Designs By Danica

We had two outdated, not well maintained bathrooms in our home that needed updating. Danica came highly recommended and did a terrific job of designing our bathrooms and making them more functional, modern and beautiful. The folks she selected to do the work were all fantastic as well. We would enthusiastically recommend her and as we think about other things we want to do with our home, we will certainly plan on working with her again.

It's been an absolute pleasure working with Danica! She's got a great eye for detail and exceptional design sense, and has helped us transform our space into something that fits our life and our personality. I highly recommend working with Danica!

I purchased an older row home in Philadelphia that had lovely details but was also dark and at first felt like it was too old and too much. Danica turned the house into something light, lively, comfortable and fun. She changed the wall colors, all of the lighting and window treatments then helped select wonderful art for throughout. She dreamed up a new look and new cabinets for a section of the kitchen that fit in perfectly with the pre-existing kitchen space and makes it so useable every day. She selected furniture that is beautiful in every room and super comfortable. She is a joy to work with and truly professional in her roles both as designer and project manager with all of the contractors coming on site.

The finished result is beautiful! Custom designed fireplace, completely redesigned kitchen and amazing furniture and lighting. Amazing design style and taste.

Danica has been exceptional to work with both her creative eye and her demeanor. She has strong intuition around maximizing space and making recommendations on things that one wouldn't have decided without her input. I would use her hands down for any project.

I am a guy. I am also an older guy who likes to stay in his lane. My wife started "encouraging" me to renovate the kitchen a few years ago, and although I have watched, not always by choice, plenty of HGTV, I have not been so impressed with the featured renovations that I jumped at the opportunity. Then came Danica. My wife, who has a really good eye, saw her Houzz pages, and knew right away that Danica would be great to design the new kitchen. Which, of course, turned into new floors in another room, a renovation of the first floor office, a renovated powder room, a couple of openings between rooms being significantly widened, etc. All par for the course. But, with the project now 96% complete, it is unbelievable. The kitchen, in particular, is both peaceful and beautiful. It functions incredibly well. The cabinetry is first rate and so well placed. Every choice my wife made resulted solely from first rate options and alternatives presented by Danica. Two of Danica's excellent bonuses, in addition to her sense of design, is her responsiveness and her recommended contractors. The latter worked, under the overall direction of general contractor Matt McGonigle (mcgoniglebuilders.com) in close coordination with Danica, on tightly adhered-to schedules, and did excellent work. The foreman on our project, Ryan, is a highly skilled finish carpenter, and suggested and designed cabinets for the home office that he built from scratch and turned out wonderfully. That is just one example of the creativity that everyone brought to the job. Can I gush much more? Probably not. Worth every dollar and then some.

Danica is absolutely amazing. Her interior designs are breathtaking! She has impeccable taste and cares about your project as much as you do. Everyone always asks me who I used. She is also a pleasure to work with. By far the best designer I have ever worked with.

Danica has exquisite taste and creates interiors that are beautiful and timeless. She listens to her clients and her designs offer a fresh yet classic perspective. Danica is an organized, hardworking professional with a broad scope of knowledge and experience in all aspects of interior design. She handles large scale projects with grace and confidence and is always a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Designs By Danica to anyone seeking a talented and creative interior designer to help them transform their space into something magnificent!

As a picture framer I work with many decorators, but none as talented as Danica. She is extremely creative with so much vision and drive to create the perfect home for her clients. She is a true professional with a calm disposition, focus and decisiveness that can be comforting at a time when there are so many decisions to be made. She is always prompt and organized for every meeting and a true pleasure to work with.

We recently did a complete kitchen remodel with Danica and are very happy with the results. Danica was easy to work with and she has very good instincts. She is also responsive and got back to us on a timely basis. Selecting from the many options for home design is quite challenging for me, but Danica really simplified the process and made me comfortable narrowing down the options. She also had a nice way of steering me away from things that I ultimately would have regreted. In addition, she was good at problem solving when we hit a small road block. Ultimately we have the kitchen we wanted and enjoy it everyday.

Danica is a pleasure to work with. A talented professional with great communication skills. I look forward to working with her again.

Danica was excellent to work with from concept through completion. The finishes she chose are exquisite and ahead of the curve for sure yet timeless. Another great job !

We had the pleasure of working with Danica to remodel our kitchen. She offered a guided process from design all the way through the finishing touches. Thanks to Danica we felt confident throughout the remodel process and the results were truly amazing!! We would absolutely recommend Designs By Danica for any remodeling ideas.

Danica was very helpful.She listened to our wishes and did a great job. She was always available. I would definately recommend Danica.

Danica is a true professional, super creative, great persona and great to work with. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for help on a renovation.

I have worked with Danica for many years and she is extremely professional as well as super talented. She is very detailed oriented and has a vast knowledge for whats on trend and the different products that is out there in the industry. I would highly recommend her to everyone!

I own a 115 year old Victorian that had only one bathroom and a kitchen that was held together by duct tape. My goal was to add a powder room to the 1st floor and gut & bump out the footprint of my kitchen. Danica helped me find an architect and a builder, both of whom were wonderful to work with. She also worked up the design, picked out materials and helped coordinate the project. I now have an amazing kitchen & first floor powder room that feels like it is just how the house always should have been. Without Danica I am not sure any of this would have happened and I love passing on her name to anyone looking to take on home projects!

Danica is top notch. After reviewing a few pictures of rooms that we Iiked, she quickly developed a keen sense of our style and presented us with fabric and furniture suggestions that we loved but would never have been able to put together ourselves. She has excellent taste. Everything she puts together is so elegant and well done. I can't believe I have a room as beautiful and comfortable as my family room, and we couldn't have done it without Danica's help. She is also extremely responsive and readily available to meet in person whenever we need to do so. I highly recommend her.

When Danica arrived we had some floor plans from a kitchen store designer and ideas of taking down walls and moving other rooms but were not within our budget. Danica came in and came up with a completely different floor plan that was both functional for our family and ideal with the style of our house. She helped guide us in decisions based on our budget, space and style. We are very happy with the end result and would hire Danica again.

Danica is one of the most talented designers I have ever had the pleasure to work with. She is knowledgeable, kind, responsive, easy to work with, listens to what you have to say but keeps you from making mistakes that you will regret later. Her eye for design, colors, spaces and the details is outstanding. Loved working with her and will happily share her name with others!

Danica has been an integral part of the first floor renovation we are wrapping up and she has been a pleasure to work with. We stripped the entire first floor of our home down to the studs and also finished our basement. When we hired Danica in the spring, I was feeling completely overwhelmed. She jumped right in and helped us to make important layout decisions that have been key to the functionality of our home. Her amazing creativity and design expertise helped us to redefine our style while staying true to our aesthetic. There are major elements that Danica brought to the design that we never would have come up with on our own. She was respectful of our budget and was great about guiding us where we should spend more and where we could save. We will not hesitate to recommend Designs By Danica and will hire her again whether for another big project or a simple room refresh.

Fabulous decorator-Danica gets me! I have worked with other interior design firms and architects and most recently have had an outstanding experience with Danica! It started in 2014 where she helped build the bones of my new home by helping me pick surfaces, design elements, flooring, etc to capture the energy and ambience I was aspiring to. I came from a larger home and had favorite furniture pieces and artwork. She helped integrate those into the new home after my fall move-in date. Danica is professional and creative with a winning attititude to conquer design challenges. She suggests new ideas to bring a fresh concepts forward. Danica has knowledge of diverse desgn styles and a complete team of vendors, etc to complete the work. I find Danica very easy to work with (you can tell she loves design) and the process for me has been simply wonderful! Dont miss the opportunity to make you living space a place you love to be. I know Danica has done that for me. I have recommended her to friends and can't wait to post a few pictures--stay tuned!

Danica is working on the interior design of our home we are building in Breckenridge, Colorado. I asked Danica to create a softer dimension to our home which we are having built with raw steel beams, timbers and walls of jacket board. I am so amazed with the furniture and art she has chosen to go in our home! Danica is wonderful to work with and she has really kept our excitement going through this difficult process of incorporating a softer look into our mountain home!

DBD is in the process of designing our 500 square foot kitchen and mud room addition. Danica is a pleasure to work with and a top-level professional. She has amazing style and taste and her passion for interior design shines through her work. The communication between us combined with her extensive knowledge of sourcing materials has made decision making so much less stressful than when I was trying to attempt all of his on my own! It has been a huge relief to know she is listening to our needs and giving us not only gorgeous but also functional solutions tailored for precisely how we will be living in this amazing new heart of our family's home. I would recommend Danica for someone looking to hire an interior designer because in addition to creating beautiful spaces, she genuinely cares about the work and her clients.

Danica has a great eye for design, and keeps the big picture in mind. She is easy to work with, very professional, timely and can complete any project large or small. She has a great team of professionals that she's worked with for years, and she makes sure the job is done right. I would highly recommend her.

Danica has worked on several projects for my family including but not limited to: entire kitchen update (cabinets, paint colors, counters, furniture); master bedroom furniture; paint colors for the entire of the house. I love Danica's quick follow-up, her patience and her eye for beautiful, fresh, current décor. I've always have been so excited with the results of all the work she has done. Highly recommend working with this skilled, dedicated professional. You will be glad you did!

Danica was a pleasure to work with. She helped us design our bedroom, which is now a restful oasis. She was a good listener, had great ideas, and made it all come together beautifully. Danica was respectful of our budget and our time and made things easy for a busy working mom. We will definitely use her again!

DBD/Designs by Danica - Danica redesigned my living room and dining rooms. She added beautiful wainscoting, crown molding, elegant window treatments and sparkling chandelier in the formal dining room. In the living room, Danica reconfigured the fireplace w/ beautiful wood trim and Emperador marble tile, installed crown molding and selected rugs, furniture, paint colors and window treatments to create a beautiful, warm comfortable living space. She truly listened to our preferences, has a great eye for color and we couldn't be happier.

Danica is a pleasure to work with. We have worked together on multiple projects, I find her easy to work with and in tune with what her clients want. She takes that information plus her expertise to pull together the overall look and concept.

Danica worked with us to redesign and update the two rooms we spend the most time in as a family......the kitchen and family room. We were looking for something that was both simple and sophisticated, that was a true reflection of our tastes, and that was functional given that we have young children. Danica hit the mark and exceeded our expectations!! From day one, her guidance, timeliness, caring, and attention to detail were truly exceptional. From a design perspective, her ability to see things and bring them to life was amazing. And she involved us throughout which really made us feel to be a part of the entire process!! Danica is fantastic and we look forward to working with her again in the near future.

Overall can pick out beautiful materials and had enjoyed working on previous projects however on recent project was not able to stay in discussed budget. Did not receive feedback well when I was not happy with certain colors and materials. Made it difficult to make returns and correct the errors.

Danica has been a long time friend of mine and sometimes it's difficult to work with friends. Not the case with Danica. She is very easy and pleasant to work with. She is efficient, timely and professional. I have never seen her lose her temper or sense of professionalism. She always takes the customers concerns into account. She also has a great balance of being both practicality and style when it comes to furniture. She as worked on various rooms in my home and we are thrilled with all of the work she has done. I trust her completely. . I would recommend her to anyone I know.

Danica has a great eye and is fun to work with! She has helped me to really uncover my style as she is very transparent about what works and what doesn't. She listens and observes before making a recommendation and has done a lot of networking to be able to recommend contractors, painters, artists, etc. to do just about any job. DBD is a full service design studio and is the gold standard for the Main Line!

I had the pleasure of working with Danica Satell of DBD/designs by danica on several projects in 2009. Some of these projects included bathroom and kitchen renovations as well as bedroom, living room and dining room installations. We collaborated on color schemes, selecting finishes, fabrics, furniture and furnishings. We worked closely with clients to create beautiful, functional rooms while staying within their budgets. Danica is a true professional. She is creative, committed, a true problem solver and most of all she really cares about her clients. She is a rising star! Jacqueline Dickman, Allied ASID Dickman Designs

Danica is great! Listens to your wants and needs and is able to incorporate them in a beautiful design! Professional, responds quickly.

It's obvious that Danica loves what she does. She is extremely talented and creates the most beautiful spaces. Her sense of style is classic and timeless, but can be versatile depending on the project. It also doesn't hurt that she is fun to work with and a very sweet person!

Danica has designed an office and kitchen for my home and I love the result. She is very responsive and provides a great value. I recommend her without reservation.

Danica has a terrific eye for design and color. She did a great job updating the look in my living room. She has great energy. She makes the project fun.