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Q: What is style?

A: Style is a sense of beauty, simplicity, elegance, order and harmony. Style proclaims intelligence and wit. Style is the intersection of how you decorate with who you are.

Q: How do I know what style I am?

A: Interior designers can help you define your style. Your answers to questions and your guided choices help formulate your own style. Each person is unique and our designers strive to find each persons distinctive manner of expression or look.

Q: How do you know what type of window treatments to use?

A: There are many window treatments available. It is important to know if privacy and/or sun are issues. Design professionals are up to date on all the resources available to help you select a treatment that can control these issues as well as enhance the decor of any room.

Q: What is the most common problem people have in decorating their home?

A: When people are decorating their homes they often times have a problem focusing in on their style. Being a global society, we are over exposed to all kinds of cultural influences that create style. Some styles compliment others naturally, and others are not meant to be put together. When using different styles, you must be mindful that it is tastefully done.

Q: Is there a difference between a decorator and a designer?

A: Yes. An interior decorator can help you plan and arrange the colors, furnishings, and decorative scheme of a room. An interior designer is qualified to develop and prepare non-structural interior plans and specifications. Many states now have licensing to qualify interior designers.

Q: Is wallpaper out of style?

A: Wallpaper is definitely not out of style. Today's wall coverings go beyond just paper. Precious metals, grasses, opulent veneers, and exotic bamboo are innovative designs that bring the world of natural beauty to any interior.

Q: When starting from scratch decorating a room, should you match the furniture to the wall color or the other way around?

A: It is easier to start with your upholstery fabrics first. Using today's technology, any paint color you wish can be mixed to compliment the fabric.

Q: Are there "safe" colors that will never go out of style?

A: Yes, there are. Anything neutral; (such as black, white, brown or grey) are always good ground colors. Burgundy, navy blue and forest green are colors that have stood the test of time and are always easy to find. Colors such as orange, purple or teal are trendy and may be be too strong to live with over a longer period of time.

Q: What is the most important thing to remember when decorating your home?

A: Our homes are a reflection of who we are. When you are decorating, allow your personality, and inner beauty to be reflected in your choices. Develop a sense of harmony, peace and identity that flow with your choices.

Q: What does it cost to hire an interior designer?

A: Our interior design services are complimentary when you purchase furniture. To use a designer on a consultant basis, with no purchase is about $75 per hour. The wealth of knowledge designers bring in helping you make wise choices can translate into huge savings when costly mistakes are avoided.

Q: How do I know if I need the services of an interior designer?

A: Interior designers enhance your sense of style. The designer brings together your ideas of comfort, color, shape, value and beauty to create your own style. Designers use multiple resources which allow you to choose and define your own look.

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