Looking to visualize your dream house interior? Ken tours Design House with Lindsay Miley — a 3,500 sq. ft. Portsmouth showplace filled with countertops, cabinets, furniture, fabrics, wallpapers and so much more. We’ve enjoyed working with Design House’s team on all types of projects ranging from small jobs to whole home renovations.
Ken Fain - Owner, Island Carpet: Lindsay, what do you say to people who are nervous of spending a lot of money?
Lindsay Miley: Selections Design Coordinator & Interior Designer, Design House RI: That's a common misconception of interior designers—that we cost so much money. If you just want to freshen up a space, you'll be spending what you want to spend. We can still help give you some vision and inspiration.
Ken: Lindsay, what a great workspace this is. I'm used to seeing concept board, but these are almost pre-concept boards.
Lindsay: We call them our mood boards. Each board represents a different room in the house—kids bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and more. You can look at fabrics, what's going on your couch, your area rugs, window treatment fabrics. That allows us to get things exactly to what the client likes.
Ken: So they'd come right in this room and they could see exactly what's planned. I'd be very impressed.
Lindsay: That's why this room is so fun. We have so many different fabrics and wallpapers to choose from.
Lindsay: A lot of interior designers don't have the retail space that we have here.
Ken: Just in your tile room, I see plumbing fixtures, floor tile, mosaic tile, a selection of countertop slabs. It's easy to figure out a whole concept for both kitchens and bathrooms.
In the video at the top of the page, Ken and Lindsay also take a look at a bedroom scene, an office, a kitchen and more—touring Design House's entire 3,500 sq.ft. space. During Ken's video tour, we see everything from cabinets, built-ins, drawer and cabinet pulls, furniture and more.
Lindsay: We're also sister companies with a design build, which is JPS Construction & Design Inc. Jamie Stebenne is our owner—he owns both of our companies. That really helps us get into the contractor and construction world. We have everyone from the architect team to the project managers onsite and all the subs out there in the field.
With 70+ years of flooring experience between them, Ken sits down with his long-time friend Bill Houle. Bill is currently an expert flooring inspector who sees improper installations and misuse on a d
Kasey Harkin has been installing tile since she was three years old. Yes — helping her uncle at age three! Her gorgeous work speaks for itself—floors, showers, pools, backsplashes and more.
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