My husband and I bought a large new home we wanted to repaint and we needed help with the color scheme. We found Helga Simmons of HELGA SIMMONS INTERIOR DESIGN LLC through ServiceMagic. We interviewed 3 or 4 other designers, but Helga stood out with her solid qualifications and great communication skills. She is knowledgeable about all aspects of design: color, lighting, furniture, art, etc and has a very classy taste. Though we only did color this time, we felt that with her help we can upgrade various parts of our home in the future and they will all blend together into a pleasant and cohesive whole.

Helga was all about customer service. She was attentive to our needs and guided us gently to what was best for us and our home. She was very efficient and the end result was impressive and satisfactory. She was committed to delivering an effect that makes anyone coming into the home feel embraced - and she achieved it. Our home is warm and cozy. I feel proud to invite friends over and they all come in with a "WOW". I have been recommending Helga to all my friends and will highly recommend her to anyone that needs help with color and interior design.

Linda Liu
Newcastle, WA

With our busy lives, there is nothing that helps more than to have people around us who are skilled at the things we are not. Picking correct colors is difficult for me. Helga from Helga Design put my mind at ease. She was personable, listened well, and worked with what I already had in my home to select the correct color combinations. I am most pleased with the colors and, just as important, the location of those colors. The colors tie all of my furnishings together and reflect my taste and preference but also enhance the house itself. I would not hesitate to use Helga's services in the future for other design projects in my home.

J. Link,
Mukilteo

I've known Helga for several years as a fellow Kirkland Chamber Ambassador. I'm an Acupuncturist now, but in my previous life I was a professional designer. I have seen Helga's work; and I can safely say that she's the real deal. Her design sense and vision are topnotch, and often make me excited about design.

I not only admire her work, but I also know her as a person with integrity and ethics.

Kathy Nakayama,
Kirkland, WA

Helga helped us remodel most of our house, changing the entire color scheme and lighting, and redoing the living room. She also designed a complete remodel of our master suite, remodeling the master bath and adding a large dressing room.
Helga has a talent for practical problem-solving combined with an accomplished sense of aesthetics. Her design ideas for us were truly inspired: with minor remodeling she transformed awkward spaces into functional and beautiful areas in our home.
Helga is a good listener and responsive to our needs, but she also guided us to better decisions using her skills and good taste. We are very pleased with the results and recommend her work highly.

Cassie Phillips
Federal Way, WA

Helga Simmons is a first-class designer! We first hired her to help us remodel a small condo that we had purchased.  Helga listens to your needs and desires, gets to know your taste and gives sound advice. She is very professional, brings a great deal of global experience to the design plan and stands behind her work. She diligently supervises the subcontractors. She is practical, works quickly and efficiently, saving time and costly mistakes. Her eye for color and lighting is superb! Her suggestions for furnishings are interesting, unique and fabulous.

We hired her a second time, three years later, to remodel another larger condo and enjoyed the same wonderful service and delightful results.

Marilyn Owen
Seattle, WA.

My wife and I used Helga Simmons of HELGA SIMMONS INTERIOR DESIGN to remodel the kitchen in our condo, and we couldn't have been more pleased with how everything came out. She did an outstanding job from the initial design to selecting the granite, glass tiles and other materials, to managing the contractor and subs to ensure the job was completed perfectly, and on budget. She has an excellent eye for color and design, plus is dedicated to making sure her clients are thrilled with the work. I would highly recommend Helga for any project!

Stephen Maita
Owner, Maita Communications LLC
Kirkland, WA

Helga Simmons helped turn my old, inefficient, out-dated kitchen into a beautiful showplace that is a pleasure to cook in. While Helga was sensitive to our budget, she figured out creative ways to provide plenty of easily accessible storage, beautiful, unique lighting, and stylish, practical flooring that we loved so much we later used it to expand into our family room. Our kitchen is the center of our busy home and visitors always compliment us on it.

Julie Orr
Everett, WA

I recently bought a house close to downtown Kirkland and being newly single needed serious help with decorating and making it an inviting home. Friends referred me to Helga and when we met she asked questions to discover my tastes and wants so we could both understand the results that would make me happy. She quickly helped me with everything from selecting interior colors (fit for myself and my young daughter), selecting carpeting style and colors, decor items (we even shopped together), window blinds, placement of my own furniture and more. We established a budget at the beginning which Helga was always mindful of and she helped me get the most for my money. She used her contacts to locate interior painters who did a great job at a bargain price. My daughter and I love our home and Helga is a key reason why. I recommend her to anyone who desires an attentive, responsive partner who has great taste and an answer for every problem.

Steven Boehm
Kirkland, WA

In talking with my painter the other day, I asked him what was one of the most interesting houses that he had ever painted in his 20 years of painting residential construction projects. He told me it was the mediterranean house in Mukilteo, that Helga Simmons selected the exterior colors and all the interior colors for. I thought that was a nice complement for your work.

Robin Kearsley
Kearsley Homes, Inc.