The Homemaker
An Affordable Approach to Interior Design
I am a repeat client of Ellen's, she designed my dining room and primary bedroom. Her work is creative, unique, and functional. She embraces color, texture and pattern to bring magazine worthy design to your home. She is responsive, easy to work with and I am thankful for the amazing uplilft she has given my home!
​Liz, Primary Bedroom, West Hartford
I wanted a big boy room for my three year old that he could grow into. Not only did Ellen make it beautiful, it's also fun and functional. She chose pieces within my budget that were easily accessible and suggested things (wallpapered ceiling!) that I would have never thought of. I love this space, and so does my son!!
​Kathryn, Kids Room, West Hartford
Ellen has beautiful taste and a great eye for space and design. She helped me to make my cramped, dark living room into a cozy fresh oasis last year, and now we are working together on the dining room! I love that Ellen delivers a clear inspiring design, answers all my dumb questions, and then my husband and I can execute the plan at our own pace, making tweaks if we need to along the way. I never dreamed I'd be able to afford professionally designed interiors, but Ellen's unique business model makes it possible. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next!
​Mary Beth, Dining Room, West Harford
Formal Entry, West Hartford
Ellen is ​that good friend who knows just how to make space feel special and "like you". I particularly like how Ellen makes elevated living accesssible to all budgets. Working with a full-service design firm cane be so inaccessible and overwhelming for people. Ellens's system allows for you to work on any space at your own pace ... when and how you can. Ellen helped me to do my dining room, saving the pieces I couldn't part with, finding hte perfect compliments to enhance what was already working in the room. I am especially happy with the wallpaper and window coverings she helped me source. Ultimately, the room feels like a real part of our home, not a musuem showroom, and that's alldue to Ellen's collaborative nature. Can't wait until we can do it again!
Adrienne, Dining Room, West Hartford
Ellen was an absolute pleasure to work with and made every step easy and fun. As someone with a very busy schedule, it was very efficient and easy to communicate with Ellen. She delivered the proposed plan incredibly quickly but it was thoughtful, very personalized, and complete with ideas and information and everything I needed to execute the plan. I would work with her again in a heartbeat!
​Alexa, Entryway, West Hartford
Ellen did a fabulous job helping me design, furnish and decorate my family room and office space. Her attention to detail and her responsiveness to all of my questions was outstanding. She provided me with a mood board that reflected my style while incorporating her own traditional and contemporary design suggestions. She worked with me to help me stay within my budget and I found her pricing to be very affordable. I will definitely be using Ellen for future interior design projects! Highly recommend.
​Laurie, Dining Room, Southington
Since moving into our home I wanted to renovate our primary bedroom, but was feeling completely overwhelmed. Ellen's quickly executed design plan and mood board gave me the confidence to move forward. She transformed the space!! Everything on the mood board (and beyond) was only a click away, making it SO easy. She also answered my follow up questions and requests promptly. I am now able to rest easy (no pun intended) in my beautiful bedroom.
​Kirsten, Primary Bedroom, Fairfield
I was struggling with our family room layout and Ellen's furniture rendering was a huge help! The design plan I received was so thorough ... everything we discussed was organized into its own section with tons of links, styling advice, and decorating know-how. She provided two moods boards to best display my options. Her selections were classic, yet colorful and comfortable, incorporating a mix of both new and old. I LOVED them all! I would high recommend The Homemaker!!
Christine, Family Room, West Hartford
Ellen is AMAZING! We just moved to the area and needed a design plan for our kitchen and baby daughter's nursery. Ellen came up with the most beautiful and unique mood board and seeing this vision come to life in our home has been so special. We feel so fortunate to have been connected to Ellen through a friend and can't wait for her to help us with other rooms in our home! HIGHLY recommend!!
Mandy, Nursery, West Hartford
We worked with Ellen to design our oddly-shaped family room, and could not be more happy with the product! The space has been under-utilized for years, but Ellen came up with a plan that was thoughtful, functional, and, most of all, beautiful. She was flexible with our tastes, budget, and reality (young kids and a dog!), to create a space for gathering for years to come. I highly recommend working with her!
​Katie, Family Room, West Hartford
Primary Bedroom, West Hartford
Office, West Hartford