How Much Does Working With a Decorator or Designer Cost?

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Discovery Phone Call + Package Selection

We always begin with a Discovery Phone Call + Questionnaire.  This allows us to get clear on what your project scope is, lets us learn about your style, and helps us to understand your budget and dreams for your home.

Once we have a good handle on what you’re looking for, we’ll walk you through our process and the service options that are the best fit for your project and budget.

Then, if it feels like a fit for both of us, we can discuss the next steps and get your Style + Ideas Session booked.

Style + Ideas Session

Every project begins with a Style + Ideas Session.   We’ve never met a client whose style could be perfectly defined.  No one is just “modern” or “traditional” or “grandmillennial” or “farmhouse”, so it’s important that we understand what your unique style is.

To do this, we conduct a Style Profile Assessment using images and a carefully crafted series of questions.

Then, we will take what we learned to create a Style Profile and “name + claim” your personal style and send over a Style Report.

If you’re local within Chatham-Kent or Windsor-Essex, we will meet at your home to take measurements and complete your Style Profile.  Outside of these areas, we will meet via Zoom.

Sourcing Finishes, Fixtures + Furnishings
(4 weeks)

Once you’ve fallen in love with the concept, it’s time for us to pull together all of the details and then source the hundreds (or even thousands!) of items that will go inside your home.

We have hundreds of brands that we source from that have been vetted for quality, warranty, style and service.

Once all of the pieces for your home are chosen, we prepare a video presentation that includes:

– Photorealistic rendering or 3D drawing so that you can see how the room will look and feel confident moving forward with the design plan

– Pictures, description, specs and measurements for all of the finishes (like flooring, countertops, and paint), fixtures (like plumbing and lighting), and furnishings.

– Your furniture package price reflective of all items chosen.

 CD Digital Design Binder Prep (2 weeks)

If there’s one thing that gets commented on most as a Comfortable Dwelling standout, it’s our Digital Design Binder.

Inside are all of the specs, drawings, measurements, and materials required to pull off an amazing space.

We also include a list of local trades and contractors that you can pass this binder to and know that they’ll do the job well and as planned.

The CD Digital Design Binder includes:

– 3D drawings of each elevation so that everyone knows exactly what the room should look like

– Elevation drawings with accurate measurements for custom cabinetry, art installations, lighting placement, tile layouts, and plumbing placements

– Dimensions and drawings of any custom furniture pieces

– And a finish schedule with a picture, description, quantity and notes on where to buy every finish and fixture needed for the job.

Procurement + Project Management

We will handle purchasing, inspection, handling of damages and claims, assembly, and disposal of tracking for all of the furniture, drapery, and decor items needed for your home.

This process is heavily involved — in fact, we have someone full-time who handles only this part of the job!  Spreadsheets are often pages long and our clients are always grateful not to have to deal with this headache.

If you’d also like us to handle project management — that is, scheduling trades and doing site walks — we can add that to your design package for an additional fee.

Styling + Decor

Styling is what makes a project come to life.  A room can look good without styling (like the image above), but it’ll never look great until all of the fine details are in place.

In preparation for your installation, your project Stylist will host a Styling + Starbucks meeting with you virtually where they’ll walk through a number of images with you to get a sense for how you’d like your home to be styled.

Some clients love family photos, others hate being on display.  Ultimately, everyone’s styling preferences are different and our Styling + Starbucks Strategy Session helps us to nail the decor every time.