Sally Fretwell's Coastal Design
Sally Fretwell's Coastal Design

Sally Fretwell's Coastal Design

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Introduction
Many of my clients know what they like and they just want help, "pulling it all together". Finding upscale and affordable decor, seems to be the focus for my clients, here in the Coastal areas of Florida. Many of the homes in this area just need to be updated, especially the kitchens and bathrooms. Others, are looking to add on a room, or to maximize their over all floor plan footprint. I have great resources for lighting, flooring, furniture, and great custom paint colors that you can see on hand painted boards.My goal is to help my clients be able to articulate their desires and bring their plans to fruition within their budget. Seeing how happy my clients are when they see the end product, makes my job all worth while. The AHHHH HA!! moment when I find products such as cabinets, tiles, flooring, lighting that they love and brings the over all upscale look they were hoping for. Often, my clients do not have time to shop for the home furnishings and accessories, so that is a service that I offer as well. Personal shopping for my clients, saves them money and time. For over 30 years I have been choosing and formulating custom colors for my clients. Here in the Coastal area of Florida, I am honored to assist home and business owners with all of their design and decor needs. Having started, owned, and operated 3 design/paint stores (in the Virginia, Metropolitan D.C. and Maryland areas and New England) with my own private label paint, and designer formulas. Color is my forte. I have written 2 books on architectural design, and 2 books on the "Power of Color" one of which was on Amazon's "Best Seller's" list for over 3 years. Many are simply wanting to use the space they have in a better way. Often, it takes seeing a space with a new set of eyes to see how to revive and bring a space alive. I want people to love the home they live in. Your home should be your sanctuary, where you recharge and feel nurtured. I have a knack for ways to help my clients maximize and utilize their space. Small changes can make a HUGE difference. Seeing my clients frustration with trying to pick paint colors lead me to open my own paint/design stores. The colors you choose can make ALL the difference in how your home or office feels. My colors can be used in any paint line, and I recommend many colors the are user friendly in the PPG-Porter, Sherwin Williams and Ben Moore, and other paint lines color palette. The goal is to use color to bring a space alive. Sometimes all it takes is tweaking a color to get the affect you are looking for. Many clients want to pick the perfect house color for their home that will not clash with the neighbors, as well as be the house you drive by and say, "Wow what a great look, I love that house." After reading my profile and you would like to reach out for a conversation please feel free to call me and we can arrange a time within the week to see your project. Thumbtack charges for inquiries so please only respond on thumbtack if you think I would be someone that you would like to chat further with on your design needs. All the Best, look forward to chatting with you. We also offer a beautiful all wood, dove tail cabinet lines, with CAD designs and precision installation. Often my clients need help with kitchen layout, or an updated look for their bathrooms and kitchens. My husband owned a custom cabinet company in New England and has a keen eye for customizing designs that maximize our clients space. Cheers Sally
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2 employees

29 years in business

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SunClosedMon8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Dianne R.
May 26, 2024
Sally deserves 50 stars… not only is she an amazing, gifted designer and color consultant, but also a lovely person, who is sweet, very down to earth, and funny! She is very professional, and at the same time treats you like a good friend, very warm, kind and a pleasure to work with! Her thorough knowledge about color, paint and architecture, as well as, her understanding of the base paints of all the manufacturers is incredible, and turned out to be a tremendous help! Before I found Sally, I struggled for close to two years to find an exterior color for our house, trying at least 40 paint samples from different manufacturers, swatching them on the house for months in oppressive Florida heat, and in the end had to stop the exterior paint job midway because the color turned out so awful! It was a nightmare, I had no idea how I was going to come up with a color, and was at my wit’s end, consumed by the fear of picking the wrong color again, I felt paralyzed…and then it was like a godsend that I found Sally! She was the only one that helped me and truly cared not only about helping me pick an exterior color, but saving my sanity! So, it is with great pleasure that I HIGHLY recommend Sally! She knew immediately what color the exterior of our house needed, and since none of the colors I tried from other manufacturers worked on our house, (and I tried them all), I was so happy to find out that Sally has her own custom colors, and with the beautiful clean bases that she uses, it makes all the difference. Sally’s Coastal custom color, “Sea Island” a beautiful warm white, turned out to be the perfect color for our Spanish Mediterranean house! With Sally’s help and color choices, our house went from having a dreadful, dingy color with terrible trim that made the architecture of the house look all disjointed, to a beautiful luxurious, upscale look that makes our home feel grand, and really highlights our architectural elements. She took all of the fixed elements on our house into account, we are amazed how her choice of color set off our 20 year old salmon colored roof and paver tones so beautifully, and now draws light into our tower entryway, where before it looked like a dark and dreary dungeon! She knows that your home is your sanctuary, and is honored to be asked for help. She is very humble, truly cares, and puts her heart and soul into helping you! She taught me that light filled, warm, and inviting spaces creates an upscale environment. One of the first things she said to me when she saw my dreary exterior color was, that we want it to be “Dianne’s Happy Home”, we joked about it after, even giving one of the paint samples that name, and now as I look at our house I can say with joy in my heart it is “Dianne’s Happy Home”! Thank you Sally for all of your help in making our home a beautiful sanctuary, we feel blessed to have you in our life!
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Michael F.
Jun 21, 2019
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I cannot say enough good things about working with Sally. We had no prior experience working with an interior designer, so we were a bit intimidated going into the project. Sally was fantastic from start to finish. She contacted us and listened to our ideas, afterwards providing a recommended path forward. Then she came to our house and worked with us on paint recommendations, as well as provided furniture and accessory recommendations from various web sites. Her knowledge on paint is thoroughly impressive (you can buy her book on Amazon!), and she is very fun. Essentially, you pay for her time, with no hidden fees or product commissions to bias her judgment. And she has a network of skilled trades to get the job done efficiently. We give Sally our highest recommendation and will not hesitate to contact her for our next project. Neither should you ;)

Details: Design of 1 - 2 rooms • Office space • Living room • 1,000 - 1,500 sq ft • Color palette / paint selection • Furniture selection • Accessories / art selection • Space planning / layout • Coastal • Midcentury Modern • The interior designer travels to me

Interior Design
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Swetha K.
May 11, 2019
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First met her for the paint consultation in April 2018, I have made the best decision she has so much experience and knowledge about colors and paints, not only paints she gave a lot of ideas for decors and decorations around the house. one of the best designer in this area who will go by the customer vision. I told her what I want, she came with a lot of options, after picking the colors and started painting, I had my doubts but she reassured me and it turned out to be very nice and got the output as expected. Even at the short notice, she squeezed me in for the same day appointment, one of the best interior designers with down to earth personality and in future if I need any design services will get in touch with her.

Details: Design of 3 - 4 rooms • Living room • Dining room • Kitchen • Office space • 1,000 - 1,500 sq ft • Color palette / paint selection • Space planning / layout • Furniture selection • Window treatments selection • Accessories / art selection • Lighting selection • Contemporary • Midcentury Modern • I want the designer to be involved throughout the entire project • I travel to the interior designer • The interior designer travels to me

Interior Design
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Andy W.
Apr 14, 2023
Sally made multiple trips to our new home construction site to help us with interior and exterior paint selections. She also weighed in and provided guidance on other architectural details. It was extremely helpful to have Sally as a design consultant on our project and we would recommend her without reservation!
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Kathleen C.
Nov 16, 2023
Sally consulted with us on interior and lanai paint colors. We could not be happier with the results. She was knowledgeable, easy to work with and extremely responsive and helpful. We would love to work with Sally again!
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Sally Fretwell Seemann