Kitchens are hands down my favored space in a home to design. Being able to play with different cabinet colors, door styles, stones and tiles, plumbing fixtures, appliances, light fixtures. then topping it all off with some stunning cabinet hardware. Most importantly, the functionality of the kitchen is crucial. Having the ability to create an aesthetically pleasing and practicable kitchen for my clients to cook in is the most fundamental part of the entire process. Here is a collection of work I designed during my time at Santana Interiors.
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From the ever so dazzling petite powder room to the extraordinary elegant master bathroom and everything in between. Gathering a unique and eye catching space in a bathroom is always a challenging design. Having the opportunity to design dream bathrooms for clients has always been a highlight of my career. The process is always so rewarding to see the outcome after construction is finished. Here is a collection of work I designed during my time at Santana Interiors.
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Finish carpentry is a minor but significant portion of the overall picture. It is typically constantly unnoticed, but that is how it should exist. Trim work should never be the main point of a room; it should act as an attractive backdrop for the space. Finish work is always worth the additional cost, it enhances a distinctive and lavish aspect to a room. The purpose of finish work is to cover up all the irregular edges and produce a embellished appearance. Designing unique fireplaces, wall moldings and special ceiling details are continuously a gratifying experience to see once it is all complete. Here is a collection of work I designed during my time at Santana Interiors.
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Let’s be truthful, as designers we have all experienced that one client who you devote hours on end assembling a gorgeous look of their house and do the presentation only to have it rejected because “I just can’t visualize it.” It is a maddening reaction and can certainly be dodged. The key to fix the setback? Renderings and mood boards. By involving the client from the very beginning and obtaining a thorough impression for their style and visualization of their space. Generating a feeling for them to see all on an individual board is always the simplest for them, it avoids any misunderstandings of what they should anticipate in the end. A picture is worth a thousand words, and renderings are a huge tool to construct that representation for the client.
During my second year of working I had self-taught myself the program 2020 Design using YouTube tutorials. At the time we had clients who were begging to see renderings of their future kitchen designs but did not desire to pay a large amount to have them sourced out since it was not a service we had ever offered previously. I ended up taking it upon myself as a puzzling experience and learning curve to generate the spaces for the clients in the most accurate and easy way possible. It was a pleasurable program to practice and the renderings ended up clarifying precisely what our clients could not initially visualize.