Black Forest Woodworking

I found this company through Homestars and decided to go with it because of the good reviews and the pictures of work available on the company website. We were very happy with the experience of working with Steven. He was helpful throughout the process and made useful suggestions in relation to both the design and finish. He consulted with us as needed and brought both pictures and samples to assist us in our choices. his timelines were realistic and he completed the job in the time promised. We highly recommend this company and plan to use it again in the future.

Edith Hillan

Steven was referred to me by a friend who had hired Steven to build their living room custom cabinets (which I loved!). We've worked with multiple tradesmen for our fixer upper home and have often been disappointed by their service and quality of work. So, we were pleasantly surprised by the level of service and quality of work delivered by Steven. He's extremely friendly and was very helpful and responsive from the initial consultation to the final installation. We LOVE out new cabinets and the quality of Steven's work is fantastic. We found his prices to be very reasonable and were very pleased with how quickly he was able to deliver our cabinets while still maintaining the quality we were looking for. We would hire him again in a heartbeat and recommend him to anyone who asks.

Steven did a great job of building a new fireplace mantle. His work is awesome. I had no idea what I wanted but he made an excellent recommendation. I would not hesitate to recommend this company and would certainly use them again. Thanks again for my beautiful mantle. Peggy

We had a flawless experience with this company from start to finish. Steven built our custom mantle and cabinets, which came out beautifully and perfect. He was very helpful with the entire process. We only had a vague idea what we wanted, and Steven helped us greatly in deciding what we want. He has excellent design skills and ideas as well, and is knowledgeable about the various design styles (e.g., traditional, transitional, modern, contemporary). He consulted with us as needed so we could figure out exactly what we wanted. He was very efficient with this, since he came to us with many examples on his ipad, and samples in his vehicle. This helped us immensely in specifying what we wanted, without stress and headache. Our experience with some other contractors is that they would either say to send them a picture of what we want since they "can do anything", or showed us ALL the possibilities, without any guidance. Steven was also very realistic with the timelines he presented, and completed the job in slightly less time than promised. Onsite, they were very considerate of our neighbours (who share our driveway) as well as my newborn who was often sleeping. They also draped the floor as needed, were very careful and respectful of our property, and cleaned up extremely well. We highly recommend this company and would use them again.

I must say the customer service and expert advice I received from Istvan was above and beyond.
He guided me through the design process for the vision I had, and executed it with great detail and care.
I will definitely be using him in the New Year for my next project.

I couldn't be anymore pleased with the overall work. My customed built cabinet looks GREAT! Exceptional service and craftmanship! Istvan was able to execute my vision and gave great advices. Istvan and his team did not leave until I was 100% satisfied with the cabinet. He pays great attention to details and takes a lot of pride in his work and in his business ethics. He worked hard and had great respect for my home. Very reasonable and inexpensive compared to others. Thanks Istvan!

November 15, 2012
Mr. Istvan Fekete designed and made: book shelves for our library; fireplace mantle, a kitchen Island; and bathroom cabinets. His proposed designs were very compatible with our furniture and taste. We benefitted greatly from his suggestions on the design and structural aspects of the items he made for us. Istvan uses good quality materials and his price quotations are very reasonable.

He is a very meticulous professional, who takes great pride in his workmanship and is committed to full client satisfaction. We highly recommend Istvan.

Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Maini

Steve transformed our family room into a show place. His workmanship was superb . He was meticulous , creative , very neat and clean . Just what we wanted !
We would highly recommend Steve and his company to anyone.

I found Steven through HomeStars. From the moment we started the project - he was professional and prompt. The craftsmanship is amazing. He worked to our schedule without complaint. Steven treated our home with respect, and the work was done without a trace of a mess. I would highly recommend Steven - the mantel looks great!!!

I thank this website, because it is the reason I ended up calling Black Forest. And boy, I couldn't be happier. Amazing quality of work and interaction, price is fantastic for the work that is done. I can't express in words how happy I am that I chose Black Forest.