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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 every...

Design Consultations: 7 Reasons to Schedule a Design Consultation Before Your Renovation

As you know, renovating your apartment is a big decision—or, truthfully, it’s many big decisions. And most of our clients struggle to com...

Finding A Designer: Experience Match

You stand in your apartment and look around…. It’s rough around the edges, it doesn’t really meet your needs, and it doesn’t reflect who ...

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, scope...

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 chall...

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 you...

"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 N...

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 ha...

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 R...

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