Freespace Design LLC

We hired Geri after seeing her work on a real estate virtual tour. She was very easy to work with and totally understood our vision for the outdated kitchen in our home. First step was a site visit and needs assessment where she asked many questions that helped us identify how we wanted to use the kitchen and how it could function best for our large family and lifestyle. Next came basic design and the 3D renderings she provided helped us visualize how the kitchen would change. This process helped us come to the conclusion that we needed more space and the project evolved from a kitchen remodel into a kitchen addition. Geri was patient with us and provided multiple revisions until we were finally comfortable with the new project. Her guidance in materials selection, complete with product samples and 3D renderings, helped us iron out every detail of the project. She was also able to direct us to a custom cabinet maker, Custom Cabinet Studio, who made it a reality.

Freespace Design Owner, Geri Cruikshank Eaker, is an amazing, creative designer who redesigned every room in my condo. I wanted a clean contemporary look and she accomplished that and more. Geri has flawless attention to detail, and effortlessly took me thru the design process. From the initial meeting, to concept drawings, to product selection, to construction, the furniture, and art work, Geri managed every aspect of this project. She has created exactly what I envisioned and I am extremely pleased with my new home.

We worked with Geri & Freespace Design on a high end residence floating bar top with wall panel. Geri is extremely detail oriented and an innovative & extraordinary Designer. She is also very accommodating in terms of communication, thus project details could be taken care of in a timely manner and the project turned out 100% successful.

My husband and I retained Geri to help us with several renovation projects, including a complete update and redesign for our kitchen, a facelift for our fireplace/hearth area and a new makeover for our laundry room (including adding new cabinetry and new functionality as a mudroom). We also consulted with Geri on several other changes to our home, including a new staircase, lighting, new flooring in parts of our home and refinishing some of our current flooring. We love modern design, but unfortunately, it's hard to find modern design in the Charlotte area. After unsuccessfully searching for modern homes, we decided to keep our current space and modernize some of its traditional aspects. My husband and I really took our time in deciding whether to proceed with the renovations and with retaining Geri, only because we are busy people and can be indecisive; we also were debating our budget constraints. Throughout the process, from us just floating ideas with Geri, to retaining her and then reviewing the designs she presented, Geri was so accommodating. I never felt pushed or rushed to make any decisions and she was always willing to work around our schedule. This being our first experience on any renovations in our home, we are extremely happy with Geri's services and her ability to recognize our style. Based off of us sharing a limited number of pictures of modern design that attracted us, she was able to design something unique to our space. Whenever I had/have a question, I reach out to her via email or text and she responds very promptly, even though she may have competing priorities. She is also very practical, for example, she makes suggestions keeping in mind where money will be well spent in our home versus areas that may not be worth as much investment. Also, she has knowledge not just about design, but also craftsmanship. She can effectively communicate with the people performing the construction work. If we proceed with future renovations, we will go to Geri without a doubt. Highly recommended!

The kitchen Geri designed for me is beautiful! She had innovative ideas in the design, the materials used, the colors, the practicality of the kitchen. She was easy to work with, listening to my wishes, then to my (few) reservations. I initially chose her because of her European background, since I was looking for a style I see in my native France. Geri totally delivered! I love to cook in this kitchen, and more telling, I now enjoy cleaning it!

Working with Geri is always a wonderful experience, She is a fantastic designer! Her honesty, professionalism and knowledge is impressive. You have a very little or no idea what your style is? Let her know what you are looking for and she will do the rest. Whether its a small or large scale project, she will make sure it will be managed thoughtfully and executed beautifully! We highly recommend working with Freespace Design on any design project!

I was searching for a designer to update my tired ranch, and wanted a more contemporary, clean look. I found traditional designers didn't really listen to my needs or come up with innovative solutions and designs. Geri knew exactly what I wanted and had such a good sense of style, taste, and proportion, that I left almost every decision up to her; and the choices she made were 100% perfection! Our contractors have even taken pictures of our rooms to show their clients their innovative work; work based on her vision and designs! She sets the bar high in Charlotte, and whether you're searching for a traditional or modern designer, I'd never consider anyone else. I'm sure folks on Houzz will be seeing pictures shortly of our modern ranch transformation which is still in progress!

I had never hired a designer before Geri so I was a little unsure of the process but I knew from her photos online that I loved her work. She stood out from the rest and had the style that I was going for. I did not really have the budget to spend on a professional designer but I made it work and it was the best decision that I've made all year. I've gotten TONS of compliments on the design and I CONTINUE to get even more compliments. Other designers portfolios all looks the same to me, but Geri's work stood out and it shows. No wonder we get so many people loving our new space. She is very easy to communicate with and will listen to your ideas and bring them to life. I loved the 3D rendition of the plan so that I could get a true feel for what our space was going to look like. She is uper easy to work with!

I hired Geri from Freespace design when I was building my new custom home. We were building in a more traditional neighborhood, but have contemporary taste. We asked her to first assist us with selecting colors for our painted brick house so that it fit into the neighborhood, but kept the contemporary look we were going for. She came incredibly prepared, and had different combinations already paired, and a rendering that shows how each color looked on the house. It was amazing! She really has an eye for color, and factors in lighting and trim colors to create a complete package. We are so pleased with how the house turned out, we could not have done it without her! Once we got into designing the kitchen, we again realized we needed help. We didn't want just a plain layout and we didn't want elaborate, traditional cabinets. Geri listened to our wish list, and came back with a unique, interesting and contemporary design that was not too modern, but definitely not traditional. In the design, she incorporated walnut as an accent piece to go along with the dark wood cabinets. I never would have imagined anything like what she designed. The walnut was used on the front of the island, and undercounter puck lighting shines down onto the walnut wall to showcase a very cool design feature. On the front of the bar, she used a similar walnut design, but used tape lighting behind so that light shows through the walnut slats. In the coffee bar, she designed a walnut cabinet and 3 shelf unit, which ties the entire kitchen together. The walnut adds an unexpected, yet very cool element to the overall design making it look truly custom. Instead of traditional granite, Geri suggested white silestone and a white backsplash. It gives it a minimalist look without all of the competing colors that granite introduces. My favorite aspect of the countertop is that she designed the island the wrap down the sides into a "waterfall". So the sides of the island match the top and it looks like one continuous piece. Brilliant! Instead of regular or frosted glass for the cabinet doors, she found glass that had bamboo-like grass embedded into it. With the light shining through the glass, it adds an enexpected element to the overall look and some texture as well. Lastly, we realized we could not make color and design decisions on our own at this point. We trusted Geri too much by now! It was time to pick out paint colors for the entire house. We wanted to keep it to 6 or less. She again came prepared with swatches of colors grouped together. We went room to room and used different light to make sure we liked the combinations. Then, once we agreed on the 6 colors, she helped us place them into each room. But not just painting the room, she thinks of a room in terms of planes and volumes, and selects combinations of these colors to highlight certain walls or corners. She thinks about how you look through a house, and which walls are on the same plane and should be the same color, even though they are in different rooms. Her design eye is like nothing I've ever seen. We are so happy with our choice to work with Geri during this process. She was the easiest part of building our new home, and really took away a lot of the stress. If I ever build again, I would get her involved before I even finalize the house plans and have everything designed up front instead of trying to do it during the building process. It would have saved us a lot of rework with the builder! I strongly recommend Geri, she is so talented!

Freespace Design assisted us with the renovation of our new office space. We were impressed from the beginning of the process. Geri brought a level of professionalism, ideas and creativity that suited our every need. Her incorporation of our Brand throughout the entire design, has had many positive responses from our Clients. Her excellent CAD work enabled us to visually see, in 3D, how our space would be layed out, traffic flow, furniture layout, etc and gave us the confidence that she indeed, had listened to our ideas and concerns and had incorporated them into her design presentation. Freespace stayed involved throughout the renovation, assisting the GC and stayed in front of any potential problems. We would Highly reccomend Freespace Design, LLC.

This is the second time we have hired Geri as our designer, and I’m already thinking of other projects we want her hands on!! This project included our master bath (completely gutted and redesigned), and two new closets in our bedroom (so my husband could actually have a closet), and a remodel of our guest bathroom. Huge job. As with the last design a number of years ago, when Geri shows us her drawings (digitally), there is usually nothing we want to change or alter, which I find amazing. That’s how great she is. She hears what you need, then makes it better than you imagined. This was what I wrote a few years ago when we first hired Geri, and wanted it included in my review: We hired Geri to design a huge kitchen remodel for us. We had a couple of meetings where she covered various topics - our vision, our personalities, our hobbies, etc. With that, I then assumed we would then have to go through a number of her designs until we finally agreed on one. Her very FIRST design was perfect and personal and everything my husband and I wanted. Only minor minor tweaks were needed. During the actual remodeling, she has gone above and beyond her scope of ‘hired’ work to make sure the contractors are on task , that we are happy, and that the design concept stays true. She has made the process a wonderful experience, and I don’t think we could have asked for more in terms of her skill and design work.

Geri is an unbelievable force among Charlotte’s modern designers. Her expertise and eye are exceptional and have been developed both in Europe and the United States. As an interior architect she brings a holistic understanding to each project with a wide range of ideas and depth in resources. She has been a pleasure to work with.