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You may have occasionally heard the terms for interior decorator and interior designer interchanged. However, there is a difference between the two titles. An interior decorator generally refers to someone who deals with furniture and decor only. Education and training are not necessary to work as a decorator, which is why most start as hobbyists in a different career.

An interior designer is a specialized career field, requiring a certain combined level of education, work experience, and licensing. An interior designer may create spaces for the inside of a commercial office building, design the lighting for a restaurant, or design the entirety of a home from the layout and electrical plan all the way down to the rugs and accessories. Interior designers even work with builders and architects to ensure that the exterior complements the interior design of a commercial or residential structure. An interior designer may also deal with issues of health, safety and welfare; i.e. accessibility and building codes, especially in a commercial setting.
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Leu Interiors is not a licensed architecture firm, and will always partner with qualified architects and/or engineers if a structural question arises. All of our highly detailed construction drawings are also stamped with notations to remind our contractors to confirm all dimensions prior to purchase and installation, to ensure the finished quality we expect from each project.

Whether you need a little help or a lot, the advice and guidance of an Interior Designer is invaluable. Having a professional Interior Designer on your team who has the knowledge and experience of countless similar projects as well as the information, resources and expertise for finding the exact products and trades people you need to get the best result for your project is priceless. Working with an Interior Designer will help you to move seamlessly and efficiently through the project, as well as help you prevent costly mistakes or side-steps along the way.

The knowledge and expertise that you benefit from when you hire a personal interior designer is the primary value that the designer studied thoroughly and spent years of time and effort to curate. Do you work for free? Neither do "free in-house designers". While it is true that many retail establishments may offer “free” advice and assistance, and that sometimes those consultants may be very good at what they do, it is also true that although the advice they offer you is “free,” they definitely are not working for “free” and their primary allegiance and obligation is to their employer.

On the contrary, a personal Interior Designer serves as your advocate. They will always be on your side, and working to get you the best services, prices, and experience as possible. They have no attachment to certain brands (other than through tried and true experience), so they have the entire world of products to choose from, rather than being required to stay within any one company's family of brands. Do you have favorites? Let your Designer know! Leu Interiors is always open to using our clients' preferred stores, brands, products or services.

While a good designer can help you at any stage of the design, it is most advantageous for you to begin your work with a designer at the earliest stages of the project. As with almost any process, having a good plan in place as early as possible is the best route to success.

Leu Interiors can take your project from the initial point of gathering information on the requirements and needs for your space, through design development, purchasing and installation for every detail of your project – all the way to completion. A perfect final result is evidence of a plan well thought out and well executed from the initial ideas to the final details.

IMPORTANT: Hiring an Interior Designer several months prior to your project start date will not cost you any extra money, it will simply guarantee your spot on their calendar!

Our designs are billed as flat fees based on an hourly estimation of how long your space will take us to design. We'll send you a design fee proposal before your project begins, which will be custom-tailored to your project scope and amount of detail you're interested in. With a flat fee structure, you know exactly what you're going to get and for how much - no surprises.

Yes and no. Leu Interiors does not offer stand-alone decorating. However, our Full-Service design offering means decorating is included with your home remodel or new construction design.

For clients who just need some advice and direction to tackle their own projects, we offer a few different levels of design consultations. Use our contact page to reach out and learn more.

Only once! Leu Interiors bills upfront for 100% of Design fees. After the Design Phase is complete, your contractor/builder and you will both receive a design binder with all the juicy details. Not a bill!

We like emails, texts, and phone calls - in that order. It's best to have a paper trail so we can keep track of our many moving projects all at once without messing anything up. Obviously phone calls can be very efficient and sometimes the most clear way to communicate, so we just try to take really great notes during them.

Share your Instagram, Pinterest, Houzz or other inspiration links with us. Collect clippings from magazines and/or photos that appeal to you.Be thinking about colors, styles and looks that you like or are drawn to.Know your own wants, needs, and what the space should do for you when finished.Think about your time frame - when do you want to start? Do you have finish date goals?

Have an all-in project budget in mind and be honest about it with your designer. Having at least a ballpark figure of what you’re willing to spend on your project is a good start.

Get excited! We can have that in common from the very beginning.
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