Your advocate, every step of the way.

Because a successful project is not just about a floor plan or beautiful inspiration images. It is about making the right decisions early, understanding how they affect the budget, and keeping the full vision aligned from concept through completion.

An interior designer connects how you want to live with how the space is planned, built, furnished, and finished. We help establish budgets, guide priorities, coordinate with the architect and contractor, and hold decisions accountable to the overall design intent.

The value is clarity: fewer disconnected choices, fewer costly surprises, and a better path from vision to execution.

Sometimes, yes. Especially for extensive renovations, new construction, additions, or projects involving significant structural changes, exterior work; any work that requires permits. 

An architect typically focuses on the structure, building systems, exterior, code requirements, permitting, and major architectural planning. An interior designer focuses on how the space functions and feels from the inside: room layouts, flow, finishes, cabinetry details, lighting, furnishings, materials, and the day-to-day experience of living in the space.

For larger homes and renovations, the two roles complement each other. The architect helps shape the structure. The interior designer helps shape how the space actually flows, lays out and lives. The best projects usually happen when both are involved early and collaborating closely.

No. Furnishings and decor are only one part of interior design.

Interior designers are often involved much earlier in the process, including space planning, exterior facade direction, electrical and plumbing coordination, finish selections, lighting, fixtures, cabinetry, millwork, tile layouts, hardware, paint, wallcoverings, window treatments, furniture, art, and final installation.

We also help serve as a filter between the client, contractor, and trades,  answering questions, resolving on-site issues, and making sure decisions stay aligned with the overall design intent.

The pretty layer matters, of course, but the real value is making sure all of those decisions work together before money is spent, construction is underway, and the client becomes the default project manager.

We help filter questions, resolve construction and design-related issues, and keep the process moving so clients are not fielding every daily decision from the build team while trying to manage their own lives and responsibilities.

Earlier than most people think.

Ideally, the designer is involved before major decisions are locked in,especially layouts, electrical plans, lighting, plumbing locations, cabinetry, tile, flooring, and finish budgets.

When designers are brought in too late, we can still help, but the options may be more limited. Early involvement usually leads to better decisions, fewer revisions, and a more cohesive result.

A good contractor is incredibly valuable, but their primary job is to build the project, not to design the full vision.

Contractors can often make practical suggestions, but they are not usually creating a cohesive design concept, sourcing finishes and fixtures, coordinating furnishings, balancing aesthetics with function, or thinking through how every decision affects the final experience of the home.

Without a designer, many decisions fall back on the client in real time, often under pressure. That is where mistakes, delays, and “why does this not feel right?” moments happen.

We work best with clients who treat design the way they'd treat hiring an architect or a contractor, as a professional service, not just a styling one. They value craft and thoughtful execution, and they recognize that delivering a space well requires real expertise: in construction, budgeting, materials, and how projects actually flow. Rather than managing those details themselves, they hire someone they trust and hand it off.

Our work spans residential renovations, new construction homes, furnishings-focused interiors, boutique commercial spaces, and multifamily amenity projects. Engagements range from focused multi-room design direction to more comprehensive involvement from concept through execution.

Our value is strongest when we're brought in early, and clients hire us not just for our eye, but for our judgment.

We're based in Chicago and work with clients across the country and internationally, including projects in California, Texas, Colorado, Michigan, and Spain.

For non-local projects, our process is structured to stay organized from anywhere, through clear documentation, detailed drawings, digital presentations, vendor coordination, and site visits planned at key milestones built into the scope. 

A strong design process doesn't depend on daily physical presence. It depends on the right systems, the right team, and clear communication from the start.

Design fees depend on the project scope, size, complexity, timeline, and level of involvement needed from our team. A furnishings project, renovation, and new construction home all require very different levels of design, documentation, coordination, procurement, and project oversight, so we provide a customized proposal after learning more about the project.

The design fee covers our professional services. Construction, contractor fees, furniture, materials, fixtures, freight, receiving, storage, delivery, installation, taxes, and third-party vendor costs are separate.

Part of our role is to help define the bigger picture investment early. We can often establish a realistic range, but exact pricing requires decisions. The more defined the scope and selections become, the more accurately the project can be priced and executed.

Procurement is the management of everything from the moment a selection is approved to the moment it is installed, and it is far more than ordering furniture. It means placing and tracking orders across many vendors, monitoring lead times, receiving and inspecting each item, resolving damage and backorders, and coordinating delivery and installation so everything arrives ready. We handle all of it, so you never have to receive boxes at your home, chase a freight company or manage a damaged crate.

Our access to furnishings, materials, and finishes is built on years of cultivated relationships with manufacturers across every category, hard surfaces, fabrics, wallcoverings, furniture, lighting, and more. We visit their showrooms, train on their products, continuously vet our partners in order to vouch for them and invest continuously in those partnerships. That knowledge is a core part of what you're hiring.

Products are priced with a markup, the same way any specialty retailer prices what it sources. In addition, we charge a procurement fee for the management work described above. We are transparent about both because it is simply how design firms operate, and you deserve to understand it. Clients never pay more than retail, and in most cases, the final cost comes in at or below it. What you are really buying is expertise in selection and a single point of accountability for everything that enters your home.

Most people do not realize how many decisions are involved.

A successful project requires hundreds of connected choices: layout, lighting, tile, stone, plumbing, cabinetry, hardware, paint, furniture, scale, upholstery, window treatments, art, installation details, and budget priorities.

When those decisions are made without a clear plan, projects can quickly become stressful, expensive, and disjointed. A designer helps create the roadmap before everyone starts spending money.