Karen Johnston

I performed a full renovation with 2nd story addition on my Morningside home in 2010. After working with the architect who did a wonderful job on the house, I decided to bring Karen in to improve the kitchen and wine room layout. Karen was professional and not only delivered one design but two so I could have options. I threw her a curve ball and liked half of one design and half of the other. She merged those into one beautiful design. She delivered my dream kitchen. After being in the city for 20 years and entertaining in the kitchen space, I decided to sell my sweet house and move out of the city. My house sold very quickly and the feedback from all potential buyers was a beautiful kitchen design. Karen is excellent at her artistry and I hope I can work with her again on my next home.

I hired Karen Johnston to create plans for a kitchen and bath remodel. She focused on usability and flow and came up with the perfect plan for both, with an added bonus of master closets and new office space. Karen had so many great ideas and suggestions that I hadn’t considered. She also offered multiple options during the design phase, making it easy to visualize and decide on the best path. Karen is super easy to work with, and extremely creative and knowledgeable. You should definitely consider her for any home remodeling needs.

Karen is an absolute professional! Her attention to detail, was extremely important to me, in addition, she turned our plans in a timely manner and the results were outstanding! My absolute recommendation on her services.

Karen was recommended to us by Ernie Hartfield. And he was right on. Karen is professional, explains the options and has a way of seeing your space differently. She comes up with great concepts and works diligently to make them work exactly how you want them. Thank you Karen for the work on our home. I’m so excited for my new kitchen!

I can not recommend Karen enough. Not only is she a Master Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer, but she was the first designer who didn't just want to come in and want to demolish everything we have and start from scratch. She was able to design it while carefully listening to our needs and utilizing our space. She worked hard to keep the locations of plumbing and gas lines where they are now to help minimize the extensiveness of the work but worked it a whole new way we never thought of before. I absolutely love the design she came up with and can not wait to see how the finished product looks. She did such a great job with our kitchen we had her design a bathroom as well. I can not say enough good things about Karen.

Karen was incredibly helpful when I recently needed some kitchen appliance advice. She's got a great eye and excellent ideas. I highly recommend hiring her for any kitchen project!

Karen is the first person I call about any remodel in our house. We chose Karen for her vision, professionalism and practical approach to existing floor plans/budgeting constraints for our kitchen & keeping room remodel in 2011. It was a major remodel with new cabinetry, granite countertops, new appliances. The whole process from design, blueprints, cabinetry/granite selection to the installation was very professional and top-notch. She prepared concept drawings, blueprints, recommended the company for granite installation (Creative Stone), guided the Lowe's kitchen pro on cabinetry modifications and partnered with installation company (Brownlow and Sons) on all aspects of the design-built. I have since came back to her for advice on paint color selection, lightning fixtures selection, stair case update, carpet selection and current master bathroom remodel. I highly recommend Karen Johnston and look forward to working with her on more projects in the future.

Karen Johnston was the designer for my kitchen and I highly recommend her work. I have what I like to call caviar tastes without the matching budget! She really understood the look I was going for and helped me accomplish it without having to break the bank. Karen is very creative and professional, and importantly, fun to work with! I look forward to working with her again in the future on other projects.

Karen helped us to remodel our kitchen and did a terrific job. She was very thoughtful about the layout and design, allowing us to maximize space while still keeping our existing floorplan to minimize expense. She was very knowledgeable about the various options we had from cabinets, fixtures, appliances, etc., etc. And she worked with us to maximize our budget while ensuring that we would be satisfied with the final outcome - the opposite of penny-wise and pound-foolish. We are extremely pleased with both aesthetics and function! When we had a dishwasher leak

I was forced by a mold invasion to remodel my entire kitchen. After dealing with insurance and finding a general contractor I contacted Karen Johnston who has helped me with other projects in my home. That contact launched a 4 month project. Karen who now works in the Lowe's cabinet dept was there to advise me every step of the way. She, as always, is professional and detailed. But perhaps the most important attribute is patience with my lack of experience in remodeling and large jobs. I never doubted what we were doing and maintained that confidence until the very end. I highly recommend Karen Johnston to anyone who is facing a kitchen do over. She has years of experience and a great person to person manner.

Karen is currently a designer at Lowe's, which is who I went through. Service, design and communication are great. Project is nearly complete.