Fixed scope. Clear starting price.
The easiest way to start. The first four are one week installs once the design is locked. Kitchens and baths are full renovations on a real timeline. Either way, pick one, get an estimate, and we quote it to your space.
Accent Wall Makeover
One designed feature wall: wood slat, paneling, or a plaster or paint treatment. Layout drawings, material selection, and a managed, clean install with tidy trim and outlet transitions.
Fireplace Feature Wall
A reworked surround, hearth, and mantel designed as one composition in tile, stone, plaster, or millwork. Trade coordination and a finished, reframed focal wall.
Custom Built-In
One exact-fit built-in: bookshelves, a window bench, or a storage wall, designed to your space and matched to your existing trim, then fabricated and installed.
Closet Refresh
A closet designed around how you actually live. Full-height layout with hanging, drawers, and shelving, finished, fabricated, and installed.
Kitchen Renovation
A full kitchen: layout, cabinetry, counters, tile, and lighting designed as one plan, then built and managed end to end. Refreshes and gut renovations both start here.
Bathroom Renovation
A full bath: tile, glass, vanity, and fixtures specified together, with the trades sequenced and managed so the finish reads as one room, not four decisions.
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Real Purpose Design and Build projects. Drag the handle on any of these to move between the before and the after.
The construction industry wasn't built for you.
Timelines slip. Budgets inflate. Nobody tells you what is happening next. That is not a renovation. That is stress with a deposit. We sit in between you and the trades so it does not have to feel that way.
How it works. Same every time.
You tell us what you're thinking. A kitchen, a back porch, an accent wall, a fireplace. We listen and we ask questions until we understand what you actually want.
We design it together. Layouts, materials, finishes, mood. You see it before it is built. We lock the plan. We lock the budget.
We match you with the best builders and trades for your specific project. The right people for the job, not whoever is free.
We manage the entire build. Timelines, communication, quality, budget. You get updates. You get answers. You get the space you envisioned.
One room in. The whole house in reach.
Trust is earned project by project. Start with a makeover so you can see how we communicate and design. When you are ready, we are the same team for the kitchen, the addition, the full renovation.
Bathrooms, built-ins, and full-home work. Design led.
The makeover is the on-ramp. This is where it goes. Larger projects begin with a paid design consult that locks the plan and the budget before anything is built.
Services, start to finish.
We design your space with you, including 3D designs, so you see it before anything is built.
Scope, plan, and budget locked before the first day of work, so there are no surprises.
Architecture and general-contractor planning for big remodels and additions.
Custom Furniture
Made to order and finished in house: tables, credenzas, shelving, built-ins, and mantles.
Painting and Finishes
Accent colors, Venetian plaster, limewashing, and cabinet refinishing, on their own or as part of a larger project.
Words nobody uses to describe their contractor.
“Couldn't be happier with the entire project. Steve was proactive checking on progress every day. Accent wall came out beautifully. Highly recommend.”
“Great experience from start to finish. Steve and his team proposed a smart solution to a need for a sit-to-stand desk in an awkward space. Communication was great, the demo and installation went as smoothly as possible. And everyone and everything was always on time, even early.”
“He was incredibly organized and proactive, always keeping us informed. You can genuinely tell he cares about the quality of his work and about his clients. The basement turned out beautifully.”
“Purpose Design + Build exceeded our expectations in creating a one-of-a-kind built in for our bedroom with all the functionality we needed and many thoughtful details including a hidden jewelry drawer.”
“The entire process was so thoughtful and, pun intended, purposeful. They considered details we hadn't even thought of and we are beyond thrilled with the finished product, so much so that we're already starting a second.”
“We hired Steve to do our backyard concrete, and the results are fantastic! The work was done on time, with great attention to detail, and the space looks completely transformed.”
“Steve has done multiple projects for me. They have been done well, love the work. He's responsive, creative, and detail oriented.”
“I had a great experience working with Steve. The results are incredible and I felt like he was really engaged and collaborative throughout the whole process. This is the second project my family has had with Steve and I'd be happy to work with him again.”
“Purpose Design Build was great to work with from beginning to end. The planning process was smooth, install seamless and the final product, beautiful. I highly recommend them!”
A neighborhood studio. Across Chicago's North Side.
We work across the North Side of Chicago: Andersonville, Edgewater, Lincoln Square, Lincoln Park, Lake View, Ravenswood, North Center, Roscoe Village, Logan Square, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Old Town, and Rogers Park. Chicago is a city of neighborhoods and we build like it. We use sustainable materials where we can, support local schools and nonprofits, and leave a branded tag inside your cabinet when the project is done. An Easter egg. Proof that someone gave a damn.
Design + Build. On purpose.
Purpose Design+Build is a design and project management studio in Chicago. We believe your space should feel like you, and that getting there should feel safe, clear, and creatively alive. We are not the cheapest and we are not the biggest. We are the ones who show up, listen, design with intention, and make sure the result is exactly what you envisioned.
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