Julie Thyen

Our home builder brought Julie to the design/planning process for us. We feel so fortunate to have had her experience and design talent as we built our new home. She is practical, experienced, professional, realistic, and honest. If a design looked good but wasn't practical, she was the one to speak with us about it, and how to rework the look to obtain function/practicality. I enjoyed spending time with Julie through the design/selection process; she was so easy to work with! We have had Julie help with our post-build projects as well.

Julie has helped me with kitchen, family room and bathroom remodels. (She also helped me with a carpeting project at my workplace.) She is most helpful with keeping the remodels well blended with the rest of our home. She is amazing with color. I love her ability to focus on exactly what I have in mind. She is very honest about the pros and cons of a particular choice. If the item, texture or color I've selected is not the best choice, she gently points out an alternative that has always been the better choice. I have learned quite a lot about color and proportion from Julie.

Our house was built in the 50's with the infamous 'two is a crowd' galley kitchen. Dire need for remodel. Julie did a wonderful job and designed an open kitchen with bar/counter overlooking an existing hearth room bringing two rooms into one inviting gathering space. The open kitchen allows several people to move through with ease. We love our kitchen and say it everyday! Al and Barb Ostby

We were so lucky to be able to work with Julie. There was an immediate connection as she is so easy to talk to, and I felt comfortable working with her right away. In addition to her warm and positive personality, she really knows her business. Julie listens to you and understands your style and what you are looking for. She made recommendations for us that were so helpful. She has great style and we relied on her insight and help in selecting cabinet design, fixtures, lighting and accessories. She also made all the arrangements to select and purchase our granite slab, tile, and paint color. Her help and expertise saved us time & money - and she was available and flexible when we needed her. To sum it up, we couldn't have been more pleased with Julie and if I have another remodel project, she is the first one I'd call.

We have used Julie Thyen Designs for a couple of remodel projects & interior design updates in our home. We love the design ideas & guidance Julie provided during our custom window treatment updates & our recent kitchen remodel. Julie listened & understood what we were trying to create in our home. She made the process painless. We will definitely use Julie Thyen Designs for any further updates. Kelly & Tom Rosback

Julie Thyen helped us in the design of two renovation projects in our home. The first was the kitchen/dining/entry area that was done in the fall of 2012. The second was the exterior renovation that was completed in the spring of 2014. Julie was our interior/exterior designer for both projects. She was subcontracted by our primary building contractor with whom she has had a long standing business relationship. Julie started her company in 1997, and before that was a designer for another firm for 19 years. Our building contractor highly recommended her. Julie met with us and our builder in our home early in the design process for both the kitchen and exterior renovation projects. As construction progressed, she met us at the various showrooms where she would first educate us on the materials and then assist us in making selections. There was never any rush; she took however much time we needed. At first we were petrified at the idea of making such costly decisions, but felt more and more confident as each new selection built upon an overall theme that was taking shape. On the kitchen remodel project, Julie worked with the builder in designing the overall layout, and then assisted us with the selections for cabinets, flooring, counter tops, backsplash, lighting, and paint color. She has a keen eye on how to keep within the builder’s allowances and save money wherever possible. Our first showroom stop was the cabinet maker to pick out the kitchen cabinet design and stain color. We met her later at a flooring showroom with our cabinet sample in hand. In holding the cabinet sample to the flooring sample we liked, Julie apparently spotted something in the color sample of the kitchen cabinet that bothered her. Unbeknownst to us, she took it upon herself to drive back to the cabinet maker (another 20 miles each way) armed with samples from both the cabinets and the flooring. She and the cabinet designer came up with a slightly different shade of stain, and he made a new cabinet sample on the spot. She showed it to us the next day and the new color made perfect sense. We didn’t know Julie was in the window treatment business until our builder mentioned it. She brought in a large collection of books and samples from which to make our selections. Her measurements were spot on, and her professional installer was very precise. Julie’s discount was much greater than we could find anywhere else. On the exterior renovation project Julie again worked with the same builder in designing the front exposure and helped us pick the various styles and colors for the roofing, siding, soffit, fascia, gutter, railing and cultured stone components. She even knew what type of grout lines to ask for when she met us at the cultured stone showroom. We have received rave reviews from our family, our friends and our neighbors on both projects. Yes, our builder was fantastic with the construction, but we're absolutely positive that the finishing work would not have turned out nearly as well as it did without Julie. Our home was featured in the 2014 Parade of Homes Spring Remodelers Showcase. For us, the service Julie Thyen provided was an investment that is paying for itself many times over. – Ken and Ava

Julie held our hand through the building of our dream home and made the entire process a great and stressfree experience. Her expertise and philosophy, first and foremost function and then it has to look good. She is an amazing woman to work with because she is honest, caring, listens to you and makes the whole process fun. We would recommend her to anyone that wants to have fun building a house or decorating anything. She's an angel! Loren & Diane

I hired Julie to assist me in making choices for both my kitchen remodel and upcoming bath remodel. She has helped me determine what choices fit my home and how to achieve my vision. She came prepared with multiple examples to help me narrow down my decisions, and has also been very helpful in sending pictures of finished projects that are similar to the look I'm trying to achieve. I would definitely hire her again if the opportunity arises.

I highly recommend Julie Thyen Designs for interior design and home decorating. I recently used her services to add window treatments to several rooms in my home. She came equipped with books of samples and was very patient and informative as she helped me through the process of choosing just the right product for each room. She made the experience fun and was extremely easy to work with. Julie also works with homeowners in the design of their home whether they are building new or remodeling their existing home. She works with floor plans, material selection, color design, and furniture selection to name a few. I have had the opportunity to see several of her projects and have been quite impressed. I would not hesitate to use Julie Thyen Designs in the future.