DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE THE PROCESS BEGINS
These are elements for consideration to help prepare you before your appointment with your designer. Please feel free to provide your Pinterest or Houzz username so your designer may access photos of your dream kitchen, master bath, etc. Creating a Pinterest or Houzz account is a great way to collect ideas and share them with others. You may also want to bring fabric swatches or pictures of existing furnishings and colors to help your designer get a picture of your style. Download a PDF to print and fill out below!
PAINT
What colors are you drawn to for walls, ceilings, and trim? Warm or cool tones?
FLOORING
What type of flooring are you interested in? Wood, tile, carpeting? In which rooms?
CABINETS
What are you considering for your kitchen, bath, and laundry cabinets? Painted, stained, wood type, glaze? Would you like cabinet enhancements such as glass doors, pot and pan drawers, or a wine rack? Decorative range hood, soft-close doors, and drawers? Roll-out shelves, handles, pulls? Are you considering built-in cabinetry in any other room? The mudroom? Laundry room, family room, or study? What finishes, and how do you see them functioning?
KITCHEN ISLAND
Do you want a center island? If so, is it finished the same as the kitchen cabinets? Is there a special function you would like to see? How many bar stools? Do you want the same height bar as the island counter, or do you want a raised bar?
COUNTERS
Granite, quartz, marble, polystone or cultured marble? Any exterior countertops for outdoor grilling areas? (Choices could include brick, stone, granite, or concrete).
BACKSPLASH
Don’t forget that iconic backsplash accent! Any thoughts or pictures of backsplashes in any area of the home would be helpful.
BATHS & PLUMBING FIXTURES
Are you more traditional or contemporary? Chrome, brushed nickel, or oil-rubbed bronze? Do you want a soaking tub in your master bath, or would you prefer an oversized shower? Have you thought about a curbless shower?
LIGHTING
Do you want your lighting fixtures to be brushed nickel, oil-rubbed bronze, black, or high gloss chrome? Do you have a preference for wall sconces? Also, consider specialties such as track lighting, exterior lighting, how many ceiling fans you may want, and their locations.
FIREPLACES
Do you want exterior and/or interior fireplaces? What mantle style? Would you prefer a stone, tile, marble, quartz, or marble finish? Something else, perhaps?
EXTERIOR SELECTIONS
Do you have an exterior color palate in mind? What are your choices for the exterior finishes? Brick, stone, or tile accents? Lap siding?
We hope these questions will spark inspiration for you in preparation for your design meeting! We encourage you to communicate your thoughts and ideas to your designer prior to your appointment as well; the more information we have available to work with in the process of designing your home, the more stunning the final version will be!