Clare Michael Interiors

We couldn't be happier with our new kitchen. We're both so pleased with how everything came out. It looks better than we could ever have imagined it. Clare was a joy to work with from beginning to end. She brought creative ideas, excellent taste and a great eye for detail. And everyone she brought into the project (Amazing Stone from San Leandro for countertops, Sollera from British Columbia for cabinets, the Floor Store from San Rafael for flooring, and especially Vidal Morales from Tikal Construction as the contractor) were all solid professionals who had superior products, did outstanding work and were a pleasure to work with too. Clare guided us through the whole process, and it was remarkably quick -- our new kitchen was fully functional just one day shy of 2 months from when the demolition began. So if you're thinking of remodeling your kitchen we highly recommend Clare. Check out the before and after photos -- the results speak for themselves.

Clare is great at helping you prioritize. I was about to spend money on the wrong things, and she quickly helped me clarify priorities by doing on-the-spot research and asking some important, targeted questions (my sister-in-law had the same experience on her job). She also gives her best effort regardless of the job size.

Clare Michael was instrumental in helping me do a remodel and overall upgrade of my large, older house in Sausalito to prepare it for renting. She referred me to a great contractor who handled each job quickly, beautifully and well-within budget. Clare also consulted with myself and the contractor on the dozens of decisions about paint colors, product choices and many other aspects of creating a finished product. When done, the house rented immediately and the new tennants were enthralled by environment they moved into. All in all, Clare's service made the whole process smooth and very successful.

Clare worked miracles and could tease out of us what we wanted but couldn't articulate. We hired Clare to get our home to a pristine staging level for the most effective sale possible. We are extremely busy professionals with little natural design and did not expect to be in the market but we found the location of our dreams and had to seize it. Once staging was to model home standards, Clare moved swiftly and deftly into design mode; doing all calculations, ideas and materials projects for the new home. She's the consummate designer and will take the burden right off your shoulders without taking over.

While the project is not yet completed, I still wanted to write a review for Clare Michael Interiors. Clare has provided us with superior advice and technical knowledge of the trades. She has helped us understand how best to interact with our construction company and all the trades involved. Plus, she has been an absolute delight to work with throughout this whole process!

After years of looking through kitchen design magazines, making binders of ideas, storing pictures, I finally found Clare with her remodeling design expertise. She pulled the ideas all together in a uniform cohesive form using my wishes and her wise creative design to fruition. I can now enjoy a bright cheerful updated white kitchen that I love. Thank you so much Clare.

We employed Clare to create the design concept for our kitchen remodel. She identified an effective and cost-conscious structural solution expanding the kitchen into an "open floor plan" that provided the vision for a successful project.

Thank goodness I hired Clare to work on our kitchen remodel. Without her advice and guidance I would have made some very BIG mistakes that would have cost me more money and the kitchen wouldn't have worked out the way we planned. She also worked very well with the contractor I already had, so that was really important too! Thank you SO MUCH Ms. Michael!! Best money I have every spent!

We hired Clare to assist us with the remodel of our kitchen, family room, living room and dining room. Clare provided several design concepts which we adopted and selected paint colors as well as fabrics (which we love). Clare visited several vendors with us and acted as our adviser to ensure that everything we picked out was compatible. Clare was very easy to work with and we always felt that she was totally invested in the success of our project.

Clare helped us redo our kitchen in our transitional/contemporary home. Clare was excellent to work with collaboratively, She was a fountain of creative ideas and extremely knowledgable about an astonishing array of materials. Her drawings were accurate and it made the construction of the kitchen fast and efficient. Her design included such things as double pocket doors between the kitchen and dining room which opened up the space when cooking and allowed for a more formal dining room when closed Clare helped us select the cabinets and we relied greatly on her selection of colors and finishes to produce an warm inviting room that is now the focal point of family gatherings and social occasions. The final result far exceeded our expectations. We were able to transform the room while staying within our budget.

My husband and I remodeled our downstairs including our kitchen, family room, breakfast room and living room. We originally were going to follow the plans our good friends and neighbors used to remodel their home since the architectural layouts were very similar. We hired Claire to help us with the kitchen. She was instrumental in inspiring us to move beyond our neighbors solution since we had space to expand the house into the back yard instead of the side yard. This allowed us to have a much more spacious kitchen and a more open floor plan. This open floor plan enhances traffic flow and allows us to easily entertain large groups of friends. I believe the most important advice Claire gave us was to help us design a kitchen that saved money by leaving things like plumbing and gas lines in the same general areas of the old kitchen to keep costs down, but still create a perfect kitchen for multiple people to prepare food in an efficient and logical manner. In a large kitchen it is so important that you are not running around the island to gather your supplies everytime you need something. She also helped us determine where electircal outlets will be neded and what type of lighting would give us the ability to see while working, but adjust when entertaining. We all know that our guests will end up in the kitchen which is the heart of our home. Every morning when I come downstairs and pour a cup of tea, I look around at my beautiful kitchen and appreciate the incredible thought and detail it took to make it that way. The greatest compliment I can give Claire Michaels is to refer her services to my family and friends which I have done mutliple times.