Christina has helped me with interior design in my last two homes. In my present home, we turned…read more470 sq ft into a spacious, functional, beautiful and happy home. Working with her is inspiring, easy and absolutely enjoyable. I recommend her for projects of all shapes and sizes because her work is brilliant!

I was completely lost on my bathroom remodel projects until I found Christina. She helped pave the…read moreway both bathrooms and allowed me to keep the project moving. Thanks again, Christina!

Lisa and Emily did design work for our kitchen and bathroom remodel. I was referred to them by my…read morereal estate agent and could not be happier with how above and beyond they went. Not only did they really understand the style I was looking for in their design but they create a budget that included every single thing we needed for our kitchen and bathroom so nothing was a surprise and everything was on site for our contractor. Can't wait to remodel another room in our home and hire them again. Thank you!

I am extremely disappointed with their design, which caused us significant frustration and added…read moreexpense. I would not recommend this firm to anyone. They specified 7' interior and exterior doors, which must be special-ordered and cost nearly three times more than standard 6'8" doors. By the time this issue was identified, the house was already framed. We requested that the contractor lower the door openings from 7' to 6'8", which required additional materials and labor. In construction, any change order means redoing completed work, resulting in unnecessary additional costs. The bathroom windows are also oversized for the rooms. No privacy. Additionally, the drawings were inconsistent across the three bathrooms. In two bathrooms, the toilets were correctly centered at 18", but in the third bathroom the toilet was centered at only 15", even though there was sufficient space for 18". The plumber had to move the toilet 3", which again resulted in added expense.

This review doesn't exist for any reason other than to let others know of our life-altering…read moreexperience from trusting AIRD with our home; a fact-based caveat emptor of sorts. An outcome of trusting AIRD is delayed retirement to fund remediation of design/construction defects so our 1000sf house can function w/o long-term structural, water & other damage. AIRD's reviews & ratings on this site as well other sites are compromised by reviews made by employees of the general contractor she collaborated with). (Rebuttal to Jan2023 reply: Alexandra Immel did not fully cover costs related to one of her firm's erroneous omissions. We were still stuck w a $3K balance for one subcontractors. We paid for/endured delays due to her employee's other omissions. Wasting $3K+, extra months of double rent/mortgage, do-over construction materials & labor is a tiny expense relative to our total cost of remediating issues that originate AIRD's design (& omissions), as well as trusting the contractor Alexandra so wholeheartedly recommended for executing AIRD's plans. The client should never need to research City construction energy code when they're paying professional designers. But I was forced to. Like most people, I *want* to give good reviews, want to believe that when several hundred thousands of dollars is being borrowed & spent, it's spent it wisely. In reality, some people will allow emotions to positively bias their reality of such a huge investment, their reviews, enable excuse-making for individuals they find personally amiable, overlook the aspects that were professionally lacking. Unlike them, for this project, I invested time & money not to make a new "friend" to forgive, but to have a home with better space & small 250sf addition for a better quality of life. The cure is almost always worse than doing things right w the right people from the start. We had/hv no choice but to remediate ASAP. The time to minimize risk of preventable rot (of materials Alexandra insisted on), leaks & other defects is upon discovery of such design defects, not 5-10 years down the road which is when they would have shown up in the form of compromised structural integrity (final product & plans were evaluated by several design/construction pros). There's no space for "positivity bias" in this case no matter how much benefit of the doubt I wanted to extend. When a project involves moving out/in, (14mos of gas guzzling time-suck commuting is more than adequate for adding 250sf & a bathroom), mortgage $, it's critical staff hv adequate skill, knowledge & attn to structural/enviro detail, be *up-to-date* on critical skills/issues involved (appropriate materials, enviro impact, bldg & energy codes). Also essential is a genuine leader of a team who also truly values the time & financial resources of their client. AIRD fell short in all these respects. I'll never forget the comment spoken out loud at an early zoom meeting where Alexandra Immel literally said, in her own words w/ a smile, "money is cheap" (interest rates were lower; conversation is on record). The standard *looking* design plans AIRD produced were so lacking in detail, especially at critical structural junctures that the builder Alexandra recommended could not to execute her firm's designs, w/o trial & error & multiple do-overs, as if they were learning on the job & lacked the experience Alexandra Immel claimed they had. They'll naturally blame each other but absent legal action, the client is stuck w/ the total cost. Cascades of decisions are based on upstream decisions & good data, visual renderings. In our case they were asked for & promised at the start. But were never delivered in a timely manner PRIOR to critical decision points. A logical *looking* workflow on paper from a designer means nothing w this frequency of omissions (incl on plans signed off by the then lone registered architect in the firm at that time & caught by the city inspector). Any builder is dependent not just on designers' plans, but also knowledge of & respect for city code, as well as time-tested experience. Per WA records for just the last 7 yrs, the builders so heartily, *gushingly* recommended by Alexandra Immel had numerous safety violations & violations involving unlicensed (in our case, also incompetent) workers. Per state court records the builders also have 16 cases listed, between the state SUPREME, Appellate courts plus superior courts of at least two counties. When I checked with the state, spoke with Olympia, Immel's own registration attempt as an architect stalled out over two decades ago. Which would be fine had she kept up with the ever-evolving field of residential design (sub 4000sf builds don't require registered architects). I wasn't looking for inspiration, just competency, honesty. What I got was, & is still to this moment, a nightmare of a mess to tediously undo & clean up at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars, robbing us of years of quality of life.

I have worked with Albee Interior Design for over a decade on many projects. I tend to do a…read moreproject a year as my budget allows. The first time I contacted Wendy was a new experience for me as I had never worked with a designer before. She immediately put me at ease and listened to all of my ideas and did the research for me. Over the decade we have worked together on the Living room, dining room, master bedroom, and family room. We also did renovations in the Master Bath, family bath and the kitchen. I LOVE everything we have done together. She helps interpret what I want and in the long run has saved me money as I don't make costly mistakes. She works with the best professionals and is always there to follow through. I have recommended her to several friends who are as happy with her work as I am and have also referred her to friends and family. I even had her help me choose the exterior colors for my house when it needed to be painted. I have gotten many compliments on all of her work. I wouldn't do any design work without Wendy.

Justine did a great job helping us remodel our kitchen, laundry, dining, and sun rooms…read more Her knowledge of all the cabinet options, hardware styles, and flooring saved us a lot of time and aggravation. We would not have been able to pack as much storage and functionality in our spaces while keeping it from looking cluttered. .

Hiring Justine Marie was the best investment we made during our home remodel. Our remodeling…read moreproject would have been extremely overwhelming had it been my husband and I managing it alone. We just completed a substantial home remodel where we needed lots of guidance with design and product, Justine was referred to us by a friend who had just used her services and who was very grateful for her help. Justine's services included creating a design plan, assisting with product selection, managing deliveries, and she was always available when we had questions or concerns. I highly recommend Justine Marie's services, she is professional, very helpful, and wonderful to work with! We are definitely going to use her services for another future project.

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.

Rachel helped me with repainting my entire house,( she is in Seattle, I am in L.A. ) and it was a…read moresmooth and very stress free process! My colors are exactly what I wanted, calm and airy and the whole house flows together. It's beautiful! I sent pics through email and she sent me pics back with color samples and what to put on which wall. It was all so easy and she is a dream to work with. I think it's important when it comes to your home, to have someone that listens and truly tries to understand your personal style. I changed my mind several times and it was never an issue, she never made me feel like I was wasting her time. She's very talented and professional and I will definitely be using her again on my next project!

Robyn Niederegger helped us with a bathroom in our home badly in need of updating. She oversaw the…read moreconstruction plan, color, and design choices and helped out so much with many choices of lighting design, as well as every part of the project. Her help in the area of the tile for both the shower and the flooring, made the choices so easy and I love the final result. I loved her attention to detail and how she worked with us in terms of helping me find the right things for my particular style. She also gave us choices that I wouldn't have thought of, but I ended up absolutely loving, so I'm so glad that she again, provided different choices for us. I am so grateful for all of her help on this project and now I am so happy to have a bathroom that I'm proud to have guests use. Thanks so much Robyn!"