Is It Worth It To Hire An Interior Designer?

Whether you're moving into a new home or simply want to refresh a living room, bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen, you've probably thought about bringing in an interior designer to help realize your vision.

And you've probably also wondered if hiring an interior designer would genuinely be worth it.

Well, we think the answer is a resounding yes. Anyone with a reasonable budget should hire an interior designer for a renovation or refresh, and we'd like to tell you why.

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Kellie Burke Featured in Business of Home

Speckles, paint splatters and similar textures bring a touch of riotous visual energy that can liven up a space and with a splash of texture and fun. Speckled patterns that are big, bold and bodacious are youthful and charged with a touch of chaos. They make us feel youthful and alive.

More subtle splatter textures bring a quieter energy, and can make any surface seem more organic, warm and sometimes add a patina of age. Read Kellie’s tips about how to add speckles to brighten your home in Business of Home: Fresh Flecks: 9 Speckled Decor Pieces to Energize A Space

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Deck the Halls!

It is truly important to make the extra effort to give your home and family this special treat and transport yourself to a magical world away from the daily grind. Love your home, embrace the season and all the wonderment and cheer it will bring.

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See How We Restyled A Family Room to Bring A 90’s Time Capsule Back to Life!

The transformation made the room feel bigger and much cozier, and accented the room’s architectural details and amazing views. Without making any structural or surface changes, the room now enables the potential buyers to imagine themselves in such an inviting and flexible space that functions as both a place for entertaining and as a cosy spot for family movie nights.

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Featured Project: Puerto Vallarta Restaurant, Danbury, CT

What could be more fun than designing a contemporary Mexican restaurant? I worked with restauranteur Esaul Rodriguez to help create an exciting, inviting and memorable dining experience for his guests. The design blends classic Mexican folk art with large scale contemporary artwork and other modern touches. The result lends a festive and buzz-worthy atmosphere that augments Esaul’s delicious cuisine (and margaritas!).

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Kellie Burke Offers Advice on Selecting Color For A Bedroom in Redfin blog

Making your home as cozy and calming as possible starts with the essentials: beautiful decor, comfortable furniture, eye-catching accents, and, most importantly, color. Color can have a significant impact on the way you perceive a room. And with so many hues and shades to choose from, the very act of selecting the right paint color can be overwhelming. Kellie Burke offers advice on selecting color for a bedroom in Redfin blog.

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How To Bring Your Dream Vacation Into your Decor

I love to find ways to bring the essence of vacation, the things that make me feel so relaxed, happy and content, into my daily life. I build moments of oasis into every day, which makes it easy to be transported to the relaxed, peaceful and joyful feelings I have while at a beachy resort or mountain retreat, if only for a few minutes. As much as you are able, bring the experiences that make your vacation special into your daily life, and use decor to create an oasis in your own home.

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Let’s Add A Bit of Color!

As daunting as working with color can be, it is essential to good design. It has so much power to impact our lives. The impression of a color and the message it conveys is essential in creating the psychological mood or ambiance in a space.

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Kellie Burke Featured on Better Connecticut

If you’re dying for a home makeover but lacking a big budget, try shopping in your own house! Kellie Burke gives her tips on how to get a magazine style by refreshing what you already have. Using a little bit of paint, fabric and imagination, she shows you how to bring new life to older pieces.

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