Design Advisory

EXPERT GUIDANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS WHO WANT CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE AS THEY LEAD THEIR OWN PROJECT.

Where Informed Decisions Are Made

Design Advisory is for homeowners who are leading their own project but want professional expertise where it matters most. It gives you access to a trained designer’s eye—so your decisions are grounded in experience, not guesswork.

Whether you’re refining a single choice or working through a series of design questions, this service helps you make selections that function well, feel right, and hold up over time. You get clarity, direction, and the confidence that your home is coming together with intention—and intelligence.

How It Works

  • Designer By Your Side

    FOCUSED DESIGN GUIDANCE FOR DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

    Designer By Your Side is an advisory service for homeowners who are leading their own project and want expert input along the way. It’s designed for moments when you need a designer’s perspective to think something through, validate an approach, or create a clear plan for execution by you or your contractor.

    You remain at the helm of your project. I step in to provide strategic guidance, insight, and documentation—so your choices are informed, cohesive, and intentional.

    Ideal For:

    - Layout and space planning

    - Finish and material direction

    - Cabinetry or millwork concepts

    - Builder or contractor questions

    - Drawings or specs to support your build team

    - Small-scope needs and defined design questions

    Designer By Your Side is structured as a focused period of custom scope designer support with a minimum engagement of 10 hrs. This service starts with a Discovery Call.

    Minimum Investment: $1,000

  • Paint Color Consultation

    A PROFESSIONALLY CURATED PALETTE TO MAKE EVERY ROOM FEEL INTENTIONAL, CONNECTED, AND UNIQUELY YOURS

    Color Consultation is a focused service for homeowners who want professional guidance on paint and color selections. Whether you’re refreshing a single room or coordinating an entire home, this service gives you a clear, cohesive plan—so your colors feel intentional and work beautifully together.

    This service helps you select timeless paint colors and wallcoverings that respond to the natural light in your home and complement your existing finishes and furnishings.

    Includes:

    - In-home consultation up to 2 hrs.

    - Curated paint selections tailored to your home

    - A detailed Paint Schedule with clear specifications

    - Large peal-and-stick memos of selected colors ordered to your home after the consultation.

    Color Consultation is offered as a flat-fee paint-focused service, and is booked online.

    Investment: $450

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Both services are rooted in the same level of professional expertise—but they serve different needs.

    Signature Design is a comprehensive, start-to-finish experience. It’s ideal when you want a fully developed design, detailed documentation, curated selections, and hands-on guidance through every phase of the project.

    Design Advisory offers that same depth of knowledge in a lighter, more flexible way. It’s designed for homeowners who are leading their own project and want professional input along the way—whether that’s refining ideas, solving layout challenges, or making confident design decisions at their own pace.

    One is a complete, immersive design partnership.
    The other is expert guidance, applied exactly where you need it.

  • Not at all. Some clients come in with a clear vision, others just know something isn’t working. Both are welcome. Our role is to help you clarify what you need and guide you toward the right solution.

  • Consultation is focused on paint colors and stains only.

    If you’re selecting finishes and want guidance on those decisions, Designer By Your Side is the better fit. That said, if you already have finish samples on hand during your Color Consultation, we are happy to coordinate your paint colors with those selections so everything works together.

  • Designer By Your Side is best for small-scope projects or defined design needs—such as layout feedback, finish direction, or drawings for your contractor.

    If your remodel requires full space planning, detailed selections, sourcing, and coordination, Signature Design is likely the better fit. The Discovery Call helps determine which path will serve you best.

  • Design Advisory is focused on guidance and documentation. You remain responsible for sourcing, ordering, scheduling, and working with your contractor or trades.

    This keeps the service streamlined and allows you to stay in control of execution.

  • The most timeless spaces are personal. Our job isn’t to impose a look—it’s to understand how you live and translate that into a home that feels effortless and elevated. We do that by asking thoughtful questions, listening closely, and paying attention to the details that make your life yours. Then we pair that insight with deep product knowledge, so every recommendation fits both your lifestyle and your aesthetic. The result is a space that doesn’t just look beautiful—it feels right.

  • Designer By Your Side is structured as a focused period of designer support, beginning with a minimum engagement of 10 hours. That time is used for meetings, on-site visits, research, drawings, recommendations, and follow-up—applied exactly where you need it.

    As your time is used, you’ll always know where things stand. If additional support is needed, more time can be added.

  • Some portions may be handled remotely, depending on your project. However, most Advisory work is local and in-person to ensure accurate guidance and context. Details are discussed during your Discovery Call.

  • If your need is limited to paint colors, Color Consultation is the perfect fit—it’s focused, efficient, and designed for exactly that purpose.

    For anything broader—layout questions, finish direction, or a series of related decisions—Designer By Your Side begins with a 10-hour engagement. We’ve found this is the minimum amount of time that allows us to provide meaningful value and make a real difference in your project.

    If you don’t end up using all of your time, the remaining hours stay on your account for up to 12 months.

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