OUR PROCESS & SERVICES 
            
WORK WITH KAREN
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The Washington, DC home Karen & Richard designed and built with Zuckerman Brothers, just up the street from Georgetown University of course, and enjoyed for many years before passing it on to its next owners.
Full Service Design  |  Virtual Design
To help you avoid unnecessary expenses and/or costly mistakes, we make sure your design is well thought-out, thoroughly planned, clarified, and approved by you, before you spend money on furniture, finishes, lighting, cabinetry, art, renovation, or construction decisions.
Initial Process

We have Meeting #1 before you formally hire us, by phone, in-person, or virtual, to discuss the project, and its scope, budget, timeline, our services and detailed design process
I send you a proposal listing the exact services we offer, and pricing options to meet your scope, for your review and consideration
We talk again to go over your questions
You decide whether or not to hire us
Services

Design Phase I    
Meeting #2: The Design Interview.
Request items after this meeting:
- Any available floor plans or architectural drawings
- Measurements, as close as possible.
-  Photos and measurements of any furniture, furnishings, art, or architectural features you would keep.
Create:
- In-depth written design analysis.
- New design vision.
- Defined design style. 
- Color palette.
- Space planning, furniture, floor, and room layouts.
- Mock-ups:
. 2D furniture and room layout.
. 3D wall elevations.
. 3D room images/renderings/illustrations.
. Mood boards. 
- General recommendations for furniture, furnishings, finishes, art, lighting.
- General itemized budget estimate.
Meeting #3: Presentation to you by Karen of this preliminary phase, 

Design Phase II    
In addition to Phase I:
Recommend exact specifications for paint color, furniture, furnishings, finishes, art, lighting. 
Offer art consulting.
Create the itemized budget estimate to correspond with mood boards (and links if you prefer to handle the purchasing.)
Meeting #4: Presentation to you by Karen of this advanced phase.

Design Phase III & Phase IV  
In addition to Phase I & II (required)
Procurement; purchasing, receiving, inspecting.
White Glove Service; delivery, installation, and set-up.
Serve as a liaison with construction professionals on new builds, remodels, and renovations.