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Donna asked about our preferences and kept those at the centre of all of her recommendations and advice. She helped us with our decision-making, without confusing us with too many options. Through her extensive network of contacts we were able to view and purchase pieces we would never normally be able to see. All of our sub-contractors commented on how easy it was to work with Donna and were unfailingly positive in their feedback about her. Despite living at the other end of the country from Donna we only had to travel to Auckland three times throughout the build, and Donna visited us twice. Donna helped us to create a beautiful home that captured our goals and is a delight to live in. We could not be happier and would not hesitate to encourage others to work with her.

We wanted to do an update plan for the next few years for carpet and painting the house. In the short term we also wanted to update our lounge suite, furniture and furnishing. Donna listened to what we were after and provided great options and in our budget range. She has amazing suppliers and contacts in design industries. We also like to support local businesses and on all occasions we were able to do this.

We have worked with Donna for many years now on a range of new builds. In this time she has provided both showhome staging services & colour design options. Every home she has worked on with us, she has been a pleasure to deal with & has an amazing eye for design. All of the details, from the wall colour, tiles, carpet & curtains right through to the furniture, art & accessory choices are always on point & gives our homes a timeless classic feel. We love our new showhome space & have had so much positive feedback from clients coming through.

Donna helped us renovate the living areas in our home. She listened to what we wanted and worked with the existing pieces we had. We now have living areas that reflect us and the overall look is cohesive. We absolutely love the finished rooms, they look fantastic!!

We contacted Donna during our renovations to provide ideas with interior decorating and window treatments.She grasped what was required very quickly and provided us with conceptual ideas and recommendations which we found to be very practical and customised to our needs. Donna also provided recommendations and guidance on other areas to ensure our house tied together in all respects. The suppliers that she worked with were also very helpful and products she recommended were of a very high standard. She saved us a lot of time and money. We would definitely use her again and highly recommend her!

Donna is highly professional, efficient and has an excellent eye for what is going to work. She is happy to work with whatever budget you have and to combine the new with the old. Donna has worked with us on a number of projects and we have been thrilled with the result each time. With her access to a wide range of very high quality suppliers, she has saved us time and money, and made renovating a fun experience! I highly recommend Donna.

We had recently purchased a holiday home which needed furnishing and as always Donna was able to suggest some great options to choose from. We are very happy with how they all fit together creating a great look in the house.

From the moment we first met Donna, she portrayed enthusiasm, warmth, competence and professionalism. She listened carefully to our requirements and provided a very prompt and effective design service. We are delighted with the results which have provided a great living environment and we would have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone wanting interior design and procurement services.

Donna did an absolutely fantastic job of helping us create and design our gorgeous hair salon in Beachlands, she knew exactly what our vision was and we love our space!

We have worked closely with Donna Jones from The Design Option over the last 15 years on a number of projects; refurbishing our home, and furnishing our holiday home. On each project Donna has been able to select colours, fabrics, and furniture that caters for our personal tastes, while at the same time creating a modern, light, and comfortable feel. Donna's insight and professional is excellent, she communicated well with us throughout the entire process, and when considering future projects we would always involve Donna from the start . We have recommended Donna to a number of friends, and they have been as equally impressed in what Donna has achieved for them.

Wow, we are thrilled with our results! . We had a leaky home which was extremely stressful for us. Donna came along and helped us recreate a new home after the extensive repairs. Our home now looks fabulous. Donna's knowledge, guidance and warm personality made the redecorating a fun and creative venture. Donna was very professional. We were able to stay well under the budget we had estimated. The result - our guests comment that our home looks like we had a designer in. Best kept secret ever!

This year I wanted to refresh our outdoor areas and get ideas for new artwork in our home Donna chose a stylish 10 seater outdoor table and chairs, selected some lovely pieces of modern art which I love and made more of a statement of our large front porch entrance to include a piece of artwork, some big planters and a custom made mat. It is always a pleasure working with Donna, she takes the hard work out improving your home and i am always grateful for her ideas and creativity.