I had a wonderful experience working with this interior designer. She helped me confidently select…read morefinishes that can feel overwhelming on your own -- including paint colors, cabinet stain, and countertops -- and her guidance made all the difference. She has an excellent eye for color and balance and really took the time to understand the look and feel I was going for. Every recommendation felt thoughtful, cohesive, and tailored to my space rather than generic. Thanks to her input, everything works beautifully together and feels timeless. I truly appreciated her professionalism, responsiveness, and ability to explain why certain choices worked better than others. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone needing help making design decisions..

As first-time homeowners in Loomis tackling a remodel, we found Sue Tayara's designs and detailed…read moreplans instrumental in renovating our home's interior and exterior (including kitchen and bath). She evaluated several contractor estimates, which helped maximize our budget. Her creative solutions and guidance were invaluable, helping us navigate the process with confidence. She's friendly, professional, and incredibly responsive, and delivers great work quickly. Her services and expertise are a minor investment compared to the value she returns; she helped us avoid several costly mistakes. We highly recommend Tayara Home LLC!

As stated in another review HE IS NOT AN ARCHITECT! We started our project in November of 2018 and…read morewe are now in June of 2019 and the plans are still not completed and have been returned to us from the county with needless mistakes, Like major points missing... just to name a few... no electrical panel for the entire house, measurements for required items that need to be certain distances from each other not notated and the list goes on of six pages of corrections. Ted was told our budget and has a good relationship with a contractor that we were considering to use. They were both in emails and communication with us about said budget. Multiple times and even the first meeting the building was way over budget. He sited finishes that were EXTREMELY high end. When we received the plans for the first time, 50% of our wants were not drawn into the plans. Things like how many bedrooms we wanted and also bathrooms. All very simple requests. when the plans were returned again the budget was blown by 300k. Ted doesn't write down or remember half of what you tell him.So every time any changes were requested it took weeks/months to do. Also communication about needed steps is non existent. If you are not a an expert at drawing and submitting your plans go with anyone else. It was a total waste of time and money dealing with this "design" team. I have countless number of emails and texts proving everything said here. I wish I could go back and undo this past 8 months becuase this was suppose to be fun but it has been an utter nightmare. Here is my advice if you want to use this design team... 1. make sure you get every deadline in writing(ted will not answer you when asking for one, I have tons of texts and emails proving this it goes radio silence when asking for a firm date for him to complete a task) 2. Know everything there is to know about building a house(because the poor communication skills and lack of getting things done in timely manner will result in years of planning) 3. know that they put high end finishes in the designs even though they dont tell you. There is nothing that said anything about what type of wall finishes would be used and we did not ask for things to be put in but when the final plans showed up they were all in there... $50k worth of fancy plaster that we cant even paint) 4. Make sure you walk the plans in with his plan runner Lise when you are ready to submit plans(they charge you for this and you have no say how it actually goes). They dont do anything in a timely manner. She LIES about everything!!! 5. no phone calls only text and emails to make sure you cover your tracks and have proof what is going on. 6. Do not give them BLANK CHECKS thank god that we did not give them what they asked for. They wanted 5 blank checks. They could have emptied our accounts.

Unfortunately, all of the other reviews are accurate. Ted was quite eager to get our business and…read morewas in frequent contact until we had signed and paid and we had his original design. Once it was done, we had an impossible time getting ahold of him. We would request changes to plans and they would be completely ignored and left out or forgotten. After a year and a half, our plans are FINALLY in permitting, and sure enough we got comments back on some of the stuff that we had requested to change on the plans in advance of submission. It was never changed. It has been extremely frustrating. It looks as though we will finally get started in the next few months (if Ted's guys actually get the proper paperwork to the city)... We will be moving out of our house for over six months with our toddler and now a new baby... The project was supposed to be FINISHED before the baby came... But here we are... Frustrating. Disappointing. The end design was beautiful though... So that's the 2 stars.

The best money I have ever spent for a staging company BY FAR…read more I am a Realtor in the Sacramento and Yolo County area and have used MANY staging companies. Swell Home was, by far, the easiest to work with and so kind! It is hard to find that combination in our industry so when I find it, you can bet your ass I will hold on to them as much as I can! Christie is very responsive and efficient in how she communicates. As a busy entreprenuer, it was challenging getting our schedules to sync for a physical meet so she was able to come up with a design by just using photos. This saved me a LOT of time and headache. She was able to go with her crew to the property and set everything up within a few days time! It was absolutely adorable. I got nothing but great feedback on the decor and furnishings. We did hit a pretty sad issue along the way (nothing having to do with Christie or Swell Home's crew) and they were able to deal with it and help out graciously. I couldn't be more grateful or happy with this company! They will certainly be my go-to group from now on! If you're looking for a talented staging company, THIS IS IT.

Swell Home staged our house for sale in El Dorado Hills, CA. My husband was adamant about not…read morespending the money to stage our house - he wanted to go ahead with our old stained and decrepit furniture. But once Christie and her team staged our home to look like a model home, he was a convert - he told everyone that even he wanted to now buy our home... She's one of the few staging companies that will stage a home with people still living in it. She was very flexible on delivering and removing the furniture. Her staging was key to getting over 60 views on our initial listing weekend. One of the best investments we ever made.