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Our Process

The process is simple. We meet, you talk, we listen.

We discuss the project, your ideas, the costs, etc. When you’re ready to move forward, you’ll get a design concept, elevations, renderings, meetings and contractor coordination, and throughout it all we’ll be right by your side.

  1. Step 1Our First Meeting
  2. Step 2The Designing
  3. Step 3Execution
  1. Step 1Our First Meeting

    1. Schedule a complimentary consultation
    2. Meet in your home
    3. Listen to what your design wishes are
    4. Establish the scope of work
    5. Discuss the timeframe for an initial design
    6. Develop a design retainer fee
    7. Move forward

    Note: You are under no obligation to move forward right away.

    A family room before its remodel, with a leather sofa, teal chairs and a patterned rug
    Where it starts: the family room of our Showcase Kitchen project in El Cajon, before the remodel.
  2. Step 2The Designing

    The design retainer reserves hours for

    • Client meetings
    • Creating a preliminary design concept
    • Establishing the final design

    The final design includes

    • Floor plan drawing of a backyard patio with furniture layout and notes
      Floor plans
    • Elevation drawing of an outdoor kitchen with dimensions
      Elevations
    • Hand-drawn color rendering of a master bathroom
      Color renderings

      See rendering samples below

    • Close-up of a farmhouse sink, quartz counter and handmade turquoise tile backsplash
      Finishes and design

      All finishes and design aspects of the project.

    Plan and elevation from the Patio Area Was Never Used project. Rendering from the Master and Guest Bathrooms Remodel.

    Pricing and approval

    Additionally, we will meet with contractors and sub-contractors to establish the cost of the project.

    Once the final cost and final presentation are approved and the contracts are signed, we move to the execution portion of the project.

  3. Step 3Execution

    • Involved throughout the entire project
    • Work with contractors
    • Provide updates and timelines
    • Help to keep the project moving forward
    • Answer questions or concerns that may arise
    • Manage the project from design conception to the finished project
    Hand-drawn rendering of the El Cajon kitchen with an island and wood columns
    The rendering
    The finished El Cajon kitchen with a turquoise island and walnut columns
    The finished kitchen

    Showcase Kitchen in El Cajon, from design conception to the finished project.

Rendering Samples

Hand-drawn color renderings from past projects. Select one to see it larger.

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The First Step is Easy and Free

Whether you are just thinking about a remodel or redesign or you’re ready to get started, let’s get together at your place. Request your initial consultation below.