Do it Right the First Time
Adriann Weymouth of Serendipity Home Decor
In six years, I’ve painted each room in my home twice and I never was happy with the results. And I was going to do it again – crazy you say. This time I was going to get it right because I was working with an interior designer.
I’m sure you’ve thought about it but fearing it would be too expensive, or that you’d get stuck with a room you wouldn’t like, you may have given up on the idea altogether. However, using a design professional can, and should, be a good experience. It can give your home continuity, function, and beauty. And it doesn’t have to go over your budget. Working with a designer can save you money in many situations by allocating resources wisely, eliminating decorating mistakes, and increasing creative thinking about your project. Interior designers work out optimal room size, traffic flow and lighting. When it comes to choosing and coordinating the color schemes, paint finishes, cabinet styles and light fixtures that go into that room, that’s where an interior decorator comes in.
An interior designer will save you months of hunting down product samples and other research and prevent some potentially messy missteps. What’s more, the designer can do everything from simply acting as a sounding board for your ideas to undertaking more involved work, like buying paint and fabric, scheduling an installation and even supervising the job.
In my search for the “right neutral” to pull my art work and eclectic furniture together, I hired Adriann Weymount at Serendipity Home Décor, 1326 5th St., Marysville, WA, 360-659-5600, www.serendipityhomedecor.com to help me with my color choices. Unlike decorators, she has a design degree from Washington State University. She came to my home loaded with paint samples and from every known and unknown supplier. After a quick tour and consultation, she started pulling out paint chips – I decided to leave her alone while I did some desk work. In less than 30 minutes, she choose a new neutral for my kitchen, dining area, living room and hall, a plum accent color to create some drama for the dining area and to connect the fireplace wall to the dining area and new modern office color. Total cost for her home consultation $85.00 – peace of mind is priceless.
Last week when I was looking at composite deck colors, I called her and she met me at Dunn Lumber, with my new exterior paint colors in hand, and she coordinated the deck and handrails for me. It’s going to look fantastic!
