Rae Duncan Interior Design | RDID

My husband and I took on the craziest and biggest investment of our lives with the purchase of a vacation home on Lake Superior in Michigan. Our vision was to turn it in to a Boutique Hotel/B&B. If only I had signed on RDID immediately, I now realize how much less stress there could have been in our lives! The speed at with they managed to take our 70's cabin in to the realm of modern DESIGN was truly remarkable. Rae's vast knowledge of materials and furnishings made me see the light at the end of the tunnel for the first time! I am forever grateful for the work RDID did on our project and I know that when we decide to buy our second vacation rental they will be the first number I call.

From the first meeting with Rae and Anne we had a wonderful experience. THey gave us great ideas for our new home, proposed materials and items we really liked. Their contractors were also very helpful and although in the end we went a bit over our original budget, the prices were still very acceptable. They dealt with the problems that came up during the project with calm and professionalism. We can only recomend RDID.

Rae is a master at what she does and a true visionary. She and her team spent time getting to know us -- how we live in our space, our personalities and our design aesthetic. We had an idea of what we wanted going into this process, but she elevated our vision beyond our wildest expectations. Rae incorporated innovative elements and artistic value in each room she designed for us --- things we would have never thought of on our own. She and her team of contractors executed the design flawlessly, with precision and the highest attention to every last detail. And the project came in on time and at budget. To say we had a positive experience with Rae Duncan Interior Design would be an understatement. I never thought that redesigning my house would be such a fun, inspiring and stress-free experience. She has made our house a home and a real show stopper. Rae is now our 'designer for life' and we have plans to work with her again to design more rooms in our home. I can't thank Rae and her team enough; I wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking for a talented, professional and fun interior design firm. Thank you, RDID! Side note: We came to RDID after months of working with another well-known interior design firm in Chicago. Long story short, that design firm completely missed the mark and presented a design that was nothing like what we wanted after months of working on it without any check ins!

Unbelievably miserable experience from start to...well, start. RDID met with us in our house and provided an all-in quote (labor, materials, painting, design, and appliances) for our large home remodeling project. When we explained that the estimate was at the top of where we wished to be and questioned the accuracy of the quote, RDID assured us that RDID works with the same contractor all the time, and the quote was reasonable based on the market and recent comparable RDID projects. Upon this representation, we engaged RDID to provide a design and obtain estimates. The contractor estimates obtained within weeks of executing the contract proved to be at or above the all-in price alone. Factoring in materials proposed by RDID and everything else, the cost of the project would have been more than double RDID's estimate. When we raised our concerns about the very high estimates, RDID blamed us for selecting expensive materials. The irony of this is that we had not proposed the materials, RDID had. Despite being well aware of the budget, RDID proposed materials and options that did not comply in any way with the budget. When we asked RDID to stop working on the project until we could decide how we wanted to proceed, RDID became angry and defensive and immediately terminated the contract. This is, of course, after we were billed for a large number of hours and not provided a completed design. This is really just the start of the story, but I'm out of space.

RDID is a superb design firm! Rae has a passion for bringing a space to life with her artistic vision and quest for making each design unique. Most valuable to me is her collaboration with the client to ensure the customer is happy, participates throughout the process, and loves the outcome. I’ve so enjoyed working with the RDID team. I can’t wait to design our next space!

Rae has worked with my gallery on many occasions. She has incredible taste in art and is an absolute pleasure to work with. I'm always impressed how she incorporates great original pieces into her elaborate designs. I'm always eager to see the delightful results of her creative efforts! Rebecca Myers

Rae and her team at RDID are fantastic to say the least! They managed my entire remodel from layouts to furnishings, and the space is perfecttt, just what I was hoping for. They took my inspiration and style and hit the nail on the head. I can't say enough good things about my experience working with them. Highly recommend!

Rae and the team at RDID have incredible taste and have guided us new homeowners through the challenging process of decorating our first home as a young, married couple! It's been a wonderful journey and we've learned so much about ourselves and our style along the way! There are many things that are difficult and out of everyone's control in the interior design industry but Rae and her team ALWAYS have a solution and a fix for anything and everything that may come up along the way. We're so excited to continue and finalize our current project as well as work with the RDID team for our future homes :)

Rae helped us renovate two bathrooms. She and her team handled everything: the budget, the design, and the day-to-day installation -- even through COVID-19. Overall, we were very happy with her and the team. I would definitely recommend using them for a project.

I myself am a designer and soft goods fabricator for interiors. I've worked with Rae on many projects and have always been impressed by her professionalism and creativity. She and her team work very hard to get to know their clients and design and deliver exactly what they are looking for. I've worked with many, many designers over the past 20 years in my business (Workroom Couture Home) and if I were not a designer myself I would go to Rae for all my projects. Smart, savvy, reliable, talented, and very likeable woman.

Rae Duncan is my favorite design firm to work with. They are very professional, have great taste and are super fun to work with! I have been selling to them since they opened and have watched them grow into a top design firm!!!!!!

THE PROCESS OF PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS AN ART FORM THAT RAE DUNCAN DESIGN HAS MASTERED. I HAVE HAD GREAT PLEASURE WORKING WITH RAE AND HER TEAM ON SEVERAL PROJECTS. RAE DUNCAN DESIGNS UNCOMPROMISING DETAIL TO QUAILTY AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN HAS MADE IT A PRIVILEGED TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM.