Transitional Designs, LLC

My husband and I moved to Vancouver, Washington from Minnesota to be near our only child, our daughter and her husband and our two grandsons. We bought a 33-year-old house in a senior community. It had great potential but was in need of major updating and we set about finding someone with vision who could help us bring the house up to date. We interviewed several people who were recommended to us by two different upscale home furnishings businesses and quickly decided that Judy Cusack Peterson had the vision, energy and enthusiasm we needed going forward. We were in the middle of pandemic labor shortages, supply shortages and major product delivery delays but throughout Judy kept us informed on every aspect of what turned out to be an almost complete gut. Fortunately we were able to live offsite in a trailer throughout renovation which began with the removal of the entry closet and touched every other room in the house. Two different kitchen soffits were removed, a dining room wall was removed and the kitchen/dining room/family room ceiling was replaced. In addition, both bathrooms were gutted and renovated, flooring and carpeting throughout the house was removed and replaced, window, door and wall trim was replaced and the fireplace was rebuilt and given a new surround. We kept the kitchen cupboards but had them painted. Throughout this entire project Judy kept us informed and kept the subcontractors on track (all of whom she had worked with before and we saw were really artisans). She provided us with advice on design and direction while at the same time providing us with choices that fit so well with our vision of what we wanted our home to be. We have now moved into our home and are very happy with every aspect of the renovation. We have a beautiful almost completely new home that totally fits us and our new life in Vancouver and we are very thankful to have found Judy.

Creative. Capable. Considerate. Judy is all of this and more! Managing a design project this past year could have been stressful! But with Judy’s expertise, experience, and resources, our project made steady progress. The result, which is nearing completion, has added warmth, style, and personality to an otherwise bland tract home. We appreciate Judy’s responsiveness and attention to detail. She is the best of the best!

I have partnered with Judy on several projects. She is timely, creative, organized, and puts the client's needs first without exception. During the turbulence we are experiencing in 2020, she is somehow able to pull together projects in a timely manner in spite of backorders and delays from suppliers. Truly a sensational creative who delights her clients vs. disappoints. With Warmest Regards, Misty Ashworth

It has been a long and covid road to our wonderful kitchen! Our house is over 20 years old and it was time to get rid of the white 4x4 tiles. We had an idea of what we wanted and contacted Judy who told us unless we wanted to blow out walls the idea would not work. She came up with a fantastic design to fit our kitchen, add storage and counter space and update the entire room. We asked for a non trendy look that will be a selling point in the next 5ish years and that is exactly what we got. We liked her work so much we ended up redoing the bathroom, fireplace and foyer. The great thing about Judy is she lets you know what will and won't work and comes up with solutions that are better than what you wanted originally. Also, she is the general contractor so any problems that arise with subs are handled. For instance, the contractor doing our baseboards did them wrong. Judy had someone in to fix it and dealt with the unsatisfactory work right away. Our timeline for this project was crazy. We signed the contract in February of 2019, shut down before much started due to covid in March, started back up in June and finished (everything but a couple cabinet handles sent in the wrong color) in October. Our appliances were back ordered due to Corona Virus and Judy was in contact every day trying to track them down. Our kitchen is so amazing Judy is already in the middle of remodeling a friend's kitchen!

Judy is not just a designer, her contractor-self knows how to get things done! She is an absolute pleasure to co-create with. She took all the stress off my husband and I and is a master of taking care of details. We trusted he designer eye to see the vision and she created possibilities that we didn't even know we would love. She puts here whole heart and soul into the project. We are so in love with our house and with Judy and can't wait to work on future projects with her! We would recommend her to anyone!

This is our fist home and at the time we had no idea on who to hire to help us, and how to make our home look more modern. We chose Judy because we had the opportunity to see her work first hand in an open house. Our renovation included replacing wooden floors, remodeling the fireplace, updating the stairs and stair railings, updating the trim and changing most of the lighting throughout our home. Judy provided many great and creative ideas within our budget, and more importantly, found the right people to do the job. She was on top of getting everything done with impeccable quality and delivering in a timely manner. Our home underwent an extreme makeover within a few months, we were extremely happy with the results. After completing the job, she went through our home rearranging our existing furniture and decor, and she even provided additional suggestions that we had not thought about, which made a real change on the final look of our renovated home. We are absolutely certain to have made the best decision in hiring Judy, she is amazing! We truly appreciate her experience, talent and honest advice.

Judy is energetic, knowledgeable, creative, kind, and very professional. She listens to her customers. We were making a offer on a house that needed a lot of ‘updating’. Judy was on-time to our meeting went through my current house and then went through the new house. She helped alleviate my fear about all the updating we would need to do. Our deal fell through, but I was very impressed with Judy and would call her again in a heartbeat if I ever need design help again.

This is a long overdue review for Judy at Transitional Designs LLC. We met about 6 months ago when I was in the early stages of moving into a new home. I originally asked July to help with inspiration for paint colors and it soon became evident that my vision for a comfortable home couldn't be completed without changing the look and feel of common areas and bedrooms. It eventually, with my full approval and buy in, turned into a complete redesign of the first and second floors of my home. To her credit Judy was capable of developing a vision that I became extremely comfortable with after a number of intense conversations focusing on my needs and desires. To assist in the redesign Judy relies on a good network of local suppliers and contractors who were able to supply a wide range of items for me to consider ranging from paint, to wallpaper, to furniture, to tile, to light fixtures, to wall decor and more. We discussed budget up front and I'm very pleased that the overall result was completed in a timely, progression fashion with great results overall. I am often complimented on "my" good and inspiring taste these days and I owe it to Judy. She goes beyond the call of duty meeting contractors and accepting deliveries during work hours - she even spent a good deal of personal time giving my entire house an extra boost of tender loving care prior to my arrival home after a work trip where a great deal of work had been completed. Finally, Judy was respectful of the items I already owned and collected over the years and worked to incorporate them into the master plan. This is something I did not expect or plan for up front, but the end result looks seem less. I'm very grateful and would recommend her without hesitation.

During the course of construction, there were so many decisions that we didn’t feel qualified to make. Judy helped us to identify the elements that meant the most to us and made the design decisions (wall color, flooring, carpet) that helped our favorite elements shine! She respected and worked within our budget and in some instances even saved us money! I would recommend Judy to anyone in the process of building a new home (and wish I would have found her earlier in the process)!

We are so glad we chose Judy from Transitional Designs with our interior designing, she went above and boyond our expectations! I was never fully happy with our home until we hired her. Our goal was to have a simple yet modern and cozy home and that’s exactly what we have now, anyone that comes over always compliments it. Judy is also easy to work with and is great with communicating, she goes above and beyond for her clients. I will refer her to anyone that is in need of a designer.

We moved to Camas from California earlier this year. The house we purchased needed both cosmetic updates and some remodeling. I looked at Houzz for a design professional in the area and liked Judy's statement regarding her services and the reviews of her work. We would definitely recommend her for both major and minor design work. The reasons are that she is knowledgeable about materials, sources and workmen; she listens and meets expectations about your desires and vision regarding the finished design and budget; and she is "hands on" regarding outside vendors and workmen, making sure that products and workmanship are as needed to achieve the goals. She has a sense of urgency to get the job completed once it is defined. Her suggestions are pertinent to the homeowner's goals

Amazing! I contacted Judy with an urgent need to select flooring after a leak caused me to replace them. Before calling Judy, I'd spent weeks bringing samples home and not finding the right tone to go with my cabinets, etc. I was overwhelmed and finally reached out to Transitional Designs. I should've done that FIRST! Judy helped me right away! Within a day, she came to my home, understood what I needed, went with me to pick out a floor and within a couple of hours (not weeks!) she picked out the floor. I LOVE my new floor. It's my favorite thing in the house. She removed the stress and made the renovation something to look forward to again. Don't hesitate! Call Transitional Designs. Judy is amazing!

I 'm currently using Judy to help with updates to our home that we recently purchased. Judy has demonstrated her expertise by helping me select furniture, paint colors, and carpet. She has coordinated an update to our kitchen with new tile back-splash and cabinet hardware. Judy has helped me think outside the box and yet respects my ideas and budget. I find Judy easy to work with and am very pleased with the results.

I am so glad I contacted Judy Cusack to help us remodel our kitchen/great room. It has truly been a pleasure to work with her. She is a professional who is organized, energetic, and an amazing interior designer. We so appreciate her helping us do all we wanted and more and still stay within our budget. But most of all she makes us feel comfortable and listened to.

Our 25 year old home needed HELP. We hired Judy after interviewing other companies; we are So happy we selected Judy for our Home Makeover. Judy brought fresh eyes and amazing creative insights to transform our home. This was a floor to ceiling remodel, keeping our 25 year old cabinetry, and integrating it with all new counter tops (with waterfall and tile details) I never imagined how beautiful the finished project would be. Our Beautiful home now has new hardwood floors, new carpet, New Lighting, all new furniture . Judy's talent to blend parts of our home we were not willing to part with; with new design style and finishes created a new modern home for us to enjoy. She worked with our existing art collection, giving many new locations around our home. We have enjoyed the fresh placements of our art, Thank you Judy! Judy honored our budget and timeline; scheduled sub-contractors (of which there were many), and kept everyone on task. Judy was hands on doing much of the work herself. Amazing vision, Talent, wide selections of materials, and patience, Judy created a Beautiful Home for our family to enjoy for years to come. Thank YOU Judy

Reading the reviews for Judy, I was impressed with her creativity in meeting the needs of clients. At our first meeting, she immediately confirmed the direction I was going and referred me to the professionals I needed to complete the job. She continued to make sure I was served well by following up with her contact and making sure my project was on the top of their list. She's encouraging, acts quickly and I appreciate her staying on top of what I need.

We downsized, moving from Denver to Milawukie, OR. I was at a loss where to begin hanging my artwork. I have always had great luck with Houzz professionals. Judy was no exception. She came to the house, made suggestions and I hung the artwork. She suggested places I would have never considered. She is professional, knowledgable and great to work with on this project. When I have had additional questions or needs she is quick to help. I would highly recommend Judy and Traditional Designs.

"Amazing" is an insufficient word to describe Judy and her talents. I selected her to decorate my house based on reviews on this website and certainly was not disappointed! We just moved to Vancouver and the entire interior of house needed painting, my collection of art and artifacts from all over the world needed to be arranged and hung, window treatments selected, lighting changed and furniture arranged and some reupholstered. I wanted color in a house that was beige, beige and more beige, and Judy understood immediately. Here is the most wonderful part: Judy took care of everything (hired subcontractors and was vigilant about their work) and had the entire house painted, furniture arranged, over 100 African baskets placed and hung, over 50 paintings arranged and hung, artifacts and sculptures placed, and did it all (and more) during the two weeks that we were out of town. So when we came home, our house was FABULOUS and Judy welcomed us with champagne and flowers! Last, but most importantly, she respected the budget and never ever pushed for something more expensive or something that was not necessary. I truly cannot find enough superlatives for Judy's (in addition to being personable, professional and fun) talents and recommend her without the slightest hesitation.

Judy Cusack did a fabulous job updating our home by purchasing some new furniture, relocating our own pieces into a different layout and getting rid of the pieces that were outdated or didn't fit the overall theme. She really worked with our budget and found pieces for great prices and good quality. We were especially surprised and pleased when she found an awesome dining room hanging light for $25 that looked like it cost $250! You can't go wrong hiring Judy to do any kind of job you have whether interior or exterior - she's truly incredible.

Overall we're happy with the results and with Judy's ability to get different contractors in the door to do work. But we sometimes felt that Judy doesn't really like her ideas to be questioned, and there were a couple that just weren't gonna work. However, we worked thru all issues and the work she did for us is a lot better than we would've done on our own. We really like the carpet she got us, and she solved our lighting and storage problems on the main level.

We have worked with Judy on many projects as the electrical contractor. She has great attention to detail and a can do attitude that is contagious. She has a great way of visioning things and then figuring out the best, most feasible way of making it happen.

Judy’s high energy, "get the job done" attitude who’s intuitiveness and connection with her clients to be on budget with chosen desires exemplifies her creativity with color, textures and design, enhancing living spaces of comfort and class. Simply wowed by her completed projects!

Judy is very talented and such a fun interior designer to work with. She has many great ideas and works very hard for all her clients.

As a contractor this was my first experience working with Judy. She cares very much about her clients, strives to make the customer happy, lined out us contractors on what she was expecting, and the type of fine detail that she expects, nothing but the best for her clients. It would be a pleasure to work with her in the future.

Judy worked with my home in Cedar Hills, in the Portland area. She made recomendations on color selections and spacial and furniture arrangements. The results were amazing! She transformed my home into a much more attractive and functional living space. She was easy to work with and showed amazing abilities in the use of space, color and interesting accents. As a Realistate Investor I will use her in future projects. Tom Long Systems Realistate Investments She redesigned the interior choosing colors arangements and lighting. I was amazed and very please with the results! She created interesting and attractive spaces and arangements that made great use of space and decorations.

The goal of my renovation was to make my living room inviting for myself as well as guests, utilizing much of the furniture and accents I already owned; in addition, I wanted to upgrade my kitchen to contemporary design. Judy, of Transitional Designs, understood my goals and did extensive research to design a comprehensive plan. She understood my personal tastes and worked within that framework to develop a vision for the finished project. Choices for flooring, paint and trim colors and lighting options were all discussed prior to the start of work. As well, judy developed a kitchen design that suited my kitchen layout and cooking style. Judy always gave me a detailed account of cost, timeline, and contractor information all along the way. She kept me informed when contractor schedules changed, as they always do in any big project. From the day we moved all furniture out and emptied the kitchen, to finished project was less than 6 weeks, although my living room was "livable" much sooner than that. I heartily recommend Transional designs, LLC for any home remodels, be they big or small.

What a wonderful experience working with Judy! I had been contracted with another designer prior to Judy, and that designer couldn't have gotten it more wrong. I fortunately learned of Transitional Designs before I got too far down the road with this other designer. Judy came highly recommended and my experience with her was the level of professionalism that I wished I'd had from the beginning of my project. She came in evaluating my goal to create a professional grade kitchen with a keen eye for detail and efficient use of my limited space. Judy truly has a great passion for her art and it came across as she managed my expectations by educating me about the realities and possibilities for my vision, and we had a great time with this project as a result. She salvaged and reinvigorated my relationships with my contractors, so that my project actually finished on time within budget. I'm beyond happy with the results, and I have every intention of working with Judy in the future.

I hired Judy Cusack to do over a condo in Portland about six years ago and we became good friends. She thinks beyond the normal designs and took me to unusual places to look at objects.

Judy Cusack has a beautiful eye for design. As a real estate broker I have seen both her staging accentuate and beautify a home as well as had the opportunity to see her purchase a "fixer upper" and turn it into a unique and beautiful showcase. She is always smiling and excited about what she does. I would highly recommend her!

Judy, We have enjoyed working with you on past projects. Your design eye is unique and we love seeing what you come up with in the end of all your tile projects. Thanks for your business and we hope to work with you more. -Victoria Holmes Portland Direct Tile & Marble

Transitional Designs/Judy Cusack is a highly skilled professional that we work with on a regular basis. She is timely, consistent and her clients love her designs. We like working with her because she is organized and efficient. We at American Marble and Granite highly recommend her for your project.

Judy did a nice job of rearranging the furniture in our front room. It is a better use of space and the room is more inviting.

Judy Cusack has all the qualities one would hope to find in an outstanding interior designer. She was referred to us when we were considering an extensive kitchen remodel. After meeting her we quickly realized she was someone we could comfortably work with for this project. she took the time to beta good idea of what was important to both my husband and me in redesigning our kitchen. She creatively worked through some of the complications we were faced with in our choices. She not only stayed within our budget but gave us very professional advice on how to save money in ways we would not have thought of. We had a very specific timeframe we wanted to work within and she organized all the contractors to not only meet that timeframe but most importantly to complete all the work in a very professional manner. Not only did she give us great advice and ideas, but she remained in close contact with us and responded quickly to all our questions and concerns. She was not only professional to work with but fun too. When the work was completed we realized that what could have been a very stressful experience was actually enjoyable. We've received so many compliments on our kitchen remodel and the choices Judy help us to make have stood up to be wise choices in a timeless and classic way. We would not hesitate to recommend Judy Cusack for any interior design project, both small and large.

We have recently moved to the Vancouver area. We moved into an all beige rental property so was limited on what we could do to our place as far as painting walls. I was overwhelmed on how to begin. I found Judy Cusack on Houzz and emailed her. I am so glad I did! She came over within days and looked at the furniture I had available. She quickly went through the house and gave suggestions on where to place pictures, mirrors and pieces of furniture. Her advice was "right on" and immediately made the place seem warmer and more settled. I was also looking to replace some of my furniture. She quickly went out and began hunting up pieces in consignment and new furniture stores. She found exactly what I wanted and saved me tons of time looking. I would never have chosen the colors she did and am so glad I had her advice because the furniture fits perfectly and the color warms up the space beautifully. She also sent me to a great framing shop and saved me hundreds of dollars by giving me coupons she had. I actually saved money in the long run because I purchased things that looked great the first time, did not have to return items and certainly saved time in finding everything. She was positive, asked me questions on what I was comfortable with, and found everything I needed in a matter of a week or two and I was able to stay within my budget. It is still a work in progress, but I am much further along than I would have been. I am so glad I took the step to contact her. It eased my stress considerably and I am extremely happy with the results! I would highly recommend Transitional Designs! Judy provided a great experience for me!

Judy does all of the staging for all of my residential real estate listings in Oregon and Washington. She is the QUEEN of organizing, de-cluttering, and placing art & accessories perfectly for making them look as though they were meant exactly for where she places them. She has an exquisite sense of spatial relationships, texture and color coordination. After Judy is done staging a home with only the belongings of the owner, they all say, "I wish I had done this years ago! I can't believe how beautiful this looks!"

I would highly recommend Judy Cusack of Transitional Designs. I originally hired Judy to select paint colors for one space but… that expanded into multiple projects given my positive experience. Judy created and implemented a wonderful vision for our home. Not only does she have a unique ability to transform a space, she also takes great care in the details and execution for each transition of design. Judy has a genuine personal interest in making sure that the ultimate results were consistent with our requests and expectations.

Judy designed my entire living room. It was a blank slate and I didn't know where to begin. Judy came to my house and took into account the furniture in my other rooms. Then she put together a design board. She is amazing at understanding YOUR taste and what you like. Through the design board I could picture her entire vision from the couch to the curtains. My living room looks great and I would hire her again!!

Judy is very knowledgeable, she is great working with deadlines. She is very dependable at staying on budget. She can see a room and know right where something will go, what color will work, and how to put it all together.

I previewed a home coming on the market that was undergoing updating and staging. The job was being managed by Judy Transitional Design. At that time the work has just started and the home was very dated. A couple months later after the work was completed I showed the home to perspective buyers. Wow, I was so impressed with the transformation. The work was very professional and high quality and the staging was gorgeous. Good job Judy!

I really want to thank you for your creative vision for our fireplace and living room. I dislike the old white tile and brass trim from the day we moved in. You listened to our input and came up with a design that makes the fireplace the focus of our room. The tile work is timeless and beautiful. You were great to work with and we'd happily recommend you to anyone. This was far from the biggest job you've done, I'm sure, but we feel like we got star treatment. Thanks Frank & Pattie Roberts

We met with Judi Cusack for help staging our 2 year old Vancouver 2012 Parade of Homes house in preparation for putting it on the market and being in the Vancouver Tour of Luxury Homes. The Tour is a half day event and Judi immediately recognized that there was a line between what was practical and what was excessive in staging and expense for such a limited amount of time. She gave us practical suggestions for furniture arrangement, adding color accents, removing extraneous items, and recommended a great cleaning company. When our Real Estate agent came with her photographer, they were both ecstatic with how the house presented. In our +3000 sq ft house, they only moved 3 items! When I told Judi that we didn't think a follow up visit was necessary based on the agents opinion, she was very happy that we'd gotten it right and not for a minute did I think she was lamenting her lost fee. We look forward to working with her again when we build our "forever house"

Fabulous awesome work. Judy quickly understood my style and my husband's, was able to totally transform a couple curio cabinets from "resting places" where pieces landed when we moved here into beautiful displays. She gave us only a few choices for flooring, which was perfect for us and we loved them all, and a few decisions she just made on her own, and they couldn't have been better! She had super ideas and was able to make them work, purchased furniture in a perfect size and style, and was an incredible trouble-shooter when a few unusual problems arose during the process. I would highly recommend her to anyone in the Camas, Washougal, Vancouver or Portland areas.

My experiences with Judy of Transitional Designs are many. She is very professional and friendly in her approach to help me create a new look. She listens attentively and makes valuable suggestions on how to handle the project. She will make suggestions on new pieces that may be needed or will take what you already have and make it work. I value her opinion in making my home one I can enjoy living in and also share with family & friends. Thanks Judy.....you're the best!!

I am a painting contractor who has done the painting on some of Judy's projects. It has been a pleasure to work with her. She has selected colors for her clients that have worked wonders for improving the interior ambiance of their homes. She really understands what to do in every design aspect of home improvement.

Judy Cusack, of Transitional Designs, was a delight to work with on our recent request to help arrange and hang artwork. Without requiring purchasing anything new, she worked with the collection we had but in a way which we hadn't thought of, grouping related items/themes to make our home feel more cohesive. Many compliments!

Judy was very professional and timely. She has a great sense of design but also picked up on and respected my desire of keeping some of my own items in my home. I like, many clients, knew what I didn't like in my living room but not how to correct it. Judy helped me with the mechanics, for example, chose furniture appropriate for my stature and furniture placement in a really oddly configured room. She did a lot of leg work on those pieces so that all I had to do was take a "field trip" to the design store to give it the sit test. She also designed a lovely tiled fireplace and entry way which are always complimented upon by my visitors. She respected my budget and found some terrific "deals" that helped so much. I do not hesitate to give her a very positive recommendation.

I work with many interior designers and find Judy Cusack of Transitional Designs to be professional, works hard at finding the perfect pieces for her clients.

Judy is the consummate professional. She is talented, innovative, honest and budget conscious. I had the pleasure of collaborating on a project and Judy was easy to work with and held up her end of the job in a timely fashion. I would highly recommend Judy for any design needs.