We are the owners of the Beach St house featured on Houzz. We started the whole house purchasing/remodeling process as total novices. After hiring an architect who assured us he could do everything, we got drawing back with kitchen and bathroom finishes that we were not happy with. Moreover, the architect wanted us to go to tile/appliances/fixtures warehouses to pick out what seemed like an endless number of items. My husband works long hours and I had a six month old so was feeling completely overwhelmed. I interviewed three designers whose names I got from references and Melissa was the obvious choice. Once you meet her, you will know why.
- Melissa is a joy to work with. I am not the easiest client. I have very set ideas of what I like but don't know how to put things together. We had little time to invest in making the myriad and mundane decisions required in a large house renovation. And, with any house project, things go wrong, contractor timelines slip, frustration builds. But, through it all - no matter what craziness was going on-Melissa was always kept her calm, was positive and looked for solutions that would work for everyone.
- She may look like a cheerleader but has the will of a drill sergeant. Melissa kept the contractors in line. They may have been able to fool us or try to get things by but she knows exactly what they should be doing and how they should be doing it and kept the project rolling. Despite being tough with them, all the guys who worked on the contractor's end loved her.
- Melissa is extremely flexible and open-minded. My husband wanted the office in orange and green. I was so sure she would agree with me that that would be a hideous color combination. Instead, she heard him out, nodded and came back to us with shades of orange and green that looked amazing. I wanted to get all the fixtures in my son's room/playroom from IKEA given he will likely destroy them. She purchased and assembled them. I found out later that some designers would never agree to purchase anything from IKEA.
- I love Melissa's sense of style. Every designer will tell you that they can work with any style. But I don't think that is true. Designers have an innate style and you should find one whose style you love. Melissa saved us from so many design mistakes. Several times we second guessed her, like when we decided we didn't like the colors she suggested for the living room. Instead we got paint samples from the store of the colors we thought would be better and painted them on. They were hideous. We went back with one of the colors she recommended.
I've referred her to a friend and my friend loved working with her too. We always get compliments about aspects of our house and it's all thanks to Melissa. Sadly, she moved away and, after trying to work with other decorators, I realize how special she is and how hard it is to find someone like her. She saved our house renovation- and our marriage- and I can't recommend her highly enough.
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