Marbella Design Studio

Marbella Design Studio runs out of a small showroom on Summer Street in Arlington, and the name that shows up again and again in its reviews is Martha Posada — homeowners hire her to plan a kitchen or bathroom from the ground up, not just to pick out cabinets. The company says it opened in Arlington in 2010 as a woman-owned studio. The reviews that carry the most weight are the recent ones. In late June, a customer called out the quality of the products and the service. In February, another walked through a kitchen redo that came in "seamless, organized, and completed right on schedule." At the end of January, a bathroom client described 3D plans up front, a punctual and tidy crew under Martha's supervision, and a mid-project cabinet-door color swap handled without friction. Reviews on six different sites stretch back to 2022, and across that four-year run nothing negative surfaces. That design-and-coordinate role lines up with her other credentials: Fieldstone Cabinetry and MasterBrand Cabinetry both list Marbella as an authorized dealer, and BuildZoom scores her business a 90 — a mix of manufacturer trust and contracting reputation that fits a business built around full-room projects, not just supplying materials. The platforms agree with each other too — 5 stars on Google from 28 reviewers, 5.0 on Houzz from 5, an A+ letter grade from the BBB. A couple of things are worth asking about before booking. The BBB grade comes without BBB Accreditation, something the bureau notes plainly on her profile. And while every rating is high, the count behind them is still modest — under 30 combined ratings on Google and Houzz for a business open well over a decade. Worth flagging too: BBB records list the business as starting in 2013, a few years after the 2010 founding date on Marbella's own site. For a full kitchen or bathroom redesign rather than a single repair, Marbella looks like the right kind of call — confirm current scheduling and get the 3D design process spelled out before signing, since that upfront planning is where the reviews say she delivers.