A leak in our primary bathroom finally pushed us to do the biggest remodels we've ever done. We have done smaller projects and I have never been happy with how they've turned out. I've gone the cheaper route, or went with a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy and it never looks right. Things have been the wrong color, don't work well together, or I had zero understanding of size and scale. And throughout these other projects there were surprises and problems and scheduling conflicts I had to answer to and solve - and I had no idea what I was doing.
So when we took on the biggest project we've done (a primary bathroom and a kids bathroom remodel), we decided to take the plunge and hire someone. We looked around Yelp and Instagram for designers in our area.
And that's how we met Jamie.
There's a few ways to hire her - she can do the design and step away from the project, or she can do the design then work with your preferred contractors, or she does the design and works with her guys. I also know that she can step in if you're half way into a project and things aren't going well. We decided to go all-in and have her do the design and work with her guys - it was perfect.
For each bathroom we talked about our preferences, our habits, she perused my Pinterest board, met with us about likes and dislikes and then presented 3 totally unique bathroom designs for each space. Each design we loved more than the last and would have gladly had any of them in our home. We picked our favorite overall designs and moved forward! She was so spot-on with her designs matching to our preferences that I felt like I could trust her to do things how we would like it best. Jamie also pushed us to look at new elements or options that challenged us design-wise resulting in a far more gorgeous and polished bathroom.
She handled all the questions, all the scheduling, all the details. She'd route things to me for a final ok if necessary, but towards the end I just trusted her to do her thing. I didn't have to worry about anything - Jamie knew in what order things needed to be done and worked with her preferred vendors allowing (I think) more flexibility and accommodations than I would have gotten calling up random companies. Everyone who worked on the project knew Jamie was in charge and would have all the answers - it made it so easy for us. We were able to move on with our life (including business travel, family vacation, and even a quick hospitalization) while Jamie was taking care of the remodel and design.
She is personable, friendly, and a perfectionist. So easy to work with and talk to. As much as I love her, I think my kids love her even more. We are already thinking of our next projects we want Jamie to tackle! read more