Gavin Design

Becky was a joy to work with. She gave us 5 floor plan options to choose from and then after talking with us, found a 6th. We were those skeptical people that thought you don't need a designer. She was worth every penny!

Becky first came to my rescue when the walls of my home needed repainting. I was overwhelmed with color choices when a friend recommended I call Becky who came quickly to my rescue narrowing the color and a recommendation on placing color according to how the light falls on each wall. That led to a bedroom project with drapes, pillows, lamps, furniture. We ordered a new large sectional couch for our living area with a leather covered ottoman/coffee table. At each meeting Becky had fabrics, ideas, furniture to show me after having listened to my ideas. She also always had something "out of the box" to think about - my fantastic ottoman being one of those ideas. Becky's office is full of samples, her meetings always helpful, work ontime and done well. Billing was always as we had agreed upon. I value Becky, her ideas, creativity and hope to work with her again soon.

A local colleague highly recommended Gavin Design, and she was right: You will love the outcome. Becky listened to us, helped refine our ideas, and presented a limited number of options for us to react to and choose from. She helped us think through uses of space and incorporating our limited furniture. She made the entire process easy and comfortable. We tried out some of the chairs before ordering them in the fabric and style desired. When there were problems with delivery or with items being damaged in transit, Becky took care of it. One item had to be shipped three times to be correct and undamaged, but that was her headache, not ours. She was coordinated various other vendors such as window treatments so they could measure and install them. She found an amazing dresser and matching nightstands in a local resale shop--exactly what we wanted and in pristine condition at a budget-friendly price. Throughout the process, it was fun working on the transformation of our living room, den, dining room, kitchen and master bedroom from minimally furnished to WOW! She came in under the budget we proposed and kept us informed of delivery issues (shipping from Europe, etc.) for some furniture. Several "little ideas" were incredibly effective in the lovely overall outcome. She helped with hanging a few pictures in just the right space to go with her overall design. We plan to use her services on our next project and look forward to her insights and ideas!

Becky is an amazing, professional interior designer. She is exactly what you are looking for in a designer - she doesn't impose her tastes on you and is always looking for ways to stay within your budget instead of pushing you beyond it. I have worked with her on big (~$100,000) and small (~$2,000) projects and she has been amazing with both. I recommend her without reservations. Below I am highlighting just one aspect that Becky helped with. We bought a home that had a really outdated 80's TV console in the main family room. Becky helped us to convert this into quite a beautiful bar, which is a quite a centerpiece for parties.

Becky Gavin is a highly talented and consummate professional who saved our house. We bought a house that met all of our needs on paper but just wasn't cute enough. Becky came in and applied her talent with color, style, and taste, and helped us completely redesign the interior to match our personalities, living style, and space needs. She helped us pick colors for all of the rooms, adjust the cabinets and trim, pick new countertops and fixture styles, and even created multiple living room layouts, depending on how we wanted to use the space. She was an attentive listener during our planning sessions and I could see first-hand evidence of her implementing our input into her work. Also very valuable to us as new to Bloomington: she had great recommendations for other services we needed, all of which culminated in positive customer experiences. She will get all of our future business and referrals. Thank you, Becky!

We recently remodeled our 1929 house to make it handicap accessible with everything on the main level. Becky was invaluable in creating a new space that was functional for my husband (who is on a walker) but beautiful for me. As soon as Becky was on board she completely redisgned the interior space for the bathroom, making it not only accessible for a walker but, looking ahead, to a wheelchair if needed. She researched ADA approved tiles and grab bars and presented me with choices that were safe for my husband but lovely to look at for me. Based on a tour of our home, she always presented me with choices for light fixtures, pulls and knobs, cabinetry, furniture , wall paper, etc. that suited my taste and fit in with our existing decor.. We spent the three months of concentrated interior work in Florida so Becky was our eyes and ears on the project while we were gone. I had complete faith in her ability to make the right decisions for us. Everyone raves about the final result. They all mention how the addition fits right in with our eclectic boutique Tudor home. I could not be more pleased with our gorgeous but safe and functional new master bedroom, bath, and laundry room. Becky has been a delight with whom to work and I highly recommend her.

When our family purchased our home we loved the house but did not like the paint colors. I was overwhelmed by the thought of choosing the colors, creating a palette the would flow and knowing where to transition the colors throughout the home. Becky made this process quick and had wonderful ideas for creating accents that I would not have considered. After a year, I still love the colors and will definitely work with Becky for my next project!

Becky has done two outstanding projects for me in the past five years: she created a small studio apartment in my lower level for my now college-aged children when one of them visits, and she designed a new, greatly expanded front porch that transformed the curb appeal of my house. She worked within the confines of very limited space for the studio apartment project, she stayed within the agreed budgets and she worked with the furniture I already owned. I appreciate her direct, smart style, her timeliness, her thorough communication and her command of implementing compelling and attractive design.

I had a screened in back porch that i had for ten years (literally!) and the space was never right. It has three pillars in really awkward places. Beck came to my rescue! She came to my house and measured every inch of everything. She could not have been more meticulous. She said that it would take her several days before she got back to me. True to her word she gave me several options one of which was PERFECT! Without needing to purchase any new furniture i completely redid my back deck. Now everything flows beautifully in the space. A+ work. A+ professionalism.

In a nutshell, if you are in the Bloomington area and do not choose Becky, you are probably making the wrong decision. When moving to Bloomington, my husband and I reached out to multiple individuals and chose Becky given her willingness to talk about our expectations for the project, provide cost estimates, and act both professional and friendly. Becky put together four rooms for us--dining, living, study, and bedroom. We were not disappointed at all, and we would choose Becky all over again without thinking twice (in fact, we will be using here again to add more decor to our home soon!). Becky has great experience with large and small projects, and we liked seeing some of her before and after shots on her website. They weren't always our style (they were other clients' styles), but we could see how she transformed the rooms nicely. Becky has a great eye for design, detail, and quality. She also took our opinions and style to heart to make sure we loved the rooms she put together. Becky took the time to develop a relationship with us so that she could really understand us and how we want to utilize various spaces.

I hired Gavin Design to design an unfinished basement into a living area, laundry room, bathroom and closet. The results far exceeded our expectations. Ms. Gavin was attentive to our need and desires. She created a beautiful living area that serves many purposes. She was always friendly, creative and always professional.

Becky did a great job working with us periodically from July 2012 through November 2013 on several projects in our home. She managed a variety of vendors and contractors. The work included: minor repairs in various places; replacing a variety of old lights and adding new LED lighting throughout the house including unique coves and sconces; adding a light/fan combo to our back porch; replacing our old kitchen counter top with a quartz one; adding a kitchen subway tile backsplash; color selection and repainting the entire interior of the house including cabinets, ceilings, walls and trim (even the garage); adding new window treatments throughout; assisting with accessorizing; and suggesting furniture placement. She covered a lot of ground and handled all the vendors, which was important in a couple cases. She helped educate us where needed, but conscientiously listened when we wanted to go a different direction. As a web developers who work with a variety of client personalities, we appreciate that rare skill. We would highly recommend Becky for your project, small or large.