Furnishing & Styling in Decatur
Furnishing & Styling focuses on selecting and arranging furniture, lighting, textiles, and art for your home. We help you select the specific pieces that make your rooms comfortable and personal.
What we do
Our work begins with a design consultation to understand your home and preferences. We then create a Presentation of your design, including furniture layouts and material selections. We provide Construction documents that detail furniture placement and electrical needs. We also make Material selections for all furnishings and decorative items. We conduct Jobsite inspections to ensure proper placement and installation of items, and we add Finishing touches to complete your space.
Who it suits
This service suits homes in Chicago, Southwest Michigan, and Atlanta that need new furniture and decorative elements. It is ideal for refreshing a single room in a historic bungalow or furnishing an entire new-build condominium.
Questions
What is included in Furnishing & Styling?
This service includes a design consultation, presentation of your design, construction documents for furnishing, material selections, jobsite inspections, and finishing touches for your home.
What do I receive at the end of the Furnishing & Styling process?
You receive detailed construction documents for furnishing, specifications for all material selections, and a fully furnished and styled room or home.
How does Furnishing & Styling differ from your other services?
Furnishing & Styling focuses on furniture, lighting, and decor, without the structural changes of Kitchen Design, Bath Design, or Full-Home Design. It provides more comprehensive selections than Color Consultation and focuses on specific rooms rather than general Living Space design.
How long does a Furnishing & Styling project take?
The timeline for Furnishing & Styling projects varies based on the scope and the availability of selected items. We will discuss a projected timeline during your initial design consultation.
Can I use my own contractor for installation?
Yes, our construction documents and material selections are provided for your contractor to implement. We conduct jobsite inspections to ensure the design is executed as planned.
In Decatur
Homes in Decatur
Decatur homeowners often live in 1920s and 1930s bungalows in neighborhoods like Oakhurst and Winnona Park, where small, enclosed kitchens frequently prompt Kitchen Design projects to open up the space. Many homes in Clairemont and Great Lakes Estates, built in the 1950s and 1960s, feature primary bathrooms with outdated layouts that benefit from Bathroom Design and space planning. Later homes in Medlock Park, from the 1970s and 1980s, often have basements with low ceilings, making Basement Remodel projects common to improve functionality. We also assist with Furnishing & Styling for homes across these eras, ensuring new pieces complement existing architecture.
What homeowners in Decatur ask for
Homeowners in Decatur frequently engage us for Kitchen Design to modernize 1920s and 1930s bungalow kitchens, often involving removing walls to create more open living spaces. Bathroom Design projects are also common in 1950s and 1960s homes, where we reconfigure layouts to maximize space and update fixtures. Many requests involve Full-Home Design for older residences that require comprehensive updates to multiple living spaces and bedrooms. We also provide Furnishing & Styling for homes built in the 1970s and 1980s, updating interiors to reflect contemporary tastes.
Led by Jill Kearns from the Atlanta studio
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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Contact
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Jennifer Peterson
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Jill Kearns
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(404) 626-6952
Decatur · Atlanta studio
Led by Jill Kearns