Marbella Design Studio

Marbella Design Studio is a kitchen-and-bath design showroom Martha Posada has run out of Arlington since 2010, and the reviews consistently center on her personally — clients describe her coordinating cabinets, tile, and countertops alongside the contractors who install them, not just picking finishes. Google shows a 5★ average from 28 ratings, and Houzz separately shows 5.0★ from 5 ratings with two badges and an Authorized Fieldstone Cabinetry Dealer credential. The written record runs from 2022 through mid-2026 and is dense with specifics. A late-2025 review describes Martha managing a full bathroom project start to finish, including coordinating the tile crew and other trades so the homeowner didn't have to. A January 2026 review of another bathroom job mentions she adjusted a cabinet-door color choice mid-project without friction. Further back, a 2022 review describes her navigating pandemic-era supply chain delays to source specific bamboo materials for a kitchen entry and island over months of design work, and a separate 2022 review credits her with keeping a kitchen order on schedule "in this time that materials and orders are taking forever to arrive." Several reviewers describe using her for more than one project — one for "multiple Kitchen Design projects," another for a kitchen, a basement bar, and later a lake house. One thing worth knowing before calling: the state registry lists her Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration as expired. BBB separately gives the business an A+ grade (it isn't accredited) and lists 13 years in business as a sole proprietorship. For a kitchen or bathroom design-and-remodel project, this reads as a design-led operation where the same person handles both the creative side and the contractor coordination — worth asking directly about the state of her HIC registration before signing anything.