J. Peterson Design Chicago · Atlanta · Southwest Michigan

Candler-McAfee · Services

Color Consultation in Candler-McAfee

Our Color Consultation service helps you select interior and exterior paint colors. We provide specific color recommendations for your home. This service focuses on color without changing layouts or furnishings.

What we do

During a Design consultation, we discuss your home's existing features and your preferences. We then present your design with specific color palettes and material selections. We provide Construction documents detailing paint colors and finishes for your contractor. Jill Kearns leads these consultations in Atlanta, and Jennifer Peterson leads them in Chicago and Southwest Michigan. We do not provide jobsite inspections for this service.

Who it suits

This service suits homes in Chicago, Atlanta, and Southwest Michigan. It is ideal for bungalows, Victorians, and mid-century ranches needing updated color schemes. We help with single rooms, entire interiors, or exterior paint selections.

Questions

What specifically do I receive with a Color Consultation?

You receive a Presentation of your design with specific color palettes. We also provide Construction documents detailing paint colors and finishes for your contractor.

How does this differ from your Full-Home Design service?

Color Consultation focuses only on paint and finish colors. Full-Home Design includes space planning, furnishing, and styling for multiple rooms, along with material selections and jobsite inspections.

Is this service suitable for exterior paint selections?

Yes, our Color Consultation service includes interior and exterior paint color selections. We provide specific recommendations for your home's exterior finishes.

Who will be working on my Color Consultation?

Jennifer Peterson leads Color Consultations in Chicago and Southwest Michigan. Jill Kearns leads these consultations in Atlanta.

Does this service include furnishing or styling?

No, this service focuses solely on color selection. Our Furnishing & Styling service covers furniture, accessories, and decorative elements.

In Candler-McAfee

Homes in Candler-McAfee

Many Candler-McAfee homes include 1950s ranch homes in areas like the Columbia Forest subdivision, often with original galley kitchens closed off from dining areas. We provide Kitchen Design to open these spaces and improve flow. The area also features 1970s split-level homes in neighborhoods such as Southland, where primary bathrooms may be split into small, separate rooms. Our Bathroom Design service addresses these layouts, creating more cohesive and functional spaces. Additionally, many homes from these eras feature unpainted oak trim and cabinetry, which we address through Color Consultation.

What homeowners in Candler-McAfee ask for

Homeowners in Candler-McAfee frequently seek Kitchen Design for their 1950s and 1960s ranch homes, often aiming to update original layouts and finishes. Bathroom Design is a common request for 1970s split-level homes, where primary bathrooms often require space planning improvements. We also assist with Full-Home Design for properties built in the 1980s, addressing outdated finishes and space utilization.

Led by Jill Kearns from the Atlanta studio

Jennifer Peterson and Jill Kearns, the sisters behind J. Peterson Design

About the studio

Two sisters, one studio

Jennifer Peterson founded J. Peterson Design in 2008 and leads our work in Chicago and Southwest Michigan. Her sister, Jill Kearns, leads the Atlanta studio. Together, we design homes that feel considered and beautiful, but also comfortable, functional, and personal to the people who live in them.

Although we work in different cities, we operate as one studio. We talk through plans, share ideas, question each other, and bring another experienced set of eyes to the decisions that matter. Being sisters makes that collaboration especially natural — there is a shorthand, an honesty, and a shared standard that has been there long before the studio.

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Candler-McAfee · Atlanta studio

Led by Jill Kearns