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At Janine Dowling Design we believe Home is the most important part of our lives. It is where our family and our friends come together. Our goal is to create a home that reflects who you are and how you want to live. So when you enter the space, when your project is completed, you know you are Home.
We are a Boston-based full-service interior design firm specializing in interior decorating projects and architectural renovations. Our design services include space planning, furniture and fabric selection, accessories and artwork selection, lighting selection, color consultations, and architectural materials selection.
Our Founder
Janine Dowling, our founder, has a lifelong passion for all things design. Well-versed in a wide range of styles from traditional to transitional to modern, Janine works closely with her clients to develop the right style for their home, personality and lifestyle. Whenever possible, she looks to sustainable solutions that are long-lasting, beautiful, and gentle on the earth.
Our interior design services have a broad range. Sometimes our clients need just a consultation for new ideas or paint colors or they may have a few rooms needing to be refurnished; other times they have a full scale remodel. We tailor our expertise to meet the requests of our clients. Over the years we have enjoyed keeping our project size varied and our visions flexible.
Services Offered:
Whether your current design project is a one-room refresh or a whole-house customization, we look forward to speaking with you about how we can your home feel even more like Home.
The dream that many people have after they have purchased a home is to somehow change it into something that they will absolutely love. They may not have have the money to actually build a brand-new home, but a remodeling project is probably within their grasp. Hiring an interior decorator may not be enough. You may want to physically change the interior of certain rooms in your home. To make this happen, you need to find a contractor that can do the work, but most importantly, an interior design business that will be able to help you out.
These businesses offer several different services that all fall under the category of interior design. They are going to look at the spatial qualities of your house as a whole, and then in each independent room. They can show you examples of how they can change the shape of the room by expanding it. This is something that many people do every year with their kitchens. As long as they are not taking out or affecting a loadbearing wall, these changes can happen very fast. Therefore, you need to find a company that has a good reputation in your city or town, and also does this work for an affordable price.
You can find and evaluate these businesses very quickly by using three different strategies. First of all, if you know anybody that has recently had interior design done, and they were happy with the project, they can recommend that business. Second, you need to work with companies that are able to fit into your schedule. They need to provide you with the estimate, the design plans, and they need to complete the job by the time that you want. Finally, every one of these companies will come up with a different price, and you need to choose one that is affordable. It might not be the business that has the lowest price, but you will likely find someone very competent that can do this work for a reasonable cost.
A mistake that many people make as they will work with an interior design company, actually sign a contract, without realizing that these people cannot start for several weeks. You might have a deadline where you need to have this done, and suddenly you are going to have to wait. As long as you confirm that they can conform to your timeline, and you reconfirm the price that they are going to charge, use this company to get the job done.
The goal of every interior design professional is to take what was there before and transform that room, or that entire house, into something new. They are able to do this safely and professionally, using their skills with interior design and coordination with professionals that can do the work. There are several ways that they can show you examples of what it will look like once they have taken the measurements. Based on what you see, and the prices that they charge, simply choose the interior design firm that is going to help you complete this project on your schedule.
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