Decor Coach

I cannot say enough about LK Design and the amazing Laura. I began working with LK Design in 2019 to design and furnish three rooms in my apartment. I met with several designers before deciding LK Design suited my needs, personality, and budget. My project wasn’t for a real/whole house, but Laura always made me feel like I was her most important client. I was so pleased with my apartment design that I engaged LK Design to help me with my newly built townhouse in 2022. I was able to use 100% of the furniture, custom window treatments, and rugs from my apartment inside my new townhouse. The sofa sectional LK found for my apartment fits so well in my townhouse family room. I purchased the customizable sofa without ever sitting on it, and I love it. It’s modern, comfortable, durable, and easy to clean. It still looks brand new after 3+ years. For my townhome, I wanted wall molding installed. I hired a molding installer, and the project wasn’t going well. Laura saved the day. She put me in contact with a contractor that installed the wall molding. The contractor got me on his schedule within two weeks of our first meeting. The contractor and his team were professional and respected my home during the install. Laura designed the trim around artwork I already owned. The wall molding is AMAZING and makes the artwork look museum quality. My home looks more finished and upscale now. For my powder room, I wanted wallpaper installed. LK found a glamorous wallpaper design and arranged for a wallpaper installer to install it. I cannot get over how the wallpaper has transformed the room. Jaws drop when guest enter my powder room. The wallpaper is fabulous!!! Laura is all about YOU making the final decisions. She chooses options that fit with your style, vision and budget. Then she presents those options for you to choose from or have her look for more options. Laura has gotten to know my taste, so she often knows which option I’m going to choose before I make my decision. Laura listened and paid close attention to my words (or lack of words), facial expressions, and body language during the entire process. She knew when I was unsure about my decisions and was very patient with me when I changed my mind about my choices. I changed my mind on custom window treatments during both of my project. Laura didn’t chastise me for being indecisive. She found more options and presented them to me. My custom window treatments transformed my apartment and townhouse from basic to lavish. Other great qualities about Laura: - Focused on function and not just looks. She wants to make your home functional and designed to your personal taste. - All about re-use. She is more than willing to re-use items you already have. - Great communicator. She kept me updated on every phase of the project. I highly recommend LK Design for your next home design project. It will be an investment in your quality of life and re-sell value if you ever plan to sell.

We found The Decor Coach while searching for an interior designer in Apex. Dozens of 5 star reviews caught our eye, but the coaching service and flat rate pricing on the website got us to reach out. Just one coaching session saved us hours of frustration and potentially thousands of dollars in well-intentioned mistakes… Within 3 hours we had selected a luxury vinyl plank floor, a color palate for the entire house and next steps for our kitchen and 3 bathrooms (oh, and how to bring our floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace into this century) . She gave us tips on how to properly use paint samples to verify our color choices, select light fixtures, areas rugs, and other accessories. The final thing she provided, though, is worth her consulting price just on its own: contact information for skilled craftsmen of all trades that she has worked with and trusts. She takes no commissions or kick-backs for these referrals because she wants them to be the highest quality at the best price with no bias. Jodi is professional, approachable, experienced, and passionate about helping people. She put our family first, identified our style and provided a holistic strategy for focusing our budget on the highest impact improvements. It has been an empowering experience and we will use Decor Coach at every phase of our home improvements from now on.

We purchased a new home two years ago, but given that my husband and I have differing styles and strong opinions, we had a hard time coming to an agreement on how to decorate our house. We asked for a consultation with LK Designs to discuss our living room area. Laura was oh so very patient with us, and helped us agree on window treatments and colors for our open concept first floor. She shared several concepts with us, took our feedback, stuck to our budget and helped us find the right fabric for the valances. She oversaw every detail of the installation and the result is gorgeous! Based on our first experience, we also asked Laura to help us tackle a "floating bar" wall in our dining room. We had a general idea that we wanted floating shelves for liquor bottles and glassware. We shared our initial thoughts with Laura and she was able to provide several options and diagrams for what might work in our space. She made it easy for us, providing suggestions for mirrored shelves, an accent mirror, and other pieces. She also helped oversee installation and staging the bar for photos. The final result is amazing and we've received so many compliments on each piece. We love the product and look forward to working with Laura on future projects in our home!

If, like me, you have thought about hiring a professional decorator but have been hesitant, intimidated (or on a budget), look no further! I hired Jodi to give me design advice in turning what was a disaster of a living room (aka catchall/junk room) into a home office/piano room. My budget was limited and I did not want to replace furniture or make major changes. Being unable to visualize things and having made many mistakes in the past, I was afraid to make any design decisions on my own. Jodi helped me with design decisions I could implement myself on my own timetable and within my budget. She identified my style and tastes and created a road map for me to follow that included paint colors, ideas for decor, furniture arrangement, etc., and explained things along the way. She made suggestions about places to shop locally and online and things to consider in making choices. Jodi is very easy to talk to and work with and I felt no pressure whatsoever to do anything I was not ready to do. I was very happy with the experience and recently consulted with her again for help in selecting paint colors for my family room. Decorating was always a chore before but the process has become great fun!

Laura Koshel of LK Design is simply phenomenal! Basically we asked her to start from scratch in our new home’s open great room/dining room area, and from our very first meeting, we knew we were in great hands! Laura combines her gift for color and design with outstanding organizational skills, and the results are amazing! She began by asking for our thoughts and preferences and then hit the ground running. She was thorough and precise, quickly taking measurements to ensure all pieces were properly sized for the space, and then she helped us build the room piece by piece, always keeping our budget in mind. She researched and investigated, and then in every case, she gave us great choices as well as her input and guidance. Occasionally the choices would include one option that, in the past, would have been outside my comfort zone, and I’m so grateful that Laura helped me broaden my horizons! We could not be more pleased with the outcome! Now we have asked Laura to help us with our master bedroom and study, and we can’t wait to see the magic she will work in these spaces. Without reservation, we highly recommend LK Design and Laura Koshel!