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“Amanda Montemore was referred to us by our general contractor. Working with her has been an absolute pleasure. She is extremely competent at all phases, from choosing the finishing touches on construction projects to those decorator items that pull a desired look together. Amanda was very in tune to our tastes and preferences. She worked within our budget and produced a beautiful outcome. I highly recommend Amanda and look forward to working with her again.”
— Robin O'Connor, Scottsdale
"Wow! is all I can say. This room is perfect. You have completely outdone yourself here. Thank you. This is the perfect room for a 7 year old, and it is a great transition room. I want to thank you so much....It couldn't be any better."
— Angela Ratnam, DDS, Paradise Valley
“I hired Amanda and her firm, Martin Grace LLC, to remodel my 16 year old daughter's bedroom. After many attempts with a different designer who couldn't get it right, we chose Amanda. We had an initial meeting to give her our ideas for the bedroom, and when she came back to present her vision, she nailed it. Finally, someone who listened and understood what my daughter wanted! She was so organized, detailed and descriptive in her presentation. The best part was the execution. She was able to stay in our budget doing custom pieces and also shopping retail. She is fabulous with space planning, color and design taste. She was on top of every detail and was incredible about communicating and staying on schedule the best she could. And she made my daughter feel really special and a part of the whole process. I will definitely hire her again! If you're looking for someone professional, friendly and wonderful to work with, Amanda and Martin Grace should be your choice!"
— Julie Jorgenson, Scottsdale
"I just wanted to drop you a quick note letting you know how pleased Brian and I are with our bathroom and bedroom. We think you did an amazing job, especially in keeping with the themes that we were trying to represent throughout the space. The color that you selected for the travertine countertop was amazing. It has depth and ties in beautifully with the floor color. The pivotal mirrors above the vanity bring our unique style to the room while making the space look clean and defined. The river rock floor is truly a dream on our feet. Each morning when I wake up, I look forward to stepping on such a unique surface. The warmth of the color brings the bathroom back to the original feel that we were hoping to achieve, which was a "spa like" feel. This complete bathroom in conjunction with our perfect warm blue/green bedroom wall color make us feel as if we live in a 5 star hotel. The entire process was, again, very well planned out. The contractors that were referred were most helpful, and again we can't thank you enough for all of your time and effort. I would highly recommend you to anyone looking for an interior decorator. You were able to remain within our budget, while giving us exactly what we desired. Thanks again!"
— Brian and Susan Jones, Scottsdale
"Amanda is a talented designer who works in a collaborative style with her clients. We asked for Amanda's help in redesigning our kitchen and removing our indoor fountain. We didn't have a huge budget but Amanda came up with some fabulous ideas to reinvent the space and produced incredible results. We were also very impressed with the contractors Amanda recommended as they all did a very professional job and met their projected deadlines. We can't wait to hire Amanda again for the next phase of our renovations!"
— Claire Gearing, Scottsdale
"Martin Grace LLC completely turned my living room into an oasis. It is now one of my favorite rooms in the house. We worked with a professional that understood exactly what we needed. It is the first room you see when you enter my house so I wanted a WOW factor but also needed it to be a practical place that my family (two boys ages 3 and 5) could hang out in. Amanda delivered with flying colors and in my opinion went above and beyond to take care of every little detail. We will definitely be using Martin Grace LLC in the near future."
— Jamie Cartledge, Scottsdale
"Amanda has exceeded my expectations. We decided to remodel our house and from the very beginning, she has kept copious notes. After each discussion, she has returned to us with details and ideas that reflected our discussions along with new, creative ideas to make the house look even better. Every piece of advice we took from Amanda has resulted in a truly stellar outcome. Amanda has a very keen eye and is able to envision what a room will look like once all the pieces are in place - something I'm not able to do. My husband and I are beyond pleased with the results and are planning on hiring Amanda again as we continue to make home improvements over the next couple of years."
— Corinne Forman, PhD
"I am extremely happy with my entire experience working with Amanda Montemore on my bathroom remodel project. Amanda was very knowledgeable and professional and ensured the project went smoothly. Amanda was always available and her communications were punctual. The design she created after discussions with me was brilliant and today I have the most beautiful bathroom ever. My daughters love their new bathroom and I am just thrilled. I will have Amanda help me for any and all future projects!"
— Staci Bentler, Scottsdale
"Amanda Montemore is a very gifted professional. She helped us take a bruised and battered home and transition it into a beautiful sanctuary. Her ability to mix colors, textures and themes is artistic and soothing to the soul. I am excited to wake up in my beautiful home every morning; thanks to Mrs. Montemore."
— Ellie Izzo, PhD, Paradise Valley
"I work as a general contractor and have worked side by side with Amanda from Martin Grace Interiors for several years. She truly works to create the vision the client desired and works to find the selections that fit within the projects budget (not always an easy task). I look forward to many more years of working on projects together as well as seeing the smiles on her clients faces when their dream is now their reality."
— Chris Milner, Milner Construction
"Amanda has impeccable taste and an eye for "what works". In addition, she has a gift for finding the right colors, styles and design to fit every home. This was my first experience dealing with an Interior Consultant and it has been great - I would definitely recommend Amanda to my friends and family."
— Mary Singleton, Scottsdale
“We retained the professional to help remodel and redecorate our home on a somewhat limited budget and with limited time constraints. We asked our professional to make recommendations, to acquire samples, to consult with sellers, providers, and contractors. We asked our professional to establish budgets and schedules and to cope with our schedules, our dogs, and lack of patience and indecisiveness and our inability to describe our likes and dislikes. She was very knowledgeable, had great resources, asked good questions, tried hard to understand our goals, and was about as much fun to work with under the circumstances. Wish we had met her sooner. Would have saved tons of money and headaches. I would gladly recommend to anyone and everyone who needed any level of assistance.”
— Scott Goldberg, Scottsdale
"We have been working with Amanda since we remodeled our home. She has a great eye for color and optimizing a space. Her work is impeccable, she is creative, and her ability to combine high quality resources and goods at a reasonable cost is amazing. Amanda is a talented designer and we are so pleased to have had the privilege to work with her."
— Lynda Peterman, MD, Paradise Valley
“I hired Amanda to update our master suite. The project included new lighting, new window coverings, new artwork, new furniture, new paint, new bedding and new accessories. I'm thrilled with how the update turned out. Our room feels so cozy, romantic and chic - almost as if we're staying at a boutique hotel every night. I also really loved Amanda's working style. She's organized, professional, thorough, thoughtful and talented. She took the feeling we were trying to create and brought it to life. I would definitely hire her again.”
— Jami Reagan, Scottsdale
“I hired Amanda to remodel my master bathroom. She is a great listener and suggested finishes I loved from the very beginning. She is efficient and creative, and most of all very enjoyable to work with!”
— Shawn Kearney, Scottsdale
“I had the pleasure of working with Amanda last year. I hired Martin Grace interior for a complete remodel of my Dental office. Amanda is not only very talented in her design choices, but has an uncanny eye for color! She has a great team of contractors that she works with and my job was done in less than a month from start to finish. Amanda gave me a great start in my new office, and I get great reviews on the design often. Thank you Amanda! I hope to be able to do more projects with you in the future.”
— Leila Hakimzadeh, DDS
“I worked with Amanda after purchasing a condo for my son in Phoenix. After meeting with Amanda in Phoenix the project was continued long distance, since I live in Florida. A total kitchen renovation, hardwood flooring throughout, new lighting and complete furnishing. Initially the condo was beautiful with floor to ceiling windows throughout, but after the renovation the condo had the “WOW” factor. The space doubled in size after Amanda’s carefully thought out plan. Upon entering you feel like you just stepped into a magazine shoot. The finished product is beautiful, but the BONUS was working with Amanda. She was so professional, available and knowledgeable. In making decisions long distance she had to provide me with many pictures and layout plans, this was always done promptly. In addition she had wonderful ideas and gently swayed me in the right direction many times. I would highly recommend using Amanda for a project if you want it to be a pleasant experience with an AMAZING RESULT.”
— Paula Hedrick, Phoenix