Sourcing
Say goodbye to sourcing nightmares and let us take care of it. We’ll ensure the best services, high-quality materials, reliable logistics, and consistent design for a seamless interior design experience.
Sourcing
Say goodbye to sourcing nightmares and let us take care of it. We’ll ensure the best services, high-quality materials, reliable logistics, and consistent design for a seamless interior design experience.
“Sourcing in interior design is the process of finding and acquiring the materials, furniture, decor, and trades like drapery, lighting, and custom carpentry, ensuring quality, reliability, and consistency with the overall design concept."
"Sourcing in interior design is the process of finding and acquiring the materials, furniture, decor, and trades like drapery, lighting, and custom carpentry, ensuring quality, reliability, and consistency with the overall design concept."
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Benefits of Sourcing
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Professional sourcing ensures access to high-quality materials, furniture, and services from reputable sources, including trades like drapery, custom carpentry, and lighting installation. This reduces the risk of defects or subpar workmanship.
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By sourcing through a single interior design studio, you can maintain a cohesive design. This ensures that all elements, from furniture to drapery, align with the overall aesthetic and style.
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Exterior design can incorporate energy-efficient elements like appropriate shading, insulation, and sustainable materials, reducing energy costs and environmental impact.
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Sourcing through an interior design studio reduces the stress and complexity of coordinating multiple suppliers and trades. The design team manages logistics, deliveries, and installations, providing a seamless experience for the client.
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By sourcing through trusted networks, you minimize the risk of fraud or scams, providing greater security and reliability.
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With experienced interior designers handling sourcing, you get rigorous quality checks and assurance across all materials and trades, ensuring a high standard throughout the project.
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An effective sourcing process streamlines the acquisition of materials and coordination with various trades, saving time and preventing costly delays or errors. This efficiency can help you stay within budget.
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Professional sourcing offers flexibility to customize furniture, drapery, and other elements, allowing for a unique and personalized design that meets specific client requirements.
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Professional sourcing can help you choose sustainable and ethically sourced materials, including eco-friendly fabrics for drapery, contributing to environmentally conscious design.
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Professional sourcing ensures access to high-quality materials, furniture, and services from reputable sources, including trades like drapery, custom carpentry, and lighting installation. This reduces the risk of defects or subpar workmanship.
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By sourcing through a single interior design studio, you can maintain a cohesive design. This ensures that all elements, from furniture to drapery, align with the overall aesthetic and style.
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Exterior design can incorporate energy-efficient elements like appropriate shading, insulation, and sustainable materials, reducing energy costs and environmental impact.
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Sourcing through an interior design studio reduces the stress and complexity of coordinating multiple suppliers and trades. The design team manages logistics, deliveries, and installations, providing a seamless experience for the client.
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By sourcing through trusted networks, you minimize the risk of fraud or scams, providing greater security and reliability.
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With experienced interior designers handling sourcing, you get rigorous quality checks and assurance across all materials and trades, ensuring a high standard throughout the project.
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An effective sourcing process streamlines the acquisition of materials and coordination with various trades, saving time and preventing costly delays or errors. This efficiency can help you stay within budget.
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Professional sourcing offers flexibility to customize furniture, drapery, and other elements, allowing for a unique and personalized design that meets specific client requirements.
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Professional sourcing can help you choose sustainable and ethically sourced materials, including eco-friendly fabrics for drapery, contributing to environmentally conscious design.
Benefits of Sourcing
What’s Included.
This is also our design approach and what you’ll experience with this service.
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We begin by consulting with you to understand your project's scope, budget, and specific requirements for materials, furniture, and decor. This step allows us to tailor our sourcing strategy to meet your design vision.
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Based on your needs and preferences, we create a detailed sourcing plan that outlines the materials, furniture, and trades required for the project. This plan includes a timeline for procurement and delivery, ensuring everything aligns with your project schedule.
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We work with a network of trusted suppliers to source high-quality materials, furniture, and decor. This ensures that everything we source meets our rigorous standards for quality and durability
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In addition to materials and furniture, we source specialized trades like drapery, custom carpentry, and lighting installation. This involves coordinating with skilled professionals who align with our quality standards and can meet the project's requirements.
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As we source materials and trades, we ensure that everything meets quality assurance standards. We also check for compliance with relevant regulations, such as building codes and safety standards, to avoid any issues during implementation.
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We handle all logistics, including coordinating deliveries and managing lead times, to ensure that materials and trades arrive on schedule. This reduces delays and keeps the project on track.
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If you require customization for furniture or decor, we work with our suppliers to provide tailored solutions. This allows for a personalized approach that aligns with your design vision.
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Once the materials and trades are sourced, we coordinate their installation and implementation. This includes working with contractors and tradespeople to ensure everything is installed correctly and according to the design plan.
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Throughout the sourcing process, we maintain open communication with you, providing updates and seeking your feedback. This step ensures that you are informed and can make any necessary adjustments.
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After the sourcing and installation are complete, we offer follow-up support to address any questions or issues. We are committed to ensuring your satisfaction with the final result.
Our design approach
What’s Included?
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We begin by consulting with you to understand your project's scope, budget, and specific requirements for materials, furniture, and decor. This step allows us to tailor our sourcing strategy to meet your design vision.
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Based on your needs and preferences, we create a detailed sourcing plan that outlines the materials, furniture, and trades required for the project. This plan includes a timeline for procurement and delivery, ensuring everything aligns with your project schedule.
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We work with a network of trusted suppliers to source high-quality materials, furniture, and decor. This ensures that everything we source meets our rigorous standards for quality and durability
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In addition to materials and furniture, we source specialized trades like drapery, custom carpentry, and lighting installation. This involves coordinating with skilled professionals who align with our quality standards and can meet the project's requirements.
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As we source materials and trades, we ensure that everything meets quality assurance standards. We also check for compliance with relevant regulations, such as building codes and safety standards, to avoid any issues during implementation.
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We handle all logistics, including coordinating deliveries and managing lead times, to ensure that materials and trades arrive on schedule. This reduces delays and keeps the project on track.
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If you require customization for furniture or decor, we work with our suppliers to provide tailored solutions. This allows for a personalized approach that aligns with your design vision.
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Once the materials and trades are sourced, we coordinate their installation and implementation. This includes working with contractors and tradespeople to ensure everything is installed correctly and according to the design plan.
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Throughout the sourcing process, we maintain open communication with you, providing updates and seeking your feedback. This step ensures that you are informed and can make any necessary adjustments.
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After the sourcing and installation are complete, we offer follow-up support to address any questions or issues. We are committed to ensuring your satisfaction with the final result.
Pricing
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Our transparent per-square-foot pricing model is a client-focused approach that ensures you receive accurate and transparent pricing tailored to your unique design project and allows us to be the best designers possible.
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The Full Service offers all of the individual services at a great price. It’s made for those who want the complete interior design experience.
The individual services offers stand-alone options for those who are looking for specific interior design help.
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The In-Person option involves onsite visits, measuring, photographing, videoing, and analyzing done by us. Additionally, we take care of the project management and quality check. Lastly, you’ll get face-to-face consultations. This option is tailored for those in or around Los Angeles
The Virtual option allows those living outside of Los Angeles to take advantage of our design services. The measuring, photographing, videoing must done by you and given to us for analysis. Additionally, you’ll have to take care of the in-person project management and quality check. Lastly, you’ll get remote consultations over Zoom.
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The per square footage pricing model calculates your price based on the total square footage of the area being designed. This can be a single room or your whole home. The price is calculated by multiplying $8 or $2 by your total area. To calculate your total area you multiplying the width and length of your space. This will give you your estimate, the final square footage and measuring will be confirmed by us.
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Proportional to project size.
Simplifies Budget Estimation
Offers Fairness and Transparency
Encourages Efficient Use of Space
Allows Us to Get Additional Staff for Larger Projects
As opposed to charging hourly, charing per-square-footage allows us to spend as much time as we need to make your design the best possible without incurring you additional unexpected chargeable hours.
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Step 1. Find the Square Footage of your space by multiplying it’s length and width in feet.
Step 2. Multiply your square footage by $8 or $2 to get your unique price.
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The total cost of our complete design service is $8 per square foot. This amount reflects our overhead, design expertise, and extensive experience. It covers all eight of our core offerings: Concept Development, Space Planning, 3D Previews, Furniture & Decor Selection, Color and Material Selection, Lighting Design, Sourcing, and Project Management.
The cost of individual services is $3 per square foot, also factoring in our overhead, design expertise, and experience. The key difference is that, at this price point, you receive one specific service instead of the full package.
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No additional design fees! This is the beauty of charging per square footage. You have one set price and we will work with you until we deliver the agreed-upon scope of your work!
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No minimums.
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You are allowed a set number of revisions. Additional revisions or major changes during a project will be charged at standard $8 per square footage and new timelines will be set.
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Depending on the project but typically they are. Hallways and stairs affect the design aesthetic of adjacent areas.
FAQ’s
Meet the Principle Designer
Hello, I'm Edgar Urrutia, I am glad you’re here!
I'm an Interior Designer with a degree from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and two years of professional experience. I’ve worked for a luxury hotel interior design firm and as an assistant to a luxury residential designer based in Los Angeles. My work is all about creating beautiful and functional spaces that tell a story, reflecting my clients' unique personalities and lifestyles. This website marks the start of my life-long journey to build my own residential interior design studio, where I aim to provide comprehensive services that are tailored to individual needs, and to one day launch my own furniture and decor brand.
I'm excited to help bring your design vision to life!
Hello, I'm Edgar Urrutia, I am glad you’re here!
I'm an Interior Designer with a degree from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and two years of professional experience. I’ve worked for a luxury hotel interior design firm and as an assistant to a luxury residential designer based in Los Angeles. My work is all about creating beautiful and functional spaces that tell a story, reflecting my clients' unique personalities and lifestyles. This website marks the start of my life-long journey to build my own residential interior design studio, where I aim to provide comprehensive services that are tailored to individual needs, and to one day launch my own furniture and decor brand.
I'm excited to help bring your design vision to life!
Meet the Principle Designer
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Our sourcing package covers the entire process of finding and acquiring materials, furniture, decor, and other trades like drapery. It includes developing a sourcing plan, selecting suppliers, quality assurance, managing logistics, and coordinating with contractors for installation.
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We work with a network of trusted suppliers known for their quality products. Our team conducts quality checks to ensure all materials, furniture, and decor meet rigorous standards before they reach your project.
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Yes, we offer customization options for furniture, decor, and other materials. If you have specific preferences, we work with our suppliers to create customized solutions that align with your design vision.
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Yes, our sourcing package includes coordination with various trades such as drapery, custom carpentry, and lighting installation. We handle the logistics and ensure that all trades are aligned with the design plan.
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We handle all logistics, including coordinating deliveries, managing lead times, and working with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate delivery of materials and furniture. This reduces the risk of delays and keeps the project on track.
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