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DESIGN
IN NEW YORK CITY AND NEW JERSEY
Good design is what it’s all about. Only if a project is designed
and planned successfully it can be successfully executed. Good design
consists of the following components:
1.
Layout / space planning –
What will go where? (Walls, cabinets, fixtures, etc…)
2.
Material (products, finishes) selection and
specification
3.
Budget planning
MyHome can quickly handle all
three for you. Most designers will be able to handle # 1 well, #
2 not that well (Because they don’t have a showroom and need
to rely on other showrooms. Many designers use MyHome as their go
to showroom. Don’t get us wrong, we love to work with designers
so if you already have a designer please bring her/ him along and
introduce us, we’ll explain why below). The 3rd component
(budget planning) is usually the most challenging for designers,
because not only are they not a showroom, but they are also not
a contractor. This makes calculating how much your project will
cost and developing a realistic budget with you impossible causing
the designer to price everything with showrooms and contractors.
In most cases, it may mean that you would only know how much the
project will truly cost after it is already designed. Establishing
a budget is important, but even if you already know exactly how
much you’re planning to spend and you told that to your designer,
there’s no telling if completing your project within range
from the initial design stages.
While we’re working on the above 3 components (layout, specification,
budget planning) we usually like to simultaneously handle the permitting
and approval process.
1.
Obtain local building department permits (plumbing, electrical,
general construction and any other type of architectural/
expediting matters such as special applications and variances)
2.
If you’re living in a condo or coop requiring board
and/ or management company approval we’ll handle all
of that on your behalf simultaneously with dealing with DOB
permits and applications.
So, as you can see we have a design system that can handle the entire
design process using a full service system allowing the design and
specification to move along very fast. For sure faster than doing
it using only a design firm. No designer can provide all of the
above and fast. That’s because designers will have to rely
on other suppliers, showrooms and contractors for executing their
design.
We’re also different, because we don’t have a design
voice. All designers have an individual or corporate design voice/
style. That’s how they get their clients. If you visit your
friend’s apartment which was just designed by a certain designer
using a certain style and you like it, you will call that designer.
The designer will use his/ her design voice and will design independently
using his/ her creativity in order to express the style/ design
voice (Which is probably similar to what is present in your friend’s
place) hoping that the space would be glamorous (And ideally will
be published). At MyHome, we don’t have any design voice and
are not trying to necessarily create a published masterpiece at
every time. Although we can and have been published many times,
it is not our goal. Our goal when designing your space is to Create
Your Dream ™. We will match the right products with your style
and budget. Our clients are involved in the process since the design
is a reflection of their preference and personality. When we design
we don’t design with our design voice in mind, but with what
you’d like and especially with the project budget in mind.
We can design for any budget. Very low to very high). Because we
didn’t adapt a specific style and are open to all types of
designs from around the world our showrooms have an unlimited selection
of materials. Only very little of what we can supply for your project
is displayed. We carry many thousand of products. If they had to
be displayed we would need a showroom at least 20 times larger than
our current one. The design options nowadays are completely unlimited.That’s
because the internet makes it possible for us to specify and supply
every product necessary for any type of project.
All of this is quite beneficial for our clients, but also a wonderful
resource for any designer or Architect. That is why we welcome any
designer or Architect and that’s why we encourage any client
who is working with a designer or Architect to introduce us to them.
There are many designers and Architects who constantly work with
MyHome on their projects. They can bring in their design voice with
your preferred style in mind and accommodate you in the same manner
using our system. They can enjoy access to all the necessary materials
along with a knowledgeable remodeling consultant and design with
your budget in mind. Whether you have a designer or not, MyHome’s
design system is the way you need to start your project.
We have designed the following system, which will allow you to begin
designing your kitchen and bathroom starting immediately.
