I met with a new client last week to discuss working with her on an extensive home construction/renovation project, and she asked me “So, how will this work?” She is starting up a project that will include a complete kitchen renovation, new bathrooms plus renovations of existing bathrooms, a new mud room, new flooring, new lighting, and new paint colors throughout. I described all of the things I’ll assist with on the project:
- Kitchen layout, cabinet style and finishes, counter top material, tile selection and design for backsplash, and hardware selection
- Bathroom cabinet styles and finishes, counter top materials, tile selections and designs
- Plumbing fixture selections for kitchen and bath design
- Lighting selections throughout, including dining room chandelier, kitchen pendant lights, bathroom vanity lights or wall sconces, surface mounted lighting fixtures, and exterior fixtures
- Paint color selection and coordination throughout the house, creating a color palette and consistent color scheme throughout the home
- Furniture placement, using both new furniture that we’ll select and furniture that the client currently owns
- Window treatment selections
- Art and accessories placement
After we discussed all that, she said “Wow – you’ll be my design coach!” I liked that, because in essence, a coach provides guidance, expertise, support and encouragement. I’m happy to play that role for clients to achieve great end results on all of my projects.
Projects often include custom kitchen design selections such as cabinet styles and finishes, counter top materials, tile, lighting and paint colors.