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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Juxtaposition

The projects I am working on have inspired me to create a blog.

I love to see something old, worn and rough next to something more clean-lined. Right now I am admiring the way an old steamer trunk with darkened brass and wood trim contrasts against boxy white slipper chairs with pewter nailheads. Wrinkly linen drapery panels hang beside gold and mirrored candle holders. In my own home, and now with my clients, I love to create that juxtaposition.

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Want a lot of ideas without committing to high fees? Schedule an in home consultation. I will spend up to two hours at your home going over different ideas for your spaces. I will take photos and write detailed notes. Then I will create a design plan which will be emailed to you. Additional floor plans can be worked out for an additional fee. Payment is due at the end of the consultation.

Kitchen design consultations include an hour (or more) in home, discussing your needs regarding cooking, dining, living and entertaining, and taking measurements. This fee includes a set of sketches (usually 3-4 different plans) with detailed notes emailed to you. In person follow ups or additional plans/revisions are an additional fee.

Color consultations include up to two hours in home, with color choices for each room. If you need help making final choices, a follow up for this can be scheduled at a per visit rate.

For long term project management, like a bathroom or kitchen renovation, jobs will be billed by the hour. This includes in home consultation, design time, virtual mockups, shopping for materials and correspondences. There is a four hour minimum for this type of design project.

If you have a smaller project or a limited budget, please email suzhassler@gmail.com to discuss options.

Client Testimonials

Without reservation I recommend Suzanne Hassler…She was recommended to me by someone on this board and I'm so grateful. We are 95% done with my bathroom and she was wonderful to work with. She looked through my million pictures ripped from magazines and helped me see what worked together and what didn't. Her specialties are kitchen and bath. She keeps budget in mind, is very affordable and has very creative solutions. She can be as involved as you need her to be throughout the process and I'm happy to send you my after photos if you'd like to see the transformation.—Jen, Maplewood, NJ

Suzanne recently helped us with a modification of our master bath entrance and her idea made all the difference. Over time, many people had looked at the space, including contractors and architects, and no one had figured out a cost effective way to accomplish what we wanted. In fact, one contractor came up with a proposal to completely modify the space for around $30,000. With Suzanne's idea, we were able to accomplish what we wanted for closer to $2000. She has a great eye for design and is pleasant and easy to work with. I will use her again and recommend her!—Anne, South Orange, NJ

Suzanne transformed my small, useless clutter filled kitchen into a spacious and beautiful room with great great light. Her color choices were spot on - the kitchen now feels right. I absolutely LOVE the Marmoleum Click flooring and the tin walls. Like she wrote - my mom was floored! For years my mom has been pushing me to gut my kitchen and do a total renovation. With Suzanne's help - a total renovation was not needed. She helped us make choices which really kept costs down while creating a unique kitchen (which is getting wows from everyone who visits!). One thing my husband and I really appreciated was that Suzanne "stuck to her guns" - when I was unsure about the tin she didn't "hem and haw" she said "this is what you are doing and this will look great". We really appreciated her confidence in the choices she made. Suzanne is extremely detail oriented yet very easy to work with. I look forward to the next project I can work with her on! Thanks so much Suzanne!
—Bronwen, Maplewood, NJ

Suzanne helped me design my bathroom. It’s almost done and it looks fantastic. I am completely intimidated and overwhelmed by design choices and Suzanne made everything manageable and easy. I can’t wait to work with her again!
—Margo, Maplewood, N.J.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Juxtaposition

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