This is not a picture of my client :).

Today I got a frantic call from an old prospective client:

 "Peta, it has gone all wrong I have spent so much money and nothing is working I am so stressed out when can we meet!."

This was a boutique hotel owner who I had met with mid last year, we had gone back and forth through the negotiation process to create the best interior design package that met both his interior design requirements and budget. I thought we were ready to move forward only to discover weeks later that due to the state of the economy he had decided to "cut cost" by doing all the design on his own.

You can imagine my frustration and concern for my client and the outcome of his project. As an interior architect I am not going to try and diagnose a terminal illness and then try to treat it just because I have doctors in family and a life time subscription to MD magazine. It is simply not my area of expertise.

I believe to avoid a life full of stress and unnecessary expense you should leave the medicine to the doctors and the interior architecture to the architects and interior designers.

What a lot of people do not realize it that working with the right designer can not only give you piece of mind by saving you time, but also save you money.

We do this for our clients in the following ways:

• Develope a design that will meet design and budget requirements

• Selection and purchasing of all furnishings, lighting, finishes, appliances, plumbing, hardware and accessories.
• Extend our designer discounts to all of the above. (on average 30% - 40% off)
• Working with our team of professionals (contractors, electricians, painters) to negotiate specialty pricing. (on average we are able to save our clients 35%)
• On site management to ensure that what we have designed is what is being built and/or installed

Here are a few projects where we have been able to save our clients time and money:

Men's Fashion Retail store - Collaboration with East Block Studios

Office Design

Private Residence - Collaboration with East Block Studios