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Kate Lester of Kate Lester Interiors
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Families That Play Together...
In the recent seminar Designing Spaces for Healthy Families, held during the summer Las Vegas Market, prominent interior designers discussed how today’s residential design increasingly involves input from all family members.
In the past, clients hired interior designers to create an aesthetic that would seamlessly blend with their home’s architectural bones. These days, a more eclectic approach that revolves around the residents’ lifestyles has become the focus — and even the youngest family members have a say.
Kate Lester of Kate Lester Interiors in Cali- fornia, Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton of Bauer Clifton Interiors in Alaska, and Jannicke Ramso of Tiny Little Pads in Las Vegas participated in a lively conversation about creating comfortable, yet well-functioning, rooms for modern-day families.
The key to having satisfied clients is to ask a lot of questions. “We ask what they like to do on the weekends and where they like to vacation,” stated Jeremy Bauer.
Having a successful design depends on the homeowners being truthful with their answers versus aspirational. Is the family more interested in having the space and amenities for cooking a meal in the kitchen or are they more apt to eat in front of the TV? “We have to find out how they live in that space — what works, and what doesn’t,”
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