When I started this project, to the client, it seemed insurmountable.
Some clients have relocation anxiety, as most people do when relocating. It’s a stressful time full of uncertainty and challenges that require quick thinking and strong decision-making.
For renovation and relocation projects, the whole process can be particularly stressful. So many questions fill up my client’s minds, emotions are running high, and thoughts like:
“Gosh, we’re moving to another state, and the new house is so different than our current one” seems to overwhelm many people.
Some concerns are practical, like:
“Our space will be bigger in some rooms and smaller than we are used to in other rooms. What should we take? What should we purge?”
But this is why you hire a professional like me, so wouldn’t you know it? After a quick phone call, I reassured my client that the move wouldn’t be too difficult and that I would be here every step of the way.
Having done a little bit of work for this client before, I was very familiar with their furnishings and style. I’m also familiar with my client’s lifestyle.
This is the same client you can see in my interior design portfolio here, listed as the “Berkshire Residence“. This is important information for me to make everything feel natural to make it fit correctly. So even with a new client I don’t know yet, I make sure I really get to know their needs, and desires, challenges, and limitations we need to work through.
To familiarize myself with the new place before visiting in person, I poured over all the Zillow pictures and any other picture I could get my hands on.
Physical access to a space is always ideal, and the next best thing is to have at least a video walk-through of the place. But at least having access to the pictures gave me a great idea of where I could put their beloved pieces and integrate new elements during this renovation and relocation.
Well, something fell through the cracks, and most of the furniture was placed in the wrong rooms. – Will continue this in part 2.