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Interior Design is an art.

This is our creative process.

DISCOVERY

ADMINISTRATION

CLOSE-OUT

DEVELOPMENT

SCHEMATIC

Designed for YOU,

not the Internet

Because a pretty photograph doesn’t equate to a space that feels good.

  • Initial Phone Consultation (free)

    On-site Consultation

    Contract Proposal & Retainer

  • Concept Presentation & Review: We collect and share curated inspiration images, presented alongside preliminary color palettes, finish materials, and rough floor plans. We get deeper into knowing your aspirations for how you want to live in your new space. This is our dreaming and scheming session and will define our path forward.

    Design Schematics: We hone in on a unique design solution, tailored to your specific needs and defined scope. During these meetings we finalize floor plans and discuss cabinetry, lighting, furniture layouts & get specific about finishes (slabs, tile, wall treatments).

  • Together we turn our inspired ideas into precise and finalized decisions. Finishes and fixtures are sourced and scheduled, & technical documentation for contractor bidding and construction is delivered. Numbers are crunched and we get decisive. We aim to minimize any revisions hereafter, so that we can confidently move to procuring your FF&E selections.

  • You’re as much of the process as you desire to be. Site visits and vendor communications ensure your project stays aligned with our collaborative design intent.

    Weekly emails from us keep you updated on all the knitty-gritty you’re too busy to deal with!

    During this time we do any accessories shopping, button-up furniture plans, and talk installation timelines and schedules.

  • Our team delivers any remaining furnsihings and sets the stage for your entry into your bespoke new space!

  • Final walk through to review care instructions and address any lingering questions.

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

A soulful interior tells a story by way of emotionally evocative, layered design solutions. We believe that, regardless of stylistic aesthetic, a space becomes tailored and timeless by embracing imperfection and leaning into real, natural material selections. Any material posing as something else - “wood look” laminate, “marble” porcelain, “brass” die-cast metals, the cheapest paint Home Depot offers - lack the vitality and durability of the real thing. Natural stone, real wood, high quality paint - these authentic materials infuse a space with an energy & permanence that is both visceral and pragmatic. Your plumbing fixtures and hardware should age gracefully alongside you, not degrade within a lifetime. Your walls are more than a canvas for color - they should envelop you with the transformative, shape-shifting, light-reflective powers that only a high quality paint can acheive. And they shouldn’t stink.

Sage Design approaches each project with an earnest interest in understanding your lifestyle, passions, and aspirations, and will campaign to inspire you to shape a timeless space that reflects your narrative.

  • " Brianne became our favorite person! We both learned to trust her and refer to her expertise. She was able to communicate with the contractors and make suggestions and changes that dialed in our remodel and took it to the next level. In the end, we had a home that blew away the neighbors...it made our home the nicest in our neighborhood! In fact, when we went to sell years later, even in a down market, there was an instant bidding war--our house sold for more than any other in the neighborhood ever had. "

    — Lake Adlon Project

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