Full Service
Creating beautiful and functional interiors takes time. Lots of time. On average, a single room can take 4 to 5 months to execute. Or 18 months – 2 years for an entire house overhaul. We promise it’s worth the wait.
- Initial Meeting - house walk through to explore client's taste, wants, needs, goals and inspirations for the space.
- Conceptualizing - rough sketches, space planning and furniture layouts are developed, and materials are selected. We then present options for review and revision and prepare cost estimates. This phase takes approximately 2-3 weeks.
- Design Development - after final approval of the initial concept and selections have been made, bids and orders take place.
- Installation and the grand finale! - This is the final stage where selections are built and installed. You've waited patiently and now you get to sit back and rejoice!
Self Service
Some of our clients have great taste and are simply looking for the reaffirmation from a professional. They enjoy receiving packages and dealing with customer service. Or are looking for a design concept and feel confident in taking over the rest. Here, we design a concept to fit your needs and leave the rest in your hands.
- Floorplan with furniture placement drawn to scale.
- Vision board with furniture and materials selections, include two options and one revision.
- Source list for purchases.
- Detailed product explanation.
One Day Design
One-Day-Design is three (3) consecutive hours of personal consultation, designing, styling, and sourcing work, which is to be paid 72hrs prior to the consultation.
During these 3 hours we provide you with as much verbal design expertise as we have time for – focusing on your wishes.
- Introduction to the house and identify which rooms you'd like to enhance/change.
- Discuss your lifestyle and identify how you use each of those rooms.
- Explore ideal floor plans for each room.
- Identify furnishings for purchase by Client (i.e. rug, table lamp, etc.).
- Identify materials for renovations (i.e. stone countertops, floor & wall tile).
- Limited measuring for recommended purchases to bring your home together.
- Discuss renovation ideas/possibilities, and identify materials for renovations (i.e. stone countertops, floor & wall tile).
- Work on completing a paint schedule (paint colors).
- Styling rooms.
Design process and expectations
Creating beautiful and functional interiors takes time. Lots of time. On average, a single room can take 4 to 5 months to execute. Or 18 months – 2 years for an entire house overhaul. We promise it’s worth the wait.
Design work is billed on an hourly basis. Invoices are submitted twice a month. Once the scope of the project is determined, we can provide an initial estimate of design hours.
I.
Initial Meeting
House walk through to explore client’s taste, wants, needs, goals and inspirations for the space.
II.
Conceptualizing
Rough sketches, space planning and furniture layouts are developed, and materials are selected. We then present options for review and revision and prepare cost estimates. This phase takes approximately 2-3 weeks.
III.
Design Development
After final approval of the initial concept and selections have been made, bids and orders take place.
IV.
Installation (and the grand finale!)
This is the final stage where selections are built and installed. You’ve waited patiently and now you get to sit back and rejoice.
Testimonials
designstiles worked with me to remodel my kitchen. Even though it's a small space, they had amazing and contemporary ideas! They were easy to work with and made the whole process bearable. I love everything about my new kitchen and enjoy spending as much time in there as I can because of these wonderful designers!
- Debra, 2018
Irene is a brilliant designer with incredible style, no question about that. But she also brings so much more to the project. In our case, she was really a design spirit guide-project warrior. From the beginning, she was able to assess our own style and build a lovely design plan that became the finish blueprint for our renovation/addition. In the midst of construction, she filled the role of project warrior. She was involved in the construction phase, curated finish choices to help us make decisions, and/or offered much needed and trusted advise when we were stuck between choices. She knows when to be flexible and when to stand firm with contractors who might deviate from her plan. Ultimately, I think she also saved our budget tremendously, by guiding us to not overspend in certain areas, and rather concentrate on others. We wouldn’t tackle another project unless Irene was available. In that regard, if you’ve found her you should hire her, before her calendar fills up completely.
- Mike and Monica, 2018
Irene is a true treasure. A nice mixture of hip and traditional. Naturally good taste and very easy to work with. Never a bad moment and i have worked with her over a year. She designed a very challenging bathroom and master with the perfect design solutions that reflect my inner taste. I could work with her forever and plan to start working on a guest bathroom and our kitchen as soon as Husband says OKAY.
- Lynn , 2017
Irene is a true talent and has an amazing eye for design and decor. My husband and I hired Irene after seeing her work on a friend's house. We had just re-done our home in Seal Beach and we needed someone to pull our ideas together to make a cohesive look - we sought a beachy, boho but minimalist vibe. No easy feat! But Irene did it perfectly. She was efficient, listened to our ideas and found items matching our vision, and really made our house into a home. We have since hired Irene to work on my husband's office and a playroom for the kids at my mom's house. So, needless to say, I would definitely recommend her :)
- Jamie , 2015