Karen Linder Interior Designs

Karen was great. She gave me ideas for furniture placement and colors. I would definitely recommend her.

Extremely well. Karen was extremely helpful in getting us the right color for our project. She was available during the painting process to answer questions regarding what color to paint the trim, foundation, etc. Karen is an absolute pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her.

She was very efficient, knew the materials well. The price was right and I recommend her to everyone and very pleasant to deal with.

I was able to get information from designers website to get my questions answered.

She was wonderful to work with! A great listener, I never felt like I was getting the ideas or outcome that were her preference, but instead she was helping us achieve what we wanted for our home. She was patient, helpful, fun and very flexible. I would recommend her to my closest friends and family - just outstanding.

Karen was great! We love the colors she recommended for us. The house looks fantastic now!

Karen was an excellent listener and really made our vision come to life. She designed a kitchen that's not only beautiful, but functional. She had great ideas to maximize our space, and I love her taste! She saved the day with her cabinet contact after another bid came in way over budget. Karen also helped us with furniture selection/placement and we couldn't be more pleased with the way our home came together!

Karen provided expert advice, she helped us pick out our counter tops, sinks, back splashes, floor tiles, lighting fixtures and paint colors for an overall modern, updated look. The end result exceeded our expectations.

Overall it went well. Good guidance on picking items out for our style (contemporary). Very good carpenter and electrician subcontractors. Fair painters. Sometimes there were long delays on sourcing.

She was very attentive and had good ideas.

It went very well. We met with an associate who gave us validation for some of our plans and new ideas about others. We have since implemented several of her suggestions.

Karen was able to meet with me soon after I contacted her. She came to the house to see what I wanted. The next week we met at a fabric store to select fabric for the bedspread, sheets, pillows. We also selected fabric for my upholstered bed and a chaise lounge. We found a gorgeous mirrored dresser too. She later helped me get my room painted, after helping select the color, and getting me new carpet. She came to my home with the fabric swatches and carpet samples and color swatches. She was always punctual and on top of everything. Her taste is fantastic. She clearly loves what she does. The entire process took around 6 months (time for furniture to arrive, carpet laid, etc). The room looks unbelievable. When I sit in it, I cannot believe this is the same room. I hosted a Fourth of July party this weekend and brought every female attendee up to see my room. They were so impressed.

Karen reviewed the flow of the house, the lighting, the potential changes I could make but really took the time to understand what I did and didnt like about the house and was very supportive. We picked interior color and she even recommended painters. I will call her as soon as I am ready to decorate!

We really liked her. Responsive, professional, helpful. Asked great questions, Will seek her consultation again in the very near future.

Karen's first endearing quality was that she listened. She asked us what we wanted our home to be like and how we wanted to feel in our home. She listened to our budget. She started with a home consultation, where we talked about pulling things together and redecorating our living room, front room, kid's bedroom and kitchen. Her ability and eye to see how to rearrange and integrate the things you have, help you keep what you think-- is special. Karen changed our house into a home, where it feels like a warm place. Our friends compliment us and have told us that the designer was perfect at making our place nicer while keeping it about our vision, too. I might add that Karen respects financial limits and really knows how to stretch your budget for maximum impact. ALSO- we love her! She's a delight to work with, and we will be hiring her to help us re-do our guest room and bonus room. I trust her vision. In more detail, Karen convinced us to paint. We were not inclined to do it, and there was nothing in it for her, but she picked new colors and we started by everything looking crisp. She was right in telling us that it was a huge part of the puzzle. Then, she listened to me and my wife bicker for a while about what we wanted and understood how to translate that into something concrete. When it came to decorating, she brought a ton of stuff to the house, much of it intended to return, but the stuff that we kept was perfect. She came with hammer and nails and hung stuff. She took some of our cool stuff and showcased it rather than telling us to put it away. Frankly, I was overwhelmed by this project, but Karen made it easy and pleasant. Every day, we enjoy the fruits of her labor and creativity and we are glad we found her. (We found her right here!)

I was very happy and impressed with my appointment. I felt I had received professional assistance with choices I would be making. First, after she left I went to Benjamin Moore in Tigard to purchase paint samples..I am so relieved I did this because ALL of the colors were awful. Karen came back immediately when I called. She explained she was at a color class before arriving. My colors were to be soft greens and grays. What I got was bright teals and lavendars. She told me the Benjamin Moore paints were notorious for the off color. The sink she chose was about the same color as my quartz countertop. I relied on her because she was a professional and presented herself as such. The sink looked awful and we had to halt construction to order a more appropriate one. ( I had chosen a Blanco silgranite sink so there were 4 or 5 colors to choose from.). I feel like I have wasted my money. I have since been told that the BM paints do not go off color. I AM NOT HAPPY OR SATISFIED.

Karen helped us in the design of our remodel of a 25 year old house that had a lot of dated, worn out parts. We met with her several times, both at our home and at a building supply store. She was very good at listening to what we were trying to accomplish and paying attention to our budget. She made several suggestions that really helped us out. She talked to us about the pros and cons of new cabinets vs. painting the existing cabinets and we decided to go with painting which saved a lot of money. She also showed us options for kitchen counters that were significantly cheaper than granite and look great. She provided a lot of advice on color selections; she would give us several choices, all of which would work well, and then we'd pick our favorite from among options. Karen was flexible in providing what we wanted. She was happy to meet more or less often, give general pointers or actually do the choosing, really whatever we wanted. She's easy to work with. The remodel turned out very well and my wife and I are both very happy with the results. I'm quit certain that Karen's advice and guidance was a big help.

That was money well-spent! Miranda showed up on time, was great to work with, and had some excellent suggestions. I have just completed painting my LR, kitchen and hallway with the colors we chose together, and couldn't be happier. I've worked with an interior designer before, and this was such a better experience, as she really listened to what colors I was drawn to and helping me pick colors that helped create the mood I was trying to achieve.

Karen was great! I highly recommend her. This was the first time I have worked with an interior designer and she totally put me at ease. She had great ideas and was very cool about the fact that we have lots of pets - 4 cats and 2 dogs. She even wanted to find a color that "the kitties would like" for the room that they hang out in. I really appreciated that Karen had great ideas about how to use what I already have and not spend a ton on new furniture. The color choices were ones that I would never have made on my own. I can't wait to see how they look on the wall! I am looking forward to working with her on the next stage of our home revamp!

Karen was delightful and immensely helpful. I loved her ideas and felt she really asked good questions about what I like, how I use a space, etc. I feel really excited to put to use the color suggestions and decorating ideas she shared. She is definitely a good listener, very insightful, experienced, and knowledgeable. I would definitely use Karen again. This is the first time I've had help from a decorator and I am so, so, so glad I called upon Karen!

Karen did a terrific job designing, choosing materials and colors, recommending contractors and guiding us through every phase of the job. We could not have done this project without her. She is creative, a great designer and a good listener. She focuses very quickly on our tastes and desires and then helps bring them to fruition. This was very much a collaborative relationship. We highly recommend Karen.

Karen Linder is an amazing designer! We started working with her in 2013 after purchasing our first house. It was built in 1983 and never had been remodeled. Karen helped us design every room in our house. She has a great eye and also listens to her clients' needs. Karen is great at getting a sense of your personal design preferences and is a good resource for a home remodel. She advised us to use an excellent contractor (Larry Mock from Cascade Custom Remodel) and now we have an amazing kitchen, master bath, and laundry thanks to both Karen and Larry! Karen is also very realistic in terms of designing your home to match your lifestyle and budget. (We have two young children and she totally understands that spending thousands of dollars on a rug only to get Koolaid spilled on it doesn't make sense.) Karen really saved us a lot of time and headache with our remodel. I would not hesitate to work with her again!

It was fine. She was very pleasant. She's very nice. There were no additional charges than the "Big Deal" I purchased.

It turned out good. As far as choosing colors she is very fast, she works quickly and she is good with colors.

It turned out fine. She listened to what I need and took care of my immediate decoration needs. She messed up or someone in the office messed up. We had a lot of hassle with just a simple window blind for our bedroom not being ordered properly and the blind for my sons room was the wrong color. She's very good at what she does although she has some employee issues regarding ordering things on time, otherwise she is a good interior decorator.