Payton Place Designs

Payton has decorated for us and our family for 15 years. His work is exceptional, we even flew him to Connecticut to decorate a house we had there. He excels at using the items that you have and love as well as creating new looks for you. His table top and bookshelf designs are wonderful. He better never stop doing this because I can't imagine using anyone else. Payton has assisted us on several homes.

I began my relationship with Payton in 1978 when I asked him to help me with a few new items in my home. Since then Payron has been our interior designer through three new homes and is currently working on the fourth. He is proficient from designing the concept drawings through selecting and placing the final touches. He has the ability to anticipate construction issues and provide alternative solutions, thus saving us both time and money. He has an infallible sense of color and scale. I just can't say enough about his creativity and expertise. He truly listens to his clients' wishes, whether it's a farmhouse or a penthouse, and makes their dreams come true. On a personal note, He is a delight to work with and has become not only our designer but long time friend. Now my children are enjoying the same professional help from Payton. I highly recommend Payton.

Payton Bauer is amazing. He was able to meet with me and my husband once and come up with a complete design plan for almost every room in the house as requested. He listened and was fully present in order to: incorporated our style and our lifestyle (working couple with both a young and older child at home) with that of the mid-century modern home. Payton pays attention to price points and allocates funds using 'biggest bang for the buck'. His designs are always unique. Each time he offered a suggestion we both thought he was 'spot on'. The result is a stylish yet comfortable place that we love coming home to. I really can't say enough wonderful things about Payton.

Payton is an amazing designer that our family has worked with on various home and interior design projects. He is a long time family friend of my in-laws and helped them build a beautiful lake house. I have personally known Payton for about 12 years, and was very excited to hire Payton Place Designs to help us with the design and construction of our new home this past year. During the architectural phase, we consulted with Payton on the design of the front elevation, window placement, electrical design, as well as overall conceptual drawings of all the interior rooms. Payton has such an eye for detail and really listened to our wants and needs throughout the process. He re-drew rooms to scale with cabinet design for the builder / carpenter and furniture placement so that we could visualize the finished product. During the construction phase, Payton was by our side every step of the way, guiding us during the selection of electrical and plumbing fixtures, appliances, brick, stone, tile, granite, hardware, front door, balcony and shutter design, among so many things. Payton had the knowledge base of vendors to use and the right lingo to communicate with our builder and the various trades. He kept our budget in mind during the selection process and helped us get the best bang for our buck. Payton has an extraordinary eye for color! And boy did we need help with interior and exterior paint, wood floor stain and cabinetry stain. He really visualized every room and how each of these items would work together. Payton also guided us to include lighting techniques and accents to cabinetry to make certain areas pop. After we completed the house, Payton has helped us with decorating the home, buying furniture, rugs and accent pieces and helping us select and hang art. Payton is someone our family trusts. He is honest, hard working, accessible by phone, email and text. He is a wonderful listener and always positive. I highly recommend Payton Place Designs for your next home or vacation home project. He is fabulous and you will be happy with the finished product!

We have hired Payton several times, first to decorate our Houston home, he knows where to shop and worked within our budget, we have since then updated the same home with a more modern look. We also hired him to assist us in building our 2nd home in Western Pennsylvania, he worked with our custom home builder in designing and decorating the house. We did most of the shopping for furniture and wallpaper in Houston and when it arrived in Pennsylvania he arranged everything, it looked amazing and looked like we had lived there for years. He's pleasant to work with and extremely talented!!

Payton is a very gifted decorator. He has so many talents but he has a real gift in choosing colors and materials that all come together to make your project look magnificent. He is on time, works fast, and meets his deadlines. We first met Payton in the mid 80's and we have used him when we bought our new home, as well as our Galveston home. I just had Payton help me hang new artwork and he has changed my upstairs room into a wonderful relaxing oasis to do yoga. I have referred Payton to my friends and they are all pleased with his work. Besides helping us over the years, Payton has become a dear friend.

Payton remodeled my home. Paint, carpet, kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, exercise room, garage and back yard. He took the time to make sure everything was perfect and the way I wanted it. My friends love my home, when they come they comment: Your house brings peace. Payton is the most talented designer that you can find. He will work with you in any way, very responsible, creative and most important very honest. He works magic with his ideas and designs. Let Payton help you design your dream.

Payton is very conscientious of his clients' taste & budget. And he listens! I highly recommend Payton for any designer needs. We have an old house & my upstairs game room is an awkward space. He helped me find a new rug to match the couch; then recommended a few lamps and new window coverings. Small things that make me LOVE this room! He is simply marvelous. He helped me figure out small details that pulled my rooms (and house!) together. He can look at any room-be it a bedroom or family room- and make it "magazine worthy!"

Payton was recommended to me at a time when I was most unhappy with my current designer. I had given up and I was going to leave everything as it was. Payton arrived and I immediately sensed his sincerity and his understanding of my needs This was such a new and ENJOYABLE experience for me. Payton modernized my home and eventually I didnt feel the need to question any of his recommendations, some of which were totally different to anything I had ever thought of I have seen Paytons other work. Each home is totally different and quite wonderful Payton has made my home quite stunning and I feel so fortunate to have found him, and also I consider him a valued friend

When I moved into a midrise the first person I thought to help me was Payton. He did an amazing job and transformed what I have into magic :) A lot of my pieces that to be redesigned along with new fabric, lamps and many more items. But it turned out beautiful and thru the last 10 years he has kept it current for me....just this spring we did quite of bit of work in my living space. Also, have referred Payton to a lot of my friends and they have all been very happy with him.

Payton is a very creative and unique design professional. As well as being a very reliable and punctual, he has a great attitude and sense of humor when dealing with those of us who know nothing or little of the design business. He works efficiently and gets along with all personalities in the process. He worked within our budget and directed us to other quality professionals whose work we needed. He helped us choose floor coverings, wall art, outdoor furnishings, and hang and place art on walls and shelves. I highly recommend Payton to make a difference in your design projects!

Payton's eye for color and design is the best! He will work within a budget and also use your favorite treasures in the design. He works quickly and has great sources for all facets of a project. His experience is vast and his attitude is always the best!