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E-Design Color Consultation

For those who are comfortable with web communication, an E-consultation may be right up your alley.  Take a look at the Room Type pricing option offers and decide which one best fits your needs.  After purchase, Fill out the "Design Survey" that will require (specific photos) showing the room, email it to me, and I will submit your DESIGN SOLUTION IN 8-14 days.

E-Design Color Paint Samples

E-Design Survey 

4x9 Paper Samples

10 x 15 "Painted" Poster Board Samples -1st @ $49

10x15 Painted Poster Board
Download the Design Survey Here
e-design_survey_3-1-20.pdf
File Size: 878 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

 "ONE - COLOR"   PAINT SOLUTION - $75

CEILING PAINT COLOR

MAIN WALL COLOR

ACCENT WALL COLOR

"ONE - COLOR"  PAINT/STAIN  SOLUTION - "MILLWORK CABINETS OR ISLAND" - $135

KITCHEN CABINETS

KITCHEN ISLAND

BATH VANITY CABINETS

"ONE ROOM TO MULTI-ROOMS"  INTERIOR PAINT COLOR SOLUTIONS $100 - $195

ONE ROOM (3 Colors) $100

OPEN ROOM LAYOUT (3 Colors) $175
​(Kitchen /Living Rm)

TWO ROOM (4 Colors) $195

THREE ROOM (5 Colors) $300

BEDRM & BATH (4 Colors) $195

FOUR-EIGHT ROOMS (6 Colors) $500

EXTERIOR PAINT COLORS $75 - $225

FRONT DOOR - $75

EXT. MAIN WALLS AND TRIM (2 Colors) $225

EXTERIOR ACCENT Color - $75

 In Home - Color Consultation

 Paint Color Consultation 
 $250.00 In-home Paint Color Consultation - 1-1/2 HRS. (1-2 open area rooms) 
 $450.00 In-home Paint Color Consultation - 2-1/2 HRS.  (for Sm. Home up to 3 Bedrooms)
 $550.00 In-home Paint Color Consultation  - 4 HRS. (for Med. Homes up to 4 Bedrooms & Study)
  $700.00 In-home Paint Color Consultation  - 8  HRS. ( for Lg. Homes 5 Bedrooms up to 7 Including Study)
 * Add Exterior paint Colors for an additional $100.00
 This consultation includes:

​  *For additional color and design questions after initial meeting (phone, email, text)  after the initial meeting, a $150.00 Retainer is required to proceed with Design questions.  If In-home Consultation is over 30 minutes Total travel time an additional $75.00 fee will apply to the above consultation rates. My office is 20 minutes West of the Galleria.
  Email  julie@downeydesignllc.com
  Call or Text  713.240.5377

Interior Design Fees

 There are a number of ways to set client fees for an Interior Design Project.
Designers use a variety of fee structures and, as with other professions, base their fees on variables such as geographic location, years of expertise, professional reputation and client demand. The following are a list of fee structures to suit our client's particular needs:

  • Fixed fee (or flat fee) -- The designer identifies a specific sum to cover costs, exclusive of reimbursement for expenses. One total fee applies to the complete scope of services proposed, from conceptual development through layouts, specifications and final installation.
  • Hourly fee -- Compensation is based on actual time that the designer consults on a project or specific service.  
           * Principal Designer $125 Hr.
           * Jr. Designer $ 75 Hr. 
  
          * Travel Time for Client Meetings, Showroom Design                     Selection and Retail Shopping.
            Principal: $60 Hr.
            Jr. Designer: $35 Hr.
           (Clients with - in 30 minutes of the Galleria -
           No Travel Charge)

          Design Consultation Fee - to Review & Advise Client on              "their on" Color & Interior Furnishing Selections:
            Principal: $ 200 Hr.
  • Percentage of project fee -- Compensation is computed as a percentage markup on the total project cost, including furnishings and services purchased or specified on behalf of a client.
  • Retainer -- The client pays a sum up front to the designer for design services. The retainer is customarily paid upon signing the contractual agreement.
  • Cost plus -- A designer specifies materials, furnishings and services (e.g., carpentry, drapery workrooms, picture framing, etc.) at wholesale and sells to the client at the designer's cost plus a set percentage increase, or at retail rates or slightly less, to cover the designer's fee and services.
  • Per square foot -- The designer charges fees based on the square footage of the project.
 
Color & Lighting
 Color is the first thing you notice in a room and its furnishings.  Most of us love color and prefer colorful interiors.  As apposed to living in dull colorless environments.  Most of us have a color preference and a psychological reaction to color.
 Light and the amount of lighting you have in a room will affect the color and effect how well you can perform various activities in the room.

 My goal is to work with you on achieving the room color & lighting that fits your home & family needs.

When choosing an Interior Paint Color be mindful of the angle of the natural sun light as it will influence the perceived color in your room
Why are paint colors so difficult to choose?
There are a number of factors involved in selecting the correct paint color for your home or office.
  • Natural Light and it's direction coming in a room.
  • ​Artificial light; LED or CFL or Incandescent
  • Glare; light reflectance off the surfaces in the room 
  • How the eye interprets color through the rods and cones called the Helmholtz-Kohlrausch Effect, The Color of Light.
  • Quality Paint Pigments
  • Paint Properties or the raw material of paint; binders and a thinner, including the paint pigments.

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