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Village West Design Blog


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...


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...


Success In the Details
When conceptualizing a design solution for a new project, it’s important to look at the larger picture: circulation, functionality,...


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...


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...


"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 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...
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