Nina is the person you go to for all of your design questions and needs. She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to ideas and suggestions; on top of that, she can back up her suggestions with visual examples so you see what she is envisioning. She takes the time to compile emails with detailed responses and will also hop on a call to go through whatever is on your mind. She is very fair in her pricing and never takes advantage of you or your time.
To highlight some specific points:
She has contacts with multiple vendors and companies and her positive rapport allows for a smoother and more comfortable interaction. You feel they take a deeper interest in you because of their respect for Nina.
I wanted a certain type of light fixture, she found one that looked exactly like the one I wanted but for over 50% less than the options I had found.
I had a few instances where a quick decision needed to be made for the contractor and I was able to call Nina and get her feedback right then and there. Knowing I could count on her put me at ease.
Nina is the voice of reason and does not waste time. The daunting task of designing 3 bathrooms had me paralyzed with fear. She told me we could design all 3 bathrooms in under 2 hours. I laughed. We met one night and picked out everything from floor tile to accent tile, vanity to mirror. When I looked at the clock, I was shocked to see we had done it all within her time frame. Nina has a way of taking a very large task and breaking it down into quick decisions. With her help, the intimidation factor disappears.
Nina helped in so many facets, but I think her largest contribution and the one that had the greatest impact, was her input into our kitchen. Her suggestion and insistence of adding a mudroom to our extension made so much sense, I can’t imagine not having it there. Nina came to the construction site and within minutes had the idea drawn up along with her vision of the kitchen layout; bench seating under a large window, location of appliances and cabinets, etc. Needless to say, we are very happy with the outcome.
Any future design projects, I know I am going straight to Nina.