Heidi and Rosita have been invaluable to my wife and I during the construction of our new…read morecondominium. They were there from the beginning and are still assisting us with the finishing touches. I can't imagine what we would have done without them. They are mindful of whatever budget you set, and are available to help out with as little or as much as you want or need. We can tell you from personal experience that they go above and beyond for their clients. As an added bonus, they also have connections with several local businesses (closet systems, blinds, carpets, custom cushions and pillows, etc.) who offer top quality products and are as professional and responsive as Heidi and Rosita are. We are extremely happy that we had the opportunity to work with Heidi and Rosita, and would highly recommend them to anyone considering doing so. You won't regret it!

I needed help for a modest kitchen renovation: new flooring and countertops, with a limited budget…read morefor design help. Rosita provided exactly what I needed. We met at a flooring store where she helped me select a small number of options that she thought would work with the existing cabinets and walls, then headed to a countertop store to find options that would work with the floor samples. I then took the samples home to see them in place, which clarified what looked best in the space. Rosita did exactly what I needed: provided the guidance to get me past the paralysis of being overwhelmed by too many choices, plus pointing me to some good floor and countertop retailers. She was great about working within my small budget, but stands ready to provide more help if needed.

We hired Tess for a paint consultation because we bought a new home and needed to paint the first…read moreand second floors. From the moment we met Tess she was incredibly warm, easy to work with and knowledgeable. Her expertise in color was evident as she meticulously and effortlessly combined different hues to create a harmonious color palette and flow throughout my home. She took into consideration my personal style, the natural light, the elements of the home while thoughtfully curating options that were perfect! She took the process from overwhelming to fun and exciting. I would highly recommend Tess to anyone seeking to elevate their space with color.

Tess did a whole house color consultation for us. She guided me to beautiful colors that…read morecoordinated perfectly with each other and my existing decor. I'd absolutely hire her again.

I have had an absolutely positive experience with Joanne. We interviewed 4 prospective designers,…read moreand I am very happy we went with Joanne. She's extremely approachable, flexible, and practical. Joanne helped design and completely manage a 2400sqf apartment renovation while I was living overseas. Everything was communicated clearly and the project was finished on schedule. I look forward to more projects with Joanne!

It was time for a home re-fresh and Joanne was terrific. Among other things, Joanne worked with our…read morecreative and super opinionated 13-year-old to select a new bedroom paint color. She handled our nearly bi-annual slipcovering (two cats!), and re-did the hardwood floors (I use a wheelchair, had done a number on them, and never really liked the original finish). What's next may not matter to you, but it did to me. I gave her my keys, we went to our little Cape Cod getaway, she emptied our joint, got the work done, got the joint cleaned, everything back in place -- and we returned. You know what that is for me? Trust. Trust is a thing, just like excellent taste.

OK, I see one review for Mandarina Studio here, and it's pretty stellar. Let me second that, and…read moreadd a few more things. I retained their service when my partner and I bought a house in Brookline about a year ago. We decided that we basically get rid of all the stuff we had at that point and do the whole house based on a new concept, which we weren't sure about at that point. Plus, we are super busy people, professionally, so we couldn't spare lots of time on this project and so needed someone who was cool and dependable. And here (after we interviewed a few potential candidates) comes Amanda Reid, the principal of this design firm. She was something! First of all, she has such cool, sophisticated taste on everything we need advice on: furniture, wall color, redoing the whole kitchen and bathroom etc. We were originally into the super modern, kind of cold look, but she persuaded us to introduce some eclectic elements like antique pieces into the whole mix, and the resulting space is just unique, tasteful, and functional. Whenever we throw a home party, people who visit our house for the first time usually gasp entering the door. And we tell them we did everything by ourselves (just joking: we give the studio full credit gracefully and gratefully always). There are so many other things I can say, but this is already getting too long. Just a few more things. Amanda is super organized and a crystal clear communicator. Over the course of three-four months, she probably made hundreds, possibly thousands of decisions, small and big. She always presented in her inimitable perfectly clear way what our options were and executed everything in her effortless manner (her presentation skills are something to behold). At work, I interact with some of the smartest people in the world, but rarely have I witnessed such efficiency and transparency in communication. We wanted no headache, no pain, no drama because we are so busy, and Amanda definitely made our life easy. Anyway, to sum up, if you live in this area and have some big complex project, go with her. You wont' regret.

Principal designer and owner of Mandarina Studio, Amanda Reid has designed my personal residence, a…read morenewly acquired loft in Midtown West area of Manhattan in New York City. She was also responsible for interior renovations of common areas for several of my residential income producing properties in Boston and Manhattan. Through the entire process, Amanda demonstrated ultimate taste and passion for interior design. Her vision transformed outdated properties into contemporary stylish spaces. She was very considerate to my requirements and budget constraints. She didn't replace my vision with hers, like many designers do; instead, she adapted her vision to accommodate my needs as a client, while transforming it into a design masterpiece. Amanda is the best designer I have ever worked with through my career of thirteen years as an architect and real estate developer. I highly recommend her to everyone in my professional network for a variety of projects. Max Drivin

Carol is amazing! I cannot get over the transformation that my living room made. She kept it true…read moreto our style, used existing furniture and gave me a lot of confidence with color. I can't wait until our next project!

Carol helped me re-decorate my bedroom starting with the paint color and wrapping with the wall…read moreart. She shopped, hung pictures and curtains, re-painted frames - you name it, she can do it. She has great people that can help with things like curtain alterations, too, which saved me a huge amount of time and energy. I am in love with my master bedroom! Carol also helped me arrange furniture to accommodate a new piano; gave me great advice on how to use the space on my deck and porch; and gave me a bunch of tips throughout the house just in the time we walked through the rooms. I highly recommend Carol - but be warned - once she gets started you're going to want to re-decorate your entire home!!

I highly regret my decision to work with Decoraid and would urge friends or strangers against…read moreworking with them, and I feel personally taken advantage of. The final outcome took over 9 months and left 40% of the proposal unfilled with no payment back to me for missing services. My main feedback is that the process the firm runs is *incredibly* inefficient and leaves almost no opportunity for collaboration. The other is that the designers are basically just internet shoppers, with no connection to the things they're actually buying. With two in person meetings followed by a single proposal, there's basically no chance to actually get a good outcome. No one knows exactly what they want in the first meeting, and if they did they wouldn't need Decoraid. It takes working through options and figuring out what works well together. Neither designer I worked with (I was given a new designer after 4+ months of nothing happening with the first) used a pinterest board (something that seems super weird for an interior designer) that we could have collaborated through. Instead, they sent over single rug options without any context on other pieces that would fit with it. The reason I would pay someone $2,000 to help design a studio apartment would be for their creative spirit and perspective, and neither were proactive at all - basically just taking the things I wanted and googling them to find options. If you see a couch without pillows or a blanket, shouldn't she be calling out that I need that? Shouldn't she be architecting what to do with a blank 2 floor wall that's 20 feet wide? This seems to be a foundational expectation hearing about friends' experiences with other designers. The other missing aspect is that the designers used entirely cookie cutter options - only limited to West Elm, Crate and Barrel, and All Modern. Interior Designers are supposed to know more than you and do things you can't do in your own free time. They're supposed to have a good eye and be tuned in to off the beaten track options, visiting markets and fairs and hunting for good options. To be honest, they weren't even been good at the cookie cutter options - suggesting terribly uncomfortable itchy thin rugs, and couldn't find a Brass Mirror that was available to order which I found for myself within 10 minutes of looking. Of the first three items to arrive, I returned two of them because they didn't fit. With the amount of effort this took on my side and the time it's taken and the bad results it's yielded, along with no recourse for missing items from the initial proposal, I feel taken advantage of.

Money well invested! Decor Aid is literally my dream come true as it comes to home design. I've…read morealways wanted a well decorated home but I don't have the talent needed (so I wasted a lot of money throughout my life buying furniture that ultimately didn't go well with other items I already had) nor the money to pay tens of thousands for traditional interior designers to come decorate my home. Decor Aid allowed me to get the help I wanted for a very affordable price. My living room pieces are now arriving and I love the result. Because I live out in the suburbs in Boston, they did not have a person that could come to my home. However, they still helped me my putting me in contact with their NYC office (Meredith Cook was my designer, she's amazing) and we did all the work through skype/phone/email. It was very convenient. Meredith was very professional, responsive and patient (with the couple of times I changed my mind) and really tried to work with me in understanding my style before proposing a plan. I plan on using them again for the other rooms in my house.

Loved Megan! Professional, responsive, creative, helpful, patient and relatable. We have a finished…read morebasement, but it was filled with boxes, exercise equipment and kid toys. Megan helped us design a livable space for us and our kids. She proposed layouts, mood boards and items to purchase within our time frame and budget. Would highly recommend!

If I could give 1000 stars to Megan Healy Design I would!!! First of all- Megan Healy is incredibly…read moretalented not only with her sense of design, color, textures, but also layout/flow of a space and, even better and more rare in my experience, finding that perfect balance between beautiful design but practical functional use. She also is an excellent listener and really gets what her clients are going for and is able to use her years of expertise in the field to research solutions, find just the right pieces or paint colors, while also magically working well within the budget. You feel as if you're in a wonderful collaborative partnership with her where she is very open to ideas, suggestions and feedback but also uses her expertise and talent to guide the planning and finishing process. She's flexible, attentive, incredibly professional and reliable. She was able to calmly and kindly work with me on a fast, stressful timeline (due to an unexpected move in office space) and a restricted budget to transform a previously neglected office space with challenging space issues into a beautiful, healing space that my clients and I love. Megan is truly a pleasure to work with and a shining gem in her field. I give her my absolute highest recommendation for any design work you may need!!

Jodi, Natasha and the rest of the team at KitchenVisions do outstanding work! Expert at balancing…read morefunctionality with aesthetically pleasing design, they are extremely creative at finding solutions for "problem" spaces, at thinking "outside the box," and at listening closely to what the customer is asking for. Their design solutions exceeded our expectations. AND they are fun and easy to work with! Every step of the way, Jodi helped us to creatively address problem areas in our very small 130 year old house. In addition, she introduced us to industry professionals who helped us with each aspect of the project. Jodi is a joy to work with and she is an expert at what she does. We could not be happier both with the process and with the results!

We recently completed a kitchen and bath renovation with KitchenVisions (KV). While we started out…read moreoptimistic, by the end, we were very disappointed.