Essense Interior Design

(44 reviews)

We had an exceptional experience working with Gwen to fully furnish our new home in Mount Baker…read more From the start, she was incredibly thoughtful in her approach--incorporating art we had already collected and using our existing dining table as a centerpiece to ground the design. She built everything out from there in a way that felt cohesive, elevated, and still deeply personal to us. Her communication, efficiency, sourcing, and design aesthetic are truly outstanding. She handled a large, complex project with impressive speed and attention to detail, and the end result exceeded our expectations. What stands out most is how livable and enjoyable the space is. We've hosted many gatherings since moving in, and both we and our guests consistently appreciate the design. We've received countless compliments from friends and family, and it's genuinely a pleasure to experience her work every day. We wouldn't hesitate to work with Gwen again and are already looking forward to the opportunity!

In early 2021, I found myself moving from a 1 bedroom condo to 4 bedroom newly constructed home…read more Needless to say, the place was empty and the furniture that I did have was a poor fit with the design and style of my new house. I found Gwenn on an internet search. I interviewed a few other designers but hired Gwen after her receiving her detailed follow-up email from the initial visit. In that email she clearly articulated a vision for how my house should be furnished and accessorized. I was sold: "Based on what I gathered from you and your home, I imagine the design of your space would fall somewhere in the realm of warm contemporary, comfy, understated but a touch swanky, masculine, PNW natural / rustic. Neutral and subdued colors, varied natural textures, layered and homey, soulful. Furnished with timeless and quality elements that could work in future homes too." Gwen has executed on the vision perfectly all the while taking my feedback and taste into consideration. Gwen selected furniture, carpets, lighting, art, plants, and décor for my office, living room, bonus room, master bedroom, kitchen, outdoor patio, and hallways. She helped me accessorize my kitchen with all new cookware, knives, silverware, gadgets, etc. Saying that Gwen selected all of these items does not do justice to her work. The pieces selected were of the highest quality. Quality observable to the eye and to the touch. Most the pieces selected are themselves a work of art that give me joy just to look at daily. Some of the pieces were custom made to be the perfect fit for the space. Gwen found the craftspeople and helped design these custom pieces. Gwen was a consummate professional throughout the entire process. She did all the coordination of ordering and deliveries. Gwen found electricians to install the lighting and spent all day here making sure that a custom light fixture was installed. Her punctuality is something that I must comment on because when she told me that she would be at my house at a certain time I could set my watch to her arrival. I sincerely appreciated this punctuality because I believe it speaks volumes to how she cares about her clients and her craft. All of this work and sourcing was during COVID shutdowns when lead times on furniture exploded which made the project more difficult. All of the accounting and billing was online and easily accessible. In summary, Gwen designed the spaces in my home in a way that bring a smile to my face ever day. She did all of the work and minimized the amount of effort needed by me. I couldn't be happier with the result.

Lisa Lucas Design

(5 reviews)

Lisa did an amazing job with design and staging our home! She transformed the older home that we…read morelived in for over 20 years to a welcoming and inviting space. She provided a detailed report including paint color coordination, updated lighting, as well as where to purchase the items recommended. The house sold above the listing price, a good portion of it was due to the impressive work Lisa did with design and staging!

Lisa is an incredibly talented designer. She was able to walk through the house that we were about…read moreto put on the market and come up with a good list of things we could do to get it ready to sell. She recommended very specific wall colors, drapes, and light fixtures. She knows what buyers in our market are looking for and made sure we had the house ready for staging. Once we had done our part, she came in with furniture, drapes and accessories that were absolutely perfect! (She made me want to move back in.) The house was on the market for less than a week and had numerous offers well above the list price. The final sale price was higher than we could have dreamed of and I attribute this in great part to Lisa's ability to make our house look spectacular. If you want to do it right, hire Lisa!

Lux Design Builds

(16 reviews)

After having met with several contractors and remodel specialists, it wasn't until we sat down with…read moreDorothea, Vered, and the team from Lux Design Builds did we feel 100% comfortable with proceeding with our long-awaited kitchen remodel project. They provided guidance, creativity, and follow-up every step of the way. Their computer-generated kitchen plans and visual images were very helpful in assuring us that the design they described is what we wanted and in the price range we were looking for. Adrian was our assigned on-site contractor. He was phenomenal to work with. His knowledge, skill, reliability, and "easy-to-work-with" personality made the process from demo to project signoff a smooth and stress-free experience. Adrian and Vered never let any unforeseen or unexpected situation alter or delay project progress. They worked together to offer solutions and resolution in a timely manner. Adrian and one or two other helpers did most of the work themselves, so we were never waiting on subcontractors. The project started on time and finished on schedule. We could not have been more pleased with the results. We are very happy to have selected Lux Design Builds and highly recommend them for your upcoming remodel.

Lux Design Builds did a remodel on our upstairs hall bathroom. The project was completed in a…read moretimely fashion (in 6 days) including demolition. The remodel replaced the floor with vinyl tile, replaced the tub surround tiles with vinyl sheets and replaced the vanity, counter mirror, tub, lights and all fixtures. The finished bathroom looks great with no issues. The fixtures, vanity and surfaces chosen by the Lux design crew look great. The installer did a great job, was very courteous and did the job with minimal disruption.

Design Harmony

(16 reviews)

Great help with my design needs! They were very knowledgeable and had good local vendor…read more relationships! Our home looks beautiful!

Working with Harmony has been a fantastic experience! We are in the middle of remodeling our family…read moreroom which was crowded and outdated. She took in our varying and unfocused ideas and came up with a few amazing plans we could choose from. She has been communicative and responsive throughout this process, and available for quick questions and guidance. She has come by to check on the progress of the remodel and answer any questions we had. One tremendous benefit is Harmony's connection with contractors who are professional and talented, so we have complete confidence in all aspects of the project. As I watch our home transform into an open, airy and inviting space, I am so happy we chose to work with designHARMONY!

Sara Eizen

(7 reviews)

Sara is terrific at her job and her dedication to providing great service is simply sensational…read more Don't hesitate to call on Sara for wonderful design guidance. Her passionate commitment is beyond noteworthy.

Sara arrived on time, spent a bit of time understanding how we live in our home, as well as any…read moreareas we felt needed improvement. Then she made color suggestions - which turned out to be absolutely amazing! The change is terrific, and even better than we hoped. She was supportive, encouraging, and had novel ideas.

Home to Dwell Interiors

(2 reviews)

I had the pleasure of working with Casey to redesign several rooms in my home, and I couldn't be…read morehappier with the plans. From the very beginning, she took the time to understand our style, preferences, budget, and how we use each space. The designs she delivered were not only stunning but also incredibly thoughtful and functional. Her creativity, attention to detail, and ability to blend aesthetics with practicality truly impressed me. Every room design feels like a perfect reflection of our family's personality. We are slowly implementing her design as our budget allows. Our first transformation has been in our family room. Toys and clutter used to fill the space and she recommended a media wall that hides away the children's toys, gives us a place to display pictures and other family mementos, and fits the space perfectly. I'm thrilled with the results and looking forward to continuing to use Casey's designs to transform our house. If you're looking for someone who listens, inspires, and delivers exceptional design, I highly recommend Casey. She's a true professional and a joy to work with!

Casey helped us replace all the lighting in our home. The lights we had were over 20 years old and…read moreCasey helped us choose new lights and bathroom mirrors to help update our house. She even told us what kind of light bulbs to get, I never knew how important that was. She took into consideration what style we liked and our budget. We could have never chosen things that looked this good together. She even helped us with a towel hanging system in our full bath that we love!

Atelier Drome

(6 reviews)

A client of mine was looking for a good Architect to consult with concerning the feasibility of a…read moreremodel/expansion of his single story home in Bellevue. He had contacted several Architects who didn't seem to want to be bothered with this small of a project. I recommended Michelle Linden of atelier a+d and she has been stellar. She determined that the addition of a second story is in fact feasible and they have moved into the design phase. As Michelle is just starting her own practice (after working five years for a PNW Architectural firm as a registered architect) she is accommodating and affordable. But don't let that fool you - she knows her craft. She has strong technical, aesthetic and communication skills, all desirable traits in an Architect who is charged with translating ideas and dreams into a built space.

We recently bought a condo that needs a complete remodel. We hired Michelle to draw up the designs…read moreand also to take us throught the permit process. We are thrilled with the plans and are very impressed with how efficiently Michelle guided us through permitting. She took care of every last detail, freeing us to do the work we do best.

Jessica Lewis Interior Design

(7 reviews)

Jessica and her team has helped me stage a few homes for sale and I have been blown away each time…read more Her and her staff come to preview before doing the actual staging and you can see the extra effort goes a long way. In addition to her talent, her positive attitude and flexibility makes her so easy to work with. I really like her clean and modern design and attention to detail. You will not be disappointed with her staging services.

We have used JLD extensively in both professional and personal contexts…read more Professionally, they have staged dozens of our houses for sale, and Jessica and her team are always on point, on time, and on budget. They are super responsive to the crazy scheduling of flipping, and always willing to work something out. Personally, we had Jessica work with us on an updated interior design for our personal residence. She has that great balance of "what the client thinks they want" along with "where we can help them push the design". She found us unique suppliers (an amazing hand-made dining table and a custom designed accent wall piece) and helped work around the unique constraints of our house and our lifestyle. Highly recommend!

K&L Interiors

(7 reviews)

When we purchased our fixer-upper house, we set out to find an interior designer that could help us…read morebring it up to date and make it a place we could live long term. We hired K&L Interiors to design our main floor and they transformed the house into a home that is both stylish and functional. Kelly and Lauren were extremely helpful and gave us lots of great furniture, material and layout options to choose from. Additionally, they were easy to work with, listened to our needs and paid attention to our budget. We now love our new home and we got a result that we would have never been able to achieve if we had done it on our own. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend K&L Interiors to anyone who is looking to update their home. In fact, when we're ready to tackle our basement, they will be the first call we make.

K&L was a godsend. I won't even think of what may have happened with my remodel if they hadn't come…read moreto save the day. Their talent, expertise, creativity, and professionalism, are second to none. Kelly and Lauren's patience and responsiveness with me was stellar. I love their upbeat, fresh, and positive energy. I am so glad that their touch, and their sound, solid guidance, provided so much warmth and delight into my home. Cannot recommend K&L Interiors highly enough. You'd be lucky to have these lovely designers work with you. They are top notch.

Elegant Simplicity

(11 reviews)

Where do I even start? Sherri is the real deal and has a true GIFT when it comes to helping others…read more We have worked with her from 2015 during the organizing process, and her and John in 2016 in the design process. This journey has been a complete LIFE CHANGER. I have to agree with the other reviewer about how she is "part organizer part therapist". Before, my husband and I were in transition going from 2 separate homes to 1, and life was messy and unmanageable...and our home reflected that. We had double or triple of things which were randomly placed. It was so overwhelming that it was a huge source of stress and most likely put a strain on our relationship. What happened? We hired Sherri not knowing how brilliant she was. Her personality is warm,compassionate, and totally non-judgemental. This is so important because messiness can come with shame. She was so supportive in OUR vision of our home, and taught us the skills, tools, and systems needed to organize. I also want to note she genuinely wanted to get to know us as a whole person, not just getting things organized. Now, yes, things can get easily get "messy" but we know exactly where things go and cleaning is quick and easy. No more stress anymore. Things in our home have a system tailored to our lifestyle. I can now organize on my own because I have the techniques I learned with Sherri. Her husband, John is fantastic too, and are glad we got a chance to work with him during our design renovations in our home. He's very professional and organized when dealing with scheduling and contractors. Absolutely recommend Sherri and John!! Thank you for helping us!

This is way overdue, but clearly a hint into why I needed to have someone like Christy come into my…read morelife! Christy was more than a de-clutter expert, she's therapy! I can give you every reason / excuse as to why I hadn't been able to get my act together, but you already know. Christy was able to approach my situation in a way that was caring and fun. She wasn't just trying to help me "get rid" of stuff, but really had me look into why I felt the need to have X in the first place. We'd talk it through, come up with a solution, and act on it. Super cathartic. She'd give me realistic "homework" to do until next time, and of course, I'd make excuse why it wasn't done. No judgement! I looked forward to seeing her each time. Here's the thing. Would my life be better if she lived in my home and did it for me? Sure! And she can " just do it" for the client. But for me, her methods have bled over into every aspect of my life. She "taught" me how to take these methods into work, into a way of thinking when approaching just about everything. And time flies when you are with her. Her personality and optimism is contagious! And she can shift focus at a moment's notice. Don't want to tackle de-cluttering closet today? Really need assistance in digital filing ( organizing that crazy computer, bills, etc)? She can do that, too. Need more sessions with her for sure, but not bc she didn't succeed. But bc I want to continue to better my life and 46 years of habits can be tough to break. And face it, we can all benefit from continuing to grow and be our better selves.

Rydawell Builds

(23 reviews)

While Rydawell is good at cabinetry (they get 1 star for that), their foray into building out…read morecamper vans (i.e. Sprinter) has resulted in an extremely poor experience for me on the mechanical and quality elements. Not only did the build out take forever (7 months), but since picking up my van on my first/second use, I have had roof leaks because they didn't install the "C" gaskets right for the AC unit, I experienced multiple leaks in the pressurized plumbing system (see pictures below) which caused wood damage to the cabinetry due to poor PEX seals, I still have no relief from the misbehaving (and Rydawell recommended) Ecoflow electrical system, I discovered they failed to insulate the sliding door, they actually plumbed the gray water lines into the BOTTOM of the gray water tank using the same penetration point as the drain (this caused water to back up into the shower pan when using the sinks (not to mention it would fail completely in freezing weather) and I discovered that the Rixen heating system was installed against manufacturer recommendations (to name just some of the issues). This has caused me thousands of dollars to get repaired (so far) at another (competent) van builder. While his hourly rate may seem cheaper, it takes him much longer to accomplish work items. As an example, his quote to install a 2nd battery (which he was supposed to have left room for) was twice as long as I was able to get it done elsewhere by professional van builders.

The man knows his way around a slab of wood. Perhaps he was a beaver or a woodpecker in a past…read morelife. We approached Ryan to make a walnut trestle table for our dining room, and it is freaking gorgeous. He was professional, collaborative with regards to design, and was able to stick to a reasonable schedule despite the madness of a global pandemic. I can't wait to watch our daughter slowly destroy it over the next 20 years. All hail the Prince of Planing! The sultan of Sanding! The Justiciar or Joinery!

Cabinets Doors & Molding

(78 reviews)

Very professional did a great job repairing the drawers of my 60 years old kitchen cabinet. So…read moreglad to have found a true carpenter.

James did an awesome job AGAIN installing wood panels along with a TV (with arm recessed in the…read morewall). Can't recommend him enough. I noticed there was a strange review about him talking about a "thick accent" and I can assure you he doesn't have an accent at all - LOL- (not that it matters), but I wanted to +1 to the fact the reviewer was definitely talking about some other business and guy.

Northwest Flooring

(41 reviews)

We have a large area of hardwood flooring to refinish, I contacted 4 contractors and decided to…read morehire Northwest Flooring to do the work. They are family-run business (Serhii, his brother and family members do all the work), Serhii is a great communicator and he responded to my detailed questions in writing very clearly while some other contractors don't care to spend that time/effort. Their pricing is also pretty fair. During the project they worked hard and kept the schedule as promised. During the process some unanticipated issues came up and they showed flexibility and willingness to change the scope of the project and schedule accordingly. They are detail oriented. After we had them reinstall all baseboards there was one place we were not quite happy, they came back and fixed it. The end result was beautiful and it had been a great experience working with Serhii and his family crew! Northwest Flooring is definitely at the top of my list for any of our future hardwood flooring needs!

We got a quote that could not be beat by other small businesses or large companies. The project…read morefinished ahead of schedule (yeah, which never happened with others) and the finished floor was amazing looking. We decided to go with this company because of a friend's recommendation and she said "they know their stuff" and she's absolutely right. Highly recommend.

Henry Hardwood Floor Service

(96 reviews)

cannot recommend Quang and his crew highly enough! They recently installed oak hardwood in our…read more110-year-old home, and the results are beautiful. Quang offered the best prices, was always on time, and his crew worked incredibly hard with great attention to detail. What truly sets him apart is his ability to problem-solve. Our historic house came with a bundle of surprises, including a sagging floor and subfloor issues. Quang knew exactly how to handle it, even building a support wall in our basement to make sure everything was structurally sound. Even after we moved in, his customer service was top-notch. We asked him to take care of a few minor details, and he was on time and on point every single time. I would hire him again in a heartbeat

Henry and the team know the business. They didn't try to sell me, in fact, they educated me and…read moregave me better ideas on hire to preserve my hardwood floors for yours to come. Their pricing was much lower than competitors and their scheduling was spot-on. Highly recommend.

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