Furnishings, Decoration, and Styling

Either is fine, and most people are somewhere in between. Some homeowners know exactly what they love and just need someone to execute it well. Others know what they don't like and nothing more. Both are a great starting point, the in-home session is where I get a read on your taste even if you can't quite articulate it yourself yet.

Almost always, yes. A house rarely needs everything replaced; it needs the pieces you love placed correctly, the pieces that aren't working replaced thoughtfully, and everything in between pulled into one plan. Reupholstering something with real history is often a better decision than buying new.

It includes both. Paint color is one of the fastest, least expensive ways to pull a house together, and it's almost always part of this scope; the wall color in one room quietly setting up the room next to it. Wallpaper, trim color, and similar finish-level decisions fall under this service as long as no construction is involved.

No. Most of the sourcing happens on my side, and installation day doesn't require you to be present either; I handle receiving, coordinating, and placing everything myself.

Always. Before anything is bought, you'll review and approve the complete plan; floor plans, furniture selections, fabric and material samples, and images of every piece. Nothing is purchased without your sign-off and deposit. Installation day is the reveal of a plan you already said yes to, not the first time you're seeing any of it.

It depends on scope and how much is custom versus in-stock. A single room can move quickly; a whole home, especially with custom upholstery or made-to-order pieces, takes longer to arrive than it does to design. I'll give you a realistic timeline once I understand the project.

That happens more than you'd think, and it's an easy shift. If a conversation about furniture layout turns into a conversation about moving a wall, we simply move into partial services or full-service design, nothing about the work we've already done is wasted.

Every project, including this one, starts the same way: a two-hour in-home design session, the point where a general sense of investment becomes a real, specific scope and estimate. For some homeowners, that session is the whole engagement, you leave with direction and handle the rest yourself.

Furnishings & Styling goes further. After that same session, I select and source the actual pieces, art, window treatments, and furniture, and manage delivery and installation, so the finished room is something you walk into complete, not something you're still assembling.

I give an estimated cost based on the scope of the project and the hours I anticipate it taking, with a detailed proposal before any work begins, so you understand the investment upfront.

I manage it.
Receiving, inspecting, coordinating delivery windows, and installation day itself are part of the process ; you shouldn't be the one tracking down a damaged crate or waiting around for a furniture truck.