A dear friend worked with her for three months. Nothing was accomplished. Beckwith doesn't listen and has her own ideas. Inflated monthly bills plus a retainer added up to thousands. Beckwith then quit and wouldn't refund a dime. A reputable NYC decorator was consulted and equally appalled.

Working with Karen always brings great surprises in her creativity, color, and fabric choices, plus she's on top of it when it comes to the details and on-time service. I love working with Karen and have done several home projects with her.

Before: Can you fix this? My six year old wont go in there![A client's plea regarding an existing powder room with black wallpaper, black toilet, black fixtures, black tile floor and black granite sink.]After: Thank youIts so pretty! Its not a cave any more, and every surface at kid level is stain-proof!Thank you both so much for helping me to make our new house a home! Im so happy with how everything turned out. You were both so wonderful to work with and I certainly appreciate all that you did for us. I miss seeing you!It is difficult to find the words to describe our gratitude to you for your dedication, professionalism, hard work, and commitment to making our Lenox house into the home of our dreams.You brought form, spirit, and life into our home and truely managed to capture our desires even when we were not sure of them ourselves. We have received nothing but compliments on our taste from family and guests. As an added plus you were an absolute joy to w