Interior Design Process
Space Planning, Floor Plans, Furniture Layout - From reviewing your architectural plans to designing your additions and expansions, we create space plans that flow with your work and life. From furniture placement to room expansions and office build-outs, we create plans that support your needs at home or at your business.
Furniture - We have access to the world's most diverse resources to furnish your home and office, and will provide you with a huge assortment of furnishings to create wonderful, durable, and stylish rooms and work spaces. We also have full Merchandise Mart Privileges to all the sources and showrooms in the Merchandise Mart.
Lighting Products and Lighting Plans - From selecting chandeliers and lamps to creating lighting plans with recessed, spot or track lighting, we will create the ambiance you need with the products that will illuminate your space.
Expert Refinishing - We use only the most talented and experienced furniture refinishers, for one chair or an entire suite of furniture. We also work with professional wood refinishers for your floors, doors, moldings, trim, cabinets, and banisters and assist you in selecting the perfect finishes to compliment your interior.
Upholstery and Re-upholstery - Whether we are breathing new life into your existing furnishings, or selecting custom fabrics for new pieces, we use the best upholsters in the Midwest to insure a beautiful result.
Window Treatments - From custom draperies and designer hardware to custom blinds and window shades, we design the perfect window treatments to enhance your space and coordinate with your decor. From expert measuring to experienced installers, we use top workrooms to produce your custom window designs.
Rugs, Carpeting, Flooring - Whether you need tile, wood, stone, slate, parquet, bamboo or custom flooring, we work with a hand-selected group of excellent, professional resources to create and install flooring that is perfect for your space. We also work with a respected group of carpeting and rug suppliers who provide a vast array of beautiful, durable, high quality carpeting and rugs.
Painting, Specialty Wall Treatments and Wall Coverings - Every room has a mood and a perfect wall treatment to express it. We are expert in choosing color, creating specialty wall finishes and selecting unique and textural wall coverings to compliment your décor. From earthy, sedate and traditional to vibrant and dramatic, we use only the best professionals who have worked with us for years.
Remodeling, Additions - We are experienced in all forms of remodeling from basements, bathrooms and kitchens to expanding family rooms, master bedrooms, and second floors. We spec out all of the details from the windows to the crown moldings so that you can feel comfortable and confident in your results.
Accessories & Art - We are as passionate about the beginning of your project as we are at the end and have a 3,350 square foot studio filled with accessories from across the United States and around the world. They range from ethnic and exotic, to formal and decorative. We have a wide array of original art, framed signed prints, sculpture, hand-blown glass, and decorative mirrors. We offer urns, vases, planters, silk arrangements, candle holders, bowls and boxes from silver, copper, pewter and brass, to crackled, glazed and rich fine woods. At your request we will hand-select, deliver and place beautiful pieces for your home or office, and help you select the perfect art and accessories to complete your new décor.
Framing Experts - From selecting the perfect frames for original artwork and prints to creating a grouping of family photos, we work together with talented, experienced framers who know how to enhance the beauty of your pieces using matting and frames that compliment your décor.
Exterior Selections - We put the same time and care into selecting the details of your exterior as we do your interior. For the exterior of your home or office we will assist you in selecting: pavers, patios and patio furniture, windows and shutters, exterior paint and stain finishes, roofs and gutters, exterior doors, fences and outdoor lighting.