Design Services

With an eye for detail and a focus on your needs, I will start with a conversation to understand how you want to use your space, then together, we can design the perfect setting to match your personality and lifestyle, and how to keep it on budget.

Customizable Design Services

Color Consultancy

“My home works for me, but I feel like the walls need some updated color.” Picking new colors can be a daunting task. There are so many colors out there, where do you start? Choosing the right shade of color… or white… can make the difference in creating a harmonious and comfortable room. Let Lawrence Paul Interior Design help you!     Fee Schedule: Hourly, two-hour minimum   Client will receive Consultation and Paint Schedule For the client who is looking for a new paint color scheme, whether it’s one room, a few rooms, or the exterior of the home. After the in-home consultation, a paint schedule will be provided, including colors and finishes for each item (walls, trim, ceiling, cabinets, etc.)

Design Option 1 | Interior Design Consultations

“I need some ideas, but ultimately, I want to do the project on my own.” As your consultant and decorating therapist, Lawrence Paul Interior Design provides direction on interior and exterior paint colors, accessories, lighting, furnishings, layouts and any other aspects of home décor.  Consultation services also include developing a conceptual design for one room or an entire house, should you want this.    Fee Schedule: Hourly, two-hour minimum   Client will receive Consultation, Mood Board, Paint Scheme For the client who is in the need of ideas and information, but would prefer to take on the design process independently.  This DIY client does not want to commit to a designer overseeing their project; however, this client desires insight, suggestions and guidance to make identify crucial design elements, which will help avoid making costly mistakes.

Design Option 2 | Interior Design Consultation & Plan

“I want to find a designer to help create the complete vision and show me a plan.” During the initial two-hour working session, Lawrence Paul Interior Design will aid in solving specific problems, answer questions, and offer suggestions, based on professional experience.  Valid solutions will be offered to as many questions as the client can ask in the allotted time.  An outlined project plan, goals/thoughts will be discussed.  You may receive a conceptual design, as well as, direction for furniture placement, built-ins, window treatments, fabric choice, flooring, paint colors, new construction and renovations.  At the end of this consultation, a design package will be presented.    Fee Schedule: Hourly, two-hour minimum   Client will receive: Consultation, Mood Board, Floor Plan Renderings, Paint Scheme, Sample Boards, Schedule of Finishes and Furnishings. This type of consultation is for the client inquiring about design services and fees.  One who wants a design professional to manage the whole project, whether it is redecorating a single room, remodeling a whole house, or any other variation.

Design Option 3 | Interior Design Partner

“I need a design partner  to help me with resourcing, shopping and working with the contractor to get the project done.” As your interior design partner, Lawrence Paul Interior Design will work with you to develop a design plan, materials finish list and look book.  Lawrence Paul Interior Design helps you by targeting what “looks” you gravitate towards and then will begin formulating ideas that coincide with your style.  After your specific taste is honed-in, we will create your finish list and look-book that will visually display your layout and placement of specific finishes and include shop locations and purchase costs to enable easy shopping and budget control.  Lawrence Paul Interior Design will also meet with you to review big ticket options that have been pre-selected.  By the end, you will receive a complete top-to-bottom, custom design and material finish list that lays out the execution plan. This service provides clients a change to work side-by-side with a knowledgeable partner, but with the client as the project manager overseeing the full construction and implementation process, working hand-in-hand with the general contractor.    Fee Schedule: Hourly, two-hour minimum   Client will receive: Consultation, Mood Board, Floor Plan Renderings, Paint Scheme, Schedule of Finishes and Furnishings, Schematics and Floor Plans for contractors, Project Management (working with contractors and vendors, order placement, supervising installations, etc.) This is for the client who wishes to hire a designer without the time and financial commitments typically associated with Interior Design project management services, but are overwhelmed by the thought of handling everything on their own.

Hourly Rate & Billing Cycles

Lawrence Paul Interior Design operates on an hourly basis with a billable rate of $100.  When visiting a project over 30 minutes outside of Los Angeles, an additional $75 per hour fee is charged for drive time over the 30 minutes. In some cases, Lawrence Paul Interior Design may be required to contract out services (related to construction, planning, sourcing, etc.).  Services provided by these contractors will be billed at their current rates when working independently on your project sourcing materials, creating CAD documents or product specifications worksheets, visiting the job site for walk-through, or visiting a showroom. 

Why Hourly Rates?

Lawrence Paul Interior Design understands when a client does not have transparency into how much time will be involved for their particular project, it can be overwhelming. Therefore, after the initial consultation to discuss your wishes and scope, Lawrence Paul Interior Design will be able to offer an estimate of the billable time it will take to complete the project. Clients can be assured of the relative accuracy of hourly projections because of design experience with various clients and project scopes. The hourly estimated range accounts for not only the design work, but client appointments, moderate re-selections, detailed drawings (if the project calls for it) and site visits.  If requests from the client requires significant additional services and hours outside of the initial agreement, the client will be notified prior the initiation of work and asked for approval.

Start with a Consultation

The rate for an initial consultation is $100 per hour, with a two-hour minimum. The consultation includes discussion on the scope of work, project ideas, and a presentation of Lawrence Paul Interior Design services. If you decide to move the project along with Lawrence Paul Interior Design, a design agreement will be drafted for you within 72 hours of the initial consultation. The design agreement discusses the construction scope of work, design costs, rates, billing cycles and payment details. Once you return the design agreement with the required retainer, Lawrence Paul Interior Design will initiate the design process within two weeks or less. Retainers are determined by each project based on the total estimated scope of work and are later applied to the final invoice. 

Invoicing & Discounts

Hourly fees are calculated and clients are invoiced at the end of each month. Furniture, furnishings and services are sold to clients at retail (suggested retail or suggested market value) less 50% of any discount (suggested wholesale); where the discount is greater than 10%. In other words, discounts are shared between Lawrence Paul Interior Design and the client when the discount is greater than 10%. All invoices for furnishings, fixtures and equipment are payable upon receipt, prior to ordering.