How Long Will It Take?
Everyone always asks how long their renovation/remodeling/redesign is going to take. Of course, it’s one of the three key questions...
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Design Consultations: 7 Reasons to Schedule a Design Consultation Before Your Renovation
As you know, renovating your home is a big decision—or, truthfully, it’s many big decisions. Naturally, most prospective clients struggle...
Finding A Designer: Experience Match
You stand in your home and look around…. It’s rough around the edges, it doesn’t really meet your needs, and it doesn’t reflect who you...
Why you should never ask for a free consultation
Why is this a red flag? What are you really getting?
18 Tips for Working from Home
So many folks have been asking how I manage to stay productive when working from home. I’m happy to share my secrets, as well as some of...
Which Cabinet Color Should I Choose?
Q&A: Which cabinet color should I choose? Q: We are building a new house, and the model home construction comes with grey tile floors in...
Finding a Designer: Style Match
The thought of looking for designer can be intimidating. Where do you look? How can you be assured of a good job? As part of our series...
Success In the Details
When conceptualizing a design solution for a new project, it’s important to look at the larger picture: circulation, functionality,...
Photoshoot
At Village West Design documenting projects through photography is a key step in communicating the finished product. At the photoshoot we...
Secrets to Successful Loft Designs
There is a definite allure to inhabiting a raw, floor-through space with high ceilings and remnants of a bygone era. But the design...
Why It's Worth the Effort to Make Your Bed
Even in the most luxurious homes, no amount of well-appointed furnishings can bring about the tranquility of a well-made bed. But that’s...
Envisioning 3D Space
You and the designer stand there in the existing space you’re planning to renovate, and you survey the scene. The designer tries to paint...
Tips and Tricks for Summer
With summer in full swing, why not bring the outside inside? Here are a few tips and tricks to freshen up your home. Tip 1: Rearrange...
"A Typical Day" by Daniel Ian Smith
This entry has been written by our lead interior designer and Village West Design principal Daniel Ian Smith. People often ask me what a...
The Real Value of Your Home
The following article “The Real Value of Your Home” by Daniel Ian Smith was originally published in the West Village newspaper WestView...
Inspired by Children's Rooms
We have no trouble committing to an imaginative playground of a room for our children, but when it comes to adult space, many think it...
The Two Types of Renovation
Whether painting the walls or relocating them altogether, construction is a time of reflection and change. To best prepare for any scale...
Winter Light
It’s winter here in the West Village, bringing with it cartoonishly long shadows and that wonderfully clear, bright sky over the Hudson...