Testimonials

Nikki Sinclair of Sinclair Design worked with me to remodel my house. This was a major project that entailed renovating the entire bottom floor and part of the top floor, including the staircase. The total area was over 1,000 square feet. The goal was to completely change the style to modern/contemporary and to re-think the use of space. The work included replacing the old tile floor with hardwood, removing a substantial amount of unnecessary drywall, rebuilding the staircase and its railing, installing new doors and new window coverings, installing a new high-end German kitchen, rebuilding the fireplace, re-tiling the vanity bathroom, new lighting, new paint, new furniture, and new rugs. It took four months to complete the project.

Nikki determined what my general requirements and tastes were and searched for all materials needed for the project, from the hardwood flooring to the paint colors. I was given many choices, but Nikki always made sure that in the final selection, all colors, textures, and designs matched harmoniously. Given the scope of the project, I felt this was one of Nikki’s most important contributions as it takes training and skills to juggle so many looks, colors, and finishes. In another major contribution, Nikki suggested re-thinking the purpose of several areas of the floor plan to make better use of the available space. This was a veritable tour-de-force as she essentially overrode the original intent of the architect and vastly improved upon it. Finally, Nikki worked with the kitchen designer to select the right colors and finishes for the cabinets and the countertop. Sinclair Design also designed the new staircase’s railing, fireplace, and a set of built-in bookcases.

Once the project was underway, Nikki worked assiduously with all vendors to acquire the correct materials. She coordinated all deliveries to conform with the project’s timeline and the requirements of the general contractor. She also dealt with vendors when defective products were delivered. I very much appreciated this operational work by Nikki on my behalf as I was not in town during most of the project.

The renovation has been a great success and, in many ways, it exceeds my expectation. The project has benefited so much from Nikki’s professionalism, talents, creativity, knowledge, attention to detail, and diligence. It was a high-end project and given its scope, I am certain it could not have turned out nearly as well as it did without Nikki’s crucial contributions and participation.

My name is Mark Nesti, I am a General Building Contractor performing mostly residential remodels whether a bathroom, kitchen, room addition, exterior living space, or an entire tear down and rebuild. I have been working in San Diego for over 30 years and occasionally work with designers on some projects.

I had the opportunity to work with James and Nikki Sinclair on remodeling their bathroom. Nikki is a designer and James was involved with many of the details on layouts and locations of fixtures, tile, and cabinets.

It is sometimes challenging to have owners work alongside us but not in this case. This was a very welcoming situation after we started to dig into the project. Nikki had put a beautiful design together with specialty tiles, colors, cabinet details and the bathroom looks fantastic along with other projects in their home they had taken on years before we connected.

I would highly recommend Nikki Sinclair whether interior and/or exterior design. The relationship we formed over time from start to finish is one I will hold in high regard through my career as a builder.