Bespoke Decor

Melissa helped us complete the staging of our 1860s house for the real estate market. She helped us decide which furnishings should stay and go, chose new paint colors to update the interior, brought in her own staging materials and organized everything to make a lovely presentation for potential buyers. She enhanced the beauty of the house by working with its natural historic features. Melissa was easy to work with, fast, and responsive to our needs. I highly recommend her for design and staging projects!

Melissa is an absolute pleasure to work with. She brings enthusiasm and fresh ideas to every project, and her responsiveness and attention to detail make collaboration seamless. I look forward to working with her on future projects.

Working with Melissa to update our kitchen was a great experience. We weren’t looking to change the basic plan of the kitchen and she was willing to listen to our requests and offer good suggestions. Melissa saved us immense amount to time suggesting where to look for good quality products that weren't out of our budget and also available. Her sense of color and being able to go through a large amount of samples and pick a few to choose was amazing. If we weren’t happy with those choices she listened and offered alternatives. During this COVID year with backlogs of inventory and booked contractors she helped us negotiate that experience and figure out how things could be done in stages. We are so happy I contacted Melissa to help with our project and would use her again. Teresa Ribadeneyra and Joseph Lalka

I loved working with Melissa! She has a keen sense of design and strives to listen to what I wanted and offer options. She helped me update many projects in my 30 year old home and I am so happy with all the results. She is very responsive and easy to work with. I highly recommend her for any of your projects!

Melissa’s aesthetic is truly unparalleled. Her staging of my house transformed the ordinary, everyday space into the extra- ordinary. A pleasure to work with!

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Melissa on our summer home. She understood my vision and gave me new ideas to take it to the next level. She overcame any challenge that supply chain issues due to COVID threw at us. Her sources in the area were invaluable to me as a part-time resident, and they were top notch!! I am fairly discerning and was very impressed with Melissa - her responsiveness, creatively, ability to deliver, knowing how to push my ideas a bit more, and her humor, calm and patience during a particulalry difficult period. I wish I could bring Melissa with me to our regular home! I will definitely be working with her again!

We were exceedingly fortunate to have been introduced to Melissa. She went above and beyond to help stage our house for photos and showing. Working with what we have, and even loaning a few of her own items to tie a room together, she staged our house in a way that is aesthetically pleasing, yet enables us to continue to live here comfortably while it’s on the market. Having heard from friends that staging could be quite costly, we were pleasantly surprised when the final bill arrived. In short, Melissa is hardworking, has a great eye, is fun to work with, and charges a fair price. Would gladly work with her again.

We have a large Victorian home that was damaged down to the studs from a fire and water damage. Used to renovating one room at a time, we found ourselves overwhelmed by the prospect of picking out paint colors for the entire three floors as well as the exterior of the home. Melissa was wonderfully helpful. She was sensitive to our desires to keep colors true to the history and character of the house, and she was extremely knowledgeable about what would work. Her attention to detail was wonderful. The exterior of the house is now painted in six different colors, highlighting the house's architectural details, and neighbors have given us positive reviews! It is also no exaggeration to say that between walls, ceilings, and trim, about 20 different colors we used in the interior. We could not have done it without her. She also gave us excellent advice in choosing bathroom floor and wall tiles, as well as historic wallpaper reproductions, and she responded quickly to all our questions. Melissa helped us reach our goal of giving each room its own special character while still having a unified feel to the home. Highly recommended.

I never imagined picking out paint colors could be so challenging, but a few months ago I found myself in a living room full of painters, suddenly realizing I needed an experienced interior design professional with more advanced color and texture knowledge and experience. So I immediately contacted Melissa Pollack of Bespoke Décor! Melissa came to our house right away, with her treasure chest of amazing ideas and color selection tools. Melissa selected colors both bold and subtle: her choices were unusual – nothing I would have chosen. Utilizing a complex chameleon like subtle grey-white on the ceiling, full-spectrum creamy white on the walls, and a bold dark blueish charcoal for our old brick fireplace wall, Melissa’s deep knowledge of color helped transform this late mid-century Adirondack style pine-paneled living room into a brighter, more modern space with a Scandinavian flair! Bravo, Melissa! We are thrilled! And so, after such a stunning transformation of the living room area, we are very excited about working with Melissa to remodel our entire home now, beginning with the kitchen and dining room. Sitting with Melissa in our dining room a few weeks ago as she quickly transforms room layouts on her tablet – re-arranging cabinetry, counter tops and surfaces, islands, appliances, furniture, etc. – deftly swapping out colors, decor and other details, demonstrating room views from every angle, we are able to see before us a fully-realized room-by-room home renovation, delivering our home to this new millennium. Melissa is a dream to work with. She has endless creative design and layout ideas catering to client’s taste and lifestyle, always considering practical and ergonomic functions. She uses interactive layout and design software to show clients the many possibilities for room layouts including cabinetry, counter tops, appliances, windows and doors, etc., helping to visualize the finished result during the planning stage. Melissa is deeply experienced with a wide network of resources for furniture, décor, textiles, paint matching, etc. She is detail-oriented, responsive, and always helpful with multiple solutions for each issue, working tirelessly to realize her client’s needs and desires. Whether remodeling or staging for a home sale, you know you are in expert hands with Melissa.

Melissa Pollack is amazing. She took what would have been an overwhelming, daunting and probably defeating project, large in scope, and turned it into an exciting, fun filled and enjoyable process that ultimately produced a result better than could have been imagined. Melissa took care of everything. We had a 50 year old house that needed to be stripped to the studs and the results are amazing. Melissa guided us on everything from flooring, to wall placement, to the design and complete decoration of two new bathrooms, three rebuilt bedrooms, to furniture styles, lighting layouts, colors, fabrics, - and thousands of other decisions, small and large. Moreover, Melissa served as a quasi-general contractor and coordinated with our contractor, with plumbers, electricians and even helped us find skilled craftspeople when needed. Luck was on our side when we met Melissa and I cannot imagine every finding anyone else who could have entered our lives and helped us as she has done. I only hesitate to recommend Melissa because I do not want her to become so busy with other clients that she has less time for us. You can never go wrong working with Melissa and Bespoke Decor.

Melissa was creative and brought fresh ideas to our decoration but listened carefully to mesh her ideas with our goals. She did a great job helping us pick paint colors and created a detailed list ready for us and the painters. I continue to rely on her as we move beyond paint to picking other colors and furniture. Lots of really good ideas and we look forward to continuing work with her on other home decor projects.

Melissa is talented, knowledgeable and a joy to work with. I purchased an unfinished townhouse. Melissa worked effectively with the many personalities involved in this project, while staying within deadlines and budgets. Melissa designed the kitchen and assisted with all aspects of interior choices. From paint colors, to tiles to floors to lighting and appliances, Melissa did an amazing job translating my taste into a coherent and appealing space. Thank you, Melissa. I love my home!

Melissa's guidance and direction are invaluable. I'm a DIYer, single Mom, Homeowner...I contacted Melissa through Houzz when I was stressing out over all the color possibilities and the cost/time of not being happy with it, etc. I knew where I wanted to go and had no idea how to get there. I have a dated Mid-Century Modern home that I wanted to be true to the architecture without "looking like a time warp back to the 60s". Melissa is giving me the direction and suggestions I need while being conscientious of my budget. Melissa is very responsive to being contacted, and was always on-time. Contacting her was the best choice I made in this project. I am not completely finished and want to be true to Melissa with the finished look....I will add photos when complete.

Melissa was great to work with. She made the process so easy, fun and took all the stress out. She has a great eye for color and design. I am so glad we are working with her.

Melissa was a delight to work with and very professional. She squeezed me into her busy schedule on short notice. Her approach to and knowledge of paint was amazing. I would recommend her

I've worked directly with Melissa at Bespoke twice. First when we built our new office for our brand new business at Country Life Real Estate. With a blank slate we were completely lost with what to do with it. Melissa came in and did a color palette for us that was not only exactly right, but we would never have put it together in such a great way ourselves and we get compliments every time someone walks through the door. This inspired me to hire Melissa personally to come and help me at my home. To say it was another success is putting it mildly. Using Melissa's suggested color palette transformed my home!

Melissa was key in helping our real estate company, clean out and stage homes in preparation for sale. Melissa’s first staging with us resulted in an accepted offer in one day. Melissa also helped us with the color choices for our Real estate office. Everyone who walks into Country Life Real Estate loves the space, energy and look. I would highly recommend Melissa for your design needs.

Melissa is extremely talented, responsive and efficient. She has exquisite taste, and knows how to bring every space to life with organization, de-cluttering, furnishing and decor. Her ability to visualize spaces for photography, video and showings is invaluable to me (as a Realtor) and my clients. Melissa is efficient, pragmatic, always cheerful, and an absolute joy to work with. Her organization and communications skills are unmatched, and she offers services for a range of budgets, from shabby-chic to luxury.

In no particular order, Melissa has helped us to redecorate our living room, redecorate our bedroom, and stage our house for sale. In each case she has not only come up with novel ideas that we hadn’t even thought of while being mindful of our budget constraints, but also color combinations that we never considered. She is the sort of professional who will listen to your needs and wants while bringing a fresh viewpoint. It’s more like a blending of your wants with her creativity. Easy to work with and very capable.

Melissa helped us in multiple ways that went far beyond our expectations! She redesigned my husband's study and closets, found furniture, helped us reupholster a couch and sewed pillows for it, found us a stellar carpenter who built us a new back porch and she found just the right colors to paint its interior and exterior. Melissa is very professional, easy and pleasant to work with, and met all deadlines.

We wanted to add an office to our home. Thanks to Melissa's creative cost saving suggestions and assistance in envisioning the new space, we not only have a new office but a completely redesigned kitchen. Melissa hooked us up with a contractor that she had worked with in the past who was reputable and did an amazing job. In addition, her helpful nature prevented more than one domestic dispute. We are more than happy with our new office and kitchen and the guidance that Melissa provided to us.

We have used Melissa and Bespoke Decor for multiple projects of ours. She has always exceeded our expectations, as well as our customer's. She is very good at what she does and is excellent at delivering on time and within budget. We highly recommend her!

Melissa was a dream to work with. I needed help staging my house for sale. It had been on the market over a year and I needed a change. Her I ideas were not only practical and affordable but everything looked great. She was totally dedicated to the project and made it happen in the time I needed. After staging was complete I received an offer within a month. I would highly recommend Bespoke for your next project. I already have plans to use her at my new residence. Why wait until I sell to fall in love with my space?

Melissa was professional, thoughtful, smart and incredibly gracious. Its difficult to have someone come into your home, and give professional opinions on your furniture, and tell you what she thinks will help sell and what needs to go. She explained her strategy, thought process...gave a realistic expectation of time needed and cost. Had great ideas. And she accomplished the staging in the time she estimated. I cant recommend her highly enough.

Melissa came into my house to help me with a small project- adding some pizzaz to my living room. She quickly assessed my style, and made simple suggestions that were easy to grasp and well within my budget. Together we shopped for fabric using an upholsterer whose work she knew. The result is stunning. Melissa is friendly, open and flexible, a delight to work with.

Meliisa worked with us on a bedroom and bathroom remodel, We were totally pleased . Not only is she extremely creative with her ideas, she spends a lot of time with you on options and listen carefully to concerns. She suggested the idea of Mexican tiles for our bathroom and helped us pick ones that were just perfect for our small space, Another big plus: She is lots of fun to work with!

Melissa has a deep understanding of color and light. Her expertise was absolutely critical in achieving a 100% satisfied customer. Melissa is an absolute delight to work with.

Bespoke Décor was hired to evaluate my dark, sectioned off house and help make it the stunning, open concept home I have always wanted for my family to grow old in. The entire process with Melissa was smooth, informative, and reliable with communication every day at a minimum. It was refreshing to have someone like Melissa helping to design my project who was professional, attentive, knowledgeable, experienced and very enthusiastic about the job. She was very accommodating when receiving calls or emails from me during the process and always ensured I was satisfied with the work as it progressed. Melissa also accompanied me to retailers so I could see her recommendations in person rather than just in a photo which was extremely important and valuable. The advice I received from Bespoke Décor was an invaluable resource that I would recommend to anyone who wants to impact their home whether it is a total renovation or just a slight alteration to have a more welcoming feel to their home. Bespoke Décor is an awesome company to deal with and I am forever grateful for the guidance they provided. -One extremely satisfied customer in Troy, NY

Melissa is a super talented interior designer who provides a wonderful bank of knowledge, talent and support while allowing the clients own aesthetic to shine through.