Kerstin Dieterich Designs

Our project was a brand new kitchen and great room. We brought Kerstin in after the architectural design was complete. Kerstin was easy to work with. She provided direction on the areas that I had not considered and helped to narrow down choices for finishes and kitchen layout. The end result is something that we love and will be happy with for many years to come. She was able to save us time and money by referring certain companies and from her knowledge of the design process. I would highly recommend her.

Kerstin Dieterich Designs assisted me with the remodel of 3 bathrooms in 2023. Kerstin has a wonderful eye for color and trends and worked with me to find a look and feel for each room that exceeded my expectations. She accepted the limitations of the existing spaces and swiftly adjusted her designs to unexpected conditions encountered during construction. Her skillful suggestions produced more stylish and interesting rooms. For example, her design for a custom cabinet and mirror unit for a very small ensuite resulted in that room being both much more stylish and functional. Her relationships with suppliers also smoothed the ordering process and delivery hiccups along the way. I hope to work with Kerstin on future projects.

Kerstin came highly recommended, she listened to our hopes and quickly came up with a plan for a better functioning kitchen. Our old home required a lot of creative thinking. She and Birgit were able to design our layout to include everything on my wish list. She tirelessly worked with our city to get the plans approved. Our kitchen came out beautiful, it was a pleasure working with Kerstin.

Kerstin was such a big help with our home renovation project! She had great ideas and local connections for the materials we needed, which was very helpful. We had a couple hiccups in our renovation project and Kerstin did a great job helping us handle them. Would definitely recommend her for your home design needs!

When I started the search for a designer to help me with the remodel of two of my bathrooms, I was really expecting to find someone who would help me make my dream and vision come true. Kerstin was that person. From start to finish. Her understanding of all the details to be considering in the planning, her connections to numerous excellent contractors and vendors, and her design talents are incomparable. She is always a pleasure to work with, responsive and extremely knowledgeable. The remodeled primary bathroom and the powder room in my home far exceeded anything I could have imagined. I highly admire and recommend Kerstin.

Kerstin was great to work with. Reliable and patient and supportive. Great with colors, offering an array of choices in counters, tiles and flooring!!

So much to love about Kerstin Dieterich Designs. Kerstin is the only designer we interviewed that truly saw past the limitations of our old space and offered us a new space that was transformed into a spectacular main kitchen AND a butler's pantry. Both spaces are seamlessly integrated with beautiful accents that will remain timeless for many years to come. We really could not be more pleased. Kerstin remained mindful of our budget constraints throughout the whole process. We did go slightly over (~10%) our original budget; however, those added costs were because of items and last minute additions that we approved. Her fees are reasonable and came in at less than 7% of the overall cost. As we expected, labor was the biggest cost (~55%) and yet again, Kerstin found us a GC that was trustworthy who brought in highLY skilled subcontractors who managed to get the whole kitchen done in less than four months. Remarkable. If there was a 6th star, we would have chosen it!

This review is way overdue. Kerstin was our designer for our home remodel in 2021. This was our first time remodeling our home and she made an effort to make a stressful process nice and easy. Home remodels are supposed to be stressful, but she found ways to lessen the stress. Choices can often be overwhelming but she simplified choices for us. She understood our tastes and set proper expectations in terms of budget. In addition, she was very practical in how we should live in our home. She thought about light placements, fixture types, window types that we would never think about, but made logical sense and we are reaping those benefits now in our remodeled home! I can't thank Kerstin enough for her support during this entire process!

Kerstin was an absolute pleasure to work with. She guided me through the extensive process of remodeling my kitchen and bathrooms as well as new paint colors for inside and outside the entire house. Her ability to gently help me expand my design aesthetic was very appreciated. I was happy to have had her support and direction through the entire process. My family and friends love coming over to cook with me in my new kitchen.

Kerstin did a great job with our home renovation from designing, procuring finishes, to project oversight. She helped us translate a very vague look into something beautiful and uniquely ours. She also alleviated a lot of decision concerns and made sure we made purchases in time for the renovation so that we were able to stay on track. Lastly, she has a lot of people she works with and put us in contact with a great contractor and cabinet maker. Thank you Kerstin!

We had an excellent experience working with Kerstin on our kitchen remodel. We asked her to understand our aesthetics and our budget and then give us clear recommendations and she did precisely that. This saved us a lot of time and made the design process seamless. We also couldn't be more excited about the outcome. She also came up with some innovative solutions in terms of routing our heating ducts. Overall, it was a great experience.

Kerstin helped us through a couple of phases of our home remodel. She's amazing with taking existing spaces and making the layout more functional and beautiful. The first project was changing the layout of 2 bathrooms, and she helped pick out fixtures, finishes and colors, and worked through details like shampoo niches and tile edges. The second phase was more involved, and included working with a structural engineer to add a steel beam, opening up the first floor to an open kitchen/dining/living room. She introduced us to a fantastic custom cabinet maker, as well as an excellent contractor for the last phase. We love the results!

Kerstin helped us with a full house remodel and second story addition. Without her assistance, we would have been overwhelmed by all the decisions to be made. She quickly got a feel for our style and budget and helped guide us through every design decision, from kitchen and bathroom design to lighting layout to baseboard style and size to door handles and everything in between. She has a great eye for color and we are particularly happy with our tile/countertop selection and paint colors. She was fun to work with and helped us stay calm through the stressful experience of remodeling.

This is a long overdue review for Kerstin! Kerstin did a home remodeling of our bathroom and helped us with picking designs for the walls and floors. She's very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful throughout the process, helping us navigate the many options and narrow down to a few that we are comfortable with.

We have been working with Kerstin since September, 2019 for our home renovation project. She is very easy to work with from engagement to contracting and designing the floor plan for the whole house. She overcame some accessibility issue to measure the dimensions of the house. She always offer different design options and discuss with us in a professional manner. It is the COVID 19 that interrupted the continuation of the project. We are looking forward to working with her for the rest of the project.

Thank you, Kerstin, for your designs, your flexibility with changing ideas, your relaxing manner and expert planning for my bathroom expansion-remodel. Your superb communication skills helped us all nimbly synthesize ideas and open up to more ideas for creating an elegant and soothing space. Your tile suggestions were superb. I am so very happy with the outcome of the bathroom, and your next ideas for the living room and fireplace. You gracefully guided all parties involved in the decision making and execution that enabled us to work most efficiently and economically. You are a talented visual artist and supportive project leader every step of the way.

We did a full rebuild of our house. It was a huge project and we immediately were overwhelmed with all the big decisions that needed to be made. She helped us with tying everything together - windows colors and coverings, doors, flooring, cabinetry, lighting, tile, paint colors, door handles and nobs, etc. Our house is now complete - we absolutely love it and receive tons of compliments from our family, friends and neighbors! We couldn't have done this without Kerstin's support throughout the entire project.

We worked with Kerstin to pick color for our newly purchased house. The house has high ceiling in most of rooms. We want to create a modern airy feeling while the marble floor and Jacuzzi is more of classical vibe. Kerstin created customer color and helped us picked the right color for every room in the nearly 4000 sqft house. We got quite a lot of complement from our guests. We also enjoy the sophisticated color Kerstin picked. She also came up with ideas to help us update the staircase in the house. Her idea has greatly enhanced the look of the overall look of the staircase.

I had a very positive experience working with Kerstin our full house rebuild/remodel. Our project was extensive and including a completely new kitchen, turning our old kitchen into a multi-purpose laundry/mud/craft room, and three bathrooms. All required detailed planning on layout and materials. Kerstin created detailed schematics for the cabinetry and tile layouts for each of those spaces. She was able to assess my style and work with me in defining a direction on the rooms where I had very little idea of what I wanted. For rooms that I already had a picture in mind, she was very good at taking my ideas and helping me refine them, as well as correct some mistakes that I may have made on my own (you don't what you don't know). She also advised on other finishings throughout the house and helped me with color selection. The colors turned out beautiful and I wouldn’t have been able to get just the right shades in some of the rooms on my own. My favorite rooms that we worked together on are my new kitchen and our master bath. Kerstin was instrumental in creating rooms that reflect my style, yet incorporate ideas that I would not have been able to generate on my own. I now have my dream kitchen and our master feels like our own private spa! All in all, I'm very happy with the results that Kerstin has delivered, and I would hire her again.

Kerstin Dieterich is a design colleague whom I give my highest recommendation. I have known Kerstin both professionally and personally for more than 20 years and have collaborated with her on projects in the past. She is an extremely creative designer who produces beautiful and unique spaces. Kerstin has a knack for listening to the client(s) then taking their needs/desires and adding her special blend of expertise and inspiration to deliver an amazing outcome. She is professional, pleasant to work with, has great trade contacts, and knows how to facilitate a successful project on time and on budget. When I'm looking for some input on something I'm working on I love to bounce an idea off Kerstin because she ALWAYS knows all the latest products, materials, and design trends.

We hired Kerstin to design two bathrooms, stairway, and lighting. Kerstin really took the time to understand what I was looking for in my home. She listened to our our needs and wants and worked with us to come to solutions that looked great but also didn't break the bank. She consulted on when to look for deals and when to pay a little more for quality. I trust Kerstin to pivot her focus based on what her client's priorities are. Shopping with Kerstin was SO easy and I was able to make much faster decisions because Kerstin gave great advice. We will definitely hire her again!

Kerstin was a huge help with our kitchen remodel, stepping in on short notice. Halfway through our kitchen remodel, I was overwhelmed with design decisions that needed to be made quickly and Kerstin came to my rescue. She accompanied me to the fabricator's shop on very short notice to help me choose which sections of our stone slabs to use for which counters. She really took the time to think through all the possibilities with me, and the counters look amazing thanks to her sharp eye. She also helped with other design decisions such as light fixtures and cabinet hardware, taking the time to think through the smallest of details with me. Kerstin is truly gifted when it comes to picking paint colors. She was able to walk into our kitchen and immediately name the color that she thought would look the best. We played around with other color samples but kept coming back to the one she had first named. The color is perfect for the room and is exactly what I was looking for. Kerstin has an amazing eye and she is professional, reliable, friendly, patient and easy to work with. I highly recommend her services!

We wanted to remodel our home so we interviewed with many designers and firms that provide all in one service. Here are the reasons why we chose Kerstin and highly recommend her: 1. Not only does Kerstin have the design sense especially with the trendy transitional style, but she is also very well versed with the construction aspect of these projects. 2. She does a great job with project management including but not limited to working with contractors and facilitating the logistics. 3. Kerstin is highly motivated and takes great initiative to go above and beyond. 4. She is easygoing and is very fun to work with. Kerstin provides the necessary feedback while integrating our opinions. We are very thankful to have her help us on our project! =)

Kerstin possesses a breadth and depth of design knowledge that comforts and assures her clients that they are creating a personal and unique space. Her passion for design is reflected in her client's happiness.

Chic Tile has been working with Kerstin for several years now. Kerstin is a delight to work with and is very patient with all her clients. She understands style, colors and textures. Kerstin truly offers professional design expertise that is tailored to her clients needs

Kerstin has been a wonderful design partner and is helping us with every aspect of a major redesign, from kitchen and bath tiles to electrical placement, cabinet design and colors. We never could have done the job well without her. She makes the process much easier.

Kerstin helped me with the remodeling of my home. I completely remodeled one bathroom and partially remodeled a second. She designed the tile for both of the showers. I also remodeled the kitchen. She was instrumental in creating the design for the backsplash. Her vision assisted me in picking out countertops, floor, and tile designs. I am very pleased with the outcome of the project.

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Kerstin Dieterich for a 14 month long home renovation and are ecstatic with the final results. Kerstin has been an integral part of our design and planning team. Her ability to translate our vision into reality while keeping our budget in mind was refreshing. Her professionalism in working with the contractor and his team during enabled us to make decisions without compromising our design plans, especially during those “uh oh” moments that commonly occur in renovations. Kerstin helped with kitchen layout and design (the final product is amazing), floor selection, paint color selection, landscape design and plant selection, tile and fixture selection. She has a wonderful working relationship with local home improvement providers which made it easier for us to select materials such as countertops and wood flooring. Kerstin took into consideration that we have three young children when designing our home and we could not be happier with the final result.

I was overwhelmed by the thousands of design choices for my kitchen remodel on my first visit to the showroom. I knew I needed help. That's where Kerstin came in. She made the whole process fun and productive. In just over 2 hours I had a coordinated set of choices for cabinets, flooring, counters and backsplash to review with my husband. Kerstin is a true professional and saved me a lot of leg work and time. I would be glad to work with her again.

We are a high-end residential real estate developer in the Bay Area and have had the pleasure to work with Kerstin on a number of our projects. Her eye for design along with her genuine passion for a fantastic finished product is evident throughout her work. We continuously have buyers compliment and request referrals on the projects she has completed. I would recommend her to any contractor, developer, or home owner looking for an experienced, skillful interior design professional.

I am the Sales Manager for Towne Tile & Stone and have had the pleasure working with Kerstin on many large projects. Kerstin is very professional and knows her stuff!! I am always looking forward to meeting with her, as our meetings tend to be a marathon of designs. I highly recommend Kerstin for any project!!!

Kerstin is the best. She is professional, listens to us and helped us design our dream home. She was also very flexible with our crazy schedules. She helped us tackle the difficult decisions with ease and efficiency. We are extremely happy with our result and we couldn't have done it without her tireless work ethic and amazing design sense.

In 2014, Kerstin helped us remodel the kitchen and she did a great job. We are so happy with the design decision she suggested. The kitchen is much more open to the living room and dining room and is very functional. We can now have several people in the kitchen working without tripping over each other. Would work with Kerstin again if I had another remodel project.

Kerstin was very professional in her services, and her choices were very pleasing to both me and the home owners. We are glad for her assistance, as it made our job so much easier.

We had our townhouse completely remodeled including removing a wall to extend the kitchen and changing the staircase. The design focus was in the kitchen, dining area, master bedroom, bathrooms (2) and powder room. We upgraded plumbing (water and gas) and electrical throughout. We wanted a contemporary styled home and Kerstin was involved with the design, selection of the colors, stone and tile. She was also involved selection of the lighting, hardware throughout and providing guidance with unique features of the project, adding a walk-in closet, built-in cabinets in the master bedroom and shoe closet downstairs. We found Kerstin through the Houzz website and have been completely satisfied. She listens to the clients requirements and knew when to be firm with her suggestions and when not to be. She is always available (even during her vacation!) for consultation and advise. She can provide detailed drawings/elevations to assist with the finalizing all the design features. I would highly recommend her services.

Kerstin was great at conceptualizing our bathroom remodeling project from a 1950's bath to one with a soothing, contemporary look (see photos of Bathroom remodel, soft grey tones). She was good at getting us comfortable with what to expect at different stages of the remodel, and actively listened to our family's likes and dislikes during the design phase in order to achieve a bathroom look everyone was delighted with in the end. Kerstin prefers working with local suppliers, and I agree this was convenient for us and the suppliers to quickly meet in stores or plan installations. We also were very happy with her connecting us with both a high quality building contractor (Mongird construction) and cabinet maker (Gusto's designs). Kerstin stayed within a reasonable budget for our project. It took about 4-6 weeks longer to complete than I would have liked, but this made me realize that the designer is not necessarily there for project management of each interdependent task, plus some delays cannot be helped (e.g. waiting for an additional part to be ordered and delivered).

Kristin did an amazing job of helping me find the right color for my kitchen/dining/family rooms. By the time I had contacted her, I had already repainted once and bought endless samples of paint. Needless to say, I was extremely frustrated and discouraged. Kristin was great to work with. When she came to the house she brought suitcases filled with paint charts and color samples. However, before we dove into the selection process, she made sure to get a sense of what my vision was as opposed to just providing me with colors that would "work." The lighting in the rooms was a challenge, but she addressed that issue and before the appointment was over I had three good color choices to work with. In addition, she accompanied me to the paint store to purchase paint samples and then review how they looked in the rooms. She was very thorough and followed up with me to ensure that I was satisfied once the rooms had been repainted. I would highly recommend Kristin as a decorator and paint consultant.

I found Kerstin to be knowledgeable about bathroom remodels--which is what I am doing --and respectful of my suggestions. She listened to my wish list, accompanied me to tile and fixture selection and was helpful in making the final tile decisions. She suggested contractors and submitted plans to them. I have known Kerstin for several years and this is the first time I have worked with her on a project. Her personal qualities of patience and integrity are clearly evident in her approach to working with a client. I would highly recommend her.

I found Kerstin through my contractor. I had moved to a new place that was built in the 1970s and had not been touched since. It was badly out of date and very rundown. The bathrooms needed to be gutted and completely redone, as did the kitchen. I also needed drapes, too. I tried to do this on my own, thinking I would just pick some stuff out, but I was completely overwhelmed by the situation of having to deal with all this and not having it come out worse in the end. My contractor wasn't much help, either. Kerstin was able to coalesce my many ideas into a few narrow choices that made it very easy for me to focus and fine tune what I wanted and the sorts design I really liked. She came with me to pick out materials, and made extremely helpful suggestions. She was very patient with a befuddled and frustrated person, The end result is that I have gorgeous upgrades that allowed me to have what I liked without going crazy financially. She added details that I would never have thought of, and they really made everything very special. I use these rooms daily and truly appreciate their look and how they give a warm, comfortable feeling to where I now live. She did a wonderful job by me, and I would recommend her to anyone.

We worked with Kerstin on various house projects. She advised us on updating the exterior of our home. She recommended exterior paint, changes with the windows and front door that will increase the curb appeal of our home. She worked with us on the kitchen/living room remodel. She is very professional, always on time and is also very resourceful. I highly recommend her.

My husband and I recently did a facelift in our guest bathroom and are in the process of remodeling of our master bedroom and bathroom. We had been talking about starting this project since 2011. Kerstin helped us get started by flushing out our ideas and recommending design ideas. Her design elevations helped us visualize what the master bathroom would look like when it was complete. She referred us to local venders and contractors. I found Kerstin on Houzz and the website helped us communicate our ideas to Kerstin through an Ideabook I created. I recommend Houzz and Kerstin.

Kerstin helped my husband and I select paint colors for the entire interior of our house. She showed thoughtful consideration to our preferences and was very easy and fun to work with. She is very professional, reliable, and efficient in her work. She provided us with a compiled list of all the paint choices we made along with the finish type and amount required for each room. It was a tremendous help consulting with Kerstin for our project.

Kerstin was wonderful to work with! She was able to intuit my style and suggest plants and materials that were exactly what I wanted. I love my beautiful new landscaping!

I have enjoyed using the services of Kerstin Dieterich for several home remodel and update projects. She designed 3 bathroom remodels for our home. Kerstin listened to our needs and is excellent in creating designs that meet those needs while staying within budget and matching existing styles thoughout the home. We are complemented on our choice of materials, colors and designs in each of these bathrooms. Most recently, I used Kerstin for a home update project. She was excellent and working with the existing construction and restraints and designing workable solutions for our family.

Kerstin has an amazing eye for colors and textures in a space. She helped us warm up our family room just by changing the paint color, and subsequently upgraded our dining room (wall colors, window treatments) and living room (wall color, furnishings). We are thrilled with the results in all the spaces. We also appreciate her ingenuity and creative approach to working within a budget -- she has several tricks to achieve a top quality look without breaking the bank.

Kerstin worked with us on a bathroom remodel. It was evident from the start that she has a broad base of knowledge in design and construction. We were impressed with how she worked with vendors and contractors, taking control of the project in a professional manner. She understands what the client wants while at the same time offers valuable opinions. Our project was completed without a hitch and we could not be happier. I'd definitely recommend Kerstin for any design project.