Nicole Rivlin

We really enjoyed working with Nicole. My husband and I were struggling over paint colors for our condo unit in the Pearl. Nicole came over and met with us, listened to what we wanted and came back with some great choices. Once we narrowed the colors down, she created color boards that we could use to consider the final choice. She also referred us to several painters. Overall Nicole made it is easy for us to feel confident about our selections. Nicole is very easy going, a good listener, and problem solver. I look forward to working with her again on future projects.

Nicole has been our interior decorator for a span of 10+ years. She has touched every room in our home and has worked on other projects (exterior). Nicole range of knowledge, skills and network is hard to beat. No matter what the job requires, she can orchestrate to make it happen. More importantly every job she takes on is a work of art. We love how our home flows, the attention to every detail in every room from the paint to the art to every object in the room. She is highly trusted; we can count on her to exceed our expectations. That comes from a long term and very satisfying relationship. We highly, highly, highly recommend Nicole.

Nicole has done many remodeling and decorating projects for me over the past 12 years in two houses. She has selected paint colors, fabric's, lighting and furnishings for all of the rooms in these two residences. We remodeled our very large kitchen most recently. In the past we remodeled a master bathroom. Nicole chose the appliances, colors, flooring, accessories, tiles, countertops and fabrics for these largest projects. And she has done numerous other decor projects for our family. She has take two houses and made them beautiful. Nicole is delightful to work with and has an impeccable eye for all aspects of decorating.

Nicole has done a wonderful job for us in our new condo. She has developed a furniture plan that solves the angled wall problem in our condo, helped choose appropriate comfortable furniture in a perfect color range and helped us find interesting carpets (we are pretty picky). She has worked well in coordinating the design with our contemporary art collection. Nicole also has contacts with artisans (custom furniture) in the community. We have been very pleased with her work and continue to use her.

I had just moved in to a new town home and knew that I wanted some help. I did not have endless funds, so wanted to be able to reuse some of the things that I owned, without investing in new except as necessary. Nicole has both the desire and ability to figure out what it is that suits the client, instead of projecting her own taste and desires upon the client. She supports the client searching their own head and heart for what is pleasing and important to the individual. Because of that approach, the end result was a calm, comforting environment that allows favorite wall art to stand on its own. My home gets many compliments, to which I attribute our collaboration.

I worked with Nicole for approximately 2 years, decorating two houses in Cedar Mill, Oregon. The experience far exceeded my expectations. Being a novice decorator myself, Nicole welcomed my input and even took me along on many forays into fabric and furniture selection as she understood I would enjoy the process a great deal. She graciously considered my inquiries and opinions, gently steered me away from mistakes, and generously pat me on the back when I identified a suitable fabric or decor item, for ex. The results were exactly what I hoped for, even better, and I still love my home's decoration though the project was completed several years ago. In addition to providing her clients with an education in the world of home decorating, Nicole also assists couples in identifying their tastes and their budget. She is even adept at helping to settle differences in vision when a couple don't agree at first! Honestly, my prior attempts at decorating can't begin to hold up to the professional, truly lovely results achieved by hiring Nicole of Decor-Aid.

Nicole Rivlin has a talent for color and interior design that is beyond just being an extraordinary designer. She understands peoples true personalities and lifestyles. Her color sense is a very special talent. She has the ability to do everything from an entire home to a few basics pieces or changes to a room that make big differences. Nicole worked with us to choose all of the colors of our home. She also helped get a light fixtures that transformed spaces. When it was time to change one of our children's room color she included him at 11 years old in the process that helped us and him make brilliant choices that fit everyones needs. She also worked with us to help choose the colors and carpeting for our specialized swim product business. Once again she was able to translate our goals into perfect fit.