Indretning af rum i Encinitas, CA.

“I am immensely grateful that Susan offered me design consulting via an hourly package. We were buying a new “builder vanilla” home in another state, and I wanted to turn it into something beautiful and personal—but I was essentially starting from zero and desperately needed experienced guidance. Because the house was out of state, and because I’m fairly frugal, hiring Savvy Interiors for a full-service design wasn’t practical. Susan’s consulting option turned out to be the perfect middle ground. Our first major issue was the flooring—and Susan may have saved me from a $70,000 mistake. We have roughly 2,700 square feet, and I had convinced myself that I should choose very light hardwood in the widest planks I could find because that seemed to be where the market was going. But something kept stopping me from actually placing the order. I knew I wasn’t confident, so I followed my instinct and asked for help. Susan listened to me describe my style, what I wanted the house to feel like, and what I was trying to accomplish. We talked through the flooring, and almost immediately she knew which direction I should go. More importantly, she understood WHY it was right for my house rather than simply following a trend. The floors are now installed and they are beyond gorgeous. Every time I look at them, I am grateful I made that phone call. But the flooring was only the beginning. As we moved virtually through the house, I could bring Susan a question or problem and she would immediately see three steps beyond it: “Do this here.” “Make sure this balances that.” “If you do this, remember you’ll need extra space for that.” Those observations sound simple afterward—but they are things I never would have anticipated on my own. That is the tremendous value of experience. Susan has designed homes over and over again. Most of us do this only a handful of times in our lives. The knowledge that comes from having “been there and done that” a thousand times simply comes out naturally in conversation with her, and it can save you hours, money, mistakes and regret. She also has an ability I particularly value: she listened to what I wanted rather than trying to turn my house into someone else’s aesthetic. She helped me clarify my own design direction, make confident decisions and understand how individual choices would work together as a whole. Susan’s time is worth every penny—and then some. If you are building, remodeling or simply overwhelmed by major design decisions and aren’t in a position to hire a full-service designer, I cannot recommend her consulting highly enough. In my case, a few hours of expert advice affected decisions worth tens of thousands of dollars and helped turn a generic new-build house into more of a home that will eventually (when completed) feels like us. (We just took possession and put down the floors - next up furniture / paint / window coverings....)”

“After searching for an interior designer and conducting a few interviews we were excited to hire Hope Pinc to help remodel our entire 3,400 square feet house that included 5 bedrooms and a 800 square ft great room. To say we were overwhelmed was an understatement! From the first day Hope insured us that she could help with every aspect of our interior needs. She truly took the time to understand our style and over all theme, while also making sure to incorporate our wish list. This was extremely important as other interior designer constantly told us, no. While Hope would draw up plans to make sure it was plausible and would only cut back if it was truly not in our budget. I cannot say enough good things about Hope, it was a dream to work with her and I hope our paths cross again.”

“They had beautiful designs that we approved the first time, and they had top notch customer service even after our project was over. Additionally, they always delivered when they said they would. Loved working with this team.”