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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Budget?[/quote]

10k ish. I have a lot of decent pieces already, just need someone to help me pull it all together and I might want to swap out my couch. Havenly designers push big box stores and that’s how they make their money. I’ve used them before and they’re fine for a blank slate, but tend to be boring. [/quote]

Your best bet will be in store design services: crate and barrel, room and board, pottery barn, Ballard, west elm, etc. Or a local one like Kellogg Collection. They can help you order a sofa and some lamps, etc. You might have to try a few to find someone willing to engage with your existing stuff, and you should do everything you possibly can to help them: measurements of everything and good photos, and a clear memo about what you’re keeping and what you want to buy. [/quote]

That’s exactly what I didn’t like about Havenly. They push big box stores. At least with them, you can choose from multiple big box stores. I’m done buying furniture from those places. It’s cheaply made. I’ve had much better luck buying vintage/used. The one exception would be R and B. [/quote]

Ok, well, you’re not going to be able to hire someone to help you buy $10k worth of vintage/used furniture. There are vintage retailers out there who would probably give you a lot of free good advice, but not really design services. Not sure what you’re looking for, honestly. [/quote]

I’m not sure that’s accurate. I had a designer I worked with several years back who helped do exactly that. I paid her hourly for about 10 hours of work and she did a basic layout and then helped me source items from random places including vintage, and even spray painted a lamp base for me bc we couldn’t find the right color match in person. Unfortunately she’s moved on.

Room lift and space joy offer design services that might work. And there seem to be a number of smaller designers looking for projects across instagram etc. [/quote]

Room lift looks great [/quote]

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