“I’d been thinking about remodeling my 50’s Streng Bros. home for ten years. Being a single woman and having previously experienced disappointment with contractors, I was a little “gun shy” of hiring someone. I had ideas of what I wanted, went to the home shows, collected the magazine pictures, but still I procrastinated.

“I found Susan, and as soon as I met her I could tell she was ‘the one’ for my job. Susan strove to understand and share my vision, added her expert opinions, and brought in the best contractors. She lifted all the stress of hiring, coordination and problem resolution off of me and made it look easy! Susan kept in touch, was on time, and there in a flash when needed. Now that my beautiful kitchen is complete (on-time and within budget), I miss her. I recommend Susan to anyone looking for an insightful, creative, and accomplished designer-contractor who makes it happen!”

“We have had the pleasure of working with Creative Eye Design-Build on the remodel of our 23 year old home in Placerville, CA. We have been working with Susan Prang on this project since our first meeting in January 2009 and she is a delight. She guided us through the process of selecting everything needed and her help was absolutely necessary for us. Her primary goal is that her clients are happy and she works very hard to make sure that happens. Susan provides us with weekly and sometimes daily updates as to what we should expect. Susan’s choice of sub contractors is wonderful. Each and every one of them did a great job. They were always here when scheduled and some of them assisted us in ways above and beyond. She has a great team that she has selected to work with her. If you are considering using Creative Eye Design-Build on your project, we can assure you, she will be an excellent choice!”

“The design phase of our major home remodel was very daunting. For months we had tried to manage the design on our own, only to find ourselves hopelessly farther away from our goal at every turn. We finally decided that we needed help; we needed to hire a firm that could walk us through the process using a systematic/proven approach. For us, the most important attributes of a design firm include experience, leadership, slant towards ‘green’ design, openness to ideas, and ‘fun’.

“Susan brought all of these attributes and more to the table; we quickly became partners working closely together towards the same goal. Susan was great about listening to our ideas and coming back to the table with multiple green design options with our ideas in mind. She drove us when we needed direction without being overbearing; in fact, Susan really became the friend who simply knew everything there was to know about remodeling. The end result of our remodel was a complete road map that included every detail .. from the specific tile pattern in our new entry way to the classic sink for our master bath.

“Do yourself a favor and partner with Creative Eye Design-Build for your project.”

“When we embarked on our major remodel, both of us were a bit overwhelmed with all of the choices to be made. (We added a second story and nearly 1,700 square feet.) The best advice we got was to work with Susan Prang.

“Susan guided us through every decision, offering us unique and beautiful design choices within our budget. She is creative, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable. The result of her efforts is stunning. Our neighbors stop us to tell us how gorgeous our home is. We hear comments like, ‘best remodel in the neighborhood.’ Every day, when we come home from work, we think about how lucky we feel to live in this lovely space. Thanks to Susan, we are thrilled with the look of our home!”

“I’m writing this recommendation with great satisfaction and appreciation to Creative Eye Design + Build and Susan Prang! My husband and I recently purchased a lovely home with a detached garage. Thanks to Creative Eye Design + Build, we now have an additional study, bathroom, hallway and deck that attaches the garage to the main house. We couldn’t be happier!

“In our initial research, we chose to work with Susan because she had so much knowledge and experience with Green Design. We are very interested in minimizing our carbon footprint and using energy more efficiently. Her vast experience with green residential and commercial properties is impressive.

“Susan met with us countless times at our home to dream with us, discuss our needs, wants, and talk about the possibilities. We are impressed by her friendly and professional manner, and her eye for design. She provided us with a very detailed budget which itemized every tiny detail, right down to the toilet paper holder in the bathroom. She is always timely in responding to inquiries, and even emailed us digital photos of the entire project from start to finish. I can’t say enough about the quality of the craftsmanship that her subcontractors provided.

“It looks as if this addition was part of the original home. Paint colors continue throughout, similar colored fixtures, locksets, etc. … Susan has an eye for every last detail!

“I strongly urge you to work with Susan Prang and Creative Eye Design + Build if you have the opportunity. We’d be happy to be a reference and speak more about our personal experience if you so desire.”