What Our Clients Are Saying
At CALAFIA Home Design, our clients are at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in creating personalized, thoughtful designs that reflect the unique stories and lifestyles of those we work with. Here’s what some of our clients from across Berkeley, Oakland, Walnut Creek, Marin, and the greater Bay Area have to say about their experience working with us.
“CALAFIA Home Design made the interior styling of my home easy and enjoyable. Working with Elizabeth, I was able to have input into key decisions, while transforming my home occurred from start to finish under the guidance of a trained artist with an eye for detail and expertise in combining color and texture. I cannot recommend Elizabeth and CALAFIA Home Design more highly to anyone looking for the same experience in creating a beautiful space to come home to each day.”
-Kathryn G.
“We had an excellent experience working with Elizabeth at CALAFIA! We moved into a new home during the pandemic, and it really needed some decorating TLC, but my husband and I are just too busy with our jobs to take the time to search for the perfect furniture. Elizabeth was a godsend--she has a natural talent for envisioning a space and made our living room and den look even better than we could have hoped. She worked within the style of our streamline moderne home to pick pieces that coalesced perfectly with the existing architecture and are kid-friendly. She even collaborated with a contractor and architect to design bespoke built-in bookshelves. Everyone who visits is very impressed! Elizabeth also worked within our budget, and showed us a nice range of options without overwhelming us. We're so relieved to have this major project done, and are now dreaming of redecorating the guest room.”
-Jeanne G.
“Run don't walk over to CALAFIA Home Design for your next interior design project! I am a busy mom with young kids and though an aesthetic home is a high priority for me I found myself with no time to realize it with my obligations - enter Elizabeth at Calafia. Not only does Elizabeth have a exquisite eye for fresh, beautiful yet family friendly design, she is a breeze to work with. Elizabeth strikes the perfect balance of integrating our preferences but also sharing her expertise and instinct. The end result far exceeded my expectation on all levels - design, budget and ease of collaboration. I will definitely use Calafia next time I have a project! Oh and she is a trained artist with gorgeous art! A wonderful bonus.”
-Rosa T.
“Elizabeth helped me re imagine our living space. I did not want fussy, but did want the rooms to be easy to live in while fun to look at. She delivered on this. She narrowed down options for me to choose from. She arranged purchase and delivery and updated shared spread sheets along the way. She was professional and available all through the process. I highly recommend her.”
-Elisabeth B.
“This was my first experience with a designer and it was amazing. Elizabeth is talented well connected and has help turn my small 1939 Oakland Tudor home into an amazing show piece.”
-Scott & Cynthia S.
“Elizabeth did an amazing job transforming the interior of our mid century modern home back to its original splendor! Years back (and might I say without the aid of a skilled interior designer), we cleverly ignored the modern bones of our 1950's abode and went full traditional rustic - massive stone fireplace, chunky crown molding, antiques galore. Fast forward 15 years and a newfound appreciation for modern design, help!
We were absolutely thrilled to find Elizabeth! Right from the start, we knew we were going to be in great hands. She was exactly what we were hoping for - someone who could stand back, take in the whole picture and come up with an amazingly gorgeous modern design without spending tons of $$.
She was a pleasure to work with, extremely knowledgable, reliable and most importantly she has such a keen eye for interior esthetics and how to integrate the decor of all the various rooms. I can tell you I like a particular chair, a certain color combination, a certain light fixture, couch, door style, counter top, etc. but putting it all together so that it flows and soothes, that's a skill at a whole different level.
We are just in awe of how gorgeous our interior turned out! Thank you Elizabeth!”
-Claire D.
