Shannon Ggem Design

I wish I could give Shannon ten stars! She is amazing. We did a huge remodel of our house and Shannon was extremely excited and helpful. I am thrilled with our house, and I was thrilled with Shannon’s services. Hire her! You will not be disappointed.

Shannon is brilliant! If you're lucky enough to get a chance to work with Shannon you'll find she has creative solutions for existing design dilemmas and offers a beautiful, thoughtful aesthetic. Looking forward to future projects and seeing what she has up her sleeve.

Working with Shannon has been such a pleasure! I found her on Houzz (loved her portfolio) and cold-called to ask whether she could help me refresh certain rooms in my home. She is artistically talented and also has the strong organizational and management skills that are needed to bring a project to life on time and on budget. I am so grateful to have found her and highly recommend her to others.

I can't say enough about Shannon Ggem and the amazing staff at Shannon Ggem Design! As I transitioned to working from home at the beginning of the pandemic, I started to notice areas of my home that truly needed some attention. One specific room was the main bathroom for which I had been trying to conceptualize a change. My home is a classic Cape Cod style home built in 1940 and has tons of character. I had wanted to try wallpaper, but I was scared to take the big leap. Shannon was a guiding light of brilliant ideas and gentle suggestions that encouraged me to pick an amazing wallpaper along with a bold chandelier to hang over my clawfoot tub. She was able to honor the integrity of my classic home while bringing an exciting and unique look that complemented the overall aesthetic! I loved her energy, enthusiasm and extreme depth of knowledge that resulted in a truly beautiful design!

Working with Shannon is an absolute pleasure. She's accessible, professional and, above all, extremely talented. I appreciated the time she took to listen and understand my vision. And then she blew me away with so many elements and ideas I absolutely love and never would have thought of on my own. She has exceptional taste and knows exactly how to give you what you want...and MORE.

Shannon is a nationally recognized interior designer who is exceptional at combining classic and vintage elements with modern updates that are fresh and livable. She is particularly adept at historical references and art history. She is what we call in the industry an influencer - that is she sets ideas and trends in motion that many people desire. She is a trusted advisor of mine!

I contacted Shannon last year to ask her some design questions about our tired bedroom that needs a face lift. She agreed to have a video conference with me to jumpstart the plan. We chatted for a long time on the phone about what I was looking for and I was able to share the room via video to show her was I was working with. I have a pretty good eye but her knowledge is invaluable about layers and fabrics and all the multitude of details that tend to overwhelm me. The time spent was very helpful! It has definitely jump started ideas I would not have thought of and we will probably get on. Namely the curtains, wall covering and the built in and new light! She sent notes afterwards about our conversation with photos of pieces we chatted about. Now I just need to get off my duff and do it! Thank you Shannon!

I couldn't be happier with the outcome of my remodel, thanks to the skills and talents of Shannon Ggem at Studio Ggem! Her professionalism, knowledge, and guidance helped navigate me through many unknowns of the design and remodel world. Shannon helped me make important decisions and helped avoid many costly mistakes. Most importantly, my space feels uniquely my own, artistic yet comfortable, and a true showpiece. I would recommend Studio Ggem to anyone with a project big or small. Her results are truly amazing and she is a joy to work with.

Shannon has been masterful in designing the remodel our contemporary farmhouse and barn!. We have a challenging 4000 SF home and 600 SF barn on five acres which needed many updates, resolution for multiple uses and strict budget management. She not only developed creative, practical floor plans, Shannon also captured our home and lifestyle spirit. We are both busy professionals and we loved her professional approach to managing the design, schedule and budget. Anyone looking for a beautiful, practical solution, cannot go wrong working with Shannon.

Shannon Ggem is simply the best and working with her is an absolute delight! Shannon’s talent and passion for design coupled with her vast knowledge and experience in the industry allow for such successful spaces. Each project is unique and perfectly tailored to her client’s needs, always exceeding his/her expectations. Shannon is an incredible designer/human being and I am honored to have had the privilege of working with her!!

We couldn't have picked a better designer/decorator! Shannon is so professional, down to earth & just nice to be around. We worked with her for over a year on our whole house. She has amazing taste & knowledge & really listens & works well collaborating with her clients & always exceeding our vision. Shannon Ggem is an absolute gem & I'd recommend her to anyone without reserve!

It does not matter what I say about Shannon Ggem. My words cannot do her or her work justice. Her optimistic nature, passion, contagious joy and spot on design is breathtaking. Really. I was inspired by a color she used in a pool house on another project , but had nowhere use that color in my 1922 wood sided lakeside home ( sans pool house) --Until I decided that 17 years was long enough to delay my kitchen remodel. My kitchen is a galley, and to do anything but let it remain a galley would have required moving a wall, losing a bedroom or breaking every code in the book. I knew Shannon from a smaller but ambitious previous project she had done for me, transforming a blah room into a TRUE living space and had no hesitation in calling her about this kitchen, which I knew she could make at least livable and functional —but what I got instead is a masterpiece. Starting with these words “I want to vault my ceiling and paint it turquoise-the rest is up to you”. Shannon found the exact right contractor for the job, and worked on every single detail, and I mean every single thing you can (or cannot) imagine. We shopped together for the fun stuff, for lighting and tile, paint and a faucet but, giving me choices at every turn, Shannon handled the rest right down to every last detail, And those details are hard work. Who thinks of the style and performance of hinges—hidden hinges? I didn’t make this job easy either, by adding the living room, dining room and outdoor lighting into the mix. She never pushed me to part with the few things that I just could not let go of, instead, she incorporated them beautifully sometimes with just a tweak or two. In turn, I let her push me past my comfort zone in a few areas and she surprised me with things that I never, ever would have thought of myself but have fallen in love with. The most beautiful draperies I have ever seen came from Shannon’s incredible eye, incredible heart, her understanding my aesthetic…these chairs! Oh my! ”I get it”, she said, “you just want your living room to go Woosh”, demonstrating the feeling by waving her hand from the front of her face and over the top of her head. Perfect. And It does indeed woosh! But back to the kitchen. That kitchen! My ‘might as well be husband” and I have i vookrf, btewed, played/laughed in it every day since its completion. The new Dutch door and added window casings bring the most beautiful light into what was the darkest room in the home. The new appliance “garage” featuring fold up doors, spacious cabinetry, deep drawers, along with hidden trash and recycling bins doubled the storage, even added more counter space, and changed my LIFE!! We start every day in that room and still marvel at what she accomplished. I MARVEL. Just the other day, four of us stood in that kitchen having a conversation, impossibility before Shannon’s incredible passion and design turned that room, which HAD to remain the main entry to the house, into a showstopper. I used to bum-rush people through it to get to the good parts of the house it but now we linger in there. People have time to comment on my O’Keefe and Merritt stove and my collection of dishes and décor which range from our childhoods, our adventures, from places half way around the world, and from the Rite Aid up the street. Yes, Shannon finds a way. The vaulted ceiling I asked for adds such incredible height which in turn makes what was a small cramped room feel so much larger, but when it was uncovered, we decided it was actually too big to host that turquoise paint I had longed for, yet Shannon found it a home for it on that beautiful Dutch door. Due to the interesting history of the house and the stories we shared, she had a brain storm early on and asked if I would entertain using outside lighting inside. I would. We did, and I have never seen anything like it. If you want something cookie cutter, you are out of luck, because Shannon Ggem will find the best parts of you and find a way to translate it into the things that will surround you and everyone you invite in to your now glorious and welcome home. I look forward to our next project Shannon. I can hardly wait!