When you design kitchens and bathrooms for a living, you can’t help but notice design issues wherever you go. Including, improper material selections, finishing errors, sloppy finish work, and design mistakes causing safety issues. If I have dinner in a restaurant I’m...
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4 Independence Day Decorating Tips
Celebrating Independence Day with an outdoor party can be a great way to welcome in the summer season and celebrate the Independence Day holiday. Whether you’re hosting a backyard cookout or an evening fireworks gathering you can quickly pull together a beautiful...
The Importance Of Having A Realistic Budget For Your Design and Renovation Project
As an interior designer and renovation specialist, I love working with all of our clients, whether that be our full-service clients, our consulting clients, or our social media followers and email list subscribers for whom we provide free resources like our...
11 Ways To Create Spaces That Spark Joy
One of the questions that I ask when designing a space, after reviewing my client's list of wants and needs for their new space, is "how do you want this new space to feel?" The answers vary between peaceful, restful, a place that the whole family can gather, and an...
Making Design Decisions With A Spouse Or Partner
Have you ever found yourself at odds with your spouse over a certain recliner? You know, the one that you have been trying to eliminate from your living room for years. That chair with the lived-in look that your partner cannot seem to part with. Or have you ever...
6 Benefits of Custom Window Treatments
Although pre-made, off the shelf, window treatments are plentiful, there are numerous reasons why we use and suggest custom window treatments in most of our design projects. Choosing custom window treatments allows you to have so many options and benefits that you...
Preparing Your Pets For Your Renovation
We all love our pets and we know our client’s want to be sure that their pets are safe and comfortable during their upcoming renovation. All of us at Designs by Gia Interior Design and Renovation and our team of contractors and tradesmen love interacting with your...
Adding luxury to any bathroom
If you’ve ever imagined a luxurious master bathroom in your home, you might enjoy this classic master bathroom that we recently designed for one of our lovely clients. This bathroom was part of a large design project involving a kitchen, butlers pantry, mud room,...
The Perfect Paint Color
Not a day goes by without receiving an email from someone who’s seen photos of my work, inquiring about a specific paint color used on one of my completed projects. Although I am flattered at their interest, I know for sure that seeing a paint color in another space,...
Featured Project-Voted Most Popular!!
This space saving, classic kitchen, that we completed 2 years ago, is loaded with traditional charm. It has recently captured the attention of Houzz viewers making it the 6th most popular kitchen on Houzz in 2019. This kitchen has now been published four times, twice...