevor came and measured and quickly came up with ideas for the space. The install was fast and they cleaned up everything. The quality and function is just what I was looking for.
Highly recommend Trevor and his crew.

Our master bedroom closets turned out great! They originally just had a boring shelf and bar. Art met us for a free consultation, providing measurements and designs on the spot which turned out to be very close to what we ended up choosing. The quality of the wood and craftsmanship is excellent. Fits right into our reach-​in closets and all shelving is adjustable. The closets are roomy and sturdy. No issues with installation either. We had a couple of communication issues with Art since we primarily talked through text, but we are happy overall. On top of everything, Art gave us a killer deal! Very happy with the closets.

So both Trevor and Art responded rapidly after I posted my first review about getting no response and missing the timeline I originally planned with. It looks like the confusion may have been caused by poor cell phone reception — I thought I never heard back but they did have record showing sending out. Anyways, although it may be too late to re start the whole process again, I appreciate them responding to my complain very quickly and at late evening when people are not suppose to work.
This one star is for my very disappointing experience with Art. I approached Zen because the high rates on Unilocal and the fast response they seem to be able to offer from other customers experience, however mine is completely different. I was approached by Art two days after I sent an initial email (which is OK given the initial contact), we talked over the phone, I expressed my urgency situation, sent over my floor plan and closets dimension, he promised he would get back to me in xxx time but he never did. I sent him texts twice, he never responded until few weeks later I decided to work with another company. Can’t count on his words. I should have read the detailed reviews earlier and avoid working with Art. Now it’s too late. I’m spending my $ 10,000 ish full house closet needs with someone else. Congrats to Zen for losing me.

Trevor worked with us to make sure we were happy with the results, and we are!

They read my Unilocal review and they contacted me right away and fixed the crack corner. Thanks. I’m very satisfy, I will come back for business for my kitchen cabinet.

I am so glad I picked Zen Space Solutions to build our closets! I was very impressed with how efficient he was during our initial visit. He came, took a look at our closets, and right away took out his pencil/​paper and started drawing out the designs of my closets base on what I told him. He is very honest and I never felt like he was trying to up sell unnecessary work. He was very informative and patient in explaining the work and process that is involved.
I was very impressed with how quickly they built my closets (I think it took a total of 2 days to build 5 closets). His crew were also very professional and always kept the work area clean.
It’s been 3+ years since we had our closets built and it still looks brand new and in excellent condition. I am so happy with Zen Space Solutions. I will say that even though his quote may not be on the lower side I do think his quality of work and product is absolutely worth the $.

UPDATE (Jan. 2015) Since my first review, we have worked exclusively with Trevor to complete the job. I now understand the high ratings. I initially had a poor impression of Trevor because he came off as defensive of Art (another reviewer mentioned that they were college roommates, I had assumed they must be family). Once Art was out of the picture, however, Trevor was professional, responsive and easy to work with. I imagine that if we had worked with Trevor from the beginning of the project it would have been a very different experience and very likely would have earned five-​stars.
My takeaways: 1) Avoid working with Art. Working with Art is not worth the effort or stress. If Art is assigned to your job, go with another company.
2) If Trevor is your assigned designer Zen Space Solutions seems like a very good option. We didn’t get to work with Trevor for a full project, but he has fixed the few problems we had and was friendly, responsive and professional the whole time. I also really liked the team that installed the built-​ins and the final product is great. I would recommend Zen Space solutions to a friend if I knew they would be working with Trevor.
In the end, my only hang-​up is our experience with Art. I’ve left it at three-​stars because the majority of the time I worked with this company was spent trying to work with him.
INITIAL REVIEW (Dec. 2014) We chose Zen Space Solutions because of the great reviews and because they promised a faster turn-​around time than other companies. Our built-​ins were installed last weekend, Dec. 6. The team that came to build and install our built-​ins were great, but Art, our designer, has been truly awful. He doesn’t respond to messages, has been unwilling to set definitive times for appointments – or misses them – and is unclear and unprofessional in response to questions. Now, while our built-​ins have been installed, we are still waiting for several repairs to be made.
Last Saturday, on install day, Art promised that he would have the wood cut and the repairs made sometime during the week (meaning this last week). Classically, that did not happen in spite of several follow-​ups asking when he would be coming by. I have included a screenshot of some of our text messages this week in which I try to get him to nail down a time and he both refuses, while sending other, unprofessional, erratic messages.
Finally tired of working this way – this was very typical of Art throughout the process – we emailed Trevor, hoping based on Unilocal reviews that he would be able to fix the issue. Trevor was unapologetic and responded that it had been difficult for Art to «nail a time down» with us. He then offered to send someone out on the next Monday from 10AM-​3PM –a time that we had already noted that we were out of town. He followed it up with «those are the service times we offer.» As if to suggest we were the ones that had been inflexible. So confusing since we had offered literally anytime the previous week as long as we had some advance notice! This is the guy with all the amazing Unilocal reviews!
Anyway, we’re now stuck with broken drawers and missing shelves and a company that is super difficult to work with. If I could do it all over again I would NEVER use these guys.

Fantastic work. Trevor met us late after work so both my wife and I could be there to design the shelves. He came to our house, listened to our ideas and offered his own, and was really easy to work with.
The team who came out to build and install the shelves were great. They were quiet, friendly, careful, and most important fast. They arrived on time and were done with the job earlier than predicted, and the work was fantastic.
To top it all off, the price was good. The quality is much higher than consumerized solutions such as the Elfa line of products. Wished we had known that before we had Elfa do our closets, Trevor’s stuff looks way better.
I highly recommend Zen Space Solutions.