Rooted By Design

I had an excellent experience working with Johanna. The entire process was very professional from start to finish. I like how she listened to what I was looking for in my project and made that vision a reality. And the suggestions and ideas she had for my space were impressive. I also appreciate how she was flexible when I changed my mind on a few aspects of the project. I can recommend Johanna and would work with her again in the future.

Johanna was amazing. She immediately understood my vision for the space, and her suggestions and guidance were always on-point. She was responsive and easy to work with throughout the process. I'm absolutely thrilled with how it turned out, and the compliments from friends & family have been effusive!

Johanna was wonderful to work with. She helped us pick colors for EVERY room in our house, creating a whole house palette that we absolutely LOVE. Every color looked perfect, she really has an eye for what will work and was very patient and knowledgeable. We will definitely be talking to her about decor projects in the future!

We had the opportunity to work with Johanna - Rooted by Design on renovating a kitchen in a rental property. The kitchen was 50 years old and very dated. We worked with her remotely and we were able to communicate our vision and also our tenant's vision for the new kitchen. Johanna came up with suggestions that allowed us to have additional cabinet space by simply moving the stove over a few inches. She was professional and always quick to respond to our questions and concerns which ran from, type of flooring, color of cabinets, to countertop suggestions, and color & type of cabinet hardware. The quality of her work, the layers of suggestions, the positive nature of her willingness to recommend a color that would be functional, stylish and affordable but would still work in a 1960's ranch was refreshing and amazing!! We ultimately took down a 3/4 wall and opened the kitchen up to the living room and added a extended countertop with bar stools. We went with Gray-Harbor Mist colored cabinets and a gray toned Granite counter top as the counter top faces off against the back of a rustic Granite fireplace. The results are beautiful!! The kitchen is functional, with the appearance of being so much larger and brighter!! Johanna is very creative and can listen to the needs of her client's and incorporates their vision into her designs! Highly recommend Rooted by Design!!

Johanna is super sweet and easy to work with. She listens to your needs and style and is thoughtful in her project proposal giving you options to work with. Together we came up with the desired look and she knocked it out of the park with the room renderings and furnishings. She gave me the motivation to design the bedroom of my dreams with the hotel look I wanted. I’m happy to say that it came out almost exactly as we had envisioned and I could not be more pleased with the outcome. I highly recommend working with Johanna!

My husband and I hired Johanna to help in designing a master suite (bedroom, bathroom, walk in closet) from an existing space of two bedrooms in our 3 story row home. This included plans for pulling up plumbing lines from our already established second story bathroom. The completely blank slate was overwhelming to say the least. I had the general idea but with Johanna’s help, she made the vision come alive. My husband and I always say she was the best money we ever spent for this project because she gave us the confidence to believe it could be done. We were able to see a rendering of the finished project. Along the way she completely respects budget, and is excellent at getting an understanding of your style and putting things together in a beautiful way. She carefully laid out every detail for the contractor to follow. And followed up with us throughout the project and months after.

Johanna helped turn my dated house into a modern, stylish home. The living room was weirdly shaped, the kitchen was out of style, and I knew little about interior design. She 3D modeled knocking down the wall between the living room and kitchen to create an open layout -- it was exactly what I wanted. Then she helped me pick furniture, paint, and art to fit my space and style preferences. Her process was easy and informative. She turned an overwhelming project into something painless and fun. She is intuitive, knowledgeable, and has an excellent eye for interiors. I can't recommend her enough.

As we were preparing to enter a new phase in our lives, my husband and I decided to fully renovate our “old” Philadelphia house and re-establish our permanent residency there. Once the renovation was almost completed, we needed help with the design, furniture selection, and the décor of our living room and dining room areas. We’re so glad we connected with Johanna. After the initial design consultation, she completely understood our needs and ideas. In a short period of time, Johanna provided us with lovely mood boards. She helped us select all furniture and took control over the purchase, delivery, and set up of the entire place (kudos to Mark, her husband, as well). Our place looks magazine beautiful! We’re thrilled with the end result and couldn’t be happier. Aside from Johanna’s professionalism and creative abilities, she is a remarkable human being and pleasure to work with.

I reached out to Johanna for help redesigning my basement. It was a little bit of a weird layout and we had a fairly large tv and lots of hand-me-down furniture. Our main goals were to have a fun hang-out space, while also creating more storage and kid-friendly zone. Johanna's insight on how to reorganize the space was exceptional. She gave us lots options along the way to make us feel like we were a huge part of the process and she was extremely understanding to our budget and design ideas. She helped us with all aspects of the design: from furniture to paint colors, to cabinet hardware, all the way to where to hang our pictures on the walls! Johanna's best qualities are her responsiveness and and expertise in all things design and functionality. I would strongly recommend reaching out for ANY design help! 12/10 would use Rooted by Design for all the rooms in my house!