While visiting St. Simons Island, a couple from Athens, GA walked into the Dutchmans store and fell in love with the furniture they had in stock. They loved it so much and were so thrilled to find out that in-home consulting and design services were offered that they asked Owner/Creative Director Stephanie Nieuwendijk-Bramble to help them with their home in Athens. Just take a look at the finished project!
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Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have that same kind of result in your home? Look at your lifestyle. Does your home reflect it? Do you need something more kid-friendly? Or have the kids all left the nest, and now you’d like to upgrade to a more sophisticated look? This is where Stephanie and the other designers at Dutchmans can help. Get inspired by looking around the Dutchmans store. Each space is set up like a living room, a kitchen, or a bedroom, and is arranged to look comfy, cozy and inviting. Those rooms are filled with products from home accessories and furniture to upholstery that Stephanie has chosen at market solely to reflect Dutchmans’ style and quality. Her years of experience and personal taste in style create the looks in the stores and everything is set up to give you as a customer the context of how it will look in a home.
Dutchmans offers three different in-home consulting design services to cover every type of job: one or two rooms; 3 rooms plus; and “from the ground up.” As Stephanie says, “No job is too big or too small!” Dutchmans’ designers can consult with customers and work to simply pull a room together and organize it, or, on the other end of the spectrum, they can be with you all the way from start to finish of the design process with builders. They will not only help choose and customize furniture and accessories to suit your style from their inventory, but can also help with paint colors, window treatments, floor coverings, etc. Their passion and goal is to really make your house a home, with a touch of Dutchmans style. And although there are standard in-home packages, this process is not cookie-cutter by any means, it’s unique to each individual from the design process to the pieces that are purchased. Everything is tailored specifically to the customer as the Dutchman designers find the best way to help you and match your style.
Say it’s time to change the nursery and playroom into a home office and reading room, choose the 1 or 2 Rooms In-Home Package. You’ll get a 2 hour initial consultation at your home with a Dutchmans designer who assesses your style and needs, reviews the budget for the project, takes measurements, and suggests rearrangement of furniture or accessories that might be helpful in the present situation. The designer will then communicate with you from the store and present you with a Pinterest-like design board for you to review and narrow in on your design style. The designer will provide suggestions and guidance via email and text on paint color, finish options, flooring, and tile.
Once furniture is agreed upon, the designer will order. Installation and delivery is optional. If you choose, and for an additional charge, the designer and delivery team can come to your home for installation of the furniture and placement of accessories.
If you’re starting from scratch with a new build, completely renovating, or need assistance with more than two rooms, you’d want to choose the 3 Rooms Plus In-Home Package. For example, transform that dated nautical-themed beach cottage you just purchased into the lush tropical paradise you envision. Replace wicker with woods, navy and white with bright color, and find flooring and décor to match your style. In this package, you’ll receive 2-4 hours of consultation with the designer, but the rest of the process is similar to the 1-2 Room In-Home Package.
If you’re a builder or realtor, consider using Dutchmans’ in-home design services to stage homes for sale. They recently worked with a local builder on the sale of his home in Wildlife Preserve and this is a terrific example of what they can do for you to create an attractive space that’s inviting to buyers.
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Design services and scope of work in the “From the Ground Up” In-Home Package will determine the cost. Once the designer and client have met and gone over blueprints, pricing will be established. Their designers work on projects out of four locations: in Georgia, St. Simons Island and Chamblee; in North Carolina, Cornelius and Highlands.
Working with Dutchmans’ designers also means you receive discounts in store. So when you add finishing touches like wall décor, lamps, and cute embellishments for the guest bathroom or the patio bar, you’ll save on those too.
Let Dutchmans help you create a design that fits and reflects your lifestyle. Call or visit the Dutchmans store at 505 Beachview Drive on St. Simons Island, 912.634.2764, to get started or visit their website at dutchmansdesigns.com.
