Whittington Design Studio

We needed help decorating our living room and family room and kitchen. They sent a very junior «designer» with no training or skills in design to do the initial photos and measurements. We walked through a few designer books she brought, which were all very similar — and not our styles at all (traditional/​craftsman). We were dumb enough to agree to a fixed fee, upfront $ 1500/room…by check, no credit cards ;) Should have known this was a shakedown at that point.
The first design boards came back and used the same style the designer had brought books on (the popular faux-​antique look). We commented back on the style disconnect. The 2^nd design boards came back in the same style as the first boards… just different vendors.
They’ll say they’ll rework the designs as long as it takes, but after 2 rounds of the same results we bit our lips, admitted they are amateurs that snookered us, and moved on.

We thought we knew what we were doing, but we were wrong. Many of our friends have used Whittington Design, so we gave it a shot. We could not be happier.
We have used WDS to design and furnish 3 rooms in our house and 2 at our vacation house in Rehoboth. WDS found us furniture we had no idea existed — like high quality wicker furniture and specialty rugs and chairs. WDS was also able to leverage some of our existing furniture which saved us significant money.
Our only issue has been delivery on some of the items — but that is on the supplier, so we kept the review at 5 stars.
Not sure what the other reviewer was talking about. These are professionals and you should expect to pay for their time. Overall, the design fees have been very reasonable.

Wanted them to provide design consultation for my tiny kitchen, and provide contractor assistance/​management to assure the project is done. About $ 1,000 later, after two, hour-​long visits from their «designers», and a handful of magazine pictures later, I have nothing to show for it. Their contractor’s bid came in 30% over budget, didn’t get the work (or money), and Whittington never followed up once the checks were cashed.
Proceed with this business at your own risk.

I refinished my entire 1200 square foot basement which now includes a playroom/​guest room, exercise room, bar, bathroom and entertainment area. Melanie, the owner, stopped by my house and we spent about an hour together. She looked around my house to see my «design personality», took measurements and came back to me with a beautiful plan. The final result is comfortable, beautiful and ME!
I have received compliment after compliment on my basement. What we asked for, we received.
We do plan on using them again to renovate our master bathroom. I look forward to it!

These guys are awesome. Interior design can be very intimidating — I had visions of stuffy fabrics and antique furniture that could not be touched by my kids and pets. Melanie and her whole team are the opposite of stuffy. Fun to work with and talented with their craft, they make great design accessible to many styles and budgets. We just love everything they’ve done for us. Even my husband is a design addict now!