Some clients work with a Design Coach to help them explore and discover the look and feel that they want to achieve. Other clients may seek specific inspiration in order to carry out certain projects themselves. From these one-to-one sessions, the client develops a clear vision of what it is they wish to materialize.

Design Coaching is also highly beneficial for couples that need to understand each other’s aesthetics and want to reach a common ground for their project.

When clients engage our interior design services, we work diligently through stages, to help their vision come to life. The phases of a project are not always linear and chronological.They often take place simultaneously.

The first step is the Discovery Phase, where we work to gain insight and establish the client’s personal aesthetic and vision. This is an exploratory process.

Consequently, we enter a Planning Phase where we create a game plan that will determine the strategy to follow. This phase includes working hand-in-hand with the client, through a Shared Idea File, where we brainstorm specific ideas to choose from and determine a purchasing schedule. In this phase we also quote and bid out specific features out to experts and subcontractors.

Our next order of business is the Remodeling Phase. This is where any physical intervention takes place. This may be as simple as changing plumbing fixtures and adding accent wall treatments, to more structural interventions that may require city permits such layout modifications, new kitchens, walls and/or flooring.

During renovations, we enter a Sourcing Phase in which we procure accessories, art and furniture that were determined during the Planning Phase in the Purchasing Schedule.This phase is logistical in nature.Store visits, purchase orders and delivery scheduling are common in this part of the process.

The Staging Phase is particularly rewarding because it’s when the entirety of the project comes to life. Once we have established a vision and game plan, undertaken any physical interventions, and sourced furniture, accessories and wall art, we’re ready to stage. When we stage a space, we curate it. And when we curate a space, we carefully choose, arrange, and present different items in order to get a particular effect. This phase of the process is filled with creativity and attention to detail. This is where magic happens!

Having an interior designer on board to participate in the design and build of a new structure is key. A designer can be instrumental in helping materialize the client’s aesthetic vision and insuring the coherence and functionality of the final product. As designers, we work hand in hand with the client and architect to co-create a space that best interprets the client’s vision and needs.

We also aid making recommendations that will affect general flow, layout, lighting, low voltage choices, finishes and material selection, exterior elevations, landscaping, etc. Depending on each client’s needs, we may also participate in the build process as project consultants, working hand in hand with the GC and subcontractors, ensuring that day to day process goes according to plan as well helping minimize costly mistakes.

Finally, as interior designers we’re responsible for working with the client to co-create a design scheme, millwork design, as well as source art, furnishings, accessories, wall and window treatments, lighting, and special features necessary to make that vision come to life.

Some clients have idoneous physical structures and specifically need support in staging, furnishing and/or adding the “finishing” touches to their space. Sometimes a client may wish to “warm up” or “step up” their existing decoration up a notch, while in other circumstances they may be missing an accent wall or window treatment. Someone may need to re-do a certain space, while others may want to press the “reset” button and start over.

Whichever the scenario, we partner with our clients to co-create a design scheme that suits their current space and specific needs. Furthermore, we help our clients source and install any and all art, accessories and furnishings needed to make this vision come to life.