House Blend Lighting & Design

Based on a random visit to Marnie's store, HouseBlend, I immediately knew I wanted to get ideas from her. I loved the store with the style of furniture/lighting! I set up an appointment and she came over to Eau Claire and got a feel of our home and new addition. We never felt pressured by Marnie and her design partner to buy all new items. They feel you can mix new with one's old furniture; just arrange pieces differently in a room. I selected furniture and lighting for our new addition along with using a console used in another room for the televison to be placed on. We continually receive compliments of the room and furniture. Her design partner, Amy, is great to work with as well! We continue to collaborate with Marnie on lighting updates and adding a new piece of fun furniture! I would highly recommend HouseBlend!!

The Chippewa valley is blessed to have Marnie and her staff. I have worked with several other designers in the past and none of them made me as comfortable as Marnie. Our lighting was a little trying as all brand new technology can be. She stuck it out and worked very hard to make everything all right. I have heard the best contractors say they like working with her. I highly recommend HB.

Marnie and Amy assisted us with an extensive basement remodel. They listened to our hopes for the space and applied their expertise and creative designs to complete a project that we love. They were responsive, professional, and a pleasure to work with. We have recommended Houseblend to family and friends and we have requested their help again for our next project.

Marnie's recommendations have been spot on! We are in the process of remodeling our basement, and thanks to Marnie, it is coming together beautifully. She has been a delight to work with!

We were beyond excited to find House Blend Lighting & Design studio in our small Mid-Western town. Marnie & her staff are forward thinking! They provided us with a modern lighting plan & gorgeous fixtures. They have always gone above and beyond to help us with ALL of our design concerns during our building process

Marnie took us from big clunky furniture to stylishly functional modern furniture that allowed us to seat more people. She totally changed the look and feel of our house - people walk in and tend to stop and say “wow”! We have had two couples ask us about our couch and we directed them to House Blend - more happy customers!

My husband and I worked with Marnie. We did not have a good experience with her. I ordered lighting for my entire house from her. Marnie did not take a lot of time to go over lighting with me and was not very open to my comments regarding the lighting I liked. I felt very uncomfortable working with her. She sat down with me for a few minutes and went over some lighting and then sent me the lighting websites and told me to go through it myself. She did not have a lot of patience and I felt like she was irritated when I didn't agree with some of her lighting ideas. Also, there were a couple of lights that we received that my husband and I did not like after we saw them in person. I was then told that we could not return them. My husband and I could not believe this, especially after all the money we had spent. My husband stated that he works with lighting supply houses all the time and never once has a customer been told they can't return something. This is very poor customer service. We also ordered a fan for my son's room. Since this was a remodel job we needed a remote so that my husband, who is a Master Electrician, could install it without wrecking the sheet rock. I brought the ceiling fan back to her office at House Blend three times stating that my husband is not able to install it, because it does not have a remote. Marnie kept insisting that this would work and even contacted her husband Michael who is also an electrician regarding this, who stated it should work. My husband contacted Marnie by phone and explained why this fan would not work. Finally, she opened the box with the fan in it and agreed with my husband that this would not work as it did not have a remote. My husband and I welcome anyone who would like further information on this.

Main floor remodeling that included moving walls, opening kitchen and dining room creating an open concept with island and entryway with coat lockers. Marnie expanded our vision and gave us many options and she worked with us to refine our final design. We are very happy and have received many compliments on Marnie’s design ideas. We highly recommend working with her.

Marnie truly gave us inspiration on how to repurpose our existing floor plan. We truly feel our space has doubled in our new kitchen / dining room area! She also chose our lighting for our kitchen, dining room, entry way and sitting area, which everyone points out that they are so unique, but were affordable. Thanks Marnie for making our home New and truly Ours! We absolutely love it!

"Parade of homes" home, our "forever home"! Could not have done it without Marnie. Her attention to detail is awesome! She was so good about explaining her every step. She listened to what I said I liked and then made it me! I just can't say enough about our experience with this lady!! Thank you for helping me realize my dream!❤️

We were lucky enough to find Marnie Keilholz on Houzz. We were building a lake house in WI though I had no idea at the time she lived about an hour from the project. She began helping us with lighting and continued to help us with other decorating ideas. I don't know what I would have done without her! I highly recommend using her for all your decorating needs. Jill Schlesinger

We will be forever grateful that we had the opportunity to benefit from Marnie's extraordinary design expertise during the remodeling of our home. She absolutely excels as a designer who draws on her extensive knowledge to offer a range of options that meet the individual needs of her clients. But that's not all. She is an absolute delight to work with because she is amazingly personable, quick to respond to any request, gracious with her understanding of any design challenge, and masterful at coordinating every step of the design process. We credit Marnie with the success of our remodeling which in our mind has revolutionized the comfort, efficiency, and beauty of our home. The Chippewa Valley is indeed fortunate that Marnie in our midst!