--- title: "Michael Mueller Ethan Allen — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/michael-mueller-ethan-allen-pfvwus-pf~755664305 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~755664305.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Michael Mueller Ethan Allen" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/2a6390d402eef86f_2018-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "135 Albany Tpke, Canton, Connecticut 06019, United States" latitude: 41.8384 longitude: -72.8987 phone: "(860) 693-8372" website: http://mmuellerea.houzz.com rating: 5 review_count: 7 followers: 73 last_updated: 2026-08-13 --- # Michael Mueller Ethan Allen Original Houzz profile: [Michael Mueller Ethan Allen](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/michael-mueller-ethan-allen-pfvwus-pf~755664305) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** Canton, CT - **Serves:** Hartford, West Hartford, Bristol, Manchester, East Hartford, Enfield, Torrington, Newington, Windsor, Wethersfield, Farmington, Simsbury, Avon, Granby, Canton, Burlington, New Hartford, Winsted, Simsbury Center, Harwinton, East Granby, Barkhamsted, Collinsville, Northwest Harwinton, West Simsbury, Weatogue, Tariffville, Canton Valley, New Hartford Center, Riverton, Canton Center, Unionville, West Granby - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (7 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 25 Ideabook Saves My early years working in the garment district of New York City shaped my career in textile manufacturing and expanded my knowledge of luxury fabrics. I later went on to work for Cowtan & Tout in New York City’s famous D & D building. Working for this Iconic fabric house I continued to grow as a designer. I moved from Manhattan to Connecticut more than 10 years ago. I worked for myself as an Interior Designer for many years here in Connecticut. Working on my own gave me the opportunity to learn how to manage many different types of projects. This time also allowed me to work with a wonderful and diverse group of clients. This experience really helped me to learn how to listen to a client and respond to their needs. I am now working as a Design Consultant for Ethan Allen in Canton Connecticut. This is my second time working for this brand. I truly believe as a designer in the quality and timeless style of their furniture. So when I was asked to return it was an easy decision to make. My philosophy on Design is simple..”function before design”. Who lives in this room? What is the function of the space? Only then can we make it a beautiful space. I work closely with my clients listening to their needs wants and desires for their spaces. I want the rooms I design to be rooms my clients truly enjoy and love to spend time in. ### Services Provided - Interior Design - Custom Furniture ### Areas Served - Hartford - West Hartford - Bristol - Manchester - East Hartford - Enfield - Torrington - Newington - Windsor - Wethersfield - Farmington - Simsbury - Avon - Granby - Canton - Burlington - New Hartford - Winsted - Simsbury Center - Harwinton - East Granby - Barkhamsted - Collinsville - Northwest Harwinton - West Simsbury - Weatogue - Tariffville - Canton Valley - New Hartford Center - Riverton - Canton Center - Unionville - West Granby ### Typical Job Cost $10,000 - 30,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Michael Mueller Ethan Allen | | Address | 135 Albany Tpke, Canton, Connecticut 06019, United States | | Phone | (860) 693-8372 | | Website | http://mmuellerea.houzz.com | | Followers on Houzz | 73 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — http://mICHAEL.MUELLER.7399786@facebook.com ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Michael Mueller Ethan Allen](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/michael-mueller-ethan-allen-pfvwus-pf~755664305) - **Website:** http://mmuellerea.houzz.com - **Phone:** (860) 693-8372 ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 7 reviews** ### All 7 reviews **★★★★★ — Carrie Casciani, Feb. 2017** > I found working with Michael exceptional. I have had the pleasure of working with Michael for a number of years. I just recently moved to a new home and one of the rooms on the first floor was my first project and my first call was to Michael to discuss my vision for the room. Michael took the time to sit with me and listen to what I wanted my family and friends to feel when they spent time in the room. The room is complete and it is stunning. I highly recommend Michael to come and listen to your vision because he has a way of bringing it to life! **★★★★★ — schulzn, Feb. 2014** > Michael Mueller has completed numerous projects for me in the last several years from a complete family room redesign with furnishings to a face lift for my kitchen. Michael is professional, meticulous and has never disappointed me with his suggestions. He has a knack for determining exactly what his clients are looking for. Michael is incredibly talented and I love everything he has done in my home! **★★★★★ — maryschulz, Feb. 2014** > Michael Muller was wonderful to work with. Our first project was my family room. I gave him some general ideas about the colors I like.He asked insightful questions and within a few weeks he had put together an entire room on a "story board".. It incorporated different fabrics and textures which I loved. He was also able to incorporate some of my existing furniture which enabled me to stay within my budget.When we needed other professionals on the job he arranged their tasks in a timely manner and met all deadlines. > We enjoyed working with Michael so much that we have let him decorate our bedroom, dining room and direct a complete rehab of our powder room. Mary Schulz. **★★★★★ — Susan Day, Feb. 2014** > I first worked with Michael in 2011 when I arranged a design consultation with a furniture store he was working with at the time. I was looking for a complete update of my living room that would be traditional enough to complement the architecture of our 1930s home yet be casual enough to withstand our active lifestyle. The fabrics, furniture and floor coverings he chose were not only beautiful, but were thoughtfully selected to stand up to our 2 active English setters. Since then, Michael has worked alone to design our recently updated kitchen, converted our rarely used dining room into a gorgeous dining room/library and orchestrated an expansion of our outdated master bath to a beautiful spa-like retreat. When it became apparent that the latter project would fail to meet the deadline promised by our less reliable general contractor, Michael stepped in to insure that the project moved along as smoothly as possible and supported us every step of the way. It is this rare mix of talent, work ethic and integrity that will keep us coming back to Michael for all of our future design needs. **★★★★★ — householdowner, Feb. 2014** > Michael is an outstanding designer. He takes the time to truly understand the taste and preferences of the buyer and never tries to push simply to make a sale. Once he has understood your preferences, he looks for designs or pieces that work well together an meet your budget. Michael has helped me with numerous projects over a number of years and has always met or exceeded my expectations for service and skill. **★★★★★ — jtmeehan, Feb. 2014** > We worked with Michael to decorate our living room and dining room. He helped us to find pieces of furniture and accessories that matched our tastes and what we were envisioning. He transformed the rooms into beautiful spaces in our home that we are proud of. From paint color, fabric and furniture pieces, Michael did an excellent job of selecting furniture that were not only attractive but fit our decorating tastes. Michael is professional, courteous and worked to fulfill what were looking for in style. We looking forward to working with Michael and Ethan Allen again soon. **★★★★★ — Denise Corby, Feb. 2014** > I purchased well made bedroom furniture from Michael Mueller at Ethan Allen, several years ago and I still love it. He was very professional and just knew what my style was while working with me for a short period of time. He also worked well within my budget. ## Selected projects - [AVON MASTER BEDROOM](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/avon-master-bedroom-pj-vj~2904714) - Location: Avon, CT - Photos: 2 - [MY PERSONAL SPACE](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/my-personal-space-pj-vj~2333029) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [SIMSBURY LIBRARY](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/simsbury-library-pj-vj~2307797) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [FARMINGTON MUSIC ROOM](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/farmington-music-room-pj-vj~2307768) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [Avon Dinning Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/avon-dinning-room-pj-vj~1707329) - Location: Avon, CT - Photos: 1 - [Avon Contemporary](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/avon-contemporary-pj-vj~1166144) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 3 - [Avon Living room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/avon-living-room-pj-vj~1481880) - Location: Avon, CT - Photos: 1 - [South Glastonbury Dinning Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/south-glastonbury-dinning-room-pj-vj~444537) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 3 - [South Glastonbury Bedroom](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/south-glastonbury-bedroom-pj-vj~1142093) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [Glastonbury Living Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/glastonbury-living-room-pj-vj~1105617) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [South Glastonbury Living Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/south-glastonbury-living-room-pj-vj~440080) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Before and After](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/before-and-after-pj-vj~998291) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [West Hartord Living Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/west-hartord-living-room-pj-vj~963331) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [West Hartford LR](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/west-hartford-lr-pj-vj~935638) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [Avon Living Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/avon-living-room-pj-vj~567541) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [Farmington Bedroom](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/farmington-bedroom-pj-vj~911762) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - [Simsbury Library/Living Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/simsbury-library-living-room-pj-vj~581790) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 1 - Description: More photos to follow... - [Connecticut Family Room](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/connecticut-family-room-pj-vj~462539) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Connecticut Sunroom](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/connecticut-sunroom-pj-vj~462540) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 2 - [Canton Connecticut Design Center](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/canton-connecticut-design-center-pj-vj~489020) - Location: Canton, CT - Photos: 6 - Description: These are a few of our beautiful room settings in the Canton Connecticut Ethan Allen Design Center. Our visual design team does a fabulous job creating rooms that will inspire you!!! [See all 20 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/michael-mueller-ethan-allen-pfvwus-pf~755664305) ## Ideabooks - [BRIGHAM](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/80672434/list/brigham) — 3 ideas - [Ferranti](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/65665555/list/ferranti) — 4 ideas - [Jonathan's room](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/65665316/list/jonathan-s-room) — 1 idea [See all 3 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/mmuellerea) ## Community Q&A **Q: Replace or restore** *(in Design Dilemma)* Should I paint, or strip and stain grey, to go into a new house that has grey stained oak floors? This solid oak dining room set is seen in my basement for the last 10 yrs since we don't have a dining room in our present house. It was custom made for a spanish style home in the 70's. Should I just get rid of it? A: The table is the only piece worth saving in my opinion. If you had a dinning room and could use the table I would pair them with upholstered parsons chair. **Q: How would you spend $10k to improve this kitchen?** *(in Design Dilemma)* I would love to hear you advice! We are finally ready to tackle this kitchen that we are not in love with. The "orangish" tone of the cabinets bothered us since we moved in, but there were other priorities. Now we are considering painting it the cabinets. But there are so many questions... Color - stark white won't work, but should we go with an off white similar to the trim, or do we go a little tad darker? Glaze or not - we are trying to modernize the old world look where we feasible (i.e. we would change the banisters of the spiral staircase but that's too expensive) so we're leaning toward no glaze, but will they look cheap? Glass fronts - we're thinking about adding some glass fronts, would it look good to add only on top of the sink? Finally, to tie up the look, what else should we do? We could leave the island as is or paint it to match (or contrasting). We could also change the backsplash. We could add more $ and change the tropical brown granite in the outside countertops, but the granite is, of course, in good shape. We could spend even a little more, although not sure it's worth it, to change to a built in fridge. I hate that because I love our fridge, but sometimes is form over function. Any thoughts are much appreciated. A: go lighter and use simple subway tile...that and different color stools should help. The wall color feels like it is fighting with the elements in the room. Start with back splash and stools the wall color may improve. Keep the light fixtures the scale is perfect for the space. **Q: How do I downplay honey oak cabinets on a budget??** *(in Design Dilemma)* This is our new kicthen, and it desperately needs help. Can I use paint and a backsplash to unify the dark counters and dated honey oak cabinets? Or is it hopeless unless I refinish them? Was thinking about green paint with off white or mosaic tile backsplash? Or green backsplash? What do you think? We are hoping to hold off on replacing cabinets/flooring for now. A: back splash in simple subway tile to start then paint all the trim in kitchen white!!!! and pick a great wall color! The trim around doors and window just amplifies the oak in the space. Finally change hardware to nickel. **Q: Paint Color For open kitchen/living room with lots of Cherrywood** *(in Design Dilemma)* I've sampled quite a few colors but not finding anything that seems to work well with all the cherry wood in these rooms. We are not up for the expense to paint the kitchen cabinets. We would be open to painting the mantle and bookcase. The kitchen and living room all open up to one another. Initially, I wanted a gray, something to bring the space up to date and look more modern. I attached a picture in the comments of the samples we tried: SW Mindful Gray, SW Amazing Gray, or warn beige SW Pavillion Beige. I really need some expert advice! A: take a look at Ben Moore edgecomb gray HC -173 **Q: Still Stuck on Dining Room ( I need you yet again GROVERAXEL and houzz** *(in Design Dilemma)* Morning, Houzzer's, I'm still stuck on finding wall art for my dinning room. I tried these two pieces, but for some reason I didn't think they worked. I also need assistance with a light fixture and table center piece. I was thinking of a candle center piece, but I need a visual with groveraxel's photo shop or anyone's photo shop. The peacock feather wall art is still up, but I was debating on putting candle sconces on the side. Groveraxel, can you please help me? HELP! HELP! LOL, this is an SOS signal. Also, I know the wall art needs to be lowered. Thanks in advance. A: The art looks too high on the wall...possibly a series of prints would work better. The light fixture also appears a bit high. 30" from table top to bottom of fixture is the recommended placement. **Q: Is this the Bennett?** *(in Photo Questions)* Is this the Ethan Allen Bennett sectional? A: yes it is the bennett sectional. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-13.*