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"Susan Bathon brings a thorough analytical approach to her work. Being an engineer by training, she brings an objective and scientific approach to offer design options that achieve the right balance of rigor, pragmatism, and aesthetic appeal. I worked with Susan to design the interior space of my condo in Brookline. The unit was cold, plain white, and almost industrial in appearance. Susan worked with me patiently to find the right colors for the walls, rugs for the floors, furniture, window treatments, bathroom fittings, and accessories to transform it and make it feel like a home. She assisted me in shopping trips to furniture stores, rug stores, window treatment outlets and stores that carried rightly priced accessories. She advised me on color choices which was a great learning experience for me. She also researched and offered options at online outlets to buy certain pieces of furniture. I was also able to leverage the trade discounts available to her by working with her, which notably helped reduce the cost of window treatments for my unit. I am extremely pleased with the rug she helped me pick for my living room as it has a medley of vibrant yet soft colors and designs that are amazingly pleasing to the senses and spark resilience and warmth when I enter my living room after a long work day. Susan is also extremely knowledgeable and generous in sharing many tips, tricks and solutions for fixing problems or getting around gaps that I encountered in my new place. For example, the shower in the bathroom was beautiful with marvelous tiling but lacked the necessary shelving to hold bath products. Susan gave me three distinct options with their pros and cons to address this issue and the information she summarized for me was instrumental in informing my approach to bridge this gap in a way that achieved the perfect balance of practical comfort and aesthetic appeal. This is one of many examples of how her engineering mindset coupled with sophistication in interior design work brought tangible value. Susan is amazingly organized and carefully records her work methodically using the Milanote app for collaborative work with her clients. Being a professional with an active work schedule including travels, I was particular about the days and times when I was available for design consultation meetings and shopping trips. Susan was understanding and accommodated my needs. Susan is a very resilient, self-aware and astute professional with a great sense of humor. She builds trust and listens actively to understand the needs of her clients. She regularly watched out for blind spots in my field of vision and advised me proactively to carefully re-consider certain choices I was leaning towards initially (e.g., wall colors) to ensure that I did not prematurely select something sub-optimal for my space that could have clashed with other design choices I had already made. Not being knowledgeable in the principles of interior design, I appreciated this proactive advisory approach she took to safeguard the quality of my design selections. We were open and honest about our expectations and preferences with each other and she was perfectly fine with my brutal honesty and allowed me to express my likes and dislikes throughout our work together. Iâ m grateful for the opportunity I had to work with Susan and highly recommend her services for interior design. If you hire Susan, youâ ll not just have your place designed elegantly, but will end up with an intellectually engaging experience characterized by learning and broadening of your horizons."

"Tess helped transform our pink and black tile embarrassment of a bathroom - to a beautiful and serene retreat. Her additions of crown molding, wainscoting, and green/grey and cream color scheme fits with our house and lifts our spirits whenever we open the door. Working with Tess is a pleasure. She makes the process fun. We are so happy with the results. We will work with her on all our design projects!"

"CJ did a very thorough presentation and gave me wonderful choices to choose from. I am very happy with the overall concept and design!"

"Kathy is delightful to work with. Her design recommendations were spot on and I appreciate how responsive she is. Kathy carefully listens to my ideas and executes flawlessly within budget. I never thought this process would be as enjoyable and fast as it has been."

"Very well; Frank helped with a few very nice layouts that we chose from & we are very happy."

"Akeva came in and did tremendous work on a couple of our rooms that were in desperate need of de-cluttering and re-design. Would highly recommend her services to anyone!"

"This was the most pleasant experience I’ve ever had with a business. The owner is knowledgeable and he clearly cares about the work he does. If you’re thinking about hiring this person, do it. You will not regret it."

"Block made this process very simple (or as simple as it can be), and we are really happy with the design assistance we got, as well as them walking us through the design phase, procurement, board package, etc. Would definitely use again!"

"Glen was great. He called and showed when promised. The work turned out better than we hoped. We would definitely use Glen again."

"She's very knowledgeable and able to present and point information! She was able to provide great feedback! She's always available when you have questions, when you need assistance, and follows up when needed!"