Light & Space by Eni Kodhima

Ms. Kodhima designed our renovations, featured on this site, for Queens, New York. The house is 1920s-style, and we wanted an update in keeping with that, but airier and more functional. She proposed alterations we'd never have thought of ourselves: opening part of the kitchen wall to the living room, and enlarging the previously cramped primary bath by extending its space into that of a unneeded bedroom closet. She then created a series of 3D renderings to show us how it would work, and added to that new wall and floor treatments, cabinets, fixtures, lighting, and so on. What we saw was perfect. And the end result is identical to those renderings. It also helped that we opted to work with a fantastic ontractor she knew, who brought in expert plumbers, electricians, and tile experts to realize that vision. And -- understanding that we did not have as much cash as we'd have liked to work with -- they helped us keep all costs reasonable. We were so thrilled with their work that we have now hired the whole team to renovate our previously unused basement into a light, bright, extra floor of the house at large. We left the house in the care of Ms. Kodhima and the contractor before we moved it, and then lived in the house while they worked there for the last month or so of the process. Whether you are absentee or living in the midst of construction, you need people you really like and can trust. Ms. Kodhima is a lovely person, as is the whole team, if you go with them. They came to feel like family. It's been a terrific experience all around, and we know will continue to be so.

I needed help with my kitchen renovation and had been looking around the web for a local designer. I found Eni's style to be close to mine and liked that she provided renderings. She came through right away to take measurements of the kitchen and then created the new design in 3D, as well helped with sourcing and budgeting. Eni made the process easier than doing it all by myself and she was clear from the beginning about timelines, and she met all my expectations. I really enjoyed working with Eni and I highly recommend her.

I hired Eni as an Interior Architect to render images for a remodel of our kitchen/dining/living space using Corona for 3ds Max. Eni came and took measurements of our first floor Brownstone house and was able to turn around the 3D images very quickly. She was incredibly professional and helped visualize the current space by building a 3d model in Sketchup for the proposed design. Her insight, knowledge and professionalism made the whole process smooth and the result was far superior with her input. I highly recommend Eni as an interior Design Architect to take your project to the next level!

Eni was communicative, asked questions if comments were unclear, and provided renderings in a timely manner. She was clear with her timeline and work, and open to feedback, and willing to take creative risk. Very easy to work with!

“Eni was referred to me through a friend. She helped create our Amsterdam appartement in 3d to allow us to visualize the space. She added our furniture and modeled custom millwork for the eat-in kitchen based on our preferences. Eni offered valuable insight, tasteful solutions and on-time and budget delivery. More importantly she is easy to talk to and really took the time to understand our needs. I would definitely recommend Eni.”

Eni is a true professional! She has done an amazing job with our new built home in Holland. We had lots of ideas and we like a lot of different styles but Eni managed to make a design that was perfect for us. Also she had some brilliant ideas that made our home really special and feel like home. Because she used 3D visualization we could see how it would be and this is such a big plus as it makes your design choices so much easier. We recommend Light & Space 200% and we couldn't be happier with the result!

Eni is just wonderful, we couldn't recommend her more highly. She has a great style and makes great design choices, but even more impressive is how good she is at communication, and figuring out the best match for the space and the personalities involved. She also does a great job of pulling from diverse sources at various price points (from budget to very high end), rather than just sending a list of all the trendiest or most expensive options that anyone can cut and paste. We'll definitely work with her again.