Design/Selection Services
The best contractors have the best connections, creating results that are unparalleled. K. Ellis Interiors will provide your client with exceptional design guidance, finding the perfect solutions for their new home, and giving you the confidence of knowing that you have a proven design professional in your corner. Expert counsel is provided for your client in each phase of construction.
Preliminary Exterior Selections
In most neighborhoods, exterior materials and colors need to be submitted to the neighborhood Architectural Review Board. K. Ellis Interiors will provide you and your client with assistance in these decisions, gather samples and create the final sample board for submittal. These selections will be modified as needed for approval.
Client Notebook
A notebook will be provided to your client as a place for them to store important information, take notes and keep samples. It will include a customized master specification sheet, pricing guide, decision schedule and contact information for K. Ellis Interiors and you.
Floor Plan Revisions
If your client has small floor plan changes that need to be communicated, K. Ellis Interiors will provide drafted floor plan suggestions and changes as needed for framing.
Exterior selections
Once the exterior has been approved, K. Ellis Interiors will post to Co-Construct or other communication program provided by you including a virtual sample board for you and your client’s reference.
Selections
Ellis Interiors will schedule and coordinate appointments for all interior and any remaining exterior selections. I will spend several days shopping with your client to coordinate selections such as tile, countertops, cabinets, lighting, flooring, interior paint, plumbing fixtures, cabinet hardware, doors and door hardware to stay within your client’s budget. I will work with any preexisting vendor relationships but also have resources to suggest as needed. The above selections will be posted on Co-Construct or other communication program provided by you.
Visual Sample Boards
Ellis Interiors will provide virtual sample boards for the following areas:
- General Exterior
- General Interior
- Kitchen
- Baths
- Special Design Areas
These boards will be sent to you, your client and posted on your form of communication. They will help the client visualize their new home room by room.
Elevations
K. Ellis Interiors will provide elevations as needed for tile, cabinets, and special built-ins so that your client can approve the design before it is implemented. These drawings will be provided to your and the installer for their reference.
Construction walk-thru
I will be on-site for the critical decision-making meetings and installation phases throughout the building process. Any important decisions will be documented by initials from you, your client and myself.
Final Walk
K. Ellis Interiors will walk the home at completion with you and your client, making a punch list to be completed. I will follow up on these items to ensure completion.
Client gift
Provide personalized client gift with thank you note and survey
Photography
If we are granted permission by your client, we will photograph as allowed for our files and website, sharing with you and your client.
Project Management Above and Beyond
One of the things that sets K. Ellis Interiors apart is Kristen’s expertise in providing project management services in addition to interior design. Along with design, she can be contracted to manage critical phases of the building process to help you deliver satisfaction to homeowners that goes above and beyond your promises.
Kristen is qualified to provide project management for the following installation phases allowing you to keep the project on schedule with the flexibility to manage multiple projects. As your project manager, K. Ellis Interiors is on site as your trusted liaison giving you valuable time freedom.
Here’s how:
~ K. Ellis Interiors meets with trades and communicate crucial job needs as it relates to the interior design for the following areas:
- HVAC
- Plumbing
- Electrician
- Tile
- Cabinetry
- Solid Surface
- Woodworking
- Handyman
- Painters
- Windows
- Doors
- Flooring
~ K. Ellis Interiors can manage a sign off system for on-site changes and notes. All critical notes and changes must have signature from trades person, client, and you, the builder. Those notes and changes will be posted to Co-Construct or other communication program
~ K. Ellis Interiors can manage supplier relations.
