“My husband and I were keen to give our bedroom a make-over. During the pandemic, our son had to use the study for homeschooling, and our bedroom often became the ‘extra office’ rather than a room to sleep and relax in. After a busy period, I noticed that it was impacting my sleep so I was keen to reclaim ithe room as bedroom. We worked with Dorien previously and knew that Dorien shared our passion for sustainable homes. We have loved working with her again! Rather than getting lost in the myriad of choices and ending up with things that just aren’t exactly right if we would have done this ourselves, Dorien created two beautiful mood boards for us. We then revised before we received our final beautiful design and detailed shopping list. We love our new bedroom space – beach feel without the staple decoration of anchors. Thank you so much Dorien!”
– Johanna
“After working with Design by D’or before, we asked Dorien to find new dining chairs. The end-result is stunning. We knew her focus has been on bedrooms rather than dining chairs and so we were thrilled with her money saving services. Though we only asked for advice for a dining room, she looked through our entire living room to make it a seamless cohesive design. You can tell Dorien is a color expert as well, seeing things we wouldn’t have thought of. And she gave us cool accessory ideas as a bonus. When people visit us, we like to showcase our new dining chairs and we tell them why we love the Design by D’or approach and eye for details – for example seeing that the frames of the chair complement the frame of a large painting in the living room, which match the colour of the fireplace. She created a welcoming space where we love spending time with our family and friends. We’re so happy with the end-result!!!””
– Maria
“After our oldest daughter went off to college, a room opened up in the house and we decided to build our own mini gym, something we have wanted to do for a long time. As we were overwhelmed with the choices of picking a good color, Dorien was able to guide us incredibly well, with great enthusiasm. Many thanks, Dorien!”
– Rodney
“My husband and I decided to paint all of our bedrooms, the master bathroom, and yes, our gym! The subtle gray color we picked really let the bright colors of Marilyn Monroe artwork pop, which we love a lot. We also used my favorite peach and aqua blue colors to create a cool pattern for our roman blinds.”
– Brittany
“When we started we would never have though about many details and the bigger picture that you showed us. Consistency in colours and style is an obvious a theme and we did see many TV programs talking about the same but to apply it in your own house is much harder. We achieved most of this after you guided us how to shuffle furniture and what ‘not to use’ (and throw out).
The sessions with you were fun and an inspiration. How amazing that we live on the other end of the world in Australia and you are able to help us with a virtual video walk-through.
The example interior pictures you shared were also spot on. That way of communicating by sharing examples is another fantastic and practical way.“
– Steve
“After wasting days to pick an appropriate color scheme for our home ourselves, we hired Dorien Vissers from Design by D’or to help us with that. She came up with beautiful color recommendations that fit our tastes and needs.Thank you Dorien for your time, patience, and recommendations! Stay tuned for pictures once the work is done, we are very excited. So, if you need a pro to help you with the colors scheme in your house, for selling or to enjoy the colors yourself, don’t hesitate to connect with her.“
– Veronique and Alfredo
“Thank you so much for your staging consultancy. What an incredible improvement in such a short time. Both the interior ‘look’ and also functionality improved so much with your colour and styling recommendations!! The end result is stunning. It looks great and ‘it feels good’. We enjoy even more spending a lot of our time in our house. It feels like ‘the right fit’ and ‘fresh new and colourful’ while we re-used most of the furniture and ornaments.
We recommend to everyone to look at their own living or working space the ways we did with your help. It certainly worked for us. For us it was not hard to do and not expensive and it gives so much inspiration.“
– Johanna
“Dorien came to my rescue with the color scheme in my apartment that I was renovating for rental purposes. After investing so much time and money, I wanted to make sure it was just right, and I’m so glad I called on Dorien!I was able to conveniently make an appointment on her website and I scheduled a free pre-consultation interview that helped my decision to hire her. From the moment she arrived she was extremely attentive and listened closely to understand my situation and requirements, and asked some very helpful and intuitive questions that also helped me refine and even understand better what I might be looking for. The whole process felt really collaborative and fun, and the subsequent exchanges really opened my eyes to the way colors can really alter and enhance a space. And the proof is in the pudding… the apartment was rented very soon after going on the market! Thank you, Dorien!”“
– Aqib
