Ruthie Staalsen Interiors

Ruthie is an amazing designer. She has an amazing eye for color and details. We have used her 3 different times and have loved each one.

I have used several interior designers to help me improve and make my home beautiful. Some have worked but some have not. My biggest issue was the finished project. I have spent LOTS of money only to be disappointed. I found Ruthie and did some research before I had the nerve to reach out. Once we met and established a design plan, the magic began. I am blown away with her professionalism, crafty since of design and keen eye for beauty. Not only has she transformed someone else’s work but made my home into a show piece. It was amazing to have a team come and take over my home and transform it. I felt like I was on a TV show. Please use her and listen to all the suggestions, you will not be DISAPPOINTED! She is worth every penny.

We had a flood in our home and had to move out while the renovations were completed. When it came time to move back in, Ruthie's team came out to help us put our home back together using the things we had and adding new items that elevated the look. We are absolutely thrilled with what Ruthie and her team did! Thank heaven for Ruthie Staalsen Interiors!

Ruthie is fantastic to work with! Ruthie helped is for almost a full year on our home remodel in basically every area: Kitchen tile/island/cabinets, all bathrooms tile/cabinets/fixtures, paint colors and texture, beams, stairs, floors, windows, wallpaper, furniture, lighting, exterior pergola/fireplace/outdoor kitchen. One of Ruthie's best qualities is her personality! Ruthie is so easy going, fun to work with and makes the process completely enjoyable. Ruthie quickly learned our respective styles and was able to make recommendations that fit those styles. But she also helped us stretch our comfort zones! This was especially helpful with paint colors, the light fixtures we selected and the wood colors we picked (floors/stairs/beams). Ruthie was especially helpful with color and space recommendations. She helped us pick just the right light fixture for a tall ceiling and the wall paper and paint colors she recommended turned out perfect. She is very flexible...she helps as much as you want or as little as you want. In short, I highly recommend Ruthie. We could not have had a better designer!

I have had the absolute pleasure to work with Ruthie and her team. We took on a full home renovation and I had no confidence I could pull together a cohesive, polished look on my own, while incorporating furniture and decor collected from around the world. After the initial consultation with Ruthie, I felt immediately at ease and knew I was in good hands. She gave us excellent ideas and has since handheld us through multiple selections, from kitchen countertops to paint colors. She is also designing the rooms of my teenagers. They love working with her. I look forward to our continued partnership with Ruthie.

Ruthie's has a great eye for all the little details. She completely transformed my home and made it cozy, creative and elegant!

Ruthie is the absolute best! She decorated a couple of rooms for us in our old house and we loved her. So when we built a new house, we knew we wanted Ruthie to decorate the whole thing. She helped us make selections for the build in addition to decorating. We couldn't have asked for anything better. I sit in my new house and just look around in awe at how spectacular it is! Ruthie is so good at listening to what we want and understanding our style and the way we live. Then she makes recommendations that are in line with that and slightly push us. Things I never would have come up with on my own have turned out to be my absolute favorites. In other words, she somehow understands what we like better than we do! I think many decorators have their style and that's what they give you. Ruthie gave us our style but elevated. She also excels at communication and organization. We were given all prices, descriptions, warranties and turnarounds. She coordinated deliveries and installation around an ever-changing date, as the completion of our new build was continually pushed back. She took everything in stride, was always positive and was a real pleasure to work with. Words to describe Ruthie: genuine, kind, trustworthy, and immensely skilled.

I was looking for a designer to spend a couple of hours walking through my house and giving me recommendations for each room to give me a more complete, pulled together look. I didn't necessarily need to completely redo any one room, however I wanted a designer's eye as far as changing out certain pieces and recommendations for items to add to give me that pulled together, designed look. Ruthie came in, listened to what I wanted as we walked through the rooms I wanted to focus on. Then we went one by one to each room and she offered very simple, practical and cost-effective recommendations. I took notes while she quickly pulled up photos of the design ideas she recommended on her ipad, and dropped them in an idea book. She sent me the link later that same day, along with emailing me some photos of inspiration items, so that I can go at my own pace in making updates. I found Ruthie to be very professional and talented. I appreciated her respecting my design style, yet offering her professional opinion and specific recommendations. I would highly recommend Ruthie!

Ruthie has such a good eye for making any space look beautiful! She takes the time to understand the homeowners style and puts her spin on the colors and design. Having her help with choosing color, tiles, lighting and mirrors was just what I needed to feel good with my bath remodel.

Ruthie has an amazing gift to transform your home from ordinary to outstanding! From design, to execution, to the "reveal"; she makes it fun and even exhilarating. Ruthie and her staff provide exceptional communication, professionalism and dynamic creativity. I highly recommend Ruthie Staalsen Interiors for your dream design project. Kristin Wright

I recently worked with Ruthie to get some new ideas on how to turn my guest room into a home office that is functional for work and hanging out. She gave me so much inspiration on how to maximize my space in ways that I had never thought of. She has a way of being able to quickly assess the issues and suggesting solutions that I love. Her global design style is similar to mine so I felt we were speaking the same language. I have all these ideas to execute on and will definitely be consulting Ruthie on my next design challenge.

We loved working with Ruthie and her team! We had 3 rooms done and Ruthie brought ideas that we never would have considered on our own. I was hesitant but we decided to trust her instincts and we are SO happy with the end result! It is now a cohesive space with pattern, texture and color. Ruthie and her assistant were very easy to work with. There were a few things I said no to and it wasn't an issue, Ruthie came up with another option until I was happy. I highly recommend Ruthie Staalsen, you will not be disappointed!

Ruthie really came through for me! It was hard for me to trust and let Ruthie take the reins but I’m glad I did. My house now looks like a model home! I could not be prouder to have visitors over. Thank you Ruthie!

I cannot make a move in my house without asking Ruthie first! She is THAT good. I have long admired her style and work. Not only is she uber-talented, she’s just a really nice person. I highly recommend her for any project.

Ruthie Staalsen is a treasure trove of ideas for decorating and design. If you are contemplating doing a renovation or even a room make over, call Ruthie. You won't regret it. We decided to do a home renovation to remove the 80's look of dark paneling and compartmentalized spaces. Do due a COVID shut down our reno was extended to about a year. Ruthie stayed with us through the entire process until the end. She completely redesigned our master bath and kitchen along with the other rooms, choosing paint colors, lighting, tile and wood flooring. Even though it wasn't what we would have chosen Ruthie has a beautiful classic style. There are so many things we love about our new house. Ruthie shops economically and I love that she uses Amazon for many of her elements. I love the fact that she offers a variety of services. After we finished the reno, the rooms were empty and the walls blank. Ruthie created an idea book in Houzz that I could look at for decor, allowing me to have a plan for each room. I love to shop but I don't know what to buy and where to put it. She helped my fear and anxiety when decorating. My husband was hesitant about doing a renovation but he has said several times how much he LOVES our house and is proud to show everyone. It is contemporary, comfortable and classic. We could not have done it without Ruthie Staalsen.

Ruthie recently completed the interior design of our transitional home. Having traveled widely, we had several art pieces from across the world that we wanted to retain and integrate into the design. Ruthie added some wonderful pieces to the mix, and brought an incredible vibe to the family and dining rooms. The colors and textures that she incorporated into her designs were amazing, blending modern touches with ethnic Morrocan and Egyptian designs. Ruthie also brought an energy and enthusiasm into the whole process, encouraging us to experiment with ideas that we would have been hesitant to adopt on our own. The result is a beautiful and inviting space that mirrors our own personalities and tastes. The highlight of the process was the final reveal where we were delighted with the transformation. We strongly recommend Ruthie for any interior design projects for both her excellent design sense as well as her amazing personality and professionalism.

Working with Ruthie has been great! Both in person and via FaceTime - got to find ways to work these days. Appreciate all the input she has given me so far and looking forward to getting some final pics once everything is done. Cindy

Ruthie was very Professional. She responded very quickly, and got the Job done. I highly reccomend her to do the job.

Ruthie has been a wonderful partner on our design journey. She helped us envision our space in ways we couldn't see on our own. She has been a sounding board for our ideas, a gentle nudge to be adventurous with color and helped shape our home into a place we are so excited about inhabiting. We look forward to continuing our work with her on future projects, as we complete additional phases of our renovation.

Ruthie is amazing!!! She came to our home 3 years ago for a 2 hour consultation before we started our kitchen remodel. She came with a wealth of wonderful ideas including paint colors, lighting, furniture placement, construction changes, etc. She came up with a plan and gave us the confidence to put it in place! With Ruthie ‘s ideas and our own contractor, our kitchen went from very dated and drab to totally updated and absolutely beautiful!!! In fact, when it came time to sell our home, that beautiful kitchen got us a full price offer before it officially went on the market!!! Needless to say, we called Ruthie immediately to come give a consultation for our new home! She went room by room, giving us innovative ideas on paint colors, window treatments, lighting, etc. We are thrilled to have a plan that will guide us in the right direction. We can’t wait to get started!!! Thank you , Ruthie!!!

What fun it is to work with Ruthie! She listened to our desires and helped us "dress up" our house. Ruthie balances her bold, creative ideas to our personality. She is quick and decisive. I can't wait to have her over again!

We moved into a new house and our neighbor, whose house looks fantastic, recommended Ruthie to us. Ruthie helped us decorate our entry way, dining room, family room, and office. I tend to be pretty conservative in my decorating style. Ruthie encouraged me to be a bit more bold, and pushed me a little bit out of my comfort zone. She said, "Trust me". I did, and I am very glad I did! This talented lady certainly knows what she is doing! I love everything she did! It looks fabulous! She is a dream to work with. Ruthie and her team did all the work, and I get to sit back and enjoy it all. Thanks, Ruthie!

Ruthie has a unique gift of “getting” her client. She understands where you are in your life, works amazingly with what you already have and is able to creatively add to update. She is relaxing and fun to be with. A great help!

We are in the process of building our dream home, and were at a point where we needed guidance on paint colors for both the interior and exterior of our home. We had some colors in mind and wanted some help from an expert to see if we were going in the right direction. We decided to give Ruthie a call based on the reviews on Houzz. Calling her was the best decision!!! Money is very tight at this point so we only did the 2 hour walk through service. It was worth every penny! We wish we could hire her as our personal designer for the whole house. Her color suggestions were total opposite of what we thought we would go with, and some made us a bit nervous because they were so bold (at least in our mind...Lol). She was spot on and we are very happy with her suggestions. Painting is going on as we speak, and as the various colors are going on, we see it all coming together and becoming a warm and welcoming home! We would love to work with her again someday, and highly recommend her services.

We would highly recommend Ruthie Staalsen Interiors! My husband and I have been trying to get through a complete remodel of our home for quite some time now. We have tried at least 3 others designers with little progress. Ruthie has been invaluable in that she not only has the perfect ideas for us, but she is fabulous at dealing with people who, shall I say, are a little taxing to deal with. I was pleasantly surprised to see how genuinely down to earth she is and so flexible with our desires. Absolutely love the progress we are now making! Thank you, Ruthie!!!!!

Ruthie Staalsen Interiors did a fantastic job on my house. For my living room she used my couch, loveseat and chair and added just the right amount of color and decor to it look like a room you see in a magazine! For my dinning area she replaced my chandelier and redid the decor on the wall and added a centerpiece to the table. What a difference that made! I am very happy with the work that Ruthie did for me and definitely plan on using her again for the bedrooms. She turned my house into a home!

I've never worked with an interior designer before and was a little intimidated but knew I needed some help. Ruthie Staalsen was amazing- she is professional and easy to connect with. I had Ruthie come do a Walk Through/Consultation. She gave me some creative ideas, suggested paint colors and helped me see new possibilities without doing a major overhaul. She's there if I need to run ideas by her, but she empowered me to freshen up my house within my budget. I know she does high end wonderful stuff- but she met me where I was and I really appreciated that.

Ruthie consulted with us regarding redesigning our kitchen. Her vision and input were exactly what we needed to feel empowered to move ahead with this project. We really appreciated her attention to detail and her helpful suggestions- she especially helped us think outside of the box, and she also had great ideas about making small updates that will make a big difference. Additionally, she was able to clearly narrow down all of the major decisions regarding paint and cabinet color so that we no longer feel overwhelmed by all of the decisions and choices that come along with this type of project.

Ruthie came to my house for a two hour consultation. We walked through my house and talked while I frantically took notes. Ruthie helped pick paint colors, gave input on floorplans and design changes to make to our house. We got so much accomplished in two hours and now I feel like I know what direction to go in design wise in our new house. Ruthie was professional, knowledgeable and had great ideas on how to reuse or make existing pieces work with just minor changes. I look forward to working more with Ruthie in the future!

When I showed my friend Ruthie's design collages, he said, "I like her sense of style" She has an eye for simplistic yet classic designs. Ruthie knew that my house was a rental and she drafted a design plan that let me have choices that fit my budget. She kept in constant touch with the contractors and fixed problems right away. I could not have done this renovation without her help. I learned to trust Ruthie when she said , "It will look fabulous, " it always did!

Today was the BEST day! I loved every single second of my consultation. Ruthie Staalsen made my house come alive with her ideas, suggestions and she is the sweetest lady!

My husband and I recently moved into our home and while we haven't been ready to undertake a full renovation project, we wanted to find ways to make the house feel like 'us'. I fell in love with Ruthie's style after browsing her designs online, and decided a two hour in-home consultation would be a really good fit for our needs. I can't recommend Ruthie highly enough - she gave me some amazing ideas and suggestions while being really considerate of budget, explaining how to use some items that we already had and small tweaks that we can make that would make a really big difference in the feel of our rooms. I love décor and design, but with more space than I've ever had, I was feeling overwhelmed about where to start and how to tie everything together. Ruthie gave me more great ideas for next steps in 2 hours than I've been able to come up with in almost 12 months, and I am SO grateful (as is my ever-patient husband who now feels like we actually have an intentional and budget-friendly plan in place). Thank you, Ruthie!!

Ruthie was very professional and very easy to work with. She helped us to think outside the box and really got to know us and what we wanted out of the rooms that we needed help with. She made us feel very comfortable and we only had to meet a few times, which was really nice. The price was very reasonable and her recommendations and putting everything together was excellent. She has a gift.

Ruthie was AMAZING!!! I was so impressed with her attention to detail and her vision for how to pull everything together. She brought so much fun and life into our home while staying on budget. Extremely professional and her love for what she does shined through. We can't thank her enough and will highly recommend her!!!

Ruthie is great to work with! She listens to what you want and is great at understanding your style and what you are going for. She makes suggestions all the while taking your style and budget into consideration. She takes your ideas and expands upon them to make your room even better than what you imagined it to be. She can completely take over your project if you want or will help in varying degrees and is great at knowing that balance. She can push you to take risks or will completely stay within your comfort zone depending on what you allow her to do. I also like that she will work with existing pieces that you have and want to keep. I have worked with her on multiple projects and would definitely recommend her.

We hired Ruthie to help us with a remodel of our entry-way, kitchen, and family room / den. She not only accomplished some jaw-dropping transformations of these spaces, but helped us with a few updates in other areas, as well, to achieve an overall cohesive refresh of our first floor. It's like a whole new house! She opened up the kitchen area immensely by removing a pillar and gave the room some real character by adding the open beam between the kitchen/breakfast room. She added a sliding barn-door, with a chic herringbone pattern, to give us the option of closing off our music room. New paint everywhere, painted stairs, and a gorgeous stair runner brightened up the entry way and new light fixtures in every room helped us move from "dated" to "on trend." She really listened to us and was able to use a lot of our favorite pieces in the final design... making the finished product very personal. The "reveal" on install day was nothing short of magnificent. I felt like I was the star of a show on HGTV, so surprised and delighted at the final product. I just couldn't believe it was OUR HOME!!!

My husband and I have had the pleasure of working with Ruthie on several of our decorating needs. So when we decided to renovate our kitchen there was never a question of who we wanted to work with on the project. We were a little overwhelmed by the decisions to be made but Ruthie was by our side every step of the way. We have been extremely pleased with the finished project and are so grateful for Ruthie and her crew. We highly recommend her for any of your decorating or renovation needs.

Ruthie was an outstanding asset to our home improvement project! I was completely overwhelmed at the thought of even getting started, and from the very first minute we spoke, Ruthie was able to calm my fears and point me in the right direction. She has a wonderful sense of style and grace, and helped us make decisions that would fit both our home and our budget. I would highly recommend her expertise for any home improvement project.

Ruthie is incredible! We had an amazing experience with DecRenew and our house has been transformed. She really listened to what we wanted, our budget, etc. and created what was absolutely perfect for us. She's very creative and her ideas were inventive and bold and while that caused us to think outside our comfort zone, that was exactly the point. We didn't want to stay in our comfort zone but to expand into a new one. Our house is now warm, inviting, comfortable and a place where we want to be and where we want to bring our friends to. I highly recommend Ruthie and DecRenew!

I highly recommend Ruthie for your interior design needs! She is easy to work with and very talented at what she does!

In March of 2016 my husband and I decided it was time to update our almost twenty year old home. Not feeling totally confident about a color scheme and other details and after reading reviews of designers here on Houzz, we chose to hire Ruthie to do walk-through consultation and to nudge us into moving outside of the proverbial "builders beige" box. It is some of the best money we've spent in terms of the concrete ideas she shared with us, the money she saved us, and also with her recommendation of a general contractor. Throughout the process, we felt we were treated professionally, and our home was treated with respect. We took her ideas and fleshed them out to suit our budget and personal tastes, making this home truly ours. We couldn't be happier with the result. Everyone who sees it says our home looks brand new! Without reservation, we recommend Ruthie and her contractor, Thomas Olguin! Both were such a pleasure to do business with because of their integrity, beautiful design, and their craft and know how to produce a beautiful outcome! Thank you!

My husband and I initially hired Ruthie to consult on remodeling our kitchen and living room. We didn't even have a contractor yet. Our home was built in 1972 and the kitchen was really a disaster. We had old tile throughout, low ceilings, old appliances and cabinets that had been repainted many many times. We have four kids, so we wanted to open up the kitchen more to our living room and create a central meeting place where everyone could be together. Our home was also very dark. Although we had tons of windows, the low ceilings really blocked the light from coming through. I had a vision of how I wanted the finished product to look, but Ruthie gave my husband and I suggestions we wouldn't even have thought of. Her advice was fantastic. We ended up hiring her as a full time consultant (not as the lead project manager) and ended up using her contractor as well (Thomas Olguin). I will never use another designer or contractor on future remodels of my home. Ruthie, Tommy and his crew from start to finish were absolutely fantastic, professional, detailed and I just couldn't be happier with the finished product. If you're ever looking to spend money on a big or small project, Ruthie is affordable and can adjust to what you're looking for. I even had her help me shop for furniture after the finished project. Just a great experience!

I hired Ruthie to help decorate my open concept living and dining room. Not only did she draw up a plan to use the space efficiently, her creative ideas and use of color sparked a sense of home and happiness in the space. Her team did an excellent job of taking my old furniture and giving it new life by recovering and restyling it. Thanks Ruthie!

I have been utilizing Ruthie's expertise for about 9 yrs, three houses later. She is the "color expert"!! No one else can beat her. She is fast, fun and current. She has saved us a lot of money, because we get it right the First time. We will continue to call upon Ruthie for any of our decorating needs.

We have our own general contractors to do our major home remodeling project. But we hired Ruthie to do a two-hour walk through before we finalized the plan. She listened to our needs and provided her professional design ideas to incorporate into our existing plan. She is very easy to work with and we will work with her throughout the remodeling project for each milestone to ensure the plan is well executed. Thank you, Ruthie!

Ruthie at DecRenew Interiors helped me so much with my walk thru consultation for my home. I was needing to do some updating for several of my rooms. She helped me so much picking out paint colors, tile selections, and giving suggestions on what to do to tie everything together. She knew I wanted my home to look like a model home and by the time I was finished it did just that! She has such a beautiful eye for detail and is utmost professional! I now follow everything she does and love watching her home transformations and all of the ideas she gives.

I have nothing but great things to say about Ruthie. She's very professional, very talented, and time efficient. I would very highly recommend her.... I loved her work so much I had her decorate my home and loft. You won't be disappointed!!!

Ruthie has worked with myself and Ferguson for over a year now. She is great at helping the customers choose selections. Ruthie thinks outside of the box to give the customers ideas they wouldn't think of on their own. She is always organized and on top of her remodels to ensure on time deliveries to complete her jobs. I would recommend her to anyone wanting to do a remodel.

Ruthie Staalsen of DecRenew Interiors has been such a value to us as we renovate our entire home. She has guided us in the type of wall texture to use, the type and size of wood flooring to put down, the size of crown molding and baseboards, and door designs. Ruthie picked out all of the colors for the paint for our entire house as well as all of the tile for all of the bathrooms and kitchen, a process that could have taken us weeks to decide those things, was done within a few simple hours. She's given us ideas to enhance several features of our home like our ceiling beams and our fireplace. She's given us guidance in kitchen cabinetry, the layout of our master bathroom, and layout of all of the tile in all of the bathrooms. She has picked out material for reupholstering some of our furniture and made that process so much simpler. Ruthie has made our decision-making process so much easier and taken such a great weight off of our shoulders. Ruthie is professional, caring, and confident in her design choices. She has treated our project like it was her own. She has been so responsive to all of our requests and needs. We would highly recommend Ruthie and DecRenew Interiors and we truly appreciate all of the guidance and expertise that she has given us for our home.

Ruthie with DecRenew has done an amazing job for 121 Community Church in regards to decorating our building for Christmas for multiple times. The decor and atmosphere in our building and worship center has made a huge difference after Ruthie got involved! She has also worked with us on getting multiple chair cushions reupholstered and those have been in great shape ever since! We would most definitely use DecRenew Interiors again and would recommend Ruthie to anyone who is looking for great ideas, great designs, a professional look, but also a personal touch and relationship at the same time that you don't find out there today.

I started trying to redecorate our master bedroom and was pleased with the color that the walls had been painted and with my choice of an upholstered headboard but after returning 6 different quilts/coverlets that just never seemed right, I knew that I needed help. We needed curtains to replace the window treatments and due to size, they were going to need to be custom. I couldn't afford to go wrong on the custom curtains (remember, I had returned 6 coverlets). I had never utilized the services of a professional before and so was nervous about the process. DecRenew Interiors made the process so easy. I met with Ruthie Staalsen at my home. She was very mindful of how much I wanted to spend offering a spectrum of services from assisting me on a consultative basis to having her team handle 100% of the project and everything in between. I decided to let her team handle the entire project. My husbands only request for the room was for the drapery to block out the light from the windows and half moon glass so that he could have an afternoon nap! I had my great grandmothers rocking chair which was over 100 years old that needed to be restored and I wanted to incorporate into the room so that I could rock my grand daughter. Ruthie spent some time looking through bedrooms that I had pinned on Pintrest to get an idea of the look that I was drawn to and we discussed specifics such as our need for pet and kid friendly (washable) bedding. It needed to be beautiful and functional! We discussed how much I wanted to be involved in the selection process which for me was just approving the patterns for the drapes and coverlet but I left the rest of the design and selection to her team. The day of installation, I went to work. When they were done, I came home and Ruthie "revealed" our bedroom (just like an HGTV show) and words cannot describe the transformation. The room was everything that we had asked for and more! My husband was ecstatic over the solution to the windows and the ability to darken the room (including the covering for the half moon window that had annoyed him for so many years). My rocking chair was restored and recovered to match the drapery, a beautiful and functional storage bench had been added which also served to store my grand daughters toys and diapers, new nightstands, bedding, and wall decorations. The team shopped through my house and selected items that I already owned to decorate some of the bedroom pulling it together with new lamps, and other items that they had purchased to make sure that the room still had a familiar feel to us. I absolutely would recommend DecRenew Interiors to anyone looking to redecorate or refresh a room or an entire house (especially for those of us that know what we like but can never seem to pull it off by ourselves)!! Before and after photos below (and I wont need to tell you which is the before)!

The results were amazing! I love everything and look forward to working with them again on some other home updates.

After 20 years in our house and with our children away at college, it was time for a major updating! We knew what we wanted, but we needed an expert's advice and guidance - DecRenew Interiors was the perfect solution for us. Ruthie has an outstanding eye and the final product is above and beyond anything we could have ever imagined! She listened to our desires, politely advised and suggested, and oversaw the entire project, including interfacing and communicating with the contractors. Any problems or concerns, Ruthie resolved quickly and in a professional manner. We highly recommend DecRenew Interiors!

Ruthie did a "walk-thru" with me and I found it amazingly helpful. We've lived in this home for about 13 years and done remodeling along the way, so I was happy with the way a lot of my house looked. But I was looking for a little guidance on ways to update some areas and finally give the entire house a finished, pulled together look. She walked with me from room to room and offered ideas and advice on paint color choices, rearranging the furniture and accessories I already have, how to rework some furnishings I owned to make them better in the space as well as ideas on pieces I might want to add. It helped me to bounce some of my ideas off of her and hear her feedback. I am relatively experienced with diy projects and have a pretty good eye for what I like, but I was feeling stumped with decorating a few rooms and also about finishing touches. After the walk-thru I felt very inspired. I had so many notes, that I had to sit down and rewrite them in a more orderly way. I immediately began to implement some of the suggestions right away and am looking forward to starting a few other projects in the next couple of months. It is nice to see immediate results from the few minor changes I've already made and now I feel much more confident with a plan of action that I can slowly start to implement as time and budget permits. I plan to hire Ruthie again. I love her taste and style - fresh and collected and liveable. I'm so glad I found her on Houzz!

Ruthie has the most incredible, unique ideas! She has a special talent for color, and for me she did a fabulous job of combining my style and my husband's very different style so that we are both very pleased. Ruthie is pleasant and professional and we worked together extremely well.

DecRenew Interiors revived a blah entryway/great room. My family has different tastes and color preferences and all of this was well blended into a beautiful space my family can truly enjoy. Ruthie took the time to understand what our preferences were and put together a space that has received a variety of compliments: "grand but still comfortable", "soothing" "fantabulous!" The best decision I ever made was to let a professional do my decorating so I'm making plans for Ruthie to come back for my kitchen! =)

Ruthie and her team just completed an install on our home - the 5th home she's done for us! Each time, we are absolutely amazed at what she is able to do using the "modest" furnishings we have and mixing in a few new things - every time the items are used in a completely different way that just "works" for that home. She has a true gift for making a home feel "put together" and classic, yet relaxing. As my husband says, she seems to know us and what we want even when we don't know exactly what we want. The end result is nothing we could have ever done on our own and is just perfect. We are so thankful to Ruthie for turning our house into a home we are proud of! We love having a home that makes people say "wow!" when they walk in, but is still comfortable enough for all to enjoy (kids included!). Thank you!

Ruthie and her team at DecRenew Interiors were fantastic to work with on a living room project in my home. From the initial meeting thru completion, I felt confident in her abilities and expertise. The end results blew me away! I would highly recommend Ruthie to my friends and neighbors, and I will definitely use Ruthie again.

I first used Ruthie's services last year to help with a major remodel of my kitchen. I was so pleased with the result that I hired her again to update my family room and formal living/dining area. Although I originally planned to use her consultation walk-thru service just to get some suggestions for design and color selection, I was so impressed with her ideas and her enthusiasm that I knew I wanted her help with the project from start to finish. Ruthie is very intuitive and attentive in the design process; she is wonderful at blending new furnishings and accessories with the things that I already owned and loved. The contractors that she works with for construction, paint, tile, and floorwork are all professional and reliable. Thank you, Ruthie, for making my 20 year old home feel new and beautiful again!

My husband and I were planning to renovate our family room and dining room. He was planning to do the work, and we had a few ideas that we wanted to use, but need a "master plan". Ruthie did an amazing job! She came in and really listened to our vision , and then began walking through our house and making suggestions. I love the fact that she suggested using some of the things we already have in a different spot in the house. The whole consultation was positive and energetic. She not only made suggestions, but told us where to go look for our stone, tile, rugs, etc. When the consultation was over, we felt much more ready to tackle the job. Since that time, I have emailed Ruthie with a couple of questions, and she has been quick to respond. We both loved working with Ruthie, and would highly recommend her consultation services!

I have used DecRenew several times throughout the years. I have lots of questions for many different rooms in my house. So, I prefer the "Walk-Thru Consultation." Ruthie is nice and honest. I feel very comfortable talking and discussing things with her. It is worth the money to have peace of mind about my choices and ideas.

So far we have been very impressed with the service and advise we have received from Ruthie at DecRenew Interiors. We spent 2 hours doing a 'walk-through' consultation of our home. Ruthie was very good about offering great suggestions on paint, art work, etc. We have now hired her to assist with some remodeling work. Looking forward to working with her.

I was so happy I contacted Ruthie. She was able to assist me online in making selections during the design process. After sending her pictures she made suggestions and cast a vision for the space. Her ideas are timeless and beautiful!

I live in Iowa but hired Ruthie from DecRenew Interiors to remodel a home that my company had purchased in Texas close to one of our facilities and asked her to make it into a corporate home where our employees could stay when they were down there on business. She did an amazing job and we are so pleased with the results. She listened to what I wanted and the vision I had for the place and transformed it into the perfect home. She was easy to work with and kept me informed of everything as the remodeling progressed. Through email and phone, she was able to communicate with me on everything as needed. I hope to use her again in the future and would highly recommend her to anyone else who is in need of remodeling or decorating. Sherryl Bills-Taylor Red Giant Oil

Ruth recently decorated our dining room and added beautiful touches to our adjoining living room. She is a master at color, and is able to listen to the client's needs and requests, and then translate them into something so much more than was expected. She worked quickly and was a consummate professional. An additional bonus for me was that she used local suppliers as much as possible. The room was a big hit on a recent house tour.

I hired Ruthie to help me completely redo my living room and get some advice on other parts of the house. She was fantastic to work with! She listened attentively to my preferences and made alterations as needed. She was patient and fun and brought great ideas to the table. The way I feel about the rooms that she worked on is night & day compared to before I hired her....People walk in and say how amazing it looks all the time. I would definitely hire her again for further decorating needs!

Ruthie was the perfect person to help us renew our home. She's insightful but always respected our choices and budget in helping us make our home new again. I would hire her again in a minute and have recommended her to several friends.

My house is finally our home!! We built a new home almost a year ago and have not decorated a single thing. Now, our home is complete with old and new, expertly created by Ruthie Staalsen. She came into our home and worked with our budget and style. I am in awe of our new space and how everything works to be warm and cozy and inviting. I can't wait to have her start on Phase 2!!

Ruthie is seriously awesome. This was the first time that I have used an interior designer, and Ruthie was great to deal with and made the experience really easy for me. She was willing to work with my budget and was really honest about what elements were essential to the design and what could be added later or done a little more inexpensively. With no natural talent at design, I just placed my trust in Ruthie and I was not disappointed.

Ruthie at DecRenew completely transformed our living room. She was very receptive, easy to work with, and is truly gifted at what she does! She has a great understanding of scale, texture, mixing beautiful fabrics, and pulling it all together with the perfect accessories. Thank you and job well done, DecRenew!

My wife and I moved into our current home nearly three years ago and while had an eye for the 'bigger things', continued to struggle putting it all together. After looking through several decorators this past year, we settled on Ruthie as her vintage eclectic style seemed to mesh well with our tastes. We started with a walk-through consultation and were ecstatic with her recommendations and suggestions. We have already started with several projects! After completing several of these projects and purchasing our 'bigger things', Ruthie and her team are scheduled to assist with finishing out the room with accessories and style. We can't wait!

After recently moving into a large, open loft space, I couldn't decide what to do with it! Too many options...too many possibilities. I was stuck. After meeting with Ruthie at DecRenew Interiors, I knew I'd met the designer who could help me. She found out my likes/dislikes and did an inventory of all the pieces I loved and was determined to keep in my new place. She did her magic, came back to me with ideas and I loved everything she showed me (fabrics, chairs, rugs, tables, etc.) She made my large, open space feel like a home and most importantly, it looked and felt like MY home! We're about to start working on Phase 2 of my home and I can't wait!

Ruth has impeccable taste and her designs are like a breath of fresh air. If you're looking for a GREAT decorator for any room in your house, I would definitely recommend Ruth with DecRenew Interiors. There's no job too big or too small! She simply helped me arrange my own furniture and where to place my own pictures, wall hangings and other decorative items. It transformed my house.

Ruth was hired to prepare a design for out welcome center. She did an excellent job. Would use her services again. The plan was creative and well developed. David Knutson at SIL International

We have had Ruthie work with us over several projects, starting with selling our home in ~2009, through current projects in 2014. On our first project with Ruthie, she helped us stage and update our home without us spending a lot of money. That was a bad time to try and sell a house, but many of the realtors commented that our home viewed better than any in the neighborhood. I truly believe Ruthie's advice helped us sell our home. We then purchased a "fixer-upper" and have been working on it in stages. Ruthie has saved us hours of time on decisions about paint, tile, countertops, cabinets, etc. She really listens to us to understand our distinct styles and tastes. We have always been very pleased with the outcome of Ruthie's advice. Ruthie is also a great person and very fun to be around. We always enjoy our time with her.

Did a great job of mixing our exhausting decor with new items to totally transform the house!! Our entry, living room and dining room look brand new.

DecRenew Interiors has helped me in two different homes transform and renew my spaces!! I had a difficult time choosing paint colors and in both homes they helped me choose all of the colors to make the home flow and also to choose updated colors that fit my style, but were also current!! I have needed help with furniture placement, wall decor, hanging - you name it, they have helped me transform my home into a space that I love and find warm and inviting. The owner, Ruth, is pleasant and uses time extremely well and efficiently to help you. She is honest, kind and very fun to work and communicate with. I would be happy to entertain in my home because of DecRenew Interiors. I highly recommend if you are looking for someone with amazing creativity and someone who can take what you already have and make it come alive in your home while also adding new/updated elements that fit your style and budget! We are one very pleased and happy home & will use them again! Many of our friends have also had DecRenew in their homes and have been very please with the help and design ideas!!

Ruthie came up with a design plan that met my needs for storage and beautifully updated a small bathroom in a 47 year old house that still looked like it belonged in a house that age. She also overcame my objections to a color palette outside my comfort zone and the result is a look that is beautiful and functional. I cannot imagine that room being any different than it turned out to be. The use of materials chosen and the seemingly "small" touches combined to give a classy and spacious look to this room.

DecRenew provided me with room designs after a very extensive remodel I had completely changed the colors I had previously used and was lost on how to use any of my old furniture and decorations. Ruthis met with me and presented a plan with complete cost. She added new pieces and used alot of my old and loved items. She stayed on budget. It was a pleasure working with her team She totally captured the feel I wanted. She is reliable and finishes her work. It was a wonderful experence.

We hired Ruthie to give us her expertise on creating an updated look for our living area, kitchen and entryway. We couldn't be happier with the results! She listened to what we wanted and was able to integrate some of the permanent elements of our home and give suggestions for simple updates. She assisted us in choosing some of the more important areas such as flooring and paint colors which we never would have gravitated to on our own. We highly recommend Ruthie if you are wanting a fresh new updated look and are unsure where to start!

I always thought that I couldn't afford the expense of a decorator. After meeting Ruthie Staalsen and discussing our kitchen remodeling plans, she reassured me that she welcomes clients with all sizes of budgets. My oh my was she right! She provided great design ideas that stayed within my budget and the result is a gorgeous kitchen that i am most proud. Ruthie listens and then she provides you with a design plan that goes above and beyond your expectations. We fell in love with her choice of a slate looking porcelain for the kitchen floor and all the other materials she chose were an ideal complement to the tile. I must say she pushed us out of our bland comfort zone and I couldn't be more pleased. I also must add that her recommended contractors were wonderful. They kept you in the loop on progress, arrived on time, were excellent craftsmen, cleaned up each day and were nice people to boot. All in all a great experience from beginning to end.

Few words to describe her-Friendly, Knowledgable, Creative and Affordable. She is helping us to choose the colors and design of our Salon/Spa. It is coming up as we wished. Thanks Ruth for all your expertise......

We hired Ruthie Staalsen of Decrenew to do a "Walk Through Consulatation" in our home - focusing specifically on what things we should invest in improving as we prepare to sell our home in the next two years. She was excellent, practical, creative and honest regarding what things were worth an investment and what things should be lower priorities or not considered at all. She had ideas that we would have never thought of ourselves - and some creative solutions to areas of concern. She was also able to give us specific contractor recommendations, specific color suggestions and details on hardware, furniture and accessory placement, etc. The consultation was WELL WORTH the money we spent!

Ruthie Staalsen gave us the confidence to do a major remodel in the home we purchased. Her guidance in choosing each detail, from the flooring to the paint colors to the granite in the kitchen, created such a beautiful result. Her attention to detail created a polished and unified decor and added that WOW factor to our remodel. Even 18 months later, we are so pleased with each choice we made!

Ruthie Staalsen made my dreams come true. I can easily give her my highest recommendation. She took our outdated home and made it pop! It is now stunning, classy and elegant. We couldn't be happier. We did a complete home remodel, update and renew. It seemed like an overwhelming task for me to tackle on my own, so I hired Ruthie. She had remodeled my friends home, which I loved, so I had complete confidence in her abilities and taste. From my first meeting with Ruthie, I knew this was going to be fun and exciting. The minute she walked in my house she started sharing her wonderful ideas and tips to make my house more current. She is extremely confident in her choices which made me feel confident. I knew I had found a treasure! She is professional, experienced and respectful to all. She kept the project on schedule and solved all problems with a positive attitude. The most fun was the install day when Ruthie really works her magic! We came home to color and beauty. Lots of new items to enjoy and old items in new places. So fresh and inviting. Thank you Ruthie! You truly are the best! Linda and Mark Taylor

My husband and I have been compiling remodeling ideas for several years. We have lived in our home for 13+ years and have done occasional remodels/upgrades. As we became empty nesters, we decided to go for it and completely change the style of our home from Country Cottage to Modern/Eclectic – new floors, new kitchen & bathroom granite/backsplash, new cabinets, new hardware, new lighting, new furniture… and new wall colors. Our problem was the wall colors. We have always ended up being too “matchy-matchy” and struggled to get the wall colors just right. Then we found Ruthie – the answer to our prayers! The two-hour consultation with her was worth every penny!! We immediately felt at ease with her and the confidence she exuded in her decisions. She stretched us outside of our comfort zones and, as a result, we can’t wait to finish our project with her recommendations! I will definitely come back to post the "after" pictures...

DecRenew has done decorating consultations in my home 3 times. Each time their guidance, suggestions, and advice have been excellent! They tailor their suggestions to meet MY needs and MY budget and MY taste preferences. They make some changes during the consultation, and also suggest lots of other things I can do myself - some can be done that week and some can be planned for the future. That allows me to plan efficiently and effectively! When we remodeled our master bathroom their design consultation was PRICELESS! They saved us money and made every penny we did invest VERY EFFECTIVE! My bathroom is like it's out of a magazine - it's the favorite room in my home. I look forward to working with them again when I remodel the kitchen!

DecRenew provided us with expert advice all during the process of our master bath renovation. Ruth's help with choices was invaluable. She listened to our preferences and offered selections that were inline with our taste. We were overwhelmed at some phases of the construction and it was very helpful knowing we had her to turn to for input.

Ruthie with DecRenew Interiors was the epitome of professionalism when remodeling our kitchen. She spent several hours listening to our non negotiable items and overall dreams. When she returned to present the plans, we were thrilled to see that she had taken time to include every detail in the design, including additional details to truly pull together our dream kitchen. I could see that she was passionate about her work, and involved me throughout the design and remodel process. Ruthie has a great working relationship with her contractors, and I felt like I had family working in my home every day. The price and time frame Ruthie quoted were spot on! My family and I are in love with our new kitchen! Traditional Home magazine was equally impressed. Ruthie's work in our kitchen was featured in their online Great Kitchens magazine (see before and after photos at http://www.traditionalhome.com/greatkitchens/). We look forward to working with Ruthie again soon on additional projects.

Ruthie of DecRenew Interiors designed all the stage and room decor for our church's annual women's retreat this year. Our theme was "All Things New" so her entire vision was driven by the idea of taking old things and making them new again. Every single piece that she used was so creatively inspired. I believe that Ruthie's biggest strength is her ability to create something from scratch versus just copying something she has seen somewhere else. She is able to see what something CAN be versus just assuming something is worthless just because it is old or even beat up. And her eye for design is so unique because she is able to put things together than to most people wouldn't make sense, but when you see the final product, it makes perfect sense.

Ruth Staalsen has been helping me beautify the inside of my house for over 10 years. She started with a lovely redo of the master bedroom, moved to the kitchen and then on to all three bathrooms. So, of course, when it was time for ideas about the outdoor living space, we called her. She has been instrumental in choosing colors for the screened in porch, offering ideas for outdoor lighting and furniture, and has even helped me picture what the landscaping could look like. She brought samples and then provided all sorts of other resources for us to look at so we could make good decisions about this addition to our family's life. Ruth is full of vision, pays attention to the details, and helps people see the hidden possibilities in each project. I can't imagine remodeling without her gracious guidance!

We hired DecRenew Interiors (Ruthie Staalsen) to do a walk through of each area of our home, suggesting ways we could update and restyle areas of our home. She was wonderfully creative and full of many exciting ideas. We liked her ideas so much that we had her create a design plan for us of three rooms, for an additional fee, which was affordable and very helpful. The plan included color swatches of paints, suggested fabrics, furniture, paint treatments, accessories, and things we discussed, all arranged on a photograph of these rooms as they might look when complete. She presented her ideas electronically, and then we received a color printed plan to keep as a guide. We were given the choice of using her idea plan on our own to find the items or similar pieces to do the work ourselves, or we could have her do a more detailed plan/bid to see how much everything would cost to have Ruthie do all the work for us. Ruthie was fun to work with. She has a friendly and cheerful personality that many would feel comfortable with. She was able to 'nail it' in picking out styles and colors we would like, and I was so impressed. Everything she picked worked well together, and everything complemented other rooms of the house. In the end, we had Ruthie do a full bid for us. I would have loved to use her to do everything she bid, but we decided to conserve money and use the plan she created to try to do some of the work on our own. My bedroom has undergone a wall color change transformation that is lovely. We still have more work to do, but what a beautiful difference already. Goodbye Builder Beige, hello Moody Blue! Ruthie graciously agreed to consult with us as we went along for a consulting fee, and that's fantastic! I've seen photographs of Ruthie's designs on her DecRenew.com blog, Pinterest , and recently in Traditional Home Magazine. Anyone looking for a good designer would benefit from visiting her web pages to get an idea of the things she can do, and possibly asking her to design your room for you. We were very happy.

We built a new Queen Anne Victorian bed and breakfast home, (15,000 square feet under roof with porches, decks, etc.) wanting it to look like one built 100 years ago. Many decorators are only comfortable using new things, with modern details. Ruthie loves re-purposing vintage items, so her ideas adapt to whatever type of house she's decorating. She worked with us throughout the house. The parlor was OK, but not at all welcoming. She added a large rug, rearranged the furniture, and using other things which we already had, made it warm and inviting. Our master bedroom was very "ho-hum." Her choice of fabrics for the comforter and round log-shaped pillow were outstanding. We already had a striped fabric covering the top of the cedar chest, and another fabric on a chair and chaise. We are very happy with the result. We needed some bedside lamps. She chose ones from an online supplier and suggested we purchase them - great choice for color, size and height, with no mark-up by her ordering them then selling to us. She also found a pair of vintage lamps for our library. One of our guest rooms "just didn't work." She suggested moving the bed to another wall. We had a Victorian shelf which we installed over the bed, then she chose a sheer creamy fabric to drape from that. Being older, we have very definite ideas of how we want rooms to look. Ruthie never "bulldozes" like some of the designers you see on TV. Her philosophy is to use things the home owner has and loves, saving a great deal of money. She is such a delightful person, I thoroughly enjoyed working with her, and will again soon.

I have the upmost respect and highest recommendation for Ruthie Staalsen with "DecRenew Interiors". I am a professional working artist and Ruthie has subcontracted me to work in some residential and commercial property contracts. These jobs included murals, faux finishes, texture, furniture restoration, cabinets, custom commissioned paintings and most recently painting cabinet hardware for a custom dresser. Ruthie is very professional, very very talented, she knows exactly how to complete your office space or residential space to the highest quality. From the paint colors, decor, electrical, plumbing, even a whole renovation job, she is the BEST! She is trustworthy, and meets deadlines and best of all meets all your expectations from a Professional Business Owner and client relationship. If you want 100% satisfaction for your project. DecRenew would be your best option! Best Regards, Divine Inspirations Mary Howe, Artist

I hired Ruthie Staalsen of DecRenew Interiors in the summer 2012 to update my downstairs living areas. I really had no idea what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted a change. Ruthie started by getting to know me and how our family lived. From there, she came up with lots of different ideas and options that worked for me and within my budget. This job included new paint for walls and some existing furniture, new drapes, a few new furniture pieces and some reupholstered, new lighting and lots of accent pieces. What was such a nice surprise was that she was able and willing to incorporate many pieces I already had by simply adding some paint or moving the item into a different room. DecRenew uses very professional and reliable contractors and I was very comfortable having them in my home. My entire family is delighted with the finished look and how simple and unobtrusive the whole process was. Ruthie is a breath of fresh air and I am looking forward to working with her again this summer to continue updating some of my upstairs areas.

Ruthie at DecRenew Interiors is an amazing decorator. I spent a lot of time researching decorators in the Dallas area. We moved into our new home from Austin, Texas and wanted something special- elegant with a "comfy" feeling without spending a lot of money. I interviewed several decorators before I decided on Ruthie. Ruthie exceeded our expectations. She met with us, got to know what we wanted and then made color scheme suggestions for our home. We loved every suggestion she made! She then used A LOT of what I already had in our home, added a few new accessories and made our home very warm and comfortable with an elegant interior. We LOVE what she did. YOu cannot g wrong with DecRenew Interiors! They are courteous, respectful, professional, budget conscious, and have ideas we never would have thought of.

Ruthie is an artist! She can take you from drab to fab in a half day's time. She is great at choosing your paint palette and she has redecorated our main entertaining area in our home as well as our reception area at our office.

Ruthie at DecRenew is amazing! We met her 8-9 years ago and she transformed our newly married and messy home into a showcase with a limited budget. She turned our Victorian Roses and Swords/African Jungle motif into a home we absolutely loved. When we moved again, 3 years ago, we had her do a walk through to help us. Again, limited budget but awesome results. Ruthie is incredible with colors. You won't be disappointed. She listens to you and then add class! Thanks, Ruthie!

There are no words to sufficiently review the joyful experience of getting to work with Ruthie. She walked us through a huge remodel, offering such insight & expertise. Ruthie has an extraordinary talent for transforming spaces, and made the entire process enjoyable— from beginning to end! I am still in complete disbelief of the install she did on our entire downstairs, using our items with a few new things. It doesn’t even look like my house. I simply cannot recommend her highly enough!!!

DecRenew was a great experience, Ruthie had the project run smooth and on time. I kept adding to project and she kept the remodel on schedule. Love it.