Awards
IDS 2010 Best Redesign Winner
Best of Houzz 2015
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Nicole was born in the Alsace/Lorraine region of northeastern France. At age nineteen she arrived in Killeen, Texas, not realizing that the United States would become her home. Nicole attended school at Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton. After many moves living around the U.S. and Japan she is now back in Texas. She has settled in at Heritage at Vizcaya where she is continuing her interior design and decorating career.
Nicole's road to design has been a meandering one through various jobs and pursuits. Twenty years ago, friends asked Nicole to help with remodeling their home and she has been designing and decorating ever since.
Nicole's love of design was nurtured by her travels throughout the U.S., Europe, China, and Indonesia. Her life long interest in art, history, architecture, and cultures serve as daily inspiration on both a personal and professional level.
Client Comments
“Nicole has a gift for understanding her clients’ style and preferences and enhancing them. I am so pleased with her research and recommendations for my home.”
“I can’t begin to describe how much I love my home after the Decor Aid transformation! This was my first experience utilizing a professional design service.
I contracted with Nicole almost out of a sense of panic as my new home’s open design offered so many options that I had no idea of where to begin. Nicole provided expert direction on a basic color palate that tied all of the spaces together. Nicole then devised a strategy for defining each of the living areas in a way that brought warmth and interest without compromising the overall cohesiveness.
Throughout the process, Nicole provided a range of options that worked with my taste and budget and offered kind guidance though tough decisions. Nicole’s personal style and warmth made what could have been a stressful experience fun and exciting. As we continue to work together on final details, I am thankful for the ongoing support, ideas, and the beautiful results that bring me daily joy.”
“My partner Jim and I highly recommend Nicole Rivlin for your home decorating needs. We were referred to Nicole when we moved into the Vizcaya community in 2017. We engaged her to provide ideas for our new home re: furniture placement, existing artwork (his and mine), wall paint colors ideas and what the heck to do with the “Texas Entertainment” space. During the 2 hour consult, Nicole shared awesome ideas. She was very open to incorporating our thoughts as well. We landed on an approach that included created 2 art walls to showcase our artwork, and utilizing the Texas space as our dining room. WE LOVE IT!”
“I am pleased to recommend Nicole Rivilin and Decor Aid. She has assisted in making lovely improvements throughout our home and we are so happy with the results. What makes her so great? She listens and gets to know you to understand your tastes and needs; She provides options, finding what we want, not what matches her taste; She knows products and vendors and is always keeping current by researching new sources; She finds solutions in your price range. She shops sales. We have custom items from specialty shops as well as inexpensive items from big box stores; Sometimes the best solutions she offers are not what we realized we needed; Reasonable prices for great services.”
“Nicole came to my house, looked around and immediately knew my style. I wanted to do window treatments, so she brought fabrics for me to pick from. I liked them all. She has re-covered furniture for me, put blinds on my office doors and front door window panes. My drapes should be ready next week, I’m really excited. She is not only a great decorator, but a lot of fun. I have loved the whole process.”
“You made our home our home and we will forever be thankful to you.”
“I love the photo of my fabric being quilted, it is a beautiful spread. We love all the fabrics you found for us. Our New York environment is perfect.”
“I wanted to thank you for your assistance in color choices for our townhouse here at Claremont. I am sending along pictures of the finished product. All the colors work out superbly and are perfect for all the rooms. Love the accent wall up in the loft ; similar to the upstairs hall on Ironwood.”
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We think of you often with thanks for creating our condo decor, which we still enjoy, 8 years later.”
“I was so bored with my Living Room but did not want a major expenditure. Nicole moved things around, gave me permission to move my TV into the Living Room and voila...a more inviting and welcoming room where I have already been spending much more of my time. I love it! Thank you for the vision.”
“The couch is perfect and the chair is sooo... comfortable and looks totally amazing. You really should come to see your wonderful work in New York. We are very pleased with the whole room.”
“We should have asked you to stay longer. As soon as you left, we moved the table and settee as you suggested and the new arrangement looks perfect. I feel like great progress has been made and we’re very appreciative for your expertise.”
“We had 26 neighbors for wine and appetizers a few nights ago and “your” Living Room worked wonderfully well.”
“I worked with Nicole for approximately two years, decorating two houses in Cedar Mill OR. The experience far exceeded my expectations. Being a novice decorator myself, Nicole welcomed my input and even took me along on many forays into fabric and furniture selection, as she understood I would enjoy the process a great deal. She graciously considered my inquiries and opinions and gently steered me away from mistakes and generously patted me on the back when I identified a suitable fabric or decor item. The results were exactly what I hoped for, even better, and I still love my home’s decoration though the project was completed several years ago.
In addition to providing her clients with an education in the world of home decorating, Nicole also assists couples in identifying their tastes and their budget. She is even adept at helping to settle differences in vision when a couple don’t agree at first! Honestly, my prior attempts at decorating can’t begin to hold up to the professional, truly lovely results achieved by hiring Nicole of Decor Aid.”