Mario DiPietro / Ethan Allen Home Interiors

Mario is an excellent designer who helped us navigate through the process of choosing, designing and purchasing furniture that was beautiful, comfortable and met all of our requirements. Great furniture quality, good fabric selection and color combinations helped closed the deal!

From the moment I met Mario, I felt confident that I was in excellent hands with someone who listened to me & understood what I wanted. His guidance was gentle but firm, yet respectful to our needs & wishes. My husband & I spent about 2 hours with Mario & had everything worked out. It all flowed so easily. Whenever there were things to follow up, Mario was very efficient & timely. We absolutely love everything we purchased through Mario. I give Mario an A plus rating!

Mr Mario DiPietro was a pleasure to work with .He was very professional , his ideas were great & all on time from a distance . I would recommend Mario to anyone . Thank You Mario

We have been working with Mario for over ten years and he always comes up with great suggestions for the room we want redecorated. He is open to any changes we may want to make to suit our particular style. We tease him now after another successful remodel... "in Mario we trust." Would not hesitate to recommend Mario and his great ideas to anyone looking to update their home.

Mario DiPietro, a designer with Ethan Allen Furniture Company, helped my husband and me in the redecoration of our family room. He began by visiting our home and then suggesting exciting colors and styles for our project. Working together, we chose furniture, fabrics, and paints that we might never have considered on our own. We truly enjoy our new, inviting, and comfortable family room. Mario was a pleasure to work with. We are grateful for his excellent decorating expertise and advice.

Mario DiPietro is terrific. I found him on the Ethan Allen website and contacted him without any prior knowledge of his work. In short, he hit it out of the park. He listens carefully and suggests items exactly in line with what I want. He is someone who I highly recommend and respect from a design perspective.

Mario DiPietro continues to be the best Ethan Allen home designer I have ever worked with over may years. He recently worked with my son and daughter-in-law on their new master bedroom. Mario has a real gift of being able to listen and then translate their style into a final design. He suggested options that stretched their thinking resulting in a more spectacular overall design. He is thoughtful, creative, and caring. He has exceptional taste in design but doesn't ignore the customer's personal style. I highly recommend that anyone one who wants a truly professional and pleasant experience to work with Mario De Pietro at Ethan Allen in Citrus Park, Tampa, FL.

Mario is so talented, he assisted with his knowledge of design, and color with such expertise. The project was an entire home of 6200ft, he brought to life my style, and was very easy to work with. He has a wonderful attitude, and a willingness to please. I would highly recommend! Thanks Mario, Teresa.

Initially I met Mario through my mother as I accompanied her for her own design appointments to Ethan Allen for her 3 bedroom home in Clearwater Fl. When I saw how effective he was at coming up with solutions for just about any design issue, all within her budget and personal taste constraints, I decided to give him a try. This was a leap of faith considering I live in Hoboken, NJ and that Mario would not have the opportunity to visit my home in person. It was an excellent decision! Mario worked with photographs of my 1 bedroom condominium and the room and existing furniture measurements I provided to him. My objective was to transition from a traditional look to a more contemporary / urban look while making the rooms look more spacious and while not discarding all of my existing furniture. Mario goes beyond the standard design tips. It would be expected to add a mirror. However, Mario added a floor length mirror with an edgy swordgrass floor planter to the side and then on the wall across (to be reflected in the mirror) he added one very modern oblong, neutral colored painting and then a tropical greenery in glass planter in front. It would be expected to keep the painting and other furniture additions monochromatic to enlarge the room. Mario took it a step further and added textures so that the neutral color palette remained interesting. All in the same taupe color family, he added a leather chair, a tone on tone patterned chair, an animal print footstool, and for the necessary color he added 3 boldly patterened red cushions. This allowed me to keep my couch, coffee table, end tables, and importantly a favorite red lacquered accent table. A white faux orchid finished the look. His decorating ideas in my bedroom were equally impressive. He shipped me a very large, and modern floor lamp. I opened it and shrieked. Then I dutifully placed it according to his instructions and my shriek of panic turned into a shout of joy! How could anyone possibly imagine that the modern Ethan Allen Owen Ringed Floor Lamp would go perfectly with my existing (pre- Mario) Ethan Allen Liliana black chinoiserie secretary desk. (The EA website has pictures of these items) Well Mario knew all along! The beauty of working with Mario is that he is not pushy. He quietly recognizes that it takes time for those not in the decorating trade to learn what to look for and appreciate as stylish design elements. He suggests an idea, explains why it will work and then leaves you alone for however long you need to digest the idea. He is always happy to explain his reasons again a few weeks later or explain why other combinations just aren’t ideal for a given situation. His thoughtful, articulate, and respectful explanations are unusually good and make all the difference. He never makes you feel like you made a tacky suggestion, and yet in the end he will gently guide you so that you do not make tacky purchases. Even if you don’t follow all of his suggestions, he is still able somehow to work the finished product and make everything look as though you did. He is an artist himself.

Mario DiPietro is an outstanding designer. He has been working with me for three years, and he has assisted me in making selections for every room in my house, ranging from bedspreads, window treatments, pictures, flower arrangements to living room, dining room, family room and porch furniture. Not only has his expertise been invaluable, his friendly and respectful demeanor makes the whole experience of home decorating pleasant and gratifying. I always look forward to seeing him! Although EA has beautiful furnishings and accessories, Mario is the reason I choose to shop at EA. With out hesitation, I give him the highest recommendation. He is professional in every way. Janet Carney

Mario had helped my husband and me design two of our homes. He will be helping to design a third one very shortly. His work is nothing but conscience,reliable, professional, extremely knowledgeable and honest. Mario is also an awesome human being! He has a great sense of style and taste and has an uncanny way of knowing exactly what we want. (I think it is because he listens so well.) WE have NEVER been disappointed on any of the projects that he has done for us. He is an absolute DELIGHT to work with. We will work with no body other than Mario DiPietro.

Mario is a high qualified, professional interior designer who is also fun to work with. He layed out perfectly every room in our home located on the bay in St Petersburg, FL. I was confident when I relyed on him to go ahead with planning since we spend our summers in Illinois. He instantly picked up on my taste in decor and I didn't have to change a thing when he showed me the layout design he had put together. He also helped with decisions on the exterior which he didn't have to do. He even helped my daughter out with her home and she is very happy with it.