Update: Our Café Design blogging schedule will continue as usual. Thank you so much for your kind words and support!
Writing this blog for five years has been an incredible journey, one that has brought me much joy in the process. I treasure each and every one of you as readers and am grateful beyond measure for your showing up here weekly, and for leaving the kindest messages a blogger can wish for. Thank you! But for some time now I’ve been feeling a tangible need to help and do more. There are many ways my family and I do that in our private lives, but professionally I have yet to create my own little universe. After studying interior design in San Francisco and writing this blog for so long, I’ve received many requests along the way from friends, family and blog readers seeking decorating advice and I did my best to take on those projects that felt “right”.
While my daughter was younger, time has always been a constraint for me. (That, and figuring out the proper framework for running a small business. ) But she’s older now, and more independent, and I found myself once again with time to pursue other things I am passionate about, outside of parenthood, and to figure out the best way I can offer my services to those of you who may need/want it. Decorating is the only thing I love and know how to do so here it goes….
If you need help decorating your home, or you’d like a friendly opinion and a fresh pair of eyes on a decorating dilemma, I’ll be happy to help. Starting today Café Design is offering a new service called e-design (or long-distance decorating), which simply means that we can work together decorating your home regardless of your location. I’ve added a detailed description of the process here.
E-Design | Ways I can help:
- Creating customized floor plans, functional furniture layouts and lighting plans
- Pulling together color schemes and fabrics
- Sourcing furniture pieces, antiques and one-of-a-kind pieces for your home
- Assembling detailed shopping lists, budgets, instructions for managing the project on your own etc.
Throughout the process we’ll communicate mostly by email and we’ll discuss your decorating needs in great detail. At the end of the design period you’ll receive from me a set of detailed plans, ready for your approval, with two rounds of tweaks on the house. Once finalized, I’ll hand over the plans to you and you’ll be in charge of the fun part – implementing the ideas at your own pace.
In the beginning I will only be taking on a limited number of projects so it is very important that we are a good match. The good news is that if you’ve been reading this blog for some time, and you’ve (hopefully) enjoyed it, then you know my aesthetic and we’re probably a good fit 🙂 So…
… if you’d like to work together decorating your home, you can email me at cafedesignhome@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you with more details about the whole process. Happy decorating!
Exciting news Eva! Good luck with this venture….will you still be blogging?
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Thank you so much, Sarah! Blogging will continue as usual! xo, Eva
Good luck with this new endeavor – love your blog and have no doubt your design work is equally great!
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Thank you for the vote of confidence, Irene! I appreciate it! xo, Eva
Congrats Eva! I read your blog daily and always love the pics.
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Thank you so much, Joan! It makes me very happy to hear that! Thanks! xo, Eva
You will do very well! And any client will be lucky to have your advice.
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Thank you so much for the encouragement & kind words, Patricia! I appreciate it! xo, Eva
This is wonderful! Such exciting news for your readers. Love your style. Cafe Design bring joy to my inbox!
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Thank you so much for your sweet words, Betsy! That’s very kind of you! xo, Eva
Eva, this is wonderful! I wish you much luck with this new venture — you will be terrific at it and your clients will have someone with an amazing eye and appreciation for even the smallest details. I have enjoyed your posts so much and go back and re-read them often — I’ll miss seeing them on a more regular basis but look forward to following your new career path.
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Thank you so much for these encouraging words, Linda! I appreciate them more than you’ll know. Blogging will continue as usual, with the only change that I will occasionally share client work as well. Thank you for coming along on the ride! xoxo, Eva
I love your aesthetic and enjoy your blog so much. Congratulations on your new endeavor. I believe you will be a great success.
Best to you on your new adventure. What fun and how lucky your clients will be.
xo,
Karen
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Thank you so much for the encouraging words, Karen! xo, Eva
Can you tell me how I can find out more about your services? THANK you.
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Hi Kathleen, thank you for your interest. Feel free to send me an email to cafedesignhome@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you with more info. Have a great weekend! xo, Eva
Congratulations on your new endeavour, Eva!
Kindest greetings from Zurich, Toby
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Thank you so much, Toby! xo, Eva