Palomar Designs Pty Ltd

I had a dated one bedroom home unit from the 1970's in Collaroy. After gutting the property Nicky worked wonders with the bathroom/laundry, bedroom, lounge/dining and kitchen to create a contemporary beach side feel to the unit. Nicky came up with ideas that I would never of thought of. I admired her creativity, flexibility and organisation to make it all happen.

We engaged with Nicky after a friend recommended her services. Our house need 'finishing' We had lost our way with colours and statement pieces if furniture were needed. Nicky walked us through the entire process from start to finish and encouraged us to be adventurous with new colours. Her expert opinion and knowledge certainly has finished our home and I love the final result.

Nicky McGinn of Palomar Designs designed and managed our Kitchen renovation last year and we couldn't have been happier with the end result. Her design flair and her calm professional approach made the whole experience a delight and unstressful. Nicky managed all the trades, kept us up to date with all developments and was calm and highly organised. She had wonderful ideas but also took on board our tastes and needs. We absolutely love our kitchen. It has become the hub of our home.

Nicky has given me great service in two different houses. She has wonderful ideas and knows where to find everything. At the same time she always respects and builds on the ideas I bring. She is charming and cheerful and responsive no matter how many emails and calls she gets from me.

As first home buyers we wanted to achieve a larger living space on a limited budget. Palomar Designs helped us create a large open living area. Palomar assisted with project management during the build and worked with us afterwards to assist with the purchasing of furnishing and light fixtures and provided support at time of installation. The rooms are now integrated and thanks to Nicky McGinn we have a home that provides us with so much pleasure. Her expertise and attention to detail was outstanding. We are soon to embark on another project, the bathroom and will again be employing Palomar Designs to assist with this.

My terrace in Newtown looked like a movie set once Palomar Designs had weaved its magic. In fact it was used as a set for a national Television Commercial - perhaps no surprise given Nicky's previous role as a leading Art Director for Feature Film and TV. I used Nicky's services on two occasions - first a funky full kitchen, bathroom and household furniture renovation (new floors, built in wardrobes etc) which was the best-looking and most-talked about renovation of any of my peers and colleagues at work. And then subsequently to restyle the house for resale. The restyling for sale was also great success. Having failed at auction in a down market, Nicky and her team restyled the whole house and garden. I put it up for sale twelve months later and it sold to first buyer to inspect before even being advertised at 15% premium to the highest bid at auction a year earlier. Nicky's professional attitude and organised approach made working with her and her contractors a delight.

Nicky McGinn at Palomar Designs was engaged to provide options for the furniture, soft furnishings, artwork and accessories for our new house. She laid out her recommendations and guided us through a range of options to achieve our overall concept. She then sourced and arranged purchases and delivery of the items we chose. Nicky has proved to be very competent and knowledgable in design and colour co-ordination. She made the entire process stress free and enjoyable. We are extremely pleased with the final result.

I hired Palomar Designs on recommendation of a friend to help in sourcing a high end joinery project that I had been having difficulty finding anyone to do it. Nicky understood completely what I was aiming to do, and she was able to find a wonderful couple of professionals who did a superb job. She also helped out with sourcing a few items of living room furniture (chairs and coffee table), again understanding what look I was going for and so could refer me to the right places. She has a good idea for balance, colour and design, and a lovely friendly and helpful personality.

Palomar Designs has recently completed a soft refurbishment of our home. This is the second time that I have enlisted the services of this design company, and what a wonderful job they have done on both occasions. The first project that they undertook for us was choosing all finishes and furnishings on the complete renovation of our home. We were over the moon with the result! The second project that Palomar Designs completed for us was an update of furniture and soft furnishings. We wanted a fresh new look for the rear of the house, and what a great result. Nicky from Palomar Designs is a delight to deal with. She is professional, honest, and has a wonderful eye for colours and overall design. Palomar Designs do all the leg work on your behalf - they listen and then give options - and the way that their fees are structured, you can save money on your project I have no hesitation in recommending Palomar Designs.

Nicky provided some great design and style ideas for a few of the pieces we needed for our rear extension. Her brief included benchtops, splashbacks, flooring and rugs, paint colours, furniture and lighting. She always offered more ideas and time than specifically requested (at no extra charge) and gave loads of other helpful tips along the way. Nicky provided alternatives at different price points, which allowed us to make selections based on her suggestions. Nicky's strength lies in the fact that rather than imposing her own style and ideas, she worked really well with what we already had (and wanted to keep) and what WE were looking for. Nicky was an absolute pleasure to deal with and always delivered as promised.

Nicky of Palomar Designs has helped us with two house projects this year with great results. The first project was to style our home of 34 years to be ready for sale. Nicky was efficient and decisive in selecting and rearranging our existing furniture and orniments as well as helping me shop for a few new elements (with a view to how they would work in our new home) to add an extra flourish to the overall look. As a result the house looked fresh, inviting and impressively stylish. The sale went well and we engaged Nicky to help make our new home more lovely and liveable. We had bought two small apartments in the same building , one for me and my husband and one downstairs for our two children, one of whom is still at school. Both the apartments had been rental properties, there was little to no storage and a lot of the finishes were bland and not to our taste. With Nicky's assistance and industry contacts we replaced a tile floor with an oak floating floor, built four wardrobes one that also is a feature timber wall for the master bedroom, replaced blinds, rearranged and replaced lights. Nicky designed the wardrobes in consultation with us and liased with the cabinet makers and oversaw the quality of the work. This was her approach with all the contractors she engaged on our behalf, always making sure all the work was finished to the highest standard. In a short time our apartments have been made infinitely more habitable and a pleasure to be in, thanks to Nicky's flare and professionalism . We are continuing to work with Nicky on the next phase of our refurbishment - designing and building cabinets and a window seat for our living and dining area.

Palomar Designs came to our rescue after many years of poor home design decisions due to a busy lifestyle and restricted budget. We needed an update, we wanted the teenage kids out of their bedrooms and calm to be restored. We were thrilled to meet Nicky who patiently and professionally walked us through the process of design, selection, shopping. We also found her network of professionals to be of high standards. Nicky was able to work within my time frames and budget and my husband's specific requests in regards to shapes, shades and comfort. The overall "look" of the house is now updated, fresh and reflected our initial brief which was to be understated, family friendly, modern and comfortable. Many thanks to Palomar Designs.