Aquilo Interior Design

Aquilo’s design for my home office was desperately needed and very personal, but also something I couldn’t have imagined for myself or my budget. The colors, textures and accents are creative and bold, yet comforting. The exact kind of space I need to work in. Couldn’t be happier.

Incredible vision, amazing eye, willing to take risks and go big! Working with Carmen was a great joy in all respects. She helped us envision a beautiful space and brought enthusiasm and warmth to the entire process. Highly recommend!

After finishing a full remodel/renovation of a 4BD/3.5 bath house, we needed to select indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures for the entire house. I had no designing experience and felt overwhelmed. All I knew was that we wanted items that in addition to good looks would flow with the style of our home and be practical as well. A close friend of mine recommended that I contact Carmen for her expert advice. Meeting and working with Carmen was one of the best experiences that we had throughout this project. Within an hour of an on-site meeting with us she had the perfect grasp of our vision and needs. A couple of days after our meeting, she sent us a beautiful presentation about the lighting fixtures and immediately placed the orders after our confirmation. Being impressed by Carmen’s talent and speed, we decided to ask her help for furnishing the entire house. We had a limited budget yet she graceously agreed to work with us. After filling out a questionnaire regarding our expectations and preferences, she picked out the furniture for each room, one by one and placed the order for each very quickly right after our approval. Working with Carmen not only saved us a lot of time and capital, it also significantly reduced our stress since we did not have to spend endless amount of time visiting stores or browse for ideas online. Additionally, she created a separate personality for every single area while maintaining a perfect flow throughout the house. She turned our house to a home. Without Carmen’s help it would have taken me years to finish this project. I highly recommend Carmen to whomever wants to have personalized yet functional and beautiful space . you will be most delighted. she has an amazing vision!

For over a decade, I’ve had the dream of hiring a designer to really breathe life into my home. I’m not rich, and doing this would be a once-in-a-lifetime treat, something a little outside my comfort zone, and I guess, a little bit scary. Carmen was everything. She took our loose ideas and made them concrete. She exceeded our expectations at every step. Her intuition is exceptional. I feel more at home than I ever have in my life. If you want want comfort, style, options, and a friendly and warm experience, she is your expert. She was so fun to work with that I wish it wasn’t over. Could not recommend enough.

I had a wonderful experience hiring Carmen to redesign my RV interior. My RV was fitted with a typical 90s carpeted interior and I asked her to design a modern, bright mobile hair salon interior. Carmen is pleasant to work with, made the whole process flow seamlessly, and has impeccable taste. I look forward to having her design my future home when the time comes! Thank you Carmen!

I recently moved into a small studio in San Francisco and really wanted to create a fun unique space to call home. I enlisted the help of Carmen and can not believe how much I love my new place. She is patient, caring, and really try’s to understand your likes and dislikes to create a space unique to you. Working with her was so easy and she is very responsive. Always available to answer questions or take my suggestions. I’d definitely hire her again and recommend her to friends.