D2D Studio

Serves Colorado Springs, CO

35244

Hired 56 times

2 employees

15 years in business

$175/hour

4.5

This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

Next Service

Credentials

Background Check

Lena Gordon Samuelson
Completed on 2/22/2021

Introduction

D2D Studio is a full-service design boutique, providing a balance of exuberance and elegance for your interior residential and commercial spaces. Whether you’re looking for advice on a new paint pigment for your business, want to renovate your entire home, or plan to build one from scratch, D2D Studio has the foundation and expertise you seek. D2D will seamlessly integrate existing furnishings with carefully selected window and floor coverings, new furniture additions, organic lighting design, art and accessories. We curate like chameleons: our style of design will adapt to compliment your tastes. We’re able to work collaboratively or take complete control, depending on your individual needs, and we always deliver a finished, cohesively-designed space that will encourage everyone who enters it to feel at home. Although we have an hourly rate listed, we work within flat fees for specific scopes of work. We can provide more information after an initial consultation!

Q&A

What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?

We offer flat Design Services fees for a specific scope of work. The Design Fee is figured after an initial consultation where we analyze the work necessary to complete the project to our high standards.

What is your typical process for working with a new customer?

We visit the prospective client for a complimentary initial consultation to collect information about the scope of work, see the spaces, talk about goals, etc. Then we provide a Design Services Agreement that includes a flat fee and payment schedule for the scope of work proposed. Once we've received a signed Agreement and retainer, we start with our programming phase, which includes Style Assessments, interviews, questionairres, etc. Then we start designing!

What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?

Lena G. Samuelson graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado in 2006 with a BA in Interior Design. She also studied abroad in London, at the American Intercontinental University. She passed the NCIDQ exam in 2008. Jordan Almquist graduated from the Art Institute of Colorado in 2013 with a BA in Interior Design.

How did you get started doing this type of work?

I decided on Interior Design after realizing that it is a perfect blend of left and right brained work. It takes abstract creativity, an innate design sense, and a brain that works scientifically as well. Many parts of this job include detailed research, analysis, planning and environmental psychology. I also have the opportunity with every project to affect change in people's lives. Decoration is superfluous, Design is necessary.

What types of customers have you worked with?

Residential: kitchen and bath remodels, space planning, specifying furnishings, draperies, adding architectural detail to bland spaces. Commercial: space planning, specifying furnishings, assisting marketing team with branding of interior spaces, and the assisting in selection of space.

Describe a recent project you are fond of. How long did it take?

We recently completed an entire home renovation for a couple of retired farmers. They were humble, kind and trusting and allowed us to take complete control and create an unbelievably beautiful home in an Industrial Farmhouse style. It took 8 months to take the 2800 square foot home down to studs, rework the layout, change some window and door locations, and completely update the interior. We furnished every square inch of the home with personalized treasures and comfortable furniture. Their daily activities are well supported by the spaces we created. I live for the reward of knowing that we affected change in their lives - my clients will feel comfortable, special and a bit of magic in their home for as long as they live in it!

What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

First be sure you understand what to expect when hiring a designer, then preview their work on their website. If you like what you see (remember, they were designing for someone else - it may not be your taste exactly), then meet with the Designer. Choose someone you like, as you are going to build a long term relationship with them. Budgets and styles can always change - the most important thing is the relationship.

What questions should customers think through before talking to professionals about their project?

What their priorities are in the spaces they want changed. What activities they want to be able to do, what relationships they want to nurture, what tasks they want to accomplish and how they want to feel in each space.