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Made Renovation, which intrigued, then infuriated, its customers, is shutting down

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By Connie Loizos

October 18, 2023

Made Renovation, which intrigued, then infuriated, its customers, is shutting down

In August, we reported that a four-year-old, venture-backed remodeling startup called Made Renovation was failing its customers, by their own telling. Though it marketing itself as a one-stop shop to beautify bathrooms —  it offered potential customers a variety of templates, then promised to pair them with in-house project managers, help with required permits, assign […]

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