Thoughtful Interior Design

Full-service design for kitchens, baths, and whole-home renovations in Downers Grove, Illinois

Renovating your home doesn’t have to be stressful.

We all know home renovation can be complex and time-consuming. At Innovatus Design, our team of trusted professionals will make things easy by walking you through every step, handling all the little details, and ensuring you are asking all the right questions. Throughout, we’ll always make decisions based on what’s best for you and your family.

Experience You Can Trust

You wouldn’t let an unqualified surgeon operate on a loved one, so why let an unqualified designer work on your home? Take the risk out of renovating by hiring a team you can trust. Our principal, Heather Mastrangeli, is an NCIDQ Certified, Licensed, and Registered Interior Designer with over 20 years of experience, leading a team of fully qualified interior designers.

Discover Your Dream Home

Unsure where to start? We have a client-centric approach and thrive on creative problem-solving. Clients and contractors love our attention to detail, teamwork, and how easy we make their lives. We see every project as an opportunity to craft unique, purposeful, creative spaces. Contact the team at Innovatus Design and discover your dream home today.

Heather Mastrangeli - Interior Designer

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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Christina O.
Heather always delivers and I can’t tell you how much I love working with her! She captured my personality so perfectly in the space. I was blown away.
Haley R.
Heather was so great at listening to what my needs were and provided excellent solutions to all of the problems we were having with our floor plan!

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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