A warm welcome embraces you in homes designed by Carol Freedman. With thoughtful practicality and an exceptional eye for detail, she creates homes that are unmistakably comfortable, stylish and personal. Known for her special eye for color, Carol typically begins projects by creating a color concept and style direction to incorporate throughout a residence. Room layouts, furniture and fabrics are then selected which build upon this concept and reflect the client's distinct design concerns. She believes that 'real life' must factor into thoughtful design; therefore she is accustomed to creating spaces friendly to children, families and house pets.
Through all stages of the design process, Carol Freedman is consistently involved. From concept development through installation, she and her team of highly experienced professionals are responsive to each client's distinct requirements.
Carol Freedman is sensitive to the changing landscape of factors affecting the design industry. Environmental concerns, green concepts and ecologically sound products will continue to inform design selections. Carol Freedman Design stays attuned to these factors and their implications for each client's project. The unique perspective that she brings to her work is a product of her diverse experiences in urban/environmental planning, consulting, textiles and interior design. Carol Freedman is an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers.
"I really enjoyed working with Carol and I am very pleased with the results. Carol has a great sense of color and aesthetics, and a sound vision of overall design and composition for a room. She combined her ideas along with the preferences I had expressed to come up with a transitional style which balances traditional and contemporary designs. Carol works with pleasure, persistence, and a sense of humor."
- Lisa Claudy Fleischman, Chevy Chase, MD
"Working with Carol is a pleasure from start to finish. She has an amazing sense of color and puts things together in very inventive ways. She is so talented. And, she is so organized--she makes it really easy. I would recommend her 100%!"
- Julie Chapman, Chevy Chase, MD
"We used Carol's firm for spacing & layout recommendations when we renovated our kitchen and great room ten years ago. We still enjoy the benefits every day from the counter & cabinet arrangements; the built-ins; and the overall layout that Carol designed. All of the elements designed by Carol have truly stood the test of time! When my company relocated to new office space in 2006, we contracted with Carol to do color, carpet and furniture selections. Another huge success! It's rare that visitors fail to comment on how much they like our offices. What they don't realize is that we were on a limited budget, and it was Carol's expertise that gave us a space that's beautiful, functional and one-of-a-kind. Thank you, Carol!!"
- Terry Walsh Roberts, Chevy Chase, MD
"Carol did a superb job helping me plan and choose furniture for a new apartment."
- Beth Preiss, Washington, DC