I used Jaclyn Ehrlich for our family room. She came to the house, checked out what was currently here, and helped me pull some ideas together.
She was respectful of my budget, and provided me with a spreadsheet of ideas that helped drive some of my purchases. I was able to find some lower cost versions of some of the items she recommended. (See this Pinterest board, the stuff noted as 'high' was her version, the 'low' were the lower cost versions I purchased. Other items in my family room are also randomly added there.
Family Room on Pinterest | 19 Pins)
Her experience was key in helping me choose colors, textures and styles. She did coordinate purchasing my furniture, but I asked her to.
One thing I did not expect was to be able to go 'all out' and do what I had dreamed of for the fireplace. We had a horrible stacked stone fireplace/mantel setup, and I envisioned something going all the way to the ceiling. When she asked me what I wanted for the room, I said "Do you want what I think I can do or what I dream of doing?"
She asked me to tell her my 'big vision' and I did, and it turned out to not be NEARLY as expensive as I thought it would be to make happen!
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