I bought a large condo in Hollywood earlier this year and needed a lot of help with the interiors…read moreand furnishings. Was a pretty big open empty floor plan. Saw Hanna's work online and liked the clean aesthetics, talked to Jeff, super nice and helpful guy, then worked with the design team after for a few months to furnish the whole place and change out the bathroom faucets and light fixtures. Some things were delayed in the process, living room couch took a while since it was custom made. Overall, really enjoyed working with Hanna and her team, my bachelor pad looks great. Thanks guys!

Collaborating with Hanna and her team has been an absolute dream. I first came across their work…read morefeaturing a La Cañada home on instagram and immediately fell in love with the design. When we purchased our own home, we wanted our living room and kitchen spaces to be warm, inviting, and unique to our personality. Hanna's team really took the time to understand us and delivered. What truly impressed me about Hanna's team was their commitment to sustainability, sourcing one-of-a-kind, eco-friendly pieces that brought our vision to life. Thank you Hanna and team!

Great collection of clothing, art and decor. Loved the staff! Hidden gem in Highland Park.read more

The Sayida is such a cute shop full of what I like to call treasures. It's amazing what you can…read morefind in there but the biggest treasure of them all are the two women who operate it. Back in December I discovered that they also do interior design and decorating. My husband and I employed Tamar's help in staging our home for sale and were AMAZED at the transformation she brought to it. She clearly has a talent and vision for arranging a space and making it special, and took her time to try several different combinations of furniture, art and accessories to achieve the maximum appeal. She managed to do all this within our budget. Her help played a big role in the sale of our place. We are in the process of buying a new home and there is simply no question that Tamar will be there on day one to head us in the right direction. She is a true professional and we can't recommend her highly enough- I am sure that you will love what she can do in your your space as well. Tamar, you're awesome. Thanks!

Before we renovated our guest bathroom, my husband and I had an hour consultation with Lisa. Oh…read moreboy, this hour was well spent! Lisa provided us valuable suggestions including selection of titles, space planning, and position of wall mirrors. High recommended!

Lisa is amazing to work with. She gets it done in a timely manner and responds immediately…read more Construction can be stressful, but she helped every step of the way to keep things moving and communicate between all the different vendors. She is worth every penny, and I plan on using her again for our next project. She has an amazing eye for design and listens. The finished project is more beautiful than I could have imagined!

I hired Blend Design Studio for some residential work on my home. David was a delight to work with…read more He was very knowledgeable and helped me navigate the entire process, which can feel very overwhelming as a homeowner. I also thought he was very professional and reasonably priced. I didn't actually start my project right away. There was actually a gap of 4 years. My contractor and I had to contact him with some questions and David responded immediately, which is something I completely appreciate.

Blend Design did a nice job on my ADU blueprints. I will be using them again for my next building…read moreproject.

Lisa is a wonderfully experienced and expert designer whose creative input, aesthetic vision and…read moreprofessional contacts were instrumental for the success of our home remodeling project. We consulted Lisa once we had already embarked on the project although I wish we had done it sooner. From the beginning, Lisa made us feel welcome and comfortable even though this was not a million dollar project. We appreciated her positive attitude and generous spirit. She provided key input on layout, design and materials as well as expert vendor recommendations for window treatments, closet solutions, lighting, tiles, fixtures, wall coverings, furniture and decor. Her rates were fair and she was always mindful of our budget and time constraints when recommending ideas and solutions. Lisa took time to understand our aesthetic preferences. She worked tirelessly to make sure that the contractor/ vendors delivered high quality results and on time. When we had a small issue with the closet vendor, she immediately escalated it and made sure that the work was completed to our satisfaction. Her thoughtful recommendations and painstaking attention to detail were critical in delivering results which are beautiful, functional, and harmonize well with the rest of the house. Special kudos to her for the kids bedroom, bathroom and powder room- they are stunning thanks to her vision and selection of paint colors, wallpaper and / materials. Finally, we had a lot of fun working with Lisa. Her high energy, enthusiasm and sense of humor took a lot of the stress out of remodeling and made us feel good throughout the process. We really appreciated the opportunity to work with Lisa and hope we get to collaborate again with her in the future

I was introduced to Lisa Merkle Design through an old and trusted business associate. After many…read moreyears of working with interior designers and contractors directly- I can say without a doubt that Lisa Merkle provided me with the most satisfying experience- Incredible Seamless and elevated, beautiful results and budget spent wisely with increased property value. Also, she watched for details and was able to get prices and secure resources I could never accomplish on my own. Lisa is an extremely talented designer with so many incredibly valuable industry connections to assist with whatever we needed, and assist with any glitches that might arise. She worked with me directly, and really listened to me and helped me develop ideas and vision. I am beyond thrilled with the project in my West Hollywood home. Her relaxed and friendly demeanor as well as her sense of style, made her seem like someone I would enjoy working with. I am absolutely in LOVE with everything. Her imagination, creativity and attention to detail was a very big help. She is professional, resourceful, trustworthy, and easy to work with. Her customer service and record keeping skills are first-rate. Also, she always had an eye on the contractor and workmanship details. I never would have known to watch for these things. Everything came in on time, on budget, and exceeded my expectations. The painters and assorted trades and workers she recommended were timely, considerate, and professional. The quality of all the design and construction work is excellent, and we saved on budget with beautiful results. I absolutely could not be more thrilled.

After going through several weeks of Kitchen Remodeling, I'm happy to say that I'm almost done. So…read morenow comes the evaluations of the various services I used. I was fortunate that my kitchen cabinets were solid wood and in great condition. I just needed a little updating through refinishing and found Oswaldo Design on YP.com I gave them a call and they gave me a quote to refinish my cabinets. I also got a quote from NHance who is Home Depots supplier. I opted for Oswaldo because the proprietor, Oswaldo is a craftsmen and his price was much better then Nhance. Oswaldo removed the doors and drawers and took them to his shop for refinishing. They then came in and sanded, stained, sealed and polished my cabinets and Voila, instant upgrade to a modern kitchen. Oswaldo Design is a small shop but does great work. They do kitchen cabinet refinishing, Furniture repair and refinishing, Custom Cabinets etc. So if you're looking to upgrade your kitchen or repair an old piece of furniture, give them a call and get a quote. You'll get what you want and possibly at a lower price done by a craftsman.

Biggest mistake ever! I started off getting a quote by Oswaldo...actually his son, Johan. Oswaldo…read moredoesn't speak any English. Johan is the son who is also the sales guy for the company. I wanted my cabinets refinished. For $8800, they quoted me to basically do my entire kitchen remodel and asked me for 50% up front and 50% at the completion of the job. All I had to do was supply all the backsplash tile, new sink and new faucet. They'd supply the kitchen counter top. The job went over schedule by about 2 weeks. Anytime they quote you on a date to have the project completed, multiply it by 2.5 and you'll get an accurate time frame of job completion. My kitchen turned out okay. So I decided to have them do my bathroom. That would cost me about $6000 plus the cost of tile. Again, the job went over about 2.5 times what the original quoted time frame would be. My bathroom was out of commission the entire time. But I was reasonably happy with the job. So, I had them do a final project for me. I had them put a door in going out to my outside deck from my master bedroom. This is where everything went to hell in a hand basket. They cut the door out, completely screwed up the stucco on the outside and never repaired it, didn't do the door jamb correctly, didn't weatherproof anything and had the bottom jamb sloped inward...meaning that the first rainstorm we'd have would funnel all the water inside my bedroom and ruin my carpet, padding and floorboards. I asked them to fix it. They came out and did a half-baked job at altering the bottom jamb area and weatherproofing. I had a building inspector come out and he told me that there should have been permits pulled for the outdoor lighting put in, which they put in. This is when I found out that they're not licensed to contract anything in the state of California. I tried calling, texting, and emailing Johan to fix the weatherproofing and to replace the door that started warping after about 2 weeks from the date of installation. He refuses to return my calls. Apparently they skipped town. Now I have to have another contractor come out to fix the door and then I'll have to sue them for the cost. That is...if I can locate these people. Or rather, I'll have to sue Johan's mother (Fidela) or Oswaldo's wife...whoever she is...because this is the person they have you write all the checks to. This should have been the first red flag; that you have to write checks to some other person who probably lives in Mexico or somewhere. In the meantime, I've had to file a complaint with the CSLB (Contractor's State License Board) of California with the hopes that they can shut these guys down from illegally contracting jobs with no contractor's license, no insurance, no bond, no legal business...and they're probably not even legal here in the United States. Do yourself a favor and hire someone else for whatever it is you're trying to do. These people skipped town with my money and they'll probably do a half-baked job for you and do the same to you too.

If you like clean modern look for your spaces at a reasonable price then Jonathan is your guy! We…read morerecently had Jonathan help us with concept design of a restaurant remodel and we absolutely love all the cost effective creative ideas he brought to the table. He's on top of things and always give us updates to keep us in the loop. He's quick to respond and we appreciate his help coordinate issues with city officials and contractors during the design process which saved us a lot of headaches! We would highly recommend JW design and refer Jonathan to all my friends if they have interior remodeling needs!

I knew Jonathan when we were both at USC for graduate school. After that, we went to pursue our own…read moreprofessional careers in the different disciplines of building design. As a structural engineer, I have worked with lots of architect designers, Jonathan definitely is one of the top designers for his creative mind, attention to detail, communicative and controlled process, and excellent aesthetic taste. After he founded his own business Jonathan Wang Design, I was lucky to work with him as a structural consultant from 2019. It's a great pleasure to work with him because I like to take challenges for his creative design, great project management process. Even though sometimes his extraordinary ideas cost lots of time of engineering to make it happen. His custom-oriented approach and exceptional understanding of beauty have always been not comprised. I look forward to continuing work with Jonathan to build more timeless masterpiece projects!

They provide excellant design as well as the construction service within my budget and a very…read moreprofessional price. They have a really nice and professional crew! RECOMMEND!

I scheduled a consultation online through their website. 20 min after the scheduled time, no one…read morehad arrived so I called their office. Whoever picked up said oh, I was just thinking of calling you to let you know we aren't going to the appointment. Why couldn't someone have called before the appointment time? She also said that someone would call me back later that day to reschedule but I never got a call. Would not recommend this company since they obviously don't take customer's time seriously.