My parents will be retiring soon and bought a luxury condo in downtown San Diego in the Grande building overlooking the water for their retirement home. My siblings and I hired Corine to furnish the condo - it was completely empty. Neither my parents, myself, or my siblings live anywhere near San Diego, so everything was left to Corine. She did an excellent job and we were all very happy with her work!
Like i mentioned, she provided all services - from the smallest things such as buying silverware & toilet paper to big things like painting and picking out & having furniture delivered. She did everything!!
Corine initially started by speaking with each one of us individually and getting ideas of what things we liked, disliked, etc. She then came up with ideas and options for us to choose from. She was always in constant contact with multiple family members (which i'm sure was hectic at times since we disagreed amongst ourselves often) and helped guide us into an informed decision while being very respectful with the differing opinions and family dynamics.
She provided the following services:
- picked out & delivered every piece of furniture into the home - beds, lamps, tables, dining table, stools, couches, patio furniture, etc
- purchased an outdoor patio heater - great idea! my parents are old & definitely need this
- purchased and mounted a flat-screen hi-def TV
- she purchased and mounted all artwork - looks awesome!
- assembled any furniture or anything else requiring assembly
- painted the entire place
- had the carpets washed & cleaned
- picked out and placed all dishes, silverware, kitchenware, coffee machine, spice rack, etc that is needed in a kitchen
- bought all small things like toilet paper, napkins, washer/dryer soap & supplies, vacuum, cleaning supplies, etc
- decorated the entire place with knick-nacks, decorative things on counters/tables, etc
I'm sure i forgot to mention above some of the other things that she did, but she essentially started with a completely empty place and created a home where you could walk into and live without having to buy anything else!
The best part of her services was that it was hassle-free and she took care of everything. This was key because none of us live in San Diego. Another great thing was she was in constant communication with us and bouncing ideas of us all the time. She always ran things by us before making a large purchase. She always gave us options. She did everything on an appropriate time-line and provided a very thorough and detailed list of all purchases.
She is extremely good at what she does and has great taste in interior design. She exhibited her versatility when we decided to give her a couple fancy rugs that she had to incorporate into the design and she did this with ease and it looked great. Since none of us live in San Diego, we had to trust her on some of the designs, colors, etc and we were all amazed at how well it turned out when we saw the final design in person. She is definitely someone you can trust when it comes to design! She knows exactly what she's doing and has great foresight - even when you aren't sure if you think something will look good, you will definitely agree with her after seeing it after it's done. For instance, my parents were vehemently against painting one of the main walls in the living room despite Corine's recommendation, however after going there in person when everything was done, they realized they made a mistake. Corine had very respectfully told them before that it is a mistake, and sure enough my parents realized it. Corine was nice enough to have the painter come back and repaint that single wall. It looked sooooo much better after and my parents were very pleased.
Our family is extremely pleased with her services and we would recommend her to anyone. She does 'CUSTOM' interior design work and tailors everything to her client's needs. She listens carefully and is very patient. She is worth every single cent that we spent! Her prices are very reasonable for the kind of services she provides and she does quality work.
We are completely happy with all aspects of her services and nobody has any complaints or things they did not like. Please see the pictures on her website. Like i mentioned, she is great and i would recommend her to anyone! read more