solving problems & telling stories
since 2008.
We are a creative design studio, formed to address challenges in our industry stemming from unknown costs, uncontrolled fees, veiled resources, and opaque pricing.
Our goal is to be your advocate - to serve, or lead, as appropriate, as we identify, navigate, and achieve your goals and objectives for your project.
Our work is focused primarily on private, residential spaces with collaborative partners who prioritize personalization, comfort, and ease of use. For them, we create thoughtfully curated, well considered spaces, that feel as if they have been collected over time.
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What We Do
Planning & Design
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This is our comprehensive and holistic approach to design.
By separating the planning and design (where costs and time frames are known) from the implementation (where costs and time frames vary greatly and depend on people and factors outside of our team) we are able to be clear about costs and deliverables, while being thoughtful and considerate about design.
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The time it takes to move through this process depends on the scope and goals of the project, as well as how fast you want to move. But that is what we discuss first, so a tighter timeline will be known to you before we begin work.
Note: At a 6.5 mos duration, you can expect an investment of 28 hrs per week from our team, on average. If the timeline is condensed to 4 mos, you can expect an investment of 42 hrs per week from our team, on average. And at the most compressed schedule possible of 2.5 mos, you can expect an investment from our team of 54 hrs per week, on average.
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We are not currently taking new projects.
Implementation
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Implementation is executing on the design that was worked on approved in the Planning & Design phase. This phase covers purchasing and procurement, delivery and installation, site support, trade coordination, and construction administration. If it is required to bring your design to fruition, it is included here.
We apply a 35% fee on all purchases and labor that we manage on your behalf (excluding delivery and installation services).
We extend our trade pricing to you 100% of the time - you pay what we pay.
The idea is that the discounts we are able to secure for you cover a significant portion of your investment with us in this phase.
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Duration/Timeline is determined based on the scope for our team and the goals of the project.
In addition to overall expectations, we set smaller, incremental expectations, so that you have the opportunity to update your scope and goals for our team as the project unfolds.
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We are not currently taking new clients.
Client Advocate
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An hourly consulting fee so that we can make our expertise yours on as needed basis.
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Given that this is purely a consulting role, we can start right away and work as needed, however, expectations will be set for turnaround times based on what is needed and our current capacity.
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