Randy Trainor

Have worked with Randy for years. She pays close attention to every detail and makes decisions in a timely, professional manner. Very easy and fun to work with.

Randy came to help our family totally renovate our Mittersill Chalet in Franconia, NH. We wanted to combine two very different themes/styles and challenged Randy to help us make it happen. The theme was "Mountain Modern" and "Tyrolean Homage" (the house was a creation to mimic those in the Tyrolean chalets in the Alps). We had a strict deadline too - once the first snow falls, the project must be done. Everything from custom cabinetry, pieces from eBay and Auctions, brand new floors, ceilings, appliances - and everything else you can imagine. She hooked us up with the best contacts all over New Hampshire and Maine. She created the design, she drew up the floor plans and even finished with windows and curtains. She was fantastic and there's NOT A CHANCE we could ever imagine a project like this without expertise.

The contractor for our kitchen project referred Randy to us and she was spectacular to work with. We live in Virginia and this is our second house in NH, so we needed someone to be our eyes and "boots on the ground" during the 4 months stint. She created the design, which we continue to love, picked colors, cabinets, fixtures and finishes and the end result has been the best space we have ever enjoyed in our homes. Randy has great taste, is extremely reliable and honest and can pivot when you need her to. She has good, positive energy all-around. We have since hired her to furnish our new porch, and to suggest and order window treatments for many rooms. Again, very pleased with her professionalism and knowledge. On top of it all, she is fun to have around!

We’ve been working with Randy since 2014. She is caring, professional, and always easy to work with. We really appreciate her as a person and as the talented New Hampshire interior designer that she is. Her ski homes are gorgeous and her attention to detail separates her from the crowd. We highly recommend hiring her or working with her if you get the chance.

I worked with Randy on a custom Timber Framed home as the General Contractor. My responsibilities were to administer and coordinate the entire job, hire Subcontractors and meet with the Architect and Owners. Randy scope of work entailed cabinet/vanity/built-in design and finish, flooring species and finish, tile/grout style and colors, wood walls/wood ceilings/timber frame stain/finish selection, fireplace and stone veneer selection, room colors, hardware selections and furnishings among many other items need. I found that Randy always had the selections/products completed as the job schedule dates required them to be selected. As a Project Manager timing is crucial and Randy did not disappoint me. Very professional, a pleasure to work with and I hope to have projects in the future that we can work together on.

Our upholstery & window treatment workroom has been working with Randy Trainor for several years. Her visits are always welcome as she is friendly and not pretentious and is always prepared with pictures or drawings. Her mind is ready to combine her ideas with our input to plan a better end product. Her time frames are reasonable and her attitude and challenges just leave you wanting to help make her a success.

It was a pleasure to work with Randy Trainor on the project in Waterville Valley from start to finish She provided me with her thought's which made it easy for me to put the design together to make it come to life Hope to work with Randy again on other projects

I was really happy with the work that Randy did for me in Rye NH. We have a 2,400 sf condo on the ocean and my neighbor referred me to her. It was the first time I had ever worked with an Interior Designer so I wasn't sure what to expect. The areas we decorated in Rye were the living room, dining room and kitchen space which is all on one floor and looks out to the ocean. It's a spectacular view and I wanted a space that connected with the view from the window. I really liked the way Randy worked with me. Firstly she is very organized and professional, which to me was really important considering the cost involved. She is intuitive about decor and color and I was pleased how the first thing she did was to learn what kind of decor appealed to me and the kind of feeling I was looking for in our home. She "got it" right on the nose. The condo design is fresh and homey and bright and everyone in my family truly loves being there and the atmosphere her design provides. Right after we finished decorating in Rye we were transferred to Boulder, CO. It was really difficult leaving that wonderful space that Randy created and when I got to CO, we bought a home and I started looking for a local designer because I had an empty 4,000 sf house. Since it had a very modern and angular design, it was my object to soften it to make it more comfortable and welcoming. I used the recommendations on the Decor web sight Houzz and found someone in Denver who had won several awards in Colorado. When she came to my home for a consultation in Boulder, I was flabbergasted at the difference between my experience with Randy and I decided not to use her shortly after that. I decided to call Randy and have her come to Boulder and help me. I could have saved time and money and some aggravation if I had hired her at the start. Again, I am very happy with the results of the fabrics and pieces we chose together. We picked a style with a more relaxed western motif, and she mixed patterns and colors that really enhance the space and made each piece fit with the others. My experience taught me that anyone can have a license to be designer, but not everyone has the necessary qualities needed in a competent designer. I think Randy is extremely good at her business and very enjoyable to work with. I would recommend her highly!

My husband and I decided a few years ago that we were ready to build our dream ski house up in NH. We spent allot of time researching the best architect and building companies we thought could really execute our project. We then wanted to bring in a Designer who we felt would be able to help us make this house our home for our future generations to enjoy. Randy Trainor was recommended to us by our builder. We decided to meet with her on site and see if we thought she was the right person to bring on board for this project. The first day we meet her, my husband and I both felt she was the right one. She was very easy to talk with, really listened to our ideas, and had some really great insight on things we never would have thought of on our own, which really took the project to the next level. One of our biggest fears in beginning a project of this scale, was the fact that we lived out of state and over 150 miles away. So unfortunately we couldn't be on site most of the time, although we wanted to know how things were progressing on a regular basis. Randy was our eyes and ears on this project. She understood what we wanted and expected, and was able to be our advocate on site. She really knew the pulse of the project and we were able to call her at any point, and she could fill us in on any and all details we needed clarification on. Randy really worked well with all of the members of the team. From the lead architect and builder right down the line. She has a good understanding of how and what is involved in construction. As in any project there are always a few issues that may arise, Randy really was our go to person so to say when we ran into a few of these. Not only was she able to bring them to our attention immediately, but she was also a step or two ahead of the team trying to figure out how we could resolve them as quickly and efficiently as possible without compromising the integrity of the project or holding things up. Not only is Randy extremely verse on hard scape items such as tiles, countertops, stone work etc, but with ease she can jump right into the Designer mode. We have basically used Randy on all aspects of this project from helping choose tiles, countertops, picking and designing all of the furniture, designing bedding, designing window treatments, rugs, and artwork. Randy has really been a one stop shop for us in so many ways. She made this project as seamless and easy as it could possibly be. Randy was and still remains to be an integral part of our project. We couldn't be happier with the results, and honestly are convinced the project would not have been as successful if we did not have Randy Trainor on our team! Tracy Roberge

Randy searched me out for the rare furniture genre I make and that she envisioned for a recent project: redesign of the lobby of an architecturally and historically prominent hotel in Portsmouth. The lobby has an early 1900's fireplace with a 48 inch brass horseshoe sculpture and English horse scenes in relief in the terracotta walls that frame it. I make English club fender fireplace benches. Among designers I know, Randy has an exceptional depth of knowledge of the style and function of club fenders. In this case our collaboration added seating that celebrates the artistry and English influences in the fireplace, and the coziness and intimacy of a club fender on the hearth complements the more formal conversational areas of the lobby. Interior design should blend historical relevance, beauty and function. Randy's design does this.