CREATING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AREAS

Meet Keri Jones!"A career built around homes. A passion built around transforming them." - That sums up most of what you're about to hear about me, but not quite everything.I've always felt that beautiful spaces should do more than just look beautiful. They should flow, look inviting and instantly lift your mood. Most importantly they should be functional, in fact multi-functional to never collect dust.My professional career working with homes began more than 23 years ago in the mortgage industry, where I developed an understanding of the financial side of homeownership and the decisions that surround buying and financing a home.That experience eventually led me into the property insurance industry where handling multiple commercial and residential property damage claims sometimes catastrophic, further expanded my knowledge from how homes are financed to how they are actually built, repaired and restored.Over the years, I became deeply familiar with construction estimates, building materials, repair decisions and the many details that can affect a home's condition, function and value.However, alongside having this professional experience there has always been something much more personally felt that I've always carried inside, and that's a deep almost obsessive passion for reimagining homes.I've always instinctively looked at a space and imagined what it could be. In my everyday life I am always reworking floor plans, finding usable space where it seems there isn't any, and identifying changes that can make a home more functional, visually appealing and distinctive.

REFACING INTO EXQUISITE ARTWORK

My two prior careers coming together today has made me a Home Design Consultant that looks at designing as a much bigger opportunity than most.My goal isn't simply to help a homeowner make a room look better. I want to help you look at your home differently—has your lifestyle or taste changed over the years to rearrange? Based on the current economy and job market do you now need to accommodate other family members, or do you need another stream of income and are considering creating a short-term rental space? Or perhaps you fall into the category of desperately trying to make your home stand out from others in a very competitive real estate market to get it sold. I am here to help in all of these areas.I can also assist you if you are looking to buy a property but need help to see its potential before making an offer. Because sometimes the right home isn't the one that's already "perfect". It's more often the one you struggle envisioning turning into the perfect home because of all its quirks.Let's aim to create something that doesn't read common, but curated.

My 60 minute home consultation and walkthrough is designed to identify changes that may improve presentation, functionality and perceived value. We look at layout, finishes, focal points, underused areas and design decisions that may help distinguish the property from comparable homes.My years working with commercial and residential properties, reviewing construction estimates, materials and making repair decisions, gives me a different perspective when I walk through a home. I'm not simply asking:
“How can we decorate this?”
I'm also asking:
“How can we use this space better, and add more while keeping it open?”
“Where can we create value without completely renovating or adding square footage?"
“What could make this property feel unlike every other home people visit?”

MAKING USE OF EVERY SQUARE FEET

The objective isn't spending the most. It's making the right changes. There is always something we can do to maximize even the smallest space or budget.Whether your audience is a new owner, your family, your friends, or we're creating a new sanctuary space solely for you — the goal is to make it strikingly beautiful yet unique. Something solely belonging to that home that can't be found anywhere else, yet it appeals to everyone.

The start of something new.....My transition into Home Design Consulting has also inspired the next chapter of my work. A design concept currently in development that will bring together my love of interiors, custom cabinetry, architectural details and creating spaces that are the complete opposite of cookie-cutter.At the center of that vision is Riverwood—a signature concept for transforming natural wood cabinetry and architectural panels with organic, flowing resin designs that turn a functional surface into a defining piece of art in a room that we can design around.The cabinetry or architectural feature becomes the inspiration, while the surrounding backsplash, flooring, lighting, paint, furnishings, hardware and accessories are complimentary added to finish a completely transformed environment.The Riverwood design language can feel sophisticated and understated in one home, dramatic and glamorous in another, or organic and calming in the next.Same design language. Completely different room.Reach out to me today so that we can determine our starting point. We'll meet where the river begins and flows to where it ends in a space you never want to leave!