Eva, thanks again for yesterday, found it really great, lots of ideas to get moving on.

Eva, just to let you know that the work is underway in the house and your ideas have been super. Your bookshelf idea to replace the under-stairs door has worked a treat, I love it. Also, so far I couldn’t recommend the builder highly enough, professional, thorough, neat”.

We were looking at a full refurbishment of our 1930s house and were going around in ever diminishing circles trying to decide on what options we should take. We arranged a two hour consultation with Eva which was the most valuable and useful two hours we ever spent on the house. Eva was direct, to the point and addressed the issues in a practical and helpful way.  Unlike previous experiences with a number of Architects, we were not in any way intimidated by Eva’s approach and were very comfortable with her style and direction.

2 hours in 23 seconds…The sounds of a happy client after we designed an extension for a new Kitchen, Dining, Family Room in the course of a 2 hour House Consultation in Malahide yesterday evening.

“Thanks for the consultation last week. It was certainly very helpful and provided us with lots of food for thought. Most importantly, I think it has given us some momentum in terms of getting things started.”

Eva, when you arrived this morning for our consultation, I thought my architect had given me a plan for an extension with which I was reasonably happy…one I could live with.  I thought that you would just give me a few ideas on how to better live within a set of architectural constraints.   Two hours later the constraints were gone!  You worked and reworked my needs and, presto, a radically different plan appeared!  This one is not one I can live with; it’s one I LOVE!

A major extension means a major investment, regardless of how much builders say their costs are coming down.  To spend that money and get only a part of what you hope for is a bad investment.  Paying you €250 to sort out what I really need and how to get it was the smartest investment I ever made.  Not only do your changes make sense right now for our family of six, but they will work just as well or even better as our kids grow.

I can’t thank you enough!  But we will open a bottle of bubbly some time next year when the last builder departs!!!

I’ve told lots of people about your visit and it is great for us to have something now to work towards – In the meantime we still getting on with decluttering!

“Thanks again for everything. If you ever need someone to explain to a potential client what it is you can bring to a project, then we’d be more than happy to do it. It was great to have the benefit of your expert eye (and practical brain). We both felt we got a lot out of it and are more confident in planning the details of the project – especially the kitchen. We are also fairly sure now that we will go ahead and install a shower downstairs. I’ll probably be in touch again when  we are deciding the finer details.” 16 May 2011

“Eva, many thanks for your visit. I feel invigourated now to properly consider options for my house…it was great! I may be back to you for more advice/recommendations etc, but firstly I will take a few weeks to just check out the ideas, and get a feeling for what I really want.  25 March 2011

“I really enjoyed the consultation and feel more confident about progressing with the kitchen. Having spent years dithering, I am determined to keep up the momentum and get it done.” 01 February 2011