Showcase Your Place

I would never have such a beautiful kitchen and living space without Julie! She helped us through the appliance selection and then helped us choose beautiful countertops while educating us along the way. Paint choices are always difficult, but her recommendations came out perfect. Julie has excellent installer resources and networks providing fantastic lighting and furniture recommendations, while being sensitive to our budget needs. She topped it off by using budget friendly, yet very beautiful decorative items to give it that “Wow, Wow” factor that has actually happened multiple times. I came to fully trust her decision-making and her very creative eye. She saved us so much time and money by eliminating costly mistakes, I highly recommend her for any size design project.

My realtor recommended Julie and she was exactly what I needed for my kitchen remodel! Everyone seems to have the same kitchen these days and my house has warm tones so I didn't want the standard grey and white. She helped me pick a brand new quartz countertop and the prefect backsplash to match. It definitely looks updated but perfectly fits the style of my more traditional home. Julie helped me think of things I didn't and she also helped me with my cabinet refacing even though I signed a contract with the company before I hired Julie. She had great contractors that fabricated and installed the countertops, hung the lights, installed the new sinks, etc. She took ownership of timing and things I needed done - I would have fumbled through this remodel for months without her!

Julie was great to work with and offered a fresh perspective and concept for my master bath remodel in my mid-century modern that I would not have considered myself. She provided great options for decor and stayed on top of the contractor throughout the entire project (from evaluating bids and interviewing prospective contractors to the final punch list). I highly recommend Julie for any home improvement project and plan to hire her again for my upcoming work.

Julie was truly a lifesaver when it came time this year to sell our house, buy a new one, and we only had 3 weeks in between to do work at the new house before moving in. Both my husband and I work full time, and it would've been impossible for us to coordinate all the moving pieces required - whole house and kitchen painted, floors refinished, new moldings installed, comprehensive electrical work, fireplace demo and rebuild, new window treatments, and more. Julie helped immensely by coordinating with all of our contractors, asking the right questions and ensuring that we hadn't forgotten any important steps or details. It was a high stress time for us, and Julie helped us to focus on what was most important. I truly appreciate Julie's assistance with this transition phase in our lives - thank you Julie!

Julie is an awesome designer. She is very responsive and is always accessible. She was able to understand what we wanted to achieve and proposed things to make it even better. Highly recommend her.

I cannot speak highly enough of Julie! My husband and I recently remodeled our house and we both agree we could not have done it without her. She is organized, responsive, fun, and insanely talented. Julie is a great listener and took the time to understand our design preferences and lifestyle. She helped us find everything from paint colors to cabinets and countertops by bringing us a few different recommendations (which saved us a TON of time and stress), and she always led us to something we really loved. Julie has an incredible ability to picture the end result, and she always shepherded us to make decisions that would create consistency and flow throughout the entire house. She gave us great advice and prevented us from making a lot of mistakes. Working with Julie made us feel confident in our decisions and we would recommend her to anyone. Now that our renovation is complete, we are even happier than we could have imagined and we accredit much of that to the amazing help we received from Julie.

Julie is an absolute life saver! We purchased a cosmetic fixer upper and Julie helped us make it our dream home. She listened to our needs and style preferences and knew exactly what we were seeking. We were rookies to the entire remodeling process and she was there every step of the way to guide us and work independently with our contractor to make sure the process runs as smooth as possible. We both work long hours and Julie made remodel stress free, seamless and helped us design and decorate our new home. Highly recommended!!

I knew that remodeling our kitchen would mean thousands of decisions and dozens of options to consider and I needed help. I'm so happy I found Julie. Her advice and guidance resulted in a gorgeous new kitchen. At our first meeting, Julie interviewed my husband and me and got a sense of our wish list, concerns, and style. She put together a work list which helped us interview contractors. Julie worked closely with the contractor we selected throughout the remodel process. Her deep experience and guidance were constantly reassuring. Sticking to a budget was a priority for us. Julie guidance helped us save money on cabinets without sacrificing quality or beauty. Our quartzite counters and tile choices were a little pricey but they are the "wow" factor in the finished kitchen. Throughout the remodel Julie helped us choose appliances, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, tile, flooring, molding, window coverings, and hardware. Her advice and guidance were invaluable. The end result is an elegant, harmonious, beautiful kitchen. She helped us stay on schedule and keep to the budget. Our contractor gave Julie high praise for the end result. We love our new kitchen and look forward to working with Julie in the future. I highly recommend Julie and Showcase Your Place.

We arranged with a contractor to do a complete kitchen remodel, family room update, and downstairs replacement of rugs with wood-look luxury vinyl flooring. My wife's biggest concern was coordinating cabinet stain, flooring, counters, backsplash, and wall colors. Although we had never worked with an interior designer, I suggested we try one. Our contractor suggested Julie and we contacted her. She was fantastic to work with and not pushy. Julie brought a complete project prospective where we were just focused on the individual decisions. She would often say, "you know if your going to do that; you should consider doing this also." She would take us to a supplier and ask us to tell her what we liked, then would give us options to choose from around what we liked, often saying I like this but it's your house and your choice. Bottom line is everything came out gorgeous and fantastically coordinated. Our contractor was gone for a week while the backsplash, flooring, fireplace hearths, and paint were completed. When he walked in his first comment was, "Wow, this looks really great, everything goes together so well!" I think that says a lot when the general contractor is impressed. Our neighbor tells everyone they have to go see the Didlake's "Martha Steward" house remodel. Contracting Julie to help us with our remodel was the best decision we made in the project.

It was such a pleasure working with Julie! She took our vision and turned it into a beautiful reality all the while being mindful of our budget. Julie has a keen sense of the style that you are trying to achieve, asks the right questions, and guides your decision making to ensure that you are satisfied with your investment. Julie's expertise really shines through by her ability to anticipate the needs of the project, ensuring that a timeline is followed, that there are minimal interruptions during completion of the project, and that the project is completed seamlessly. Julie took care of all of the details that seemed overwhelming during a remodel such as finding a reliable contractor, choosing where to get all of our needed materials (and supporting small businesses), and checking in on the project to make sure everything was on track. We are so happy that we found Julie and appreciate the care and thought she put into our home.

Julie is the best! She’s friendly, energetic and professional. We moved into our older Danville home that needed updating and we didn’t know where to begin. Julie quickly got to know our style and budget and helped us come up with a prioritized list of projects. She managed the contractor, fabricator & handyman and kept the projects moving even when we were out of town. She has a good eye for design and guided me through materials selection, showing me great ideas I couldn’t have thought of myself. She’s also practical – she helped me see which areas are worth splurging a little, and then complement with existing items and reasonably priced accessories. Julie always makes me feel that she’s working on a design just for us based on our own preferences. We love our updated home, and I highly recommend Julie’s services to others!

My husband and I recently purchased a 3,000 sq ft+ home in Danville. Since we both are very busy and are not experts in design, we needed help in redecorating our new home. Julie listened to both of us and understood our likes and dislikes. She assisted with color coordination, and sourcing the proper furniture and accessories that made our house a home. Julie was able to use existing family heirloom furniture pieces as well as new pieces. In our abscense she even managed the instalation of our new garage cabinets and floor, a complete interior paint job and furniture delivery and set up. We could not have accomplished this on our own without her expertise and appreciate her service. Julie is highly recommended by us.