THE DESIGN PROCESS…

  • DESIGN CONSULTATION

    STEP 1- INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH ECD? FILL OUT THE CLIENT FORM UNDER THE ‘CONTACT EMILY’ TAB

    STEP 2- EMILY WILL SET UP A 15 MINUTE DISCOVERY CALL

    STEP 3- IF WE APPEAR TO BE A FIT, CLIENTS CAN BOOK A PREPAID WORKING APPOINTMENT CALLED A DESIGN CONSULTATION OFFERED AT $450. THIS APPOINTMENT INCLUDES A 60-90 MINUTE IN-HOME MEETING IF YOU’RE LOCATED IN CENTRAL OREGON. IF YOU’RE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR TRAVEL.

    IN THIS WORKING MEETING, WE WILL DISCUSS YOUR SCOPE OF WORK IN DETAIL SO EMILY CAN CREATE A DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR YOUR PROJECT. YOU WILL RECEIVE A PROPOSAL AND PROPOSED START DATE WITHIN 2-3 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE MEETING. DELIVERABLES INCLUDED ARE LISTED IN ‘THE DESIGN PROCESS’ ON THIS PAGE.

  • INTAKE MEETING

    YOUR SPACE WILL BE PROFESSIONALLY MEASURED/SCANNED AND PHOTOGRAPHED TO DOCUMENT EXISTING CONDITIONS. YOU WILL TAKE AN ASSESSMENT AND SHARE YOUR FAVORITE SAVED PHOTOS FOR THE PROJECT. AFTER GETTING THE NITTY GRITTY DETAILS OF YOUR PROJECT, ECD CAN GET STARTED ON THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE PROJECT.

    AS WE START THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE, WE’LL CONFIRM THE LAYOUT AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN GENERATING IDEAS WITH AN A.I. TOOL.

  • PRELIMINARY DESIGN

    ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE INTAKE MEETING IS COMPILED TO CREATE A CHECKLIST OF YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS FOR YOUR NEW SPACE. WITH YOUR ROOM LAYOUT IN MIND AND A MOOD BOARD WE WILL DO SOME INITIAL SHOPPING. ECD WILL PRESENT HER IDEAS AND PLANS FOR YOUR PROJECT WITH AN AS BUILT PLAN, A REMODEL PLAN, ELEVATIONS, 3D RENDERINGS AND A MECHANICAL PLAN. THESE ITEMS CAN BE EDITED WITH YOUR FEEDBACK BEFORE SHARING WITH A CONTRACTOR TO COST THE PROJECT.

    ONCE WE HAVE THE PRELIMARY DRAWINGS AND MATERIAL BOARD READY, WE’LL PULL SOME COSTS ON THE LARGER TICKET ITEMS SUCH AS CABINETRY, APPLIANCES, PLUMBING AND COUNTERTOPS. WE’LL MEET WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR TO SHARE OUR VISION AND CONFIRM THAT THE COSTS LINE UP WITH YOUR DESIRES.

  • FINAL DESIGN

    WE NOW HAVE A PRELIMINARY SET OF DRAWINGS, MATERIAL SELECTIONS AND THE PROJECT COSTS TO GUIDE US INTO THE FINAL PHASE OF DESIGN. IN THIS PHASE, WE’LL FINALIZE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTION SELECTIONS. IN ADDITION, WE’LL LAYER IN ALL OF THE DETAILS INTO YOUR CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO BUILD OFF OF. FINALLY, BEFORE YOU ORDER ANY PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS RUN THE VENDOR’S QUOTES BY ECD FOR ACCURACY BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CONTRACTOR ORDER ANYTHING.

  • ECD CABINETRY

    ECD HAS 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH CABINETRY WHICH MEANS SHE KNOWS CABINETS AND SHE WILL ENSURE EVERY DETAIL IS CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN. ECD’S CURATED CABINET LINE HAS BEEN SOURCED WITH YOUR NEEDS IN MIND! THE CABINETRY IS MADE BY NICKELS CABINETS HERE IN NORTH AMERICA.

  • WARM HAND OFF

    ONCE THE DESIGN AND SELECTION PROCESS HAS CONCLUDED IT’S TIME TO HAND OFF THE PROJECT TO YOUR CONTRACTOR FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ( PURCHASING AND INSTALLATION.) DONT’ WORRY, ECD IS STILL GOING TO BE BY YOUR SIDE WHEN QUESTIONS COME UP.

  • SITE VISITS

    ECD WILL DROP IN FOR SITE VISITS AND BE AVAILABLE AS QUESTIONS COME UP DURING INSTALLATION. HANG IN THERE, IT GETS WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER BUT IT’S WORTH IT!

  • PROJECT COMPLETION

    PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK, NOW YOU CAN ENJOY THE SPACE YOU WORKED SO HARD FOR, FOR MANY YEARS TO COME! PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT!