The Smartest Thing You Can Do Before You Spend a Dollar on Your Home

Interior designer Denine Jackson offering virtual design support to homeowners

90 minutes. A clear plan. No guessing from here.

You've been thinking about this project for a while now. Maybe you know exactly what you want and just need someone to help you get there. Maybe you're stalled on floor plans, finishes, or furniture. Regardless, you're done with the back-and-forth in your own head.

The Home Design Evaluation is where we cut through all of that.

It's a 90-minute, designer-led session where I come to your home, assess what's actually going on — beyond the Pinterest board — and build a clear, honest roadmap for what needs to happen next. You leave knowing exactly what your project requires, in what order, and what it's going to take to get there.

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A modern bedroom with purple walls, white curtains, and a chandelier. The bed has a white headboard and pillows, with a beige and pink blanket. There is a black nightstand with a lamp, clock, and books. A checkered armchair with a purple blanket, a small pink upholstered stool, and a large black-and-white art piece of a woman on the wall. A vase with flowers and a decorative sculpture are also present.

Most homeowners have good ideas, but aren’t experts in design.

The result is predictable: costly changes, decisions reversed, a finished project that looks done but never quite feels right.

The Home Design Evaluation exists to fix that, even before it happens.

A bedroom with purple walls, white curtains, a large bed with multiple pillows, a potted plant in a decorative white pot, and three green wall-mounted plants. There is a black side table with books, a clock, and a lamp. The room has wooden flooring and a patterned rug.

What we cover in 90 minutes:

  • How your home is actually working against you and what needs to shift before anything else gets decided.

  • What's fighting the space, what's worth keeping, and where the real opportunities are.

  • Where your investment has the most impact, and what can wait.

  • What needs to happen first? Because getting sequencing wrong is how projects go sideways.

  • Whether you need full-service design, a furnishings plan, contractor coordination, or some combination, you'll know by the end of this session.

A white sofa with two black and white patterned pillows and a solid black pillow in front of a built-in white bookshelf with decorative items, including a potted plant, vases, bowls, and books.

What you leave with.

Following the evaluation, you'll receive a written summary of key findings and a clear, honest proposal. It will include scope of work, design fee, project phases, and recommended next steps. Get an earnest picture of what working together looks like, so we can both decide to move forward with confidence.

The $750 session fee is applied in full toward your design project when we continue working together.

A cozy living room corner with two cream-colored armchairs, one with a black and white decorative pillow and the other with a striped throw blanket. Between the chairs is a gold coffee table with a large white vase filled with pampas grass and a few books. Behind the chairs, there is a dark green wall with colorful abstract artwork and a potted plant. There is also a floor lamp with a round white shade.

This evaluation is right for you if:

You're preparing to invest in your home through renovation, new construction, or furnishings  and you want to make informed decisions before anything gets bought, built, or torn apart. You value expert guidance. You'd rather have a clear plan than learn from expensive mistakes.

This evaluation is probably not the right fit if:

You're looking for casual decorating advice, a second opinion on something you've already decided, or a free consultation just to kick the tires. Those things are okay to do, but they’re not what this evaluation was created to do for you.

Why there's a fee.

Because this isn't a sales pitch. It's 90 minutes of structured, expert-level thinking about your specific home, your specific challenges, and your specific project. 

I've had clients tell me it was the most useful thing they did before their renovation. The $750 fee is applied in full toward your project when we move forward together.

Close-up of interior design magazine featuring a living room decor with a white sofa, black side table, and wooden accents, on a black and white patterned textile background.

How to get started.

Submit an inquiry below. I personally review every submission to make sure a Home Design Evaluation is the right next step before we schedule anything. If it's a good fit, I'll confirm quickly.

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