interiors
We provide full service residential design and decorating services. We manage the process entirely to minimize the risks of change and maximize the joy of spaces designed to your taste. This includes the pre-planning stages, budgeting, consideration of color alternatives, furniture selection and supplier management.
We have experience in urban and suburban environments, with tastes ranging from the classics to mid-century to modern.
STAGING
If you’re in the process of putting your house or condo on the market, you should definitely let us “stage” your rooms to show their best. We’ll edit your existing furnishings, arrange accessories and give a fine eye to what potential buyers are looking for. In this tough market, only those homes that have been edited and spruced-up have the best chance of getting an offer. We can also supply “fill-in” furniture, carpeting, artwork, and accessories on a temporary basis during the sales period to show your place at its best.
ESTATE DISPERSAL
In the process of selling their homes, many of our clients have found that they want to dispose of some of their items. This is often the situation for homeowners downsizing, seniors moving to retirement communities, or just the often anticipated “spring clean-up.” Too often valuables are donated or carted away. Often, clients don’t even realize the value of the items that they’re discarding.
Our subsidiary company, Ayres Estate Services, is in the business of putting your valuables in the right hands for more moneyTM. We’ll explain our guaranteed process involving teams of appraisers, auction houses, trusted antiques dealers and house sale organizers. This process can be distinct and separate from our decorating services, or can be combined to provide a comprehensive package of support.
SHOPPING SERVICES
We provide access to wholesalers, design centers, and specialty shops closed to the public. We also shop in retail furniture stores with you when this makes economic and design sense. In Chicago, we work closely with the diverse suppliers in the Merchandise Mart.
color consultations
Whether for renewal or for a more complete environment, consideration of color options is always required. We provide aesthetic advice, access to many supplier choices, large color samples, and space planned color studies if needed. We also have access to great muralists, fine and faux painters, as well as quality house painters. The world is in color, and excellent color choices will enhance every taste and style.
Spot Projects
Whether you need some quick help in choosing tile for a backsplash or a small chair for the bedroom, we enjoy doing spot projects for our clients. No job is too small or too silly. When it comes to design, we always have opinions – and the time to help finish a project!