Working with HH Designs

First, let’s get to know each other.

I’m a talker. I like to talk, a lot. I love to hear other people’s stories and find out what makes them tick. It’s interesting to me. You can learn so much about a person through their words. As a designer, I ask my clients all kinds of questions to understand what they are trying to achieve. So talking and listening is what I do. The first step in the design process is meeting you and getting to know your likes, dislikes, vision, etc. The more we talk the more I learn.

Research.

I take all this talking back to my desk and research furniture like a madwoman. No seriously, I’ll sit at my computer for hours scoping out the perfect pieces for each spot or hunt them down at my favorite local shops. I love the hunt. It’s exciting and challenging and rewarding all at the same time.

Mood boarding.

Once I’ve found just the right pieces I create mood boards. This is the way I show my clients’ my vision for their space. It’s a great tool for doing so. It gives their space life and helps them visualize what it can look like. Mood boards make me happy. I know they set the “mood” for space, but they give me all the feels, too.

The treasure hunt.

So now that I’m all happy and you are too, we move to ordering and purchasing all these solid finds. This is always a process in itself. Ordering, checking stock and lead-times, more ordering, checking each item off as ordered. It can take hours. It’s daunting, but gets the ball rolling so it, too, makes me happy! And then it’s the waiting game. Waiting for all these orders to come into my warehouse. The guys at the warehouse are great and keep me straight. They unbox and inspect everything, making sure there’s no damage during transit. In the meantime, I go out and about again hunting for the perfect pieces and accessories to complete the space. This is always fun because I never know exactly what I will find, but I know it’ll be good.

Installation Day.

Once all the furniture is in, I schedule an installation date with my delivery guys. They’re the ones that make stuff happen and I couldn’t do it without them. They bring everything on a truck and unload each piece and perfectly place them where I want. These guys put things together, move old furniture out of spaces, replace rugs, and anything else I might need. I have a whole other crew that not only makes my draperies and reupholsters furniture, but they also get their hands in the middle of the project. They help me hang artwork, put furniture together all while making me laugh. We have FUN on install day! After all, our job is to bring your house to life and we have fun doing it. We want you to walk into your new space and feel wowed by what you see. A complete make-over from top to bottom. And guess what? We do a LOT of talking to make this all happen.