paul davis interiors

This designer is personable, however I would strongly suggest asking to see an updated portfolio and a list of references to call. I would also suggest having the scope of your project written into the contract. I waited to write this review until I felt I could be more objective. My project: Various light fixtures, furniture, art, accessories, mirrors, area rugs, and several elements in the master bedroom. IF completed, product sales alone would easily have exceeded $30,000. I would think this was enough to keep a designer interested. The process was very slow and usually moved along on my initiative. The result after 6 mos.: Two useable reupholstered chairs out of 10 -- a he-said/she-said situation. He said the responsibility for choices was completely on my shoulders. (Why pay for a designer?) I was trying to take his advice to "trust the designer," hoping for something more than I could do myself. The resulting focus and work: -The focus seemed to be almost entirely on upholstery. -No trips to a design center (though I asked about this more than once), but he did direct me to look at the retail outlets that he used. -No submissions or photos of lighting fixtures even at my repeated inquiries - my impression was that he was working on this. I changed my mind about the finish of two sconces, but that shouldn't bring work to a standstill. -I received a photo of a sale mirror and a coffee table from a retail store; -We had three fabric meetings, two of which I initiated. One with indoor/outdoor rug samples, as opposed to high-quality rugs. I was given the name of a rug store in Houston to visit. In the end, he terminated the contract early because I phoned the upholsterer to confirm a delivery time and nothing else. His firm stance was that only the designer could talk to the upholsterer, (but the designer was not available). No refund or accounting: I asked for a refund of the unused portion of the contract and was stunned to learn that he said he worked two additional hours over the 30-hr. contract but that he wouldn’t charge me for those two hours! I asked for an accounting of his hours. He said he kept a diary on his client hours. I did not receive any accounting for contracted hours.