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Village West Design Blog


Finding a Designer: Style Match
The thought of looking for designer can be intimidating. Where do you look? How can you be assured of a good job? As part of our series...


How Long Will It Take?
Everyone always asks how long their renovation/remodeling/redesign is going to take. Of course, it’s one of the three key questions...


Design Consultations: 7 Reasons to Schedule a Design Consultation Before Your Renovation
As you know, renovating your home is a big decision—or, truthfully, it’s many big decisions. Naturally, most prospective clients struggle...


Finding A Designer: Experience Match
You stand in your home and look around…. It’s rough around the edges, it doesn’t really meet your needs, and it doesn’t reflect who you...


"A Typical Day" by Daniel Ian Smith
This entry has been written by our lead interior designer and Village West Design principal Daniel Ian Smith. People often ask me what a...


The Real Value of Your Home
The following article “The Real Value of Your Home” by Daniel Ian Smith was originally published in the West Village newspaper WestView...


Inspired by Children's Rooms
We have no trouble committing to an imaginative playground of a room for our children, but when it comes to adult space, many think it...


The Two Types of Renovation
Whether painting the walls or relocating them altogether, construction is a time of reflection and change. To best prepare for any scale...


Winter Light
It’s winter here in the West Village, bringing with it cartoonishly long shadows and that wonderfully clear, bright sky over the Hudson...
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