How we work
Linda and her staff, Diana, Stacy, and Joan, listen to you. While Linda is working on your design, Diana is ordering and tracking products, scheduling, and looking after the accounting. Stacy is researching and drawing while Joan is making sure taxes are paid as well as organizing the library and interfacing with vendors.
30+ years of experience allows the company to
- Optimize your budget
- Plan Your Home to Meet Your Needs
- Integrate design elements to make your home beautiful
- Professionally manage your project
- Optimize your design resources
What to expect when working with Linda
Our first meeting may be at the studio or it might be at your house or place of business. A review of Linda’s portfolio and a discussion of your goals follow. A tour of the space to be designed or a review of the floorplan helps both you and Linda decide if you will make a good team and enjoy the project.
A Letter of Agreement reviewing the project, areas to be designed, and fee structure with deposit required will be given to you for acceptance. Once this document is signed with deposit and returned to our office, the design process begins.
It is our intention to make this process go smoothly, be enjoyable, solve any problems as they arise and have open communication with you. Throughout the project, you will be interfacing with Linda and her staff.
Programming
We will define your needs and any special requirements, analyze the function of the space and take inventory of any existing furnishings and accessories to be incorporated into the new project.
If a floorplan does not exist, we will measure the space and create one to use for furniture layouts. During this time, we will give you a questionaire to fill out which will give us pertinent information to help us design for your family.
We will identify style and begin to establish a budget.
Schematic Conception
At this time working drawings will be created as needed. They may include a floor plan, furniture plan, sketches, electrical and reflected ceiling plan, elevations, and custom designs of furniture, area rugs, etc.
Client Reviews
There will be client reviews. It is important that you are in agreement with our concepts and feel that our design is meeting your needs. There will be reselections in some cases due to an item being discontinued and the budget will be re-evaluated often. Scheduling will be discussed as products are completed. We need to touch base with each other often as we build our relationship and create your design.
Research
We suggest, guide, shop with you, provide ideas and identify products and styles (fabrics, furniture, hardware, flooring, etc.) that will fit the design concept.
Concept Application
Gathering fabric samples, tear sheets of furniture selections, carpet samples, window treatments, wall and surface treatments, etc. while defining your color scheme and deciding where the colors will be applied. Throughout the design process, we are reviewing scale, balance, harmony and composition.
Purchasing and Procurement
If you wish, we will purchase and procure items for you. There will be a 35% service fee with a signed proposal and a 50% deposit for any item ordered through Linda Britt Interior Design Inc. We will be glad to define purchases required and go shopping locally on an hourly basis. Deliveries will be coordinated as needed.
Installation
We will coordinate contractors, coordinate deliveries with other phases of design, and follow-up on our orders.
Post Evaluation
Meeting with Clients to evaluate the project results and define any unfinished details.