A Beautiful Renovation Starts Long Before the Pretty Decisions
Design and Construction Experts Providing Full-Service Interior Design for Kitchens, Bathrooms, and Whole Home Renovation in the Chicagoland Area
Renovation Is Complicated. But the Design Process Doesn’t Have to Be.
Renovation involves hundreds of decisions, and many of the most expensive ones happen long before the pretty finishes are installed. We help you think through the details early, ask the questions you may not know to ask, and make informed decisions before construction forces decisions, often all at once. From planning through implementation, our job is to keep the design moving forward and make the experience manageable for you and your family.
It takes more than a good eye.
Beautiful design matters. So does knowing how a building actually works. Innovatus Design is led by Heather Mastrangeli, an NCIDQ-Certified and Registered Interior Designer with more than 20 years of experience across residential and commercial interiors. Her background in codes, construction, lighting, technical documentation and project coordination brings another level of expertise to renovation. This is the level of experience contractors appreciate and homeowners benefit from.
Designed for real life.
We aren’t interested in creating a house that looks great in photographs but doesn’t work on a busy Monday morning. We look at how you move through your home, where people gather, what frustrates you now and what needs to change, for today and for the future. Then we build the design around your routines, your priorities and your personality so the finished home is about you and your family rather than something pulled from somebody else’s portfolio.
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Meet Heather
Behind every Innovatus Design project is Heather Mastrangeli. A designer who’s been building toward this her whole life. Her background spans commercial interiors, lighting design, and retail, including offices, hospitals, and government buildings, before earning her NCIDQ certification. That breadth of experience means she brings a level of detail and technical knowledge to residential projects that most designers simply don’t have.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do we start working together?
The first step is to contact us through the contact form on our website, send us an email at Info@InnovatusDesign.com, or call us at 312.798.9660. (Website inquiries and emails are typically the best way to reach us the fastest.) You can include as much or as little information about your project as you’re comfortable with. Once we receive your inquiry, we will respond to schedule a phone call to discuss your project.
What is the process when working with your interior design firm?
I love this question because each design firm works differently. We are a one-stop shop for everything that goes into your home. Once you reach out, we schedule a call to discuss your project. This is when your questions are answered, and you get to share your project goals and what you’re looking to achieve.
If we’re mutually a good fit to work together, we schedule a Design Consultation/Needs Analysis meeting. This first meeting is a paid meeting where we spend 1-2 hours together in your home discussing the project in more detail.
This meeting provides our team with the information needed to create a Scope of Work for your project. The Scope of Work outlines the services and deliverables you’ll receive from our design firm as well as the design services pricing.
Often, we include multiple options for design services in the Scope of Work. Once you select the option you’d like to move forward with, you’ll receive the design agreement and design services deposit invoice. Both of these are handled online to keep the process streamlined so you don’t have to hunt for a check or a stamp.
Once the Design Agreement is signed and the deposit invoice is paid, we schedule an appointment to gather measurements for the areas we’re working with. Measurements are often gathered through our scanning technology and manual measurements for critical areas.
Once the measurements are completed, we get everything loaded into AutoCAD, and then we can make the design magic happen! The length of time for design ranges from project to project, but typically takes 4-8 weeks for most projects.
Once the design is ready, we present the design to you!
You may approve the design at the design presentation meeting, or we may need to make a couple of adjustments. Once the design is solidified, we schedule the contractor walk-through. During the contractor walk-through, we explain the scope of work to the contractor so they can price the labor for the project.
Once labor pricing is in and approved, then we get on their schedule and begin ordering the products needed to create the new space. Innovatus Design provides the materials, including cabinetry, flooring, tile, plumbing, lighting, wallpaper, window treatments, furniture, and accessories to bring the home together.
We’re with you throughout the entire project, coordinating with the contractor on site, and working through resolutions as needed.
Once we’re done, you’ll have a home you love!
How much do you get involved in?
A better question is what don’t we get involved in? We complete site verification, space plan layouts, can design the exterior of the house, get into the details and technical specifications for lighting, select all the colors and materials for your project, select all the furniture and accessories, detail cabinetry, plan outdoor living spaces, design and select the millwork, trim, and casework detailing. We also walk the contractor through the scope of the project, conduct a post-demo site review, conduct electrical walkthroughs, and coordinate countertop installations and wall treatment installations. We coordinate deliveries to the site and make sure that everyone is on the same page for the project. We’re your advocate from the beginning of the project through to when you’re settled.
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