Casafina Interior Design

Our kitchen/downstairs remodel is beautiful thanks to Monica Olson. She is an extraordinary designer. Taking on a project this big requires a lot of planning and good communication. Monica is excellent at both. She estimated our project to take 8 -10 weeks. Both Monica and her contractor John stayed within the budget and met the timeline. They are both detail oriented, friendly and easy to work with. Everything looks fresh and updated. We are looking forward to our phase 2 upstairs remodel in 2023. Thank you Monica!

We selected Monica Olson from Casafina to complete our 3,500 sq ft condominium renovation in 2021 to give us a more beach look and feel.To accomplish this,we needed to update most of the interior including paint colors,floors,carpets,kitchen counters,tile,backsplash,fixtures,master bedroom and bath,study staircase,window treatments,powder room,lighting,accessories etc.Monica also helped us refurnish most of the inside upon completion.Monica was a very good listener,made great suggestions and would try to use existing components of our home if it fit into her design look.She recommended a contractor we used that made it easier,maintained her timeline and kept us in budget.She was crafty at working thru supply chain issues and used various sources to keep the work moving.The ultimate recommendation is we would use Casafina again for our next upgrade.

It was a pleasure to work with Monica. Prior to working with Monica we interviewed three other designers. When we first meet her we “clicked”. My husband and I have no design sense but wanted to make our new house's interior design much more elegant than we have done in the past. We were also a challenge in that we have no clue as to what we wanted, liked or examples of inspiration. Monica was patience with us and came up with great ideas to turn our remodel into a warm an inviting space. We are looking to doing more work with Monica in the future!!

Monica is great to work with. She is creative while taking her clients' needs and interests in mind. Very professional and a good communicator.

I have used Casafina Interior Design a few times and always pleased with the results. Ms Olson is knowledgeable about design, colors and met my budget. I was very pleased with the coordination and quality of work she provided.

I loved working with Monica! I needed to badly update my living/dining large open room. I knew I needed to paint and wanted to replace the carpet with wood flooring. What would work with my current furniture and what should be replaced. I am such a creature of habit that I needed someone to help me think "out of my old box". I also needed help with contractors and coordinating the work. Monica ended up being the perfect person for me. We took things one step at a time and was so helpful with ideas to update the whole look of the room. I would highly recommend her to anyone needing help to "think out of an old box".

I cannot recommend Monica Olson and her Interior Design services highly enough--there simply aren’t words! In December of 2018, as a reaction to yet another water leak and whole house re-pipe, my husband and I made the decision to begin a major remodel of our home including the kitchen, 2 bathrooms, family room built-in/fireplace, downstairs floors, staircase and upstairs hall. Feeling overwhelmed due to urgency and size of the project, I knew I needed an interior designer to help me prioritize projects and offer wisdom and guidance in making cohesive design/style choices. I met Monica through the contractor I ended up hiring, and she played a major in that decision. They came together to our initial consultation, and Monica and I hit it off immediately. Her warm, outgoing personality and professional confidence instantly reassured me and set my mind at ease. I knew she was exactly what I needed, and hiring her was the single best and most important decision I made on this project. She listened, asked questions, and paid attention to pictures and opinions I gave. She picked up my aesthetic quickly and immediately began guiding me through the decision making process, all the while honoring my desires while offering professional and personal insight/ wisdom as needed to enrich the result. About a month and a half in, things took an unexpected and tragic turn. My contractor died unexpectedly in his sleep. He was a sole proprietor, but his widow and foreman assured me they would finish the project. Unfortunately, it soon became obvious this was not going to be pleasant or easy. Monica was my saving grace! She promised to support and guide me through the chaos and stay with me until everything was completed, and wow, did she ever do that! There is not enough time or space to explain how incredibly far above and beyond she went to help. She tried to be a go-between for me and the contractor’s widow and foreman; She worked with me manage the subcontractors and the timing of everything underway; she supported and guided me when money stopped flowing and started disappearing; she helped me gather information on how to file against the bond in an attempt to get money restored; she helped me find new subcontractors to finish work left undone; and so on and so forth. She provided support in every imaginable way she could, helping us navigate through the nightmare that ensued following the death. Now, almost 3 months later, I’m happy to say I am sitting in a home, that’s been put back together again, with a new kitchen, bathrooms, fireplace/built in, floor, staircase and upstairs hall that I love. I’ll never be able to adequately thank Monica for all she’s done. Without hesitation, I can say she will be my go to Interior Designer for all our future home projects, and a friend I’ll continue to enjoy for many, many years to come!!!

Monica Olson is a talented kitchen designer as well as Interior Designer. I have known Monica for many years and am fortunate to be able to work on the same projects. She is professional and has experience to help with many differents areas of design.

Monica was a great help in formulating the design of our kitchen. Fun to work with too The end result exceeded our expectations

Our company hired Monica to do all of the interior & exterior design work on a mid-century, architecturally significant home in La Mirada. We bought the home to rehab it back to its original designed function, but with all of today's modern materials and conveniences, with the intention to flip it. We gutted the interior of the house and followed Monica's re-design for the extremely large kitchen and both bathrooms, all of which turned out beautiful. The pictures speak for themselves. Every potential buyer, as well as all the neighbors, commented to our realtor on how beautiful the design work was. We received multiple offers, and sold it above its appraised value. The buyers told us that one of their major reasons in purchasing the home was the kitchen design. We are planning on doing many more "flips" and will be hiring Monica to assist on all of them.

Monica helped transform my kitchen to the most beautiful working space. There were many challenges in my very dated Spanish style home including windows, soffits and lighting. I could not be more pleased with all the work she did and her vast knowledge of workers and companies to help me choose. She walked me through the entire design including cabinets, colors and appliance selection. Plus I really appreciate how she integrated my wishes into the plan. She was always there though out the entire construction. She is highly recommended and I will definitely use her again.

Monica helped us to plan our kitchen and downstairs remodel. Our kitchen redesign was challenging because of the unusual layout and angles of the original. As it was a town home, we had some limitations of what was feasible. She worked very hard to incorporate my must haves into a design that is both functional and pleasing to the eye. She is extremely easy to work with and was able to translate our vision into reality. She made excellent tactful suggestions to steer us in the right direction. She worked well with our contractor. She was able to assess our personal style and assist us with color choices that made sense and will not become dated. She responds quickly to email and is very accessible. I really enjoyed working with her because I don't always have the patience needed to sort out the decision points on a project this size, so she was able to make the process more manageable.