TESTIMONIALS
We take our work very seriously and there is nothing better than the kind words not only of our happy clients but also of contractors and vendors with whom we have worked with hand in hand to create beautiful homes
Kallah Maguire & Gabe Olson
“Ashleigh is amazing — she comes in and really listens to what you want & need, then is able to translate that into something that you never would have thought of. My living room, which was a nightmare of awkward proportions, an unusual number of doors & windows, and could not seem to fit furniture in an attractive way was her canvas. Ashleigh was able to come in and immediately figure out how to situate things, what furniture would best fit in my space, and made everything beautiful. She worked well with my husband and I, understanding each of our needs and creating compromise when we though we had none. We also went shopping with her and she was incredibly competent when it came to educating us as to why and where to save & spend our budget. I never got so many compliments on how my place looked and I loved living in that space! In the end, it was so us.”
Cheryl Lewis
“You are very lucky to have found Ashleigh Underwood Design! She is wonderful to work with and delivers a great result, within budget and on time. I relied on her expertise, organizational skills and design sense to help me complete a major redecoration & renovation of my home in California. I am thrilled with her work. Ashleigh listened to what I wanted to accomplish and proceeded to present me full storyboards for each room, including pricing, finishes and samples of fabric. What she couldn't readily find, she had made and customized to my specifications. I highly recommend Ashleigh for any design job where creativity, quality and panache are appreciated.”
Sam Malmazada (A Clas Builders)
“I highly recommend using Ashleigh Underwood for your design needs. I was fortunate in working with her for our customer in Calabasas whom came to her with no clear vision or idea of what to do, but she was able to make something out of nothing and create something beautiful and perfect. I am more than pleased with the quality of her work. She is very talented, creative, thoughtful and goes above and beyond to satisfy her clients. It was a pleasure working with her and I will definitely work with her again in the future!”
Bob Desautel
“We were looking for comfort and class to meet form and function seamlessly. Ms. Underwood not only understood the direction we wanted to go, but also the speed at which the rebuild was going. She did a great job selecting the right materials for our vision as well as our budget. Ms. Underwood's presentation materials were accepted outright and we are very pleased with the final result. We are delighted to recommend Ashleigh. She did a wonderful job for us and we are confident she can do a great job for you.”
“Ashleigh did a great job. She was professional, knowledgeable, and really innovative. She was great at coming up with a beautiful and functional design while addressing all of our needs. Everybody that comes over really loves the innovative layout. She did a great job!! We love our space and would definitely use her again.”
Tricia Pearson & Bruce Gulley
Amy Dunham
Ashleigh has put in the work to have not only an amazing eye for design, but also an amazing ear for what people need. We’d just made the decision to stay in our house rather than move to create financial room to pursue a career change, and I was struggling with how to refresh a living room dominated by dark brown (floors, couches, leather ottoman, window trim). She asked thoughtful questions and ultimately recommended that the space needed more warmth rather than less, which would never have occurred to me. More importantly, she walked me through why she recommended that approach, empowering me to be an informed participant in the design process. From there, she came back to me with links to several area rugs recommendations to re-ground the space in a new palate, in a range of styles but all clustered around a great price point. Once I picked one, she identified a new wall color (palest pink) that, again, would never have occurred to me, but is perfect. With the addition of some new throw pillows, a textured throw blanket and a small side table, the room feels totally refreshed, and for a price that I would have exceeded buying even one new couch. Oh, did I mention I live in Indiana and so she did all this remotely? Ashleigh made the process seamless, and I couldn’t be more ecstatic with the outcome.
Jacob Harris (Jacob Harris Construction)
Ashleigh Underwood is a delight to work with! She is professional and very responsive to the needs of the job. Her ability to communicate in a timely and knowledgeable manner is a definite strong suit! Ashleigh has a great understanding of the construction world and works well to make the project come together. As a general contractor, scheduling and knowing what is expected from homeowners can be a challenge, but with Ashleigh as the designer it was seamless! (Did I mention she is a great designer?) I have and would recommend Ashleigh to contractors, developers or homeowners looking for a great designer and teammate to make a project perfect.
I've known Ashleigh since "at the school bus stop" was a place you met people. First we shared a back fence, then weekly sleepovers, then travels to visit Ashleigh's family in Maine and the USVI. But never clothes, damn her Amazonian genes. And then we fell out of touch for the better part of 15 years. When we reconnected as adults, my introspective, imaginative childhood friend was still very much present, though leavened with the experiences -- both positive and difficult -- of globe-crossing relocations and the friends and loves come and gone with them. She has put in the work, y'all, to have not only an amazing eye for design, but also an amazing ear for what people need. And it's rooted in her hard-fought reflections on what she herself needs to be her best self. I work in sports, so the value of a coach is evident to me: everyone from pee-wee players just starting out to the most elite athletes in the world have coaches. Sometimes they teach the basics; other times they're thought partners on long-term strategy. Beyond the structure and clear win-loss outcomes of sports, the need for coaches somehow gets squishier, and voicing a desire for one can end up feeling like an admission of defeat. But it's not. Ashleigh makes me better, not because she's better than me -- because she wants to see me succeed. And so she asks me questions that don't occur to me, holds up mirrors I forget existed. But I still can't wear her clothes, confound it all."
Amy K
I had such a great experience with Ashleigh Underwood Home & Interior Design. She was very communicative, transparent, and kept me informed during the whole home and kitchen renovation process. I really appreciated her questions and explanation of certain materials she used so I understood how choosing the right materials would actually benefit my house. Ashleigh knows how to fully optimize a home and make it aesthetically pleasing but also functional as well. The fact that Ashleigh was able to handle the project management of the construction and design of my remodel made this a really stress free experience for me. She met with me, listened to my ideas, designed the new layout from a new kitchen island to new cabinets, chose all the light fixtures, materials, and everything I needed to turn my vision into reality. My newly renovated house is everything I expected and more. Ashleigh’s eye for design made everything come together into such an modern and cool way. I'm beyond pleased with the results and look forward to referring Ashleigh Underwood Home & Interior Design again.
Anthony Segil
Regarding my projects with Ashleigh Underwood Design, I would like to say that she gets a 5 star rating from us here at Design Bath & Hardware. I have personally worked with Ashleigh for more than 13 years. Ashleigh is a very hands on designer who responds to the requests of her clients at warp speed!
Corey (Design Bath & Hardware)
I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Ashleigh Underwood for the last thirteen years. We are currently working on multiple projects together. She is a 5 star designer, she is smart, she pays attention to detail and she looks out for her clients' best interest. She is also a genuinely nice person and fun to work with.