Roseman Residence Riverwoods, IL

Designer: Virginia Kipka Grabowski

“We met Virginia about two years ago, as we were building our dream house in Riverwoods, IL. Virginia is one of those rare people who understands both construction and interior design. She has the innate ability to integrate her architectural plan with interior design requirements to meet the needs of the customer. She has high quality standards and demands the same of subcontractors. Her strong communication skills with trades people and an understanding of construction requirements enhances her ability to provide a creative atmosphere to achieve unique or basic design requirements for the customer. She maintains a cost conscious atmosphere consistent with the expectation of the client.”

“We were so impressed with Virginia’s knowledge. She designed all the lighting requirements through out our house. She worked with us to select the lighting fixtures that complemented our color scheme, and recently she even drew an outdoor, lighting landscape plan with lights selected to accent our outdoor decor.”

“She has an impeccably strong knowledge of granite, marble, Corian, slate, and other tile or countertop materials that are known to man. She has current and working knowledge of the latest plumbing fixtures and cabinetry designs, all of which rounds out her ability to design master bathrooms suites, kitchens, home offices, and family rooms. Having been on tour with her to many furniture showrooms, she clearly tailors her perspectives to the tastes of her client. She does not impose design requirements, but rather provides different options. She expresses her opinion in a tasteful manner and strives to understand the life style of her client when making suggestions.”

“We are now in year three of working with Virginia. She has designed every room in the house including our kitchen, bathrooms, custom designed an office, custom designed cabinetry for our family room (with future waterfall), dining room and has provided a keen insight into our future choices. During this process, she has provided architectural drawings of her ideas. She has always been receptive to our input on her designs in order to provide the best result. Her visualization of space and color coordination is impeccable. Window treatment design is another area where she excels, as evidenced by our family room valances which people rave about.”

“Virginia is results oriented, responsive and is respective of others. Her enthusiasm, knowledge and creativeness are key traits that we admire and appreciate when working with her. We unequivocally recommend Virginia.”

-Judy and Ted Roseman, Riverwoods, IL