Walter E. Smithe Furniture & Design

"Carole is the absolute best! We came to pick up one chair that we had bought from the Vernon Hills location, and she treated us as if she was getting the commission (though she knew someone else was). She was so great to us, and, though this location is over an hour a way from us, we may come to it next time just to work with her!"

"Emily A. was incredibly helpful in our search for some new furniture. She was patient, knowledgeable, and more than willing to work at our pace. She helped my husband and I make decisions we will be happy with for years to come. We highly recommend this store and especially working with Emily!"

"A big thank you to Emily Allard at the Naperville location for her help on our furniture purchase today! Very knowledgeable, and she answered all our questions! We weren't sure what to expect when we walked in, but she made our shopping experience super easy! You may pay a bit more but you are getting quality furniture! Thank you again! Definitely recommend!!"

"Last December, my husband Claude and I closed on our dream home in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The home is much larger than the home we moved from so we were feeling a little overwhelmed with what to do furniture and design wise in order to make it feel modern, yet still “homey.” We went to a few furniture stores but did not really feel like it was our style. In addition, we knew we needed help in making lots of decisions and needed a professional to guide us. My husband happened to browse the Walter E. Smithe website and came across Loria Hartman’s profile at the Naperville location. He really loved her experience and the modern feel of some of the past design projects she did. He told me about it and we decided to contact her to ask for her help. She responded right away that she would be happy to help us and was excited about the project. That was one of the best decisions we made concerning our new home. Loria went above and beyond to understand what we wanted and always offered a variety of options for us to choose from. My husband pointed out to me that he loved the fact that Loria would sometimes nudge us to get out of the box we were in order to adventure a bit more with the design project and we were never disappointed. Her expertise and sense of humor was a gift and she helped us to truly create the home of our dreams with all of the furniture, blinds, accessories, tile choices, and some paint colors. Loria drove over an hour away each time she came to our home, countless times, to help us or guide the deliveries that came to make sure everything was perfect. We are so grateful to her each and every day because we get to wake up in our dream home that turned out better than we could have ever imagined because of her passion for design and expertise. Not only did Loria nail it, but her communication and friendliness throughout the whole project was done with excellence. We get so many compliments from people on how much they love the furniture and entire design in every room and we owe our thanks to her for this. Not only is Loria an amazing designer, but she has become our friend. We highly recommend her if you want to create the home of your dreams."

"A little pricy but you don't have to buy everything from here. I like to visit to see what they have on sale. Green dots are floor models that are for sale and then you gotta love their clearance events! Maureen is always super nice when I go there and is super helpful."