Emily's work is not for everyone. If you just want something trendy, stick to design magazines that tell you the latest colors for the year. Emily comes at design from the perspective of an artist trained in colors. I hired her 15 years ago to select colors for the interior of an older Scandinavian-style home that had always had off-white walls. She spent a great deal of time looking at my favorite paintings, furniture, and exterior landscaping before proposing a basic color for my environment. She then offered me options for other colors for other rooms, plus a trim and ceiling color that would work throughout the house. I had my interior painted in the colors (and paint brand) she recommended. It's not only beautiful, but it has also maintained its classic look over the years. This year (2022) I had Emily back to do exterior colors for my home. She listened carefully to my requests--I wanted to stick with gray with white trim. She then proposed a far more pleasant gray, a subtly richer white, and a sharper, more distinctive accent color for the doors. It's wow! Her work takes the house from bland and generic to striking. Emily is very focused in her work, and her intense style is not for everyone. She is also unwilling to work around pets. You'll have to decide if you are willing to accommodate her approach. My take on it is that the end products (her expert, thoughtful color recommendations) have taken me out of a play-it-safe, generic approach and into a distinctive style that has added vastly to the value of my home. I enjoy the collaborative color selection process. If you are comfortable with her work style, I believe you'll get a lot of value. read more

Quite literally the most unprofessional contractor I have ever experienced. The fact that she won't give a general quote when every other company I have talked with will just shows how much of a scam she is running. BEWARE! read more

When my husband and I moved to a new home we wanted to make certain we chose colors that we wouldn't want to change every other year, which we had done in our previous home. After reading online reviews we met with Emily - and we absolutely love the colors! She was very patient with us in nailing down our palette. We finally moved in over three months ago and the colors have soothed all of the unpacking, cleaning, and contract work. We call her our color therapist. We are amazed how well she captured what we needed and what works with our furniture and personalities. We love a ton of color, and Emily helped us find new mature colors that work with our stately Tudor. I was worried about the green in the dining room, and it's now one of my favorite rooms! And everyone loves the blue green in the living room which changes beautifully with the light. Thank you Emily! read more

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Working with Emily was wonderful. She took the stress out of the color process for us. Three of us owning a house together is great - and since we're completing the construction, we are spread a bit thin. The few hours we spent with Emily saved us *so* much time and hassle. We have a color palette now that we all love and that none of us would have expected. She also had great recommendations for vendors for flooring and other items, services, and products. We get lots of compliments on our main floor! If you want a beautiful home and lower stress, work with Emily. She will give your house a new look and a new life! read more

Literally Emily is the most unprofessional individual I've ever encountered either personally or professionally. She grossly overcharges, provides zero value, insight or guidance, and communicates worse than a 12 year old. My wife and I had high hopes prior to inviting her to consult with us about some bathroom projects. Unfortunately Emily couldn't handle the fact that our 10 month old puppy sniffed her, and claims she was 'assaulted' which is literally laughable. She then proceeded to be offended when we ask questions like: "what do you think we should do? What ideas do you have (her being the expert)? Each question was met with hostility and aggressiveness for no apparent reason other than our own ignorance which is why we hired her in the first place! If you're reading this, please do yourself a favor and move on to someone who knows how to communicate like an adult and doesn't run away after 30 minutes and charge $375 claiming she 'earned' her fee. Seriously, she's terrible. read more

Emily was much cheaper (and much more fun) than hiring a marriage counselor. The best investment in the house (and the marriage) that we've made was to hire Emily to help us figure out what colors would look good, and find a selection both my husband and I could agree upon. I particularly loved the way she expertly and subtly got each of us to change our minds about colors/concepts we were stuck on. We would have argued and second guessed each other off and on for years. Was a great use of our time and money. read more

A few hours of Emily's time was invaluable, and saved us money, time, and a lot of stress! Our house was transformed with a new color palette, "our" colors chosen with her expert guidance. She also made many helpful product and design suggestions. Emily helped us on 3 projects. We had already remodeled the kitchen, but the new cabinets, counter, and flooring did not fit together as I had envisioned. It took her only a couple of minutes to pull out a blue shade from our palette to replace the existing beige on the walls and ceiling. The color was darker than I would have ever considered, and I had doubts about have the ceiling dark as well. The result was as she predicted: the new color highlighted the blues in the counter and floor, and the kitchen now looks designer-planned. She came in midway on 2 bath remodels and met me at the tile store, where I had previously made several unproductive visits. Emily helped select and design tile back splashes, floors, grout colors, and also a counter from samples I had. Finally, when we did the rest of the upstairs she helped with flooring, paint, and choosing just the right size and color area rug. I also appreciated that Emily was realistic as to the scope of our projects. For example, she made adjustments in colors knowing that we did not plan to repaint the existing window trim, as it was in good condition. My advise would be to work with Emily sooner rather than later in your remodeling project! You'll have a plan, and be assured that your finished project will turn out just as you hoped it would. read more

I used Emily's services on two different projects and I couldn't be happier with the results. Emily's style and personality made it so much fun. Originally looking to expand on the traditional colors seen in my neighborhood, I knew I needed help to pick colors for the exterior of my house. I am so glad I found Emily. Her process is much more interesting and involved than I could imagine. Taking in a number of variables, Emily used a collaborative approach to come up with the final colors. Having tried to pick paint color on my own in the past, I found Emily's process and guidance so worthwhile and valuable. On our second project together, Emily guided my wife and I through material and color selection for our kitchen remodel. While we had a general idea of the types of materials we wanted, making sure they all looked good together was beyond our capabilities. The service Emily provided fit perfectly. What I appreciated most about the process is that Emily really listened to our opinions to come up with the final plan. With so many decisions to make, having Emily there to keep us focused made me realize how lucky we were to have her expertise. It took all the stress out of the process. She opened our eyes to color options we would not have considered and I am glad we trusted her process as the project turned out beyond our expectations. read more

Emily is a genius with color & design. I've seen her results in many homes in my neighborhood, & I recently hired her for mine. I have a Craftsman with the original stained fir details & my primary focus was to add light & showcase the art. I enjoyed the process, & it definitely saved me time & money. She created a palette with some input from me, in a few hours & I had 4 rooms painted the following week. Love it! read more

Emily gets my absolute highest recommendation. I am a single man, and I recently purchased a unit at the new Gallery condominium. I had no idea what to do with my all-beige unit. I didn't know what furniture to buy, where to put my art, etc. I considered hiring an interior designer. But I didn't want someone to shop for me or to select my furnishings. After lots of bumbling around, I finally figured out my problem: I didn't know how to choose and coordinate all the colors. Enter Yelp. I found Emily and she made herself available for an immediate 4-hour consultation. She was totally worth every penny. She had a neat system: she gathered all of my artwork and worked with me to discovery other colors I like, and using a color wheel, she methodically determined what colors I should use for each of my living spaces. Emily stayed longer than our agreement, free of charge, to help me out selecting a specific fabric for my couch and a countertop for the office system I was having built. Finally, she referred me to Elzinga Painting, who did an eye-popping job of painting my entire unit on extremely short notice for the best price I could find. I saw one little flaw, and he came back the very next day and repainted the entire wall. My unit looks awesome. Bruce Elzinga, 206-779-9870, is a professional, and a very cool guy to boot. read more

This woman is the absolute worst. Do Not User Her ever. She stole $250.00 from me and never gave me any value at all. Came to the house with the agreement to brainstorm on the kitchen. Then claimed she could not tell you anything that she would have to measure and move things around. She was the worst. Did not help at all. Dont bother calling this designer she will steal you money and give you nothing. We had three people in the room and we all agreed she was the worst. Wanted payment up front did not even ask to see the kitchen. Dont everr ever ever use this designer. I give this a one only because they dont have negative numbers. read more