Colour Consulting in Pinehurst.

“Authentic Home was recommended to me by a friend when I bought my house in May 2011. I worked closely with Kathy Banak from May 2011 to December 2012 on transforming my home. Everything from paint colors and lighting and window dressings, to transforming several rooms with new layout & shelving and new Carrera marble fireplaces, to complete home furnishings for a 5 bedroom home. We even installed a new water softening system sourced by Kathy! Kathy's eye for color and subtle variations of color is incredible! She has really listened to me and learned my preferences and style, and, indeed, helped me to refine, explore, and 'own' that style now way beyond my early nascent ideas! She was relentless in tracking down the perfect item for each room for me. She is deeply creative and innovative in her thinking about what is possible: everything from reupholstering furniture in new luxurious silver and seafoam velvets, to repainting dark wrought iron pieces in light silver, to using custom designed mirrors as impactful accent walls, and to creating custom bed linens and accent pillows in each bedroom and livingroom. When I come home from work every day, I walk into a house filled with serenity and light and unique style. All my friends gather at my house for events rather than restaurants because it's now their favorite place! :-) Kathy and Authentic Home have given me so much joy in my new home. I can't thank them enough!”

“Lynn Fleming of Xact Interiors is an amazingly talented architectural designer. Her broad range of experience allows her to make creative and practical recommendations on house plans prior to construction and throughout the finish phase of any project. Lynn is attentive to detail, timelines and budget and works hard to deliver a project that reflects the personality of the client. Lynn creates a cohesive partnership between clients, architects and builders and their subcontractors and makes herself available for questions or problem-solving issues. We have worked with Lynn on several projects and look forward to working with her again.”

“Such a pleasure working with Melissa and crew. She listened to what I wanted and was true to my style and taste. I will continue to use her as needed.”

“Allison is beyond amazing! She turned my husbands sad, cluttery office into a work of art. Before we hired Allison my husband rarely worked from home because he did not like to be in his office. She asked me all the right questions to capture his sense of a space just for him and she NAILED it. We both absolutely love it. Plus, his business is on fire and he's working from home ever since she worked her magic! Thank you Shibusa Designs!!!”

“We worked with Debbie Bravo at INHABIT studio on our complete office transformation. Debbie made sure she understood our vision and how we worked in the office before designing an amazing space. She helped us to understand the principles of design, lighting and the importance of scale. We couldn’t be happier with the result!”

“"Sheila was very easy to work with. She listened to our needs and delivered. Her designs are not only beautiful but they really work in the field when it comes to installation. She always responded promptly and with a great attitude."”