“ Our process is very simple. People just bring us their ideas, including pictures and sketches to give a sense of what they want and like, and we take it from there. We try our best to value their time, so we get back to them fairly quickly with some good, accurate budget numbers before we really start the full design and development process. It’ s extremely important for the client to know where the budget is heading early in the process. Once that difficult part is out of the way and we’ re on the same page, the planning process quickly becomes a collaboration where we are metaphorically‘ sitting on the same side of the table’ with the homeowner. That
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