Sara Bates Interior Design

At the end of 2009, I purchased my first condominium unit after living in a single family house for nearly 20 years. It was in a very upscale building, locating near old town Pasadena. Rather than move all my belongings from the house, I decided I needed a ‘new look’, so I hired Sara Bates to suggest changes and use her talents as an interior designer. The first thing Sara did was to come to my house, study the way I lived, and she asked me to tell her what items I ‘couldn’t live without’. I narrowed all belongings down to a couple of items. My new place was all Navaho white, and I got to pick the wood floors from the builder’s samples. Sara went to work on color schemes, patterns for the floor and chose a couple of items from my house that were family antiques that she wanted to include. The final ‘finished product’ that Sara designed was a nix of old and new, modern sleek themes. She wallpapered one wall in my long entryway, chose striking colors for accent walls, and picked colors for the master bedroom and three bathrooms. Sara also purchased an entire setting for 8 of dishes, flatware and bowls (something I never would have even thought of doing) No one comes to visit me without commenting on how attractive my condo is. With Sara’s keen eye and talent I live in a wonderfully designed and unique home. Doug Bello 818.419.9559

I was very pleased with the service Sara provided me in remodeling my condominium. This included remodeling of 2 bathrooms, a bedroom and study room. She provided great suggestions when it cane to choosing wall colors; pieces or furniture, flooring and lighting. My condo could not have looked the way it does without her help. Really pleased.

Sara did an amazing job designing our entire home inside and out. She is very talented, thoughtful, and thorough in her design. We have hired her more than once because we love her so much, and we have referred her to multiple friends and family members who have also been happy customers. She is honest, trustworthy, and takes ownership of her work. She even came back to our house to replace a broken part on our baby's crib herself just in time for his birth! We are sorry she moved from Pasadena to Newport Beach but look forward to working with her again on future projects.

Sara Bates has recently completed her second interior design job in the past two years for me. I have found her work so good that I would engage her again for any future interior design work I might need. What I found so exceptional in our collaboration was that she listened well to my likes and desires and converted them to beautiful, contemporary and tasteful results. In the first job, she assisted with almost every aspect of the total remodel of my 1960’s vintage ranch style home by designing the new look of the front of the building with Ipe paneling that wraps into the interior entry area, selecting the color pallet to be used throughout, designing the kitchen and bathrooms with their custom cabinets, all the tile patterns and selecting the appropriate materials. A major contribution was guidance on the selection of flooring, window treatments and furniture. Sara selected and installed all the décor accessories as the final touch. The overall result is so livable yet stunningly beautiful with its expansive views and great room features. The house was chosen to be featured in the ASID Pasadena Chapter 2014 Kitchen and Home Tour. For the second job, Sara again provided the color pallet, furniture and wall art arrangements, flooring selection and the kitchen and tile designs for the restoration of my beach condo following significant water damage. The result was again contemporary but reflecting my desires for a causal, “beachy” look and feel. During both jobs, we had timely and very smooth communication. My contractor commented that interior design decisions were prompt and complemented the construction schedule. I was very pleased with Sara’s work; she is a pleasure to work with and I would use her again, and sincerely recommend her.

My husband and I have currently hired Sara Bates Interior Design to help us on a personal project. The complete transformation of a house we bought in Crestline California. After hiring her for my husband's company's stand alone store, Taylor Stone Cosmetics, we felt very comfortable working with Sara on this large and very complex transformation. I look forward to working with her again.

Sara was instrumental in creating the Taylor Stone stand alone store's interior look and finish. We are a small company but we felt large and respected working with Sara Bates Interior Design. She treated us with importance and cared about our project as much as we did. The results were fantastic. I would highly recommend Sara Bates Interior Design. Garth BrodieCEOTaylor Stone Cosmetics.

As a young professional couple moving into a new modern style house in South Pasadena, we were looking for an interior designer that met our high expectations/needs, was honest, passionate, flexible, with a nice personality, and of course reasonably priced. We found Sara who ended up practically designing and coordinating our entire home, and meeting our expectations. We get compliments every time a new guest comes to our home. We would highly recommend Sara for any interior design project if you are looking for good taste, honesty, and overall reasonable. In fact, she is returning to help us design our nursery for our June baby boy delivery.