Over two years ago, when I designed my last showhouse space, I designed a daybed for a "teenage girl". I decided her name would be “Phoebe” (cute, huh? ;-)
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Want To Hire An Interior Designer? Here's How We Manage Our Intake Of Clients.
Every designer has a client intake system of some kind. Here's how we manage that process. Oh, and I'm having a sale on my one-time consultations!
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The Lookbook - A Tool For Discerning Interior Designer / Client Compatibility
I have had clients where style and the ultimate goal or look of the project weren't quite defined before we signed the contract.
Or maybe we all thought we understood the ultimate goal, but really, we weren't quite on the same page about what the client wanted for an end result.
Click through to see how we are coping with this on some of our larger scaled project proposals.
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Dining Room Sketch For Edesign Project | Carla Aston, Designer
A Dining Room Design With California Style For A Young Family
in Design Plans, E-Design, Products, Shopping
I'm sharing an e-design project that I did recently with you today cause I really love this one and I think it incorporates a lot of what this homeowner wanted without being an exact copy of her inspiration images.
This homeowner was kind enough to allow me to share it here on my blog. Let's take a look.....
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Designed Q and A: What can I do with this long wall?
I recently did an online consultation for a homeowner who was frustrated with her view of this long wall from the kitchen. She felt like it looked very hodge podge and wanted to see how she could pull it together.
Click through to find out what I advised her to do.
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