Allison Smith Design

Interior Designer

A home is a sanctuary, that private space where you express what is most important to you and your family. That's why, in more than 20 years of designing for hundreds of clients, I still find it a privilege and honor to be invited into someone's home and asked, "Allison, what should I do?"

Whether it's a simple apartment, a multi-million dollar dream home or a destination resort community, I feel grateful when my design talents succeed in bringing a dream to light. I get excited when my passion for color creates the palette that helps each client’s personality shine. Read more

6 recommendations

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    Katie Dunn

    Shared on houzz.com

    My experience with Allison Smith Design and her team were amazing! From beginning to end (well we are almost done.). This is my 3rd home that Allison has done, and really it has been life changing for us each time. This time we bought a 1962 Spanish style "fixer" and she saw my vision right off the bat. Then she added her expertise and amazing talent for design and made our home simply beautiful. From the colors on the walls, to where the coffee pot goes, to new dining furniture she is always spot on! In addition, her staff is very detailed oriented and returns calls and emails promptly. In fact, they often call me before I have had a chance to call them with a question. I would highly recommend Allison Smith Design to anyone who is looking to do a remodel project or in the market for new furniture. You will not be disappointed.

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    Taryn Lange

    Shared on goo.gl

    Allison was the answer to our living room problems. Husband and I couldn't find the time or agree on how to furnish and re-decorate our living room. We are both approaching 40 and figured it was time to ditch the beat up couch and chairs and upgrade to real, adult stuff! :) In walks Allison- thoughtful, patient, offers her advice and opinions to those that can't decide on anything….she was perfect. Everything was SO easy and timely- she brought us so many options for furniture and color pairings…all we had to do was pick one. The day it all arrived was like something out of a TV show. Allison put everything together and gave us a true "WOW" moment upon entering our new living area. So beautiful and so our taste. She really captured who we are and what we wanted to achieve, without being pushy AND within our budget. Highly recommend Allison for any project you might need- a one room update or a full house remodel! Amazing experience.

    Original recommendation
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    Chris Harlow

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    Allison has helped us make our new home look amazing! My wife and I have different likes when it comes to color and design and Allison managed to take both our likes and mix them together in way we didn't think was possible! We trusted her completely and we are more than happy with how everything turned out! We have some more projects with Allison in the very near future and we are excited to see it all come together! Thank you Allison for everything, we really appreciate you! M&C

    Original recommendation
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    Nader D.

    Shared on yelp.com

    Allison did a wonderful job designing and renovating my NYC alcove studio apartment. I was amazed how she was able to take 450 square feet and turn it into 4 different functional spaces (kitchen, living room, bedroom, dining room). It definitely made the entire space feel much larger and more like a comfortable home. She was also personally a pleasure to work with and showed much patience with me. I have zero creativity when it comes to design, and Allison was able to figure out what my tastes were and choose a design that fit my personality. It truly made me happy to come home every day. On top of it all, she was able to manage the entire project remotely, since she lives in Portland. She definitely made the whole experience easy. Even six years later, when a part of my sink faucet broke, I reached out to Allison about it and she contacted the manufacturer for me and had them send me a replacement free of charge. Six years later! You can't get much better customer service than that. The next time I have a similar project, she is absolutely at the top of my list to work with.

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    Sara R.

    Shared on yelp.com

    Amazing results. I've worked with Allison on several projects and referred her to many friends. What I really love is how she makes remodeling so much fun. All the stress of project managing that goes with remodeling and buying a new home is immediately reduced when Allison shows up. Her color choices and furniture selections are on point. She keeps the contractors on schedule and makes sure everything is executed at the highest level. I can't wait to work with her on the next project.

    Original recommendation
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    wongchong

    Shared on houzz.com

    Allison has decorated two homes for my husband and me. When we hired her the first time, we’d just moved from a tiny, old bungalow to a large, new European-style home and had no clue how to make the transformation. On our latest home (a new Craftsman-style), we had a tight turn around—we were expecting houseguests in just a few weeks and there was a lot to do. We were extremely pleased with the results on both occasions. Not only is Allison a very talented decorator with great taste, but she’s also a genuinely kind person, responsive, a good listener, and quick to nail the customer’s style. We love how she's used what we already owned in a fresh, new way. The pieces she's added have been good quality and reasonably priced. Plus she's saved us from a few costly mistakes. She's a 10!

    Original recommendation