Avoiding costly mistakes is first on the list. Have you ever envisioned your room or home to look a certain way? So you shop for all the furnishings and trimmings you love. Only to discover after placing your new-found treasures throughout the house it looks nothing like the picture in your head? Because we are objective, we see your overall vision without the sentimental attachments placed upon objects. Here’s a real live example… My client and I were on one of our weekly shopping trips for her new country style home. I noticed she kept gravitating toward items that were within the “area” of the design style but not close enough. She was getting frustrated each time she placed her selections next to the source sample because they looked horrible . . . until I pointed out why: We were going for a country house design, not a farm house style–same vicinity but opposite side of the tracks. Objectivity . . . priceless. Keeping continuity and unity throughout a project from one room to the next while incorporating the design principles of balance, rhythm, emphasis, scale & proportion and harmony is crucial.