Elements & Principles

Emily did a great job presenting options for carpet and bathroom upgrades. She helped me think about new ideas, was very responsive, and set up the carpet and counter install end to end.

Emily is a gem. She is a talented business woman with excellent design, human resource and management skills. She exceeded my expectations. She was able to create a kitchen layout, select materials and provide a plan that worked with what I had while bringing in the new and allowing for future change. The plan was a roadmap that allowed me to finally move forward. For me, this plan was the game changer that got me moving again. I would definitely work with Emily on future projects.

I could not be happier with the final product! Our window blinds look amazing!! The person who came to install our blinds was professional, friendly and very efficient! I would absolutely recommend Elements & Principles to any and all of our family and friends!

I am a busy working professional and she meshed really well with my personality. It saved me a lot of time wandering around furniture stores during my limited free time. I want to make the money and then make good choices in a time efficient way.

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Extremely well - very professional, great personality, great ideas

She had some great tile and color recommendations and our tile was delivered today!  I am so excited for our new bathroom!

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Emily is great to work with.  I was planning to remodel my bathroom, and I don't have a good feel for color combinations and finishes.  Emily selected tile and paint colors and recommended fixtures.  She had a contractor provide an estimate for the project.  I'm in the midst of completing the project now.  I'm very happy with the help Emily provided.

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My wife and I had a remodeling job thrust upon us the week before Thanksgiving when a water connection burst in our kitchen and ruined some of the cabinets.  As we considered our options for our master bath, kitchen and basement remodel, we decided to use an interior designer to help us make choices that would make our house go from "nice" to "wow".  I looked up many interior designers online and liked Emily's portfolio.  She responded to our inquiry very quickly and set up meetings at our house, and "shopping" trips at tile stores.  We have been very impressed with her energy, professionalism and quick analysis of our style.  When we bought our house 11 years ago we took out almost all of the first level flooring (carpet, tile and kitchen linoleum) and installed Brazilian cherry hardwood flooring.  We love the warmth and look of the Brazilian cherry, but were never really satisfied with how sat against the honey-oak cabinets in the kitchen.  As a result of this "sudden remodeling job" we decided to keep the flooring and design the kitchen around that as our primary element.  Emily walked us through color options to provide contrast to the floor and help it become more of a showpiece.  We're very excited to show of our new kitchen with color coordinated cabinets, tile backsplash, quartz countertops and new light fixtures when it's completed.  Emily also helped us redesign a basement bar, choose carpet color for the basement, and new tile/theme for a master bathroom.  The entire experience with Emily has been wonderful.  It's easily the best money we've spent on this entire project.

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It was time to update the living room after over a decade. Emily provided a workable floor plan for a room with an unusual configuration. She worked with me to narrow down color choices that I love and that work well for the space. She went furniture shopping with me. I purchased a sofa, accent chair, and recliner chair within my budget. She paid great attention to detail and to the size of the furniture. The best thing was that she co-ordinated the fabrics in a way that really works. I would have been lost with so many choices, but with my input, she helped me make choices that make the room have the exact look I wanted. It took less than three hours with her friendly, helpful advice.
We also went carpet shopping together at a wholesalers. There were too many choices, but she had some ideas and we kept narrowing down to make good use of our time. Emily co-ordinated the installation with painting and furniture delivery times. I am very pleased that the room looks modern and functions well. it has a professional put-together look. Classy, yet comfortable and inviting.
Emily also helped me decide on an updated color for the master bath. It's a bright lime green, which I had doubts about at first, but now love. It's cheerful and fresh. I would have gone too dull.
Emily is prompt and personable. She has a great eye for color and details. I really felt like we worked together to get the look I  wanted. I feel she is very affordable and got me a good discount on carpeting. She was also very conscious of the budget I needed to work with.
I am currently working with her to get some other projects done. If you want a plan and not a mish-mash, I really suggest you go with Emily Korf. Her knowledge and skills saved me time and money by getting exactly what I wanted.

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Both Emily and the contractor(forgot name, sorry) were very professional and at the same time, very personable!  The contractor showed up on time, came in and installed in a timely fashion and didn't leave a mess.  He also was very friendly with our 16 month old who would say "hi - bye" every time he walked in/out of the house.  I would say that if ever the need came up again for their services, we are 100% sure we would hire them again!   I only gave a 'C' rating on price, because I think closets being redone, no matter whom...is usually more then I would spend as a male for work done.  ; )  With that said, just researching online...someone else probably would have charged more then what should be charged then this Company did and even if tried to do myself, the time and frustration would be more in 'expense' then what was the cost for our supplies/work.

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Emily was very prompt and easy to work with, and she made some great suggestions for the hardware, as I wasn't 100% sure of what setup would have worked best with my closet space (my townhome is fairly old, built in the 1970's - so the closets are wide, but not very deep).   The actual installation took about a month longer than initially estimated, but that was because I asked the installation to be postponed so I could get the interior of the closets and the rooms they were in painted.   The hardware for the closet system installation was delivered well in advance, and the actual installation took less than three hours.  Overall, I'm very pleased, and I'll probably be calling Emily back this coming spring to schedule an installation for the other half of the closet.   The materials seem sturdy, and the final price was still less than what I would've paid if I had had a specialty closet vendor do the work.

I was pleased with the design and communication throughout the process.  I am also pleased with the finished product.  It certainly met, if not exceeded, our expectations.

Emily was friendly and took time listening to me and offering ideas.  She asked for time to look into the rooms and came up with color choices/options for each room.



I had previously made some bad color choices and became stuck when trying to choose new options.  Her visit was instrumental in helping get past my "stuck" point.

it went very well. the design phase was quick and efficient. The installation phase was scheduled fine. The materials were delivered in time. The installation phase was professional and well done.

Initial contact did not go well.  As part of the "big deal" the provider may have been surprised at the traffic driven to their business.



Design was superior



Cost was a little high



Installation went well





We feel this was a good overall value for our hard earned money.