M&A Design - Brooklyn, New York

Thomas Jackson

Can't say enough good things about M&A Design! Worked with both Mike and Ayash -- years of experience, knew exactly what I needed, delivered great, personalized service every step of the way. My prewar apartment's windows are crooked and misaligned in every way possible, but Mike installed my shades so that they fit and work perfectly. Look no further -- these guys are the best!

Ken Grush

We have had Hunter Douglas classic Venetian blinds on all six of our mid 20th century steel casement windows since buying our apartment in 2001, but twenty years had taken its toll on them. The strong sun on the wooden slats of the four south-facing windows had destroyed their finish, and dried and made the wood brittle and easy to crack. The wooden slats in the blinds on the other two windows facing west were, believe it or not, still in very good shape, since they are mostly kept fully raised because of the great lower Manhattan views from Brooklyn Heights out of those windows. But the cord that raises and lowers the widest (and heaviest) blind ultimately snapped.

That was when I discovered M & A Design as a Hunter Douglas servicer and vendor in nearby Dumbo. I cabbed down there with the blind, and Michael Sabbagh expertly repaired it within 1 day! While I was there delivering the blind to be repaired, Phillip-John Puzzo, who mans the showroom, showed me the current version of our Hunter Douglas blinds, which I liked. I decided to investigate how big a project replacing the blinds on south-facing windows would be, dreading what 20 years had done to the costs. We agreed that they would deliver the repaired blind and measure the remaining four windows for replacement blinds and then deliver an estimate after using those dimensions.

Note that all of these are CASEMENT windows with two opening panels, and one is a hexagonal bay window with three panels, the central one housing two hinged doors. Although they offered to make one full width blind for the windows other than the bay windows to simplify the fabrication and lower the cost a bit, we needed the ability to raise and lower the sections covering the casement doors and central panel independently. That was the scheme with our old blinds. Plus, any mechanism failure, even though unlikely with Hunter Douglas, would not affect the entire window's covering. No problem! Ayash Sabbagh, who returned the repaired blind, went over all of these issues, and then quickly measured every existing blind's width and length, correcting some ancient errors in the original installation, in less than 20 minutes despite my tagging along and continuing to ask questions.

The estimate for 10 individual blinds of different dimensions, the installation, and sales tax was significantly less than $300/blind after the discount they offered. The only slight problem was the lengthy 7-week delay in the factory finishing the order, but that has become inescapable everywhere since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The installation, despite being complicated, took only an hour. Michael returned immediately to check the cord passage through the mechanism of one blind when contacted 2 months later. He also gave expert advice on dusting and measures to preserve the wood finish, plus how to adjust the cord lengths in the pull handles. I cannot recommend M & A Design strongly enough. They took excellent care of us!

Mitzie Wong

I highly recommend M & A Design for their warm personal customer service and great attention to detail. The team delivered our order on time and installed all the blinds. I am very happy with the quality of the bespoke products we bought from M & A Design.

Claire Waite

I tasked the M&A team with shades and decor in my Dumbo apartment and they went above and beyond with my asks! They are incredibly responsive, presented many options to choose from, and provided a valuable/quality product. I inquired with a few other businesses and M&A was much more cost effective, even for the same products. Very happy all in all from the get go through to installation. Would highly recommend to family, friends, colleagues, etc. Thanks for making my home a place of beauty!

Sharon Humphreys

I had an excellent experience with M&A Design in replacing 15 blinds in my house. The company is professional, efficient and provides recommendations. Their prices are good. The installation of the blinds was done well, neatly and quickly. I would use them again and refer to my friends.

Darryl McLeod

I know NOTHING about window treatments. It was first time moving into my apt and i needed all the windows done. I got referred there by a friend of a friend who had their windows recently done by them (which were lovely if i may add). So I visited their showroom in Brooklyn and was impressed from the start, There was a great selection of shades, drapes and design ideas. The staff was patient and very helpful seeing that i was new to this whole thing. The service was professional and the price was more than reasonable. Installation was quick and went really well. Will definitely recommend them to anyone!

Aliza Stein

I am so glad a friend recommended M&A! Not only did I get window shades perfect for what I need, but their customer service and support are excellent. When one shade stopped working properly, M&A was super responsive. Mike went above and beyond to help me determine the problem and make a second trip back to resolve it that same day! Thank you, M&A!

Marisa Farina

M&A was so great to work with. We had new blinds put in and throughout the process, they were professional, on schedule and extremely nice. They have great follow up and if you live in DUMBO, they are happy to stop by to address any issue, question or follow up. Would highly recommend them.