Seriously, Marianna nailed it with our 1939 Spanish Revival! We were worried about keeping the old-school charm while still making it feel like us, but she totally got it. Super fun to work with, too! She found the coolest vintage stuff and mixed it with some awesome custom pieces, and now our place is just...wow. It's cozy, it's stylish, and it actually feels like home. If you want someone who's got great taste and is just a blast to work with, she's your person.

Marianna Footh of Studio Elara did a wonderful job of updating our kitchen and bathroom! She has an excellent sense of color and many creative design skills. She was a pleasure to work with, as she led with ears when we shared our ideas with her. Marianna then took what we offered, used her artistic talents and created something even better than what we envisioned! All the while helping us to stay within a budget. When any problems came up she did not stop working until they were resolved.

I recently worked with Marianna to redesign my living room and kitchen, and couldn’t be happier. Marianna engaged with me and listened to what I wanted, brought in ideas I never would have considered, and created a space that feels stylish and me. Every detail, the furniture choices to the decorative touches, feels intentional and cohesive. And she is a joy to work with.

Having spent the last seven years in our 100 year old home, we wanted to fix all the things that frustrated us about the house. The vision Marianna brought to the table, gave us wonderful options, not only for fixes, but to keep the classic look and add additional ideas to turn our minds from liking the changes to loving our home. This was a major renovation, gutting the main floor, moving walls, windows and beams and this also included an addition out the back and a basement below which she han

Marianna at Studio Elara did an incredible job designing our kitchen and bath in St. Paul. She was thoughtful with honoring the original design and age of the home (100+ yrs old) while also tailoring to our vision of bringing in MCM pieces. All the while, helping us stay within our budget! We loved working with her.

Marianna is an incredible designer. She helped me design my chiropractic office exactly how I had envisioned. She has also helped a bit around our home. I have never had an eye for knowing what goes with what and she made the process so easy and seamless and still made sure it was still my own style. I’m so grateful!

Marianna spent so much time with us working through our design plan. We never felt it was “her” plan but rather made us feel like we we were building our home together. At times, when we felt stuck she gave us several options- many we never would have thought of - but ended up loving her ideas! Highly recommend her and her amazing design sense- we love our forever home❤️