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“House to Home did an amazing job with my kitchen remodel! It is night and day from before hand. It is light and bright and feels like a new house! In addition to repainting the cabinets, getting new countertops and appliances, and putting in recessed lighting, they came up with the idea to completely open the kitchen up with a folding window that expands the kitchen out into the backyard with an additional countertop outside. This has been a game changer for us! Now our kitchen flows seamlessly outside, expanding the usable space. We are stoked!”

“We absolutely loved working with Jeanne. She is responsive, thoughtful, and kind. We are demolishing our tiny old home in Pacific Beach and rebuilding it. Technically it's a "remodel" so the process can go through permitting without dealing with the coastal commission. Jeanne is an expert with all of the technicalities of building near the beach in San Diego. There are so many rules and regulations and Jeanne guided us through that entire process. Her team got our plans through permitting with the City of San Diego with no issue. We reached out to Jeanne initially because she had a project going in our neighborhood. When we looked at her online portfolio, we saw that she had done similar projects to ours. Our house is on a "skinny lot" where every inch counts. While interviewing other architects, many gave us the impression that the space constraints were going to be a problem for them. For Jeanne, it was no problem at all! Her designs were creative and clever and use every inch wisely. Jeanne was not the first architect we spoke to, but our initial meeting with her was quite different than the other architects we met with. She *listened*. She observed everything and took a lot of notes. She looked closely at our lot, our neighbors' houses and where their windows and homes were compared to ours -- all in our first meeting. It was obvious to us that she was focused and looking closely at everything. Your architect needs this level of attention to detail! Not to mention the fact that we asked about three million questions along the way and Jeanne answered everything and was extremely helpful and patient. Jeanne is a gem. Total professional.”

“The team of Marwan and Pakinam of Ocean Drive Designs completely renovated our dark, cramped, and outdated kitchen/dining area into a modern and elegant space, greatly improving not only the aesthetics, but also the functionality that exceeded expectations. The end result is very impressive! But to fully appreciate how Ocean Drive Designs’ approach to their work philosophy, it needed to start during initial consultation. Marwan carefully listened to our desires and instantaneously provided feedback to how the final product would look like and solutions to potential problems including estimated pricing and duration of the project. For a homeowner embarking on their first major home renovation, this is an invaluable piece of information and puts an ease to the decision making process. Pakinam did the same with the design and as project manager from start to finish. She professionally navigated each project scope creep, never saying no, but instead worked hand in hand with her team to grant homeowner’s requests even if it is outside of what was originally agreed upon. Most importantly, however, is that both Marwan and Pakinam are professionals that cater to their client’s satisfaction and constantly do so with a smile. I highly recommend Ocean Drive Designs and would use them again in the future.”