Good location, zippy style…read more Cost some close folks to me over 70G (and over 6 months) for a (very simple) kitchen. Picked a great contractor, but a lot was lost...Interviews great...Would check her references before moving forward (as with any designer).

I've never worked with an interior designer before, and the idea of paying someone to help me match…read morecolors was painful. So we hired Kari at Jerri Kunz as a last resort and at the 11th hour when I was at the deadline to make selections for our new house. I had lots of ideas but couldn't make any of the colors or patterns match. Our only regret is that we didn't hire her sooner in the process because she is not only great, but made things so much easier. I got an appointment with her quickly (within a couple of days) and she met us at our home. I handed her a bunch of photographs of home interiors I liked, pointed to a pile of about 50 tile and countertop samples and said HELP! And that's when she worked her magic and my headache disappeared. Within about 20 minutes she had the colors picked out for all the rooms. Same thing when it came time to pick paints - she opened a huge box full of samples and we had the paint selected in about 20 minutes. The paint, countertops and tile are already installed and they look great. I was hesitant to even hire an interior designer because I just needed a little help picking colors. I didn't want a full service project management team or a pushy designer trying to sell me services I didn't want. My concerns were totally unfounded. I told Kari what kind of help I needed, and those are the services I got. And her charges were very reasonable. Kari gives excellent advice, and she's been so helpful that we expanded the scope of the initial project and are getting her help with several other things. She's great and we highly recommend her.

We worked with Suzanna to remodel our master bathroom/closet and guest bathroom in our small house…read morelate last year to create a better use of space when we learned we had a baby on the way. I couldn't have imagined a better experience and nearly one year later, I still love every single detail of our new rooms! We had actually worked with two different designers in the past for our home (a family connection who was based in San Antonio and gave a shot at one of those online services too), but unfortunately had very poor experiences so we were incredibly cautious as we explored who we wanted to work with for an investment like a remodel with a tight timeframe. We filled out a short intake questionnaire and put together a Pinterest board with style ideas and were blown away by how quickly she nailed our design aesthetic and knew exactly what we needed to do with the space. What I love most about Suzanna is that while she's an incredibly talented designer, she also works like an architect and was able to reconfigure a small space for us to maximize every square inch to somehow make our small room feel double to size and meet every functional need. Suzanna works by an hourly rate and I was very surprised how quickly she works and efficient she is with her time. She also includes you in as much or as little of the design process as you like. I wanted to be a part of everything because I wanted to learn, but I would have trusted her to make every decision without me there - and that is saying something since I'm very picky and have a very specific way I like things to look! I could not have dreamed a better experience in working with Suzanna. In fact, we are more open-minded for the next house we buy because we know we can use her to help us update it and make it our own! We can't wait to work with her again!

We love Su!! What makes Su a top tier designer are both her unique, studied design skills and her…read morestrong project managment skills. She provides end-to-end service from concept to completion. She exhibited a fastidious attention to detail and a calm re-assurance that our shared concept would take life to specification between our four walls. All of the micro-decisions of any renovation project add up; when we were overwhelmed with yet another choice to make, we could count on Su to make the call, because she not only has an amazing aesthetic, but she also knew our preferences. And all this to say, she respected our budget and was transparent in pricing and estimates along the way. She knew when to give accurate estimates and when to defer to expert contractors. Her material choices are unique within the bounds of the agreed budget decided early in our project. We recommend Su to all of our friends and family, and look forward to working with her again, when it is time for our next project!

We had a fantastic experience working with Lynne. It goes without saying that we are overjoyed with…read moreour kitchen--the look, the functional design, and the incredible amount of storage she was able to create from thin air. But what was truly exceptional was the overall remodel experience. Don't get me wrong, kitchen remodels are never fun, but I can't imagine ours having gone any better. Lynne really listened to us during the early-stage design process. We knew what we wanted (storage, more counter space, more light, etc.), but we had no idea how to get there. Lynne came up with multiple options for us and continued to adjust things until we got it just right. She refused to schedule our model until she could guarantee that she had everyone who was going to work on it lined up, so our kitchen wouldn't languish half finished while the cabinet installer, for instance, was busy on another two-week project. To that end, she went above and beyond to keep everything on schedule--even when we discovered our ceiling had to be structurally reinforced before we could move on, or when we found live electrical wires in our walls that had to be taken care of (eek). In both of those situations, it was possible to power through because Lynne only uses the best people--from the cabinet maker to the painter to the contractor, who was outstanding. They worked through the weekend and late at night as necessary--and happily, as everyone seemed to take pride in their work (including, of course, Lynne). Lynne is also a lot of fun, and incredibly responsive and patient. I must have asked her 15 times what the dimensions of our appliances needed to be. She could often answer questions like this via text message from anywhere, because she had the drawings memorized. And, importantly, while there were a few extra costs associated with fixing the ceiling (understandably, given that it was visibly sagging by about 2 inches in places), everything else was stayed exactly on-budget. We are considering sprucing up some other areas of our house at some point, and we will unquestionably have Lynne do the work again.

I have worked with Laura on several different occasions and have always been blown away by her…read moreingenuity, creativity and commitment to the design process. On each of my projects Laura listened to what I was envisioning and then worked with me to accomplish it. I cannot say enough about the talent of this firm and the miracles they are able to work. Someday I would love to buy some of her furniture from her Vervano line of furniture that she has recently created!!!

I was surfing yelp looking at reviews of some of my "contractors" I have used in the past and was…read moreshocked by the negative review of Laura Britt Design. I loved working with Laura. Design is expensive and Laura was very concerned about staying within my very limited budget. I contributed a lot to the design of my space because of my budget. By doing that we were able to create a synergy together that made the end result even better than if either one of us had done it alone. We constantly built on each others ideas. My place looks spectacular. It is very nontraditional and everybody that comes loves it for it's uniqueness. We both contributed to that. I could have never done it without her. I know how flexible Laura can be in her design work in that my place is so completely "out of the box". For that reason, I recommend her to all my friends. It doesn't matter what they have in mind, she will have an idea about how to achieve it. Maybe some people completely turn over their design to a designer but I think it is important to constantly contribute so that in the end there is no issues that would cause it to be less than fabulous.

I was referred to Creative Staging By Design by my realtor because I needed to stage my condo. I…read morehad already relocated out of state so had to handle everything remotely, which made things a bit more challenging. I was also running on an extremely tight budget. Sheri at Creative Staging By Design was up to the challenge. Within a few days of her staging, I sold the condo! Her taste in colors and styling is impeccable. I have friends who have paid 10 times what I did for staging and theirs didn't look half as good as Sheri's work. She is truly an artist in interior design. Not only is she a master at her craft, but when I needed to have some additional items added for the comfort of guests (such as coffee maker, etc), Sheri was happy to get the needed items and set them up in the condo, and her fee was again, nominal. To further complicate things, I found out a week beforehand that the sale of my condo would be closing a week early! Sheri was able to arrange her schedule to pick up her furniture before closing (and after my guest had left, which only left 1 day in between). All in all, Sheri is an amazing person to work with; very prompt in her communication and willing to help out in any way possible, no matter how difficult the request. I will be recommending Sheri to all of my friends and family in the Austin area.

Trulie and her helper made my 4 bedroom home shine in less than a day. Furniture, rugs pictures,…read moreplants filled my empty rooms and made my house a home. Her prices were reasonable and an offer came in after 3 days. I highly recommend Trulie Yours.

Trulie is a TRULY AMAZING!!!!…read more There are many, MANY benefits about working with Trulie. I'll summarize the top few that come to mind: Trulie is a pleasure to work with. She knows her stuff, and she delivered on her promises. Actually she SIGNIFICANTLY OVERdelievers on her promises! Trulie takes the time to thoroughly look at the entire home. Then she takes the time to properly LISTEN to you, and what your goals and objectives are. Then she combines everything she learned about the home and your goals and objectives, and comes up with a fantastic staging solution. I have received numerous compliments on Trulie's staging. Trulie's professionalism is second to none. All appointments were kept on time. Delivery and pick up were scheduled and executed without any challenges whatsoever, including NO scratches!! Finally, I'd like to point out that she has a great team to help her with delivery and pick up. I HIGHLY recommend Trulie for all of your staging needs!

Everything went well. Jill updated our home a few years before we sold. The value she added to…read morethe home in that sale was way beyond the investment. She handled all the contractors and kept us updated with time sheets that stayed on time. I highly recommend.

Time to update Nine Design. My first review was from someone who observed what Nine Design did for…read moreother clients. Now, I'm thrilled to announce that I am a client. Once my wife and I purchased a new home in NW Austin we knew we were going to need help. We wanted our new home to reflect our style. The problem is that sometimes you have good taste but struggle to put it all together. I called Jill and she sent us Kelli Presses, a member of the Nine Design team. She is fantastic! Kelli arrived at our new home, took a tour, and immediately started listening to our thoughts regarding our aesthetic. The first thing Kelli did was help us rearrange our furniture in our living room. We spend most of our time in this room and she nailed it. Over the course of a few weeks Kelli helped us transform our entire house. From room layout to paint color to window treatments to accessorizing. My favorite thing about Kelli, besides her gift of design, was that she understood our budget and never pushed us to spend money unnecessarily. As a matter of fact, there were a few times she offered "do it yourself" ways of saving money for the same result/impact. We're now in the final stages and our house looks amazing. We love to entertain and our friends and neighbors are blown away by the transformation. We give Kelli and Nine Design all the credit. Call Nine Design if you have any design needs. We needed help with our entire house. You may only need help with one room. Or maybe you need a color consultation for painting. They do it all.

Loved our experience with The Fix It Chick! Kristi and her entire team were wonderful: pleasant,…read moreskilled, top tier professionals. We were looking into a bathroom remodel and got 3 different quotes. We had the best rapport with Kristi but her quote came in higher than the others (not by a huge amount but significant enough for us to debate). In the end, since we'd had previous projects where we went with cost savings and then weren't 100% satisfied after, we picked Fix It Chick. Definitely the right decision! The extra cost she estimated at the beginning just proved her in depth knowledge of the whole project and the excellence they'd be providing throughout. All of her contractors were great and the quality of their work was amazing. We thought we had a good eye for detail but still missed little things she spotted during her various walk throughs to have her team fix. I also really appreciated her initial consultations. We didn't have a very specific design vision and she really helped bring our general idea to life, choosing a handful of options for us to pick from in regards to tile, furniture, lighting, etc. She even solved a big-to-me problem in our bathroom of wanting to have our laundry hidden. She found shelving that had pull out hampers that were seamlessly integrated and the perfect size. We will definitely be going back to Kristi first for any future remodeling projects!

We contacted Kristi and a few other contractors to get quotes and ideas for our main bathroom…read moreremodel. We are so happy we chose her for this project. Budget/Quote-- Entire project cost was very close (within a few dollars) of the original quote and completed within the expected timeline. The only hiccup was when one of the components significantly rose in price from the custom supplier during the 2 weeks since Kristi made the quote. She then found a similar product online for a price within our budget. Tradespeople-- Everyone who was here was respectful of our space (having to move throughout most of the house to reach the bathroom) and cleaned up after themselves. They did high-quality work, which Kristi inspected regularly. Besides that, everyone was friendly and made us feel comfortable. Choices-- We told Kristi we had some ideas for style and design, so she asked for some inspiration photos. This guided us through choosing every component. When we were unsure, we asked for her opinion to help us decide. For many things, like the exhaust fan, toilet, and wafer lights, Kristi chose for us and got us quality products she'd used before and saved us from Choice Overload. The end result-- We are so happy with the bathroom now. It is not only beautiful, but also so much more functional than before. Working with Kristi-- Some reviewers said it took a while to get an appointment for a quote. I'm 100% OK with that. It shows that Kristi has plenty of business because she's good at what she does. This was a significant project for our home. Waiting for the right thing is worth it. Beyond that, Kristi was in constant communication with us throughout every stage. I appreciated her organization, such as the materials list and overview of the work by weeks, as well as a rundown of what work would be done each day M-F. About 10 years ago I did another major bathroom redo at a previous home. The contractor did not do any of this. There would be days when no one showed up to do any work, we never knew what was happening, and we had to constantly reach out to him and ask what was going on. Doing a major project on your home is inherently stressful; however, working with Kristi greatly minimized it.