Home Design
What to Expect
Whether you live in it or rent it out as a vacation rental --
COLLETTE design style can be characterized as contrasts and complements, with color palettes carried throughout a property.
This means furnishings and decor may be selected to be movable from one room to the next and still make great design sense. We also try to mix in some pre-used, vintage, and "green" products for clients interested in recycling and sustainability, depending on the flexibility of your timeline and product availability. Consider which design service best meets your project needs:
Full Cycle -- Turnkey design of vacant space, sourcing and selection of inventory, purchasing, delivery, and installation
Instant Refresh -- Refresh of existing furnished space
E-Design -- Design concept boards for DIY, remote, and investor clients
Consultation -- Onsite walkthrough with design recommendations
Redesign -- Redesign of furnished space with some purchases of new inventory
Start your 6 Steps to New Design to advance your design project.
6 Steps To New Design
Overwhelmed with the prospect of designing your home, need an ongoing investor-friendly contractor and design partner to handle your short-term rental investment properties, or just need E-Design to DIY? Here's your 6-step process to new design.
QUESTIONNAIRE: Submit the online design project questionnaire (15 minutes) to prepare for our Discovery Call. (START THE QUESTIONNAIRE HERE)
DESIGN INVESTMENT PLANNING GUIDE: Download the Investment Planning Guide to help you estimate your design project financial costs before your Discovery Call. (DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE)
DISCOVERY CALL: Schedule your free discovery call to talk about your design project.
CONSULTATION: Walkthrough your home to discuss a design plan and recommendations.
DESIGN PLAN: Approve the detailed design plan, moving from concept boards to visualize the design; to sourcing and selection of furnishings and accessories; to purchasing inventory.
THE BIG REVEAL: Appreciate the results of better design after delivery and installation of the design package, and reveal of designed space.
E-Design is a simple and collaborative way to engage a designer remotely while you determine how much to be engaged with your home design project.
You can choose design support for one room or many; concept boards to visualize the design or floorplans to guide placement of furnishings; design examples and shoppable links for actual products. An online platform allows you private access to your design project and a space to review and collaborate with your designer at your convenience.
As designers, we have access to Trade products (furnishings, decor, lighting, textiles, etc.) unavailable to the general public -- which we are happy to source for you.
E-Design and Remote Design Services
Green Design
Why It Matters
All around the world, people are choosing Green Design -- vacations, destinations, and experiences that support wellness. The Global Wellness Institute (GWI) reports that wellness tourism and wellness real estate make up $651 billion and $398 billion respectively of the global wellness economy.
According to VRBO's Sustainable Travel Study (Expedia Group Media Solutions), consumers look for sustainability in environmental impact, supporting local economies and cultures, and visiting less touristy destinations. Three in five consumers have opted for more eco friendly lodging, avoiding those that don't seem authentic. Wellness tourists want a smaller environmental footprint where they stay -- saving energy, creating less waste, and choosing properties where interiors are thoughtfully designed with sustainable practices in mind.
Whether it's for a home to live in, or home to rent out, we're looking for recycled, repurposed, biodegradable, ethically harvested, salvaged, artisan... as well as live plants for mental and emotional health or ability to filter toxins from the air, to seamlessly transition design from outdoor lounges to spa-like interiors. We follow the evolution toward better products for the planet and how products define these terms.
Promoting wellness in our lived-in spaces is an intention for a growing number of people -- locally and abroad -- seeking a healthier lifestyle.
No need to sacrifice great design when selecting eco-friendly inventory for your home. These samples show home products with health- and earth-conscious features.
DIY FREEBIE: Essential Inventory Checklist for Short-Term Rental Design
For vacation and short-term rental property owners: Request your FREE copy of the Vacation Rental Essential Inventory Checklist to know how to stock your rental room-by-room for the best guest experience.
Send the CONTACT form to request your copy.
It's quite simple: According to EVOLVE, a nationwide property management company, professionally designed vacation rentals can ask for higher nightly rates and deliver an enhanced experience, and guests are not afraid to pay more for quality. Claim your 71% increase in your nightly rate.
A study by the vacation rental management company Vacasa found that professionally designed vacation homes earned 51% more in rental income than homes that were not professionally designed. Claim your 51% more income from good design.