Why do you need us?

The bedroom walls are covered in sample splotches of last year’s lilac paint colors (it seemed like a good idea at the time!), the 15-year-old nylon carpet laid directly over the floorboards by the previous owner is shedding tufts of gray fuzz, and the living room chimney breast that your partner excavated last winter is still awaiting its reclaimed Victorian fireplace. It’s not that you haven’t got ideas, but somehow last winter turns into this, and the summer holidays fly by. The well-intentioned DIY holiday weekends end up at the in-laws, and you still haven’t managed to decorate. What you need is someone to help you get organized, someone to focus on your ideas, and someone to tell you how much it’s all going to cost! Someone who has all the contacts for furniture, window treatments, flooring, painting and everything else you'll need at the best prices and selections in San Diego or North County San Diego. Maybe it’s time you talked to an Interior Designer.

Yikes! Isn’t that going to be expensive? What if they take over and convert my Edwardian house into Nouveau American Rodeo Ranch style? What am I committing myself to with that first phone call?

Don’t worry. We are professionals. Our team is here to offer you, the client, a service. We offer your first consultations free of charge. This means you can dip your toe into the interior design water without any risk whatsoever.

So, what can you expect at this first meeting? We will, by talking to you and looking at your existing environment, diagnose your taste and pinpoint your favorite style. Show us the room or rooms you want decorated, and if you have any photos of styles you like or dislike, have them gathered for our meeting. We will ask you about your hobbies, your family, your color preferences, your pets, whether you entertain at home, whether you frequently have overnight guests. By learning about you and analyzing your requirements, we are putting together the first building blocks of your eventual design.

A client once told me at the end of their project that the outcome was "just what I wanted but didn’t know I wanted". Our Interior Design and resource team have the training and selection to explore all design options. We can often help you see a room in a whole new light, just by the addition of some built-in furniture, a new color scheme, a different curtain design, or by re-arranging the furniture. We are adept at combining elements in total harmony with each other while staying within the guidelines of our initial brief (no matter how simple or how bizarre that brief may be).

Corena Lea will nudge you further along pathways upon which you may have already placed a tentative step. We will never impose our taste on your environment! We are soley here to work for you and help you achieve your design goal.