The design at distance blog has been in "snooze mode" these past few weeks as the company progresses towards its retail launch. There's more designers to bring on board, and start training, and plenty of design products to prepare for market.
And on the home front? Well some things just have to take a back seat as business blooms! Our planned home renovations are inching along at a snails pace as the process of choosing layout and finishes drop down my list of priorities. But it just goes to prove, that like most of our customers, we all could do with the helping hand of a third party to make sure "things get done" now and again.
I suspect the day I hand over "home" to one of our designers things will get back on track pretty quickly: all in all it's a great endorsement for our own services!
But our own renovation plans raises a question that many of you have probably already encountered.
In a newly bought "older" home that needs work, and a "post purchase buying" budget that's tight (or being allocated elsewhere) what level of reno' do you undertake? A complete re-model that will meet your long-term needs, and the style, and quality level that lasts? or a considerably cheaper, and less permanent quick fix?
That's the question!
So what's the right answer? Well, there truly isn't a right, or a wrong answer the one that best suits your situation. Obviously the "ideal" scenario is that you get to do what you want, when you want, but the reality of life is that the "right" answer depends on you, your mid term plans...and your budget!
So we're busy creating new services that will help those homeowners whose budget are stretched (and over-stretched) at the seams...because homeowners that are "ready to re-style", or renovate to meet their needs and dreams are already covered by our core collection of design services. We'll be teaming up with innovative, easy-to-use paint products that really work, to re-fresh and update surfaces around your home. Add our design flair and lots of clever tips and you won't recognize that old and tired space!
So keep "posted" and we'll be updating you on where, and when, you'll be able to check out our newest addition to our services.
