We initially came to Andrea for help renovating just a family room in our house. We looked at various designers but kept coming back to Andrea’s designs. Her rooms always seem to have the right amount of symmetry and the kind of colors and textures and simplicity that really suits us. We really enjoyed meeting her in person. We love that she runs her own business and is local here to Arlington. She was great to work with. She helped us figure out “our style”. She gives us just the right number of design choices without ever making us feel overwhelmed. She was able to create a beautiful room for us that was still practical for our children... read full review
March 2023
Andrea Houck has provided my husband and me (as relatively new empty nesters) with stellar interior design services at two homes now, invariably with beautiful results! She worked hard to understand our tastes and objectives with each room, then presented us with a variety of options, usually nailing it the first time but working with us to modify the initial plans, from time to time, based on our inputs. Her design presentations include to-scale pictorial designs, pictures of furniture and artwork, samples (fabric, paint, wallpaper, etc.), and pricing, and once decisions are made, a clear timeline for installations. When everything is ready, she shows up with her team... read full review
February 2023
We recently completed our fifth design project with A. Houck Designs. This time we remodeled our basement away from a kids “do anything” area to empty nesters entertaining area, with a bathroom and kitchenette as part of the project. We did two upstairs bathrooms as well. We’ve returned to Andrea because she takes our general ideas and practical needs to a level we couldn’t achieve on our own. She pushes us in a good way to take what feel like risks to us, but which she has the experience to know will look great. That po has been made to us enough times that now we just trust. Andrea also brings top quality vendors and contractors to our projects.Services: Kitchen... read full review
We initially came to Andrea for help renovating just a family room in our house. We looked at various designers but kept coming back to Andrea’s designs. Her rooms always seem to have the right amount of symmetry and the kind of colors and textures and simplicity that really suits us. We really enjoyed meeting her in person. We love that she runs her own business and is local here to Arlington. She was great to work with. She helped us figure out “our style”. She gives us just the right number of design choices without ever making us feel overwhelmed. She was able to create a beautiful room for us that was still practical for our children... read full review
Andrea Houck has provided my husband and me (as relatively new empty nesters) with stellar interior design services at two homes now, invariably with beautiful results! She worked hard to understand our tastes and objectives with each room, then presented us with a variety of options, usually nailing it the first time but working with us to modify the initial plans, from time to time, based on our inputs. Her design presentations include to-scale pictorial designs, pictures of furniture and artwork, samples (fabric, paint, wallpaper, etc.), and pricing, and once decisions are made, a clear timeline for installations. When everything is ready, she shows up with her team... read full review
We recently completed our fifth design project with A. Houck Designs. This time we remodeled our basement away from a kids “do anything” area to empty nesters entertaining area, with a bathroom and kitchenette as part of the project. We did two upstairs bathrooms as well. We’ve returned to Andrea because she takes our general ideas and practical needs to a level we couldn’t achieve on our own. She pushes us in a good way to take what feel like risks to us, but which she has the experience to know will look great. That po has been made to us enough times that now we just trust. Andrea also brings top quality vendors and contractors to our projects.Services: Kitchen... read full review