chrisp/chris pallett interior design

Site visit to your home. Daylight preferred. Complete tour of all rooms in home to see what you have currently, and then focus on the areas you wish to paint, and offer 2 to 3 choices for each area.
Codes for Benjamin Moore paint are given, and you pickup the colour chips in a store afterwards.

Cost $200

Complete hard look at what every room in you home looks like. Determine whether you are willing to add some new paint colours to neutralize colours that could put off potential purchasers.
Discuss what I see as having to be removed from the house, and what might be good to add.
After client has de-cluttered the space, and painting is completed (if being done) return and then re-arrange item to best showcase the home's features. This includes hanging art, perhaps side panel drapes at some key window locations.
Once this is done, is the time to get the professional pictures taken of your home while it looks the best.
If you do not want to purchase anything for your home, bu items are needed, be open to renting the items from a staging company.
Charge is by the hour.

Staging with rental furnishings. All prices are approximate.

Basic minimum of design time is 6 hours, for a total of $600. plus cost of rental items. This includes a visit to your home, with advice on how to rearrange current furnishings. Warehouse shopping trip to select all proposed items within a target price point. Set up in your home when furnishings are delivered. Pick up and return of all rented items is extra. Billing is every 28 days.

Master bedroom: with queen bed, mattress, bed coverings, two night tables and lamps and 2 pieces of artwork, bedding would cost you $550 per month.

Living room: 1` sofa, 2 occasional chairs, 2 end tables, one table and one floor lamp, coffee table, area carpet, 2 plants, 2 artworks, 2 large plants would cost you $1350 per month.

Dining room: table plus 6 chairs, 1 buffet $700.

Accessories and toss pillows extra.

I will try to use as much of your furnishings/accessories as possible. Client has no input at all with respect to items selected for staging, as this furniture is not going to be yours after it is returned to the staging supplier.

Site visit, determine best way to approach staging, as it is not always necessary to furnish every room.
Determine budget allowed for the staging, and then prioritize how much of the home can be staged for that budget figure.
We do not fill up a room with furnishings, but do give purchasers the indication of how each room could function, and create a mood and vibe that accentuates the best features.

Typical cost for a two bedroom home, living and dining and kitchen is around $3000 per month.
Fees, based on time at $100 per hour

Many previous design clients have used this service to maximize the potential of their property.

My own (previous) condo in The Carlyle (on Alberni Street) was in the vacation rental market for 4 years, grossing over $55,000 annually, and my new home on the Sunshine Coast grosses over $50,000 per year.

You can set up your property for full time rental, or just select the time frame you desire.

You may work with what you have in terms of furnishings, or work with me to assist in selecting and setting up of your property to maximize your return.

I can also direct you to the best platforms on which to post your rental.

PRICING: Either a set (fixed) fee or hourly.

As we age, we often feel we live in too large a home and perhaps too much work and $ to maintain.
Site visit to existing home, then to new home, to evaluate what are the best items of furnishings to move to the new place. I also determine if it is now the time to purchase some newer items to better suit a new location.
Full set up of furniture, hanging art, and arranging decorative items.
Fees: hourly or fixed fee.

Over the years in business, especially my time in retail, I have organized and hung 1000's of pieces of art, with the goal to make it look pleasing to the eye, and to showcase the favourite pieces you own.
One type of project is downsizing, often from a larger home to a smaller one, and then assembling all the pieces that need to be hung by type, style, size, and medium. I want to know whether there are preferred pieces to be hung in specific rooms and then go to wok hanging them myself. I believe in using two picture hooks, along with a small wad of museum putty to hold the corners tight to the wall, and to help keep the art hanging level. I supply my own picture hooks.

This service is billed hourly at $100 per hour, with a two hour minimum.

My most fun single room design job. I want to know, from the young client, what some of their favourite things and persons are, and with some input from the parents, devise a plan on how to make it all happen.
From a whimsical room for a boy who loves spaceships, to a little girl who wants a canopy bed, I try my best to deliver a really great theme room.
Over the last couple of decades, I am finding that parents really allow their children to have a major say in how they want their room to look, and I encourage them to think beyond a current trend to something that is more long lasting, which in kids rooms is about 5 years.

Fees depend on involvement and budget.

Condo buildings offer a chance only once every 20 years or so to update the common areas, from lobby to mailroom, to elevator cabs and suite hallways, and finally to pools, gyms and party rooms. The approach is always the same...chose durable and timeless over trendy, with a focus on quality materials.
Depending on how these various areas have held up to so many years of use, we evaluate whether to keep or discard certain elements.
The strata should put together a committee of no more than 3 owners to work with me as I come up with 2 distinctly different concepts, along with keeping a working budget. Once all details have been decided upon, we present two colour boards with all the information about what is proposed, and often there is a general meeting where owners meet to discuss and vote on which scheme is most appealing.
I always work with a general contractor to establish a budget for each aspect of the work, and once a scheme is chosen, we go out to tender to get 3 quotes.
Site visits weekly, and ongoing communication with an appointed decorating committee person.
Fees are fixed and based on degree of involvement.

My connections to local retailers affords me a "trade discount" which varies from 10 to 40% off retail prices.
When you shop with me, I charge an hourly fee of $100 (minimum of 2 hours), as we concentrate on what you are looking for in terms of style and price, and when you do decide to purchase items I have helped you with, the trade discount is passed on to you.
Generally the best way to start this process is to have me visit your home to ascertain your needs, take photos and dimensions of what is needed, and then organize a shopping trip to find those items.
Often clients have me do the research for them, and once I have a good selection of potential choices, we go and review together.
Fee is hourly for this service, minimum of 2 hours at $100 per hour.

I love being involved in doing renovation planning for clients as well as for myself . Over the years I have purchased dozens of homes/condos, and have then renovated and sold them for a substantial return.
When we look at a property (that you might be interested in purchasing), I use my experienced eye to determine if you are making a wise choice or not, and that a renovation will give you the desired home you expect.
Changing floorpans, adding on, or building up or out are also possible ways to make a renovation project work well for you.
A well done renovation, done with good planning and decent budget often sees a substantial increase in your property value.
I have contacts in the real estate field who can help you in your search as well.

Assisting with all interior and exterior finishes, lighting plan, and suggestion of any changes to presented floor plans in advance of construction.
Working with first time developers to achieve maximum return on investment.
Sourcing and set up of staged homes or selected rooms.

Whether you are just changing out the current fabrics either inside or outside on your boat, I can offer my design skills and experience in choosing the right materials for you. I recommend marine grade materials, and can often secure you a trade discount on anything you select.
As a long time boat owner (from the early days with a canoe, to sailboat to day cruiser, and now my SeaRay Sundancer 27) with completely redone cushions inside and out. Of course, I also have my Power Squadron certificate.
If your project is more of major upgrading of the interior of you vessel, I can assist with drawings and materials selections as well as lighting options.
Over the years I have helped boat owners with vessels up to over 100' with selection and installation of new furnishings as well as upgrading of existing items.