Praise

“Andrea has been wonderful to work with. She worked diligently and skillfully to give me different decorating options from the myriad fabrics and ideas I gave her. While she and I shared a lot of common preferences for color and schemes, she helped guide me through my initiation of working with a professional and I was glad to have her advice. My project is about finished and is unfolding beautifully. I will definitely use her again for any decorating or design projects for my home.”

“Andrea has just finished designing and overseeing the complete gut and redo of our kitchen and it is amazing. She was amazing….from design, to helping me through the selection of cabinets, tile, lights….AND oversaw the entire construction process. Unbelievable attention to detail and organization…and the entire process from demo to refinishing the wood floors throughout kitchen, dining and living areas was 4 WEEKS in time for us to host our annual Thanksgiving dinner for family.

When friends and family come into my new kitchen they are literally speechless … it is so open, beautiful and has all of the space saving and convenience factors that I wanted. I look forward to many years of happy cooking and entertaining. Thank you Andrea…”

“We are mid-project with Andrea Houck and the experience has been amazing. She started us out with a review of her past projects and an explanation of her process. That set a great foundation for what to expect which was really helpful as we are new to the design experience. Our project is a tough one, with plenty to challenge even the most experienced designer. Our theme and goal for the project is to create a “WOW” factor in our new gathering room addition. We are learning so much from Andrea. She showed us how to visually divide our space into vertical layers. She is demonstrating how interest is created with texture and color in the design. We are listening hard and are excited to see her create our project!”

“We were overwhelmed during a recent home renovation, and Andrea, of A. Houck Designs, came to our rescue. After purchasing new furniture for our family room, we realized that we needed help in choosing the best paint colors for not only that room, but the adjoining kitchen and bath as well. She was able to refine our choices to achieve the best results. She also helped us choose lighting fixtures for our kitchen, dining room, and foyer. When a lighting fixture didn’t arrive on time due to a delay in overseas production, Andrea was able to secure another lighting fixture from the company, and have it installed in time for a large dinner party. She is currently assisting me with selecting artwork to complete our family room, and tile work for the kitchen. She has been more than willing to accommodate us and our timeline. We highly recommend Andrea, her work ethic and reliability, and, of course, her design know-how.”

“We enlisted Andrea’s help for a renovation/refurnishing of our living room/kitchen/study over a year ago. We liked the rooms that we saw on her website (her use of symmetry, color, and texture) and enjoyed meeting her in person (loved that she ran her own business and was local). We weren’t even able to tell her our “style” at first. She was happy to help us figure it out (traditional, but not too traditional). She never overwhelmed us with choices and quickly gained our trust that if she thought it would look good/work well, it would. She was able to combine her sense of design with our practical needs (children, dogs). We were so happy with the initial work (tile, masonry, wallpaper, furniture, fabric, window treatments) that we have continued on over the past year and will end up completing a “whole house” refresh next month. Thank you Andrea!”

“I found Andrea a few years ago as my husband and I hit our “empty nesting” years and decided to “reclaim” our home. We started working with Andrea on some of our common areas and I must say that Andrea knocked the ball out of the park with the window treatments in our family room. The color and design have opened the family room so the room blends in with the landscaping behind the house. The first project went so well that we have come back for two additional projects, the last being our master bedroom. Andrea worked with us to create a space that is not only beautiful and functional but she has also created a “retreat” for my husband, which has now become our favorite room. The built-in wardrobes created storage in a way that blends into the room and the stunning colored glass chandelier is the centerpiece of the room. In addition to her eye for style, colors and functionality, Andrea has a ton of energy and is great fun to work with!”

“Working with Andrea and A Houck Designs was a great experience. Early in the process Andrea came to the house to walk around and see my design preferences and to listen to what I thought I would like in my family room. When she returned several weeks later with these beautiful choices, I knew that she listened and understood my style. Our family room is gorgeous and I appreciate the work that Andrea Houck provided.”

“We have been extremely pleased with Andrea and the job she did in redecorating our family room and kitchen. She was very good at tailoring her recommendations based on our tastes, and we never felt overwhelmed with choices. The workmen she used are reliable, polite, and competent. Andrea is also personable, warm, and enthusiastic. We have complete trust in her, and strongly recommend her as an interior designer.”

“Andrea Houck provided design services for our living room, family room, entertainment room, sun room, a home office, master bedroom and a child’s play room. She was easy and a joy to work with and was very creative while working within our styles and tastes. She found great contractors to perform the work and supervised their work. I would recommend her very highly.”

“My wife and I just completed a project with interior designer, Andrea Houck, president of A. Houck Designs. We were very happy with the end result of our living room, dining room, foyer, and kitchen breakfast nook. This was the first time that we had used an interior designer and Andrea was able to easily answer all of our questions and guide us through the entire process from design concept through installation. After initially speaking with us and finding out what we did and didn’t like, she was able to help us define our style and presented us with a number of different options for each room that we were able to refine and choose from. She also helped us pick a unique color palette that coordinated from room to room and, importantly, easily fit with the rest of our existing home. We ended our project on a positive note with Andrea and we would recommend A. Houck Designs to anyone.”

“I hired Andrea for a rather extensive family room redesign a few years ago. It was a pleasure working with Andrea. She is creative and focused, keeping the project on time and within budget. I have worked with other designers in the past, but with mixed results. Even my husband, who has had reservations about working with designers, thought the process was fairly stress-free. Andrea was able to give our family room a fresh, much needed update, my husband and I were quite pleased with the final product.”

“Most designers have their own style and then use that same style on all of their work. Andrea is very different in this regard. Andrea spends the time to get to know her clients and their individual preferences / styles. Thus, as you will see on her website, most of her work varies at each home. I have a very traditional home and yet I like a Spanish touch. Andrea was able to pull it off. The result was beautiful. I just don’t see that anyone else could have done it.”

“I love my home! Andrea’s process allows her to know your design preferences better than you do yourself. I ended up with a beautiful home that everyone loves. When my family comes to the area, they choose to stay with me because they say my home is like a vacation resort. To me, it is just a beautiful place to live. And, I can thank Andrea for that. Work with Andrea – you won’t be sorry!”

“I have worked with Andrea for over 5 years as she has helped me design several rooms in my home…and we are continuing to work together.

I have found every aspect of working with her to be delightful….I like that she listens carefully to my ideas and preferences and then shows me options that conform with that as well as some that push me to be more creative. We agreed on a wallpaper for a hall bath that just wows everyone who comes to the house….and my dining room…still a work in progress…is a delight. I highly recommend her.”

“I have worked with Andrea and she always has beautiful ideas and execution. My backsplash in my kitchen is the one thing EVERYONE comments on. Thanks, Andrea.”