January 3, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: I’m writing this letter in support of Hong Anh Tran Sievert, as an outstanding resource in all facets of interior design. I was fortunate to first become connected with Hong in early 2011 when my husband, Dan, and I began considering the first of many interior design projects. In late 2010 we purchased a 97-year old home in Kansas City, Missouri’s, Brookside neighborhood. The home was an Arts and Crafts style home that had very good bones, but needed a tremendous amount of updating. We actually met first with another designer, but due to scheduling issues, Hong was the designer on duty when we came in a second time. Her openness, willingness to listen to our needs, and understanding that we were still developing a budget, a style, and timeline, were so instrumental in making our first project, the kitchen remodel, come to fruition so beautifully. From our first meeting-until the final detail was installed, Hong was available all along the way. She went way over and above what would be expected of her as a Home Depot Designer, as much of her consulting was not directly related to her Home Depot design role. She did so, I believe for many reasons, but first and foremost is her love of design. That love is coupled with a talent that I believe will allow her to work closely with people with all levels of design interest and experience. She is patient. She is a teacher. She believes in getting the best outcome with an expenditure that is commensurate with your budget, and she creatively finds way to achieve the look in your vision within those budget constraints. Hong won a number of internal and external design awards for our kitchen project. After the kitchen project, Hong has assisted us with a number of other critical projects that did allow us to add significant value to our Kansas City home and ready it for sale. Other assistance: 2014-Staging for condo real estate sale-Chicago-June, 2014 2015-Vintage bathroom design-Madison, Wisconsin 2015-Vintage kitchen design-Madison, Wisconsin All in all, Hong has demonstrated her talent, her patience, her interest in achieving the clients’ goals in all facets of design. We highly recommend her for design, staging and all design challenges that you might encounter. Sincerely, Gail Nichols

January 3, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: I’m writing this letter in support of Hong Anh Tran Sievert, as an outstanding resource in all facets of interior design. I was fortunate to first become connected with Hong in early 2011 when my husband, Dan, and I began considering the first of many interior design projects. In late 2010 we purchased a 97-year old home in Kansas City, Missouri’s, Brookside neighborhood. The home was an Arts and Crafts style home that had very good bones, but needed a tremendous amount of updating. We actually met first with another designer, but due to scheduling issues, Hong was the designer on duty when we came in a second time. Her openness, willingness to listen to our needs, and understanding that we were still developing a budget, a style, and timeline, were so instrumental in making our first project, the kitchen remodel, come to fruition so beautifully. From our first meeting-until the final detail was installed, Hong was available all along the way. She went way over and above what would be expected of her as a Home Depot Designer, as much of her consulting was not directly related to her Home Depot design role. She did so, I believe for many reasons, but first and foremost is her love of design. That love is coupled with a talent that I believe will allow her to work closely with people with all levels of design interest and experience. She is patient. She is a teacher. She believes in getting the best outcome with an expenditure that is commensurate with your budget, and she creatively finds way to achieve the look in your vision within those budget constraints. Hong won a number of internal and external design awards for our kitchen project. After the kitchen project, Hong has assisted us with a number of other critical projects that did allow us to add significant value to our Kansas City home and ready it for sale. Other assistance: 2014-Staging for condo real estate sale-Chicago-June, 2014 2015-Vintage bathroom design-Madison, Wisconsin 2015-Vintage kitchen design-Madison, Wisconsin All in all, Hong has demonstrated her talent, her patience, her interest in achieving the clients’ goals in all facets of design. We highly recommend her for design, staging and all design challenges that you might encounter. Sincerely, Gail Nichols

January 3, 2016 To Whom It May Concern: I’m writing this letter in support of Hong Anh Tran Sievert, as an outstanding resource in all facets of interior design. I was fortunate to first become connected with Hong in early 2011 when my husband, Dan, and I began considering the first of many interior design projects. In late 2010 we purchased a 97-year old home in Kansas City, Missouri’s, Brookside neighborhood. The home was an Arts and Crafts style home that had very good bones, but needed a tremendous amount of updating. We actually met first with another designer, but due to scheduling issues, Hong was the designer on duty when we came in a second time. Her openness, willingness to listen to our needs, and understanding that we were still developing a budget, a style, and timeline, were so instrumental in making our first project, the kitchen remodel, come to fruition so beautifully. From our first meeting-until the final detail was installed, Hong was available all along the way. She went way over and above what would be expected of her as a Home Depot Designer, as much of her consulting was not directly related to her Home Depot design role. She did so, I believe for many reasons, but first and foremost is her love of design. That love is coupled with a talent that I believe will allow her to work closely with people with all levels of design interest and experience. She is patient. She is a teacher. She believes in getting the best outcome with an expenditure that is commensurate with your budget, and she creatively finds way to achieve the look in your vision within those budget constraints. Hong won a number of internal and external design awards for our kitchen project. After the kitchen project, Hong has assisted us with a number of other critical projects that did allow us to add significant value to our Kansas City home and ready it for sale. Other assistance: 2014-Staging for condo real estate sale-Chicago-June, 2014 2015-Vintage bathroom design-Madison, Wisconsin 2015-Vintage kitchen design-Madison, Wisconsin All in all, Hong has demonstrated her talent, her patience, her interest in achieving the clients’ goals in all facets of design. We highly recommend her for design, staging and all design challenges that you might encounter. Sincerely, Gail Nichols