Testimonials
THe vibe I was hoping for
We've been in our house for 10 years now, and I've been thinking about ways to give it a fresh new look without doing an outright remodel. I blame HGTV...I really love the cooler color schemes that are prevalent on that channel, but I have no interest at this time in changing flooring, cabinetry, granite furniture or big area rugs, so I thought that I was pretty much stuck with the warm color palette that we created over the years. Claire was great! She came into our home, listened to my desires, concerns and limitations, and then she got to work.
She took the time to assess each area and color match the major pieces that I need to work around and worked to find new paint colors that would work with my current furniture, cabinetry, brickwork etc. and bring about the vibe I was hoping for. However, it doesn't stop there.
She ran through each and every option with me to find what options sparked interest with me, and worked with me to bring together a cohesive palette so that my first floor and 2 story entry way flows and works together. I didn't feel pressured to move in a certain direction, and can honestly say that the palette is personalized to my home.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Claire Tomm to anyone looking for help in refreshing and revitalizing their home.
~ Julie M.
gave me ideas I’d never thought abouT
I hired Claire for a color consult after I recently updated my kitchen counter tops to granite and installed a subway tile back splash. I loved my new counters and my backsplash, but the update didn’t quite yield the pop/change I was looking for.
Claire was fantastic! She worked with the colors already present in my space to give me options of different directions I could go, w/o re-doing my entire great room.
She literally spent hours creating a palette representing all the colors in my space. She then narrowed the focus by what spoke to me and what gelled with her color expertise.
Rather than spending hours and days with tiny paint chips on my walls, followed by test patches, Claire gave me ideas I’d never thought about.
I’m actually painting the cupboards (2 different colors!) to get the look I wanted, changing the ceiling color to make the room more spacious, and I know exactly what color my new couch and chairs will be.
Claire’s process is thorough and gives you a clear direction to make your space into your very own without risking a blunder of buying a purple couch that doesn’t “work” or painting an entire room only to have your grey wall look like split pea soup in amber light.
Highly recommend her service, especially if you are updating your space on a budget.
~ Nate M.
cohesively tieD my house together
Claire did an amazing job coming to my home and helping me to pick and understand what colors would work best for the exterior of my house. Without her expertise I never would have been able to apply the colors in a way that will cohesively tie my house together.
~ Melissa P.
Claire patiently helped me achieve the monochromatic white look of my dreamS
I made a series of horrific paint color choices in my 20s, including a red-hot orange that I hoped would be a soft terracotta and a sickening neon green when I was wishing for a soft natural color. This year I found myself living in a beautiful nearly century old home. In the age of perfect Instagram interiors, I had a lot of anxiety bringing its style into 2020.
Claire patiently helped me achieve the monochromatic white look of my dreams. With white being so complicated, she effortlessly pulled colors from my existing granite and trim and discovered fantastic color subtleties, even incorporating existing furnishings and favorite art, making sure that the color we chose would work equally well in all rooms of the house. I could not recommend her work more! Looking forward to another round for the exterior.