Castle Pines Interior Design

As early as possible; ideally before finishes are locked in, and certainly before framing is done. The decisions made at that stage; ceiling heights, window placement, kitchen layout, where the natural light will be in the afternoon, determine everything that comes after. If I'm involved at that point, I can make sure the architecture and the interior design are working toward the same result. If I come in after the structure is set, I'm designing within constraints that could have been avoided. I've joined projects at every stage, and the ones that start early always finish better.

Builder design centers are efficient. They're also designed to move selections quickly, at a pace that serves the construction schedule, not the outcome for your home. Most of what they offer is mid-range product at a marked-up price, and the selections you make there will be on thousands of other homes in the metro.

That said, the design center isn't something to skip if it’s a part of your builder package, it's something to navigate strategically. I can go with you. Knowing what your finished home is meant to feel like, I can help you identify which builder selections are genuinely good value and worth upgrading, which ones are fine to leave standard, and which upgrades you should skip entirely because we'll replace them with something better later. That kind of guidance, a clear design intent before you walk in the door, turns a two-hour appointment that most people find overwhelming into a focused, confident set of decisions.

For everything the design center can't offer, I source independently: custom fabricators, trade-only vendors, European manufacturers, vintage dealers. The selections I bring to Castle Pines projects aren't available through a builder's standard process. And the design thinking behind all of it accounts for how your specific home is oriented, what the light does, and what you're actually going to want to live with in ten years.

It's one of my favorite conditions to design within. I've worked with serious art collectors before, the Denver penthouse project in my portfolio was built specifically around an existing collection. The approach is to design the space so the art can do what it's meant to do: be seen, be lived with, stop people. That means thinking about sight lines, lighting (both natural and artificial), wall heights, and what the surrounding surfaces ask of the eye. The furniture and finishes become the frame. The art is the point.

That's exactly how I think about design. The homes I'm proudest of don't announce themselves. They feel right before you can explain why, the proportions work, the materials make sense together, nothing is trying too hard.
Getting there requires restraint at every decision point: knowing when one material does more than two, when negative space is more powerful than filling a wall, when the right vintage piece does more work than five new ones. It's a different kind of discipline than maximalism. I've practiced both, and I find the quieter version harder to get right, and more rewarding when you do.

The architectural training, first. I understand how buildings are constructed; I read structural drawings, I work directly with architects and builders as a peer, and I catch coordination problems before they become expensive field changes. At the Castle Pines level, where projects often involve significant custom work and multiple contractors, that prevents the kinds of errors that no amount of beautiful sourcing can fix after the fact.
Second: I take twelve projects a year. You will work with me, not a team of people I'm managing. That's a real difference at the level where discretion and continuity matter most.

For a Castle Pines home; whether that's a full furnishing program for a new build or a significant renovation, full-service design fees typically run $40,000–$80,000, with total project investment (design, procurement, and construction) ranging from $150,000 to $400,000+ depending on scope. New construction finish selections and full furnishings for a larger home fall toward the higher end.
I'm transparent about this from the first conversation, and I'm not the right fit for every budget, but I'd rather be clear upfront than have that conversation halfway through a project.