We are forever grateful for having been introducted to Studio Dec (Dan Corcoran). Initially we got…read morean estimate for our project from the Contractor firm hammer in hand. They said we would need to find a good architect for our project and are actually the ones that recommended Dan to us! Our project was for a Dadu on the footprint of the existing 15x30 garage and some renovations in our tiny 25x25 bungalow. He gave us 3 3-D mockups of the front space and great estimates of how much our different options would cost. His design suggestions were incredible with a back addition to move our staircase to the basement (now more living space) flow through the back of the house and add a new glassed in room that is truly the best room in our entire home! He was also integral to selecting our contractor (we did NOT go with hammer in hand who quoted 4x the price of everyone else we spoke to). We wanted to do a large portion of the work ourselves and Dan was very knowledgable all along the process and helped us find the help we needed and answer questions as they arose. He is a massive walking memory bank of knowledge in all things architecture and building based. We could not have asked for a better experience...and have highly recommended him to others including our neighbors!

We couldn't have asked for better than Dan! Dan Corcoran (the DEC in StudioDEC) designed the redo…read moreof our apartment. He gave us 3 different layouts to choose from, each with computer generated 3-D images of the finished product. He listened to our feedback and came up with a final design that met our needs exactly. As the construction progressed, Dan was there on site, supervising the contractors, making changes as needed. Thank god he was there to make the decisions that only someone with experience and expertise (not us) could make correctly. He has an excellent eye, a thorough knowledge of materials and resources, and was able to keep us well under budget. Even though we live outside of Seattle, he was able to network with local businesses and use creative solutions to get us what we needed. He has been in touch since completion to make sure everything went as planned and spoke with the contractors a couple of times to get them back and make the needed adjustments. All in all, a fantastic job!!

Lee Edwards is an innovative designer, a trustworthy associate, and consummate professional…read more Referring my own clients to him is a no-brainer, as there is never any doubt that he will take the utmost care of them. As a Realtor, I've been fortunate enough to sell homes designed by Lee, and I've seen firsthand how impressed buyers are with his inspiring designs and quality craftsmanship.

Lee is an excellent designer and project manager. I have worked with Lee on a number of projects…read moreand can't count the number of compliments we received. I wholeheartedly recommend Lee for any residential design project.

Working with Eduardo and the Enhanced Home has been problematic. From the beginning he ignored our…read morebudget and concerns regarding the safety of our small children, even saying "they won't be kids forever." They are 2 & 4 years old, so they might as well be kids forever. We never saw mockups, layouts, mood boards, or color schemes. When asked for this info, I was repeatedly told to "trust me." The furniture he recommended, and we purchased, is overpriced, poor quality and unsafe for our children. It has become apparent that he also marked up the furniture for his profit. He didn't wait for fabric approval before ordering, and refused to refund the purchase. We were misled regarding timelines (above and beyond understandable covid delays), emails and texts were ignored for two months out of the six month contract, and he lost the key to our home. I can't say anything regarding his staging business, but I have a lot to say about his interior design services and none of it is good. Eduardo is very persuasive and slick with words, so we believed he had our best intentions at heart. This was not the case. He is well aware of how we feel, and admitted that we didn't get the service we paid for but did nothing to redeem himself or his work. I would recommend avoiding The Enhanced Home if you have children, a budget, or care about furniture quality. I wouldn't trust the positive online reviews, as they appear to be full of Eduardo's family & friends.

Eduardo recently helped us get our home ready to sell. I wish we had met him when we first bought…read moreour house! He is incredibly talented and has an amazing ability to create beautiful, deeply personal spaces throughout a home. Rather than feeling "staged", our house feels more like "us" than it ever did before. The clutter is gone. What is left -- is us. The best part was working with Eduardo himself. He is a deliberate, highly creative craftsman who very quickly put our family at ease through an emotionally charged process. I would never have guessed a stranger could have "gotten" our family so quickly. He's awesome.

Peter D. Swindley Architects and Interiors, led by Principal Architect Dan Keating, handled a whole…read morehouse remodel from top to bottom for our family. We updated from a 90's aesthetic to a contemporary vibe, replaced some significant in-house elements and custom designed several major areas like the fireplace and kitchen. We expanded the pantry and added a counter and switched the dining room into an office for my wife. Dan guided us through the process, helped us make informed tradeoffs and kept us apprised as things changed. Dan regularly attended the job site while the work was progressing and made sure the contractor was catching all the details in the plans. Sam, one of the interior designers, helped us with color choices, contrasting elements and gave us pointers to local suppliers where we could see and touch what was being proposed. We are very happy with the outcome and would highly recommend Peter D. Swindley Architects and in particular, Dan Keating.

This place is snobby and the man who works there is pretentious. My husband and I walked in to look…read morefor bathtubs for our bathroom remodel and the guy basically said his tubs would not fit within our budget. He doesn't know us, he doesn't know how much we make, or what we do, but he immediately assumed it wouldn't work. I didn't even say a word. I just let him dig his hole and we left.

We have been terribly disappointed with our Pedini experience…read more Our architect suggested we go to them, and look at their Blu line of fixtures. We did, and what a mistake. They assured that we are getting a fantastic set of fixtures for our bathroom remodel. We swallowed hard because the cost was 50% more than the metal fixtures we had looked at by Koehler, but they convinced us. What a mistake. All of the control handles and Blu fixtures are stamped from plastic with cheap metallic coating. We've had two completely delaminate, and all of the wall covers have come loose. Our general contractor has been trying to get Pedini to replace those which the yellow plastic is showing through the cheap veneer, but three months later, the only thing we hear is the chip of crickets. Please think long and hard about a high-end distributor who pawns cheap plastic fixtures off, then seems to avoid standing behind them when they fail.

Lesson learned, get the verbal agreements in writing!…read more Lesson 1: Retainer and Accountability After handing over $5,000 retainer to Richard it's basically gone. We would periodically ask "How much of the $5,000 have we used", with a response "Don't worry, you're far away, I'll tell you as you approach". And then one day, apparently we're past $5,000, no notice like he said. We spent many occasions asking for a warranty for a custom cabinet he ordered for us, this was a bad idea, because adding a middleman to the process just made it difficult, lots of chasing things through Richard vs the convenience of direct, a few weeks for a response, which is fine as he was overseas, but that's why you shouldn't have a middleman for such things. Ultimately when there was a problem with the cabinet quality we felt the middleman pain. And for the invoice, a few hundred dollars for an email here, items there, if we had transparency as we hit $500, $1,000 we might have been more careful. Lesson 2: Disagreeing with Richard Richard's preferred contractor operates on a blank check system, no detail, just hand over thousands, and he'll bill by the hour, had no idea if the project would be $5,000, $50,000 for $500,000, I guess we can always abandon it as we go. Richard sells this as "This way you're flexible to change and add things". After wanting upfront estimates, we decided to chose our own contractor, at this point the relationship with Richard felt different, comments with an undertone of "That's what you get when you don't use my contractor". But to be fair, the good: (Why it's 1 star and not 0) * Richard had some interesting ideas * He toured us his home which doubles as a showroom of ideas * He suggested a detailed floor plan, which whilst expensive, was nice to have and has had use since then In Summary I think there's a certain type of client who will be happy with Richard, and it's largely someone/couple who are very busy and wants to hand over a blank check and see what happens, and I'm sure some amazing remodels do happen as a result, but this isn't the service suited for ourselves, and a lot of people we know. Suggestions: * Transparency upfront about how the preferred contractor works before asking for money from customers * Continuous disclosure on retainer costs, Richard enters the costs likely the day of it, on a tool, give access to that tool so we can immediately see our balance OR a weekly email OR an email when we hit every $1,000 milestone at least.

We learned about Richard Landon from our daughter and son-in-law who worked with him on an…read moreextensive kitchen and living space remodel. It was obvious that Richard has a great eye for design and he gave them some really thoughtful ideas for their home. Our own project was to renovate a very small, older home into something we could live in for years to come. While the original ask was for help in redesigning the kitchen and bathroom spaces, Richard had some really clever and thought provoking ideas for the rest of the house as well. His innovative thinking really helped us to focus and identify what we need to do there. We would not hesitate to work with Richard on another project or, to recommend him to family and friends.

I've been working with Marc on my dream home: a microhome with sustainable features, as a DIY…read moreproject and private place to enjoy the night sky with my fiance. Though there's plenty of information online, nothing beats having a seasoned architect with not just a flare for design, but one who has true knowledge around construction and this growing trend. Even though I'm in Los Angeles and he's in Seattle, between emails and Skype calls we've accomplished a lot. He's been incredibly thoughtful and patient with me, and has saved me a lot of research time, and continues to point me in the best direction. He's like my own private Google for all things related to microhome construction. I highly recommend his services.

KAFF design does an amazing work and we have worked with them to design our new townhouse. When we…read morefirst purchased this house, it was like a blank canvass and I was so overwhelmed on how to design our space. Given that it is a townhouse, we had some space restrictions and we wanted to make our home functional and yet cozy. These two amazing ladies came to rescue and gave me a vision on how to best utilize our space. They created mood boards for each of the rooms which gave us an excellent visualization on what type of furniture pieces we should get. They also gave us suggestions on how to best create a layout with photo frames and what type of furnitures would make our space look bigger! I would highly recommend this business to anyone who is looking for quality work and exceptional service.