FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I charge between $90 and $120 an hour. I have a 2 hour minimum on the 1st consult when the location is over 30 miles from Canton, GA.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I meet for our first consult to access how many areas/rooms of the home, what & if you are looking for a style change/a transformation. I want to know your main color and 2 base colors if painting or wall covering is required. I offer trips to America's Mart and ADAC. America's MArt has everything you can imagine. ADAC also carries much, but I generally lean to their fabrics. Trips to either are on Wednesday or Thursday's, taking into consideration of shows, holidays, etc. Trips are 9:15am, arriving @the Mart around 10, and leaving at 2:30-3pm, in consideration of traffic. It's a wonderful time!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am a self-taught designer. My photos showing my many projects and many publications, both national & all around Atlanta have been my education. ASID in Atlanta offered and honorary mention due to all my publications. The Villa Casa Home in the Estates brought an invitation from Atlanta Home & Lifestyles and House Beautiful, tho' the Villa had been sold a month earlier. I have owned my own design store, Desidario's Design & Fine Gifts, and moved down to a Studio later.