Melissa Blackwood Homes & Interiors

Melissa Blackwood Homes & Interiors recently completely some work in our basement, reorganizing our furniture, wall hangings, home gym design, etc. Melissa is quick to understand her clients and her selections are always spot on. Melissa has amazing vision and sees things that I am not able to see. Melissa and her team will be doing more work for us in the future!

We went through 4 or 5 potential designs (from architects to landscape contractors) for our back patio project, but never felt ready to commit, and then we hired Melissa Blackwood and she created 'the' design. We loved it at first sight and are implementing it now. This seems so obvious, but she was the first designer we hired to suggest replicating design from the front porch to the back patio. Our mistake was not hiring the Blackwoods to build it. Instead, we hired a contractor who friends had hired for their project and who came recommended. Ultimately, I think we will get a quality end result, but the experience has been challenging. I would definitely recommend Melissa for her excellent design skills. She is also a lovely person to deal with.

I waited one, 1, year to write this review so as to accurately judge the functionality and design aesthetics of the 2017 redesign and remodel of our: "Kitchen + Eat-in Kitchen + Family Room + 1/2 Bath Powder room + Entry Way", as one major project. We wanted to LIVE the remodel of these areas of our house, compared to our 1983 original design, before writing a review. We are completely satisfied with the functionality and the aesthetics of the final design. All of our friends, family, and others comment on the amazing improvement in these areas of our house. The contractors used by Melissa Blackwood Homes were excellent and polite (excellent client interactions): Cleaned up at the end of each day's work; paid attention to and implemented all design details; and where appropriate, suggested improvements which we almost always installed. Importantly, SCHEDULE was met! We had family coming for Thanksgiving 2017 dinner; Melissa Blackwood group started in late 9/2017 and gave us fully functioning areas by Thanksgiving 2017 dinner! The remodel and redesign included "gutting the kitchen" and installing new cabinets, various LED lights and lighting fixtures, new granite counter tops, new appliances, new plumbing, dry wall and painting, and new Engineered Wood flooring. The Eat-in Kitchen, Family Room, 1/2 bath Powder Room, and Entry-Way remodel included new Engineered Wood flooring, painting, and lighting fixtures. We are/were so satisfied with the work product of Melissa Blackwood's group that we subsequently REHIRED them for a 2018 remodel of our upstairs bathrooms, that I'll review later.

I enjoyed working with Melissa on a total renovation of my downstairs entertainment area. Her method was to first go over all of my visions and needs. We exchanged ideas that I collected on the internet and how to possibly achieve something similar in my space. We adhered to a price plateau that kept material, furniture, and expectations in check. Her plan and selections were tremendous. Color, texture, and unique pieces are her strong point along with a superior layout. As with any large project setbacks due to material back order or specialty contractors finishing a previous job came up. Melissa was honest and worked her best to keep things moving and close to the finish estimate. She gave me her honest opinion on ideas I had throughout the project of why this works and why something doesn’t. I am an engineer and she is an artist that doesn’t need calculations. Her strength is the vision to see the final look and why her selections work. I am overjoyed with the project she completed and sharing my new space with friends and family who are totally amazed with everything she did. Finally cost estimate was spot on.

Full basement finishing project including daylighting the space which was about 1,600 sq ft. Beautiful design and professional work. Space is awesome and transformed our house.

I would recommend Melissa and her team for any job. We hired Melissa for our first floor kitchen remodel and I could not be happier with the result. Her design ideas really brought the images in my head to life. Her crews were clean and polite, we had no issues. The end result is absolutely stunning- this was no ordinary kitchen design. Melissa's design elements were spectacular- ideas that I couldn't have imagined, from the reclaimed wood island to the stainless steel hood to the barn doors in the laundry room. It was amazing. Having one point of contact for all of the crews in the house was also helpful. All I had to do was be out of the house for the day- all the scheduling was taken care and completed on time.

We have worked with Melissa on several projects over the past few years, building beautiful custom range hoods to her specifications. Melissa always keeps her clients' requirements as top priority to achieve stunning results. We look forward to working together again in the fture!

Melissa and her staff are professionals who listen and respond to the customers needs. My husband and I have opposite taste in many areas and she has been able to make both of us happy in a major redesign of a home we are renovating. She is a pleasure to work with and has the expertise we expected.

Melissa Blackwood has a beautiful sense of style and design, and brings that talent to every project that she works on. She is a committed and talented designer and her customers LOVE the results! Working with her is a pleasure!

My experience as a Millwork salesman, working with Melissa Blackwood's team, has been very professional and productive. I've found her estimators and installers to be competent and precise with their choice of products as a benefit for their customers.

I absolutely loved working with Malissa and her team. She had great ideas for the jobs we were on that turned out wonderful. Any problem or issue that came up, she was on it and it seemed to me that customers were very happy with her designs and results as were I. I'd be happy to work for her team again and again. I will gladly refer Malissa Blackwood Home and Designs to my customers as well. Geo J. Scheib owner/operator GEO Paint Designs

Great to work with. She and her staff coordinate their jobs with us without any scheduling issues, so we never have to reschedule our template or install dates. Always have all Information a head of schedule.