Or, if you are purchasing carpeting or window treatments or additional pieces of furniture, or having furnishings re-upholstered, the decorator may work with you on straight retail less a certain percentage, or where the decorator buys through wholesale sources, it may be cost plus a percentage, or you might even work with your designer on a basis that combines these ways. Even if you have everything that you need in one house, when you move there are usually changes that you'll find you have to make. If you are going to be buying new items, choosing new colors and the like, you might as well have the right guidance. Your home should reflect your personal taste in both color and style, and a good decorator will be sensitive to your personality and your preferences. Two vital elements of good design are scale and proportion, and color.
Color can make a big difference to a room.
The right color choices can make a large space more inviting or a small space look larger, and the scale and arrangement of your furniture is an extension of the same idea. In my own home I have worked with Virginia Hottel of The Wright Whitmore Design Group in McLean. It has been a delight working with Virginia and I am thrilled with everything she has recommended. I highly recommend her services.