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5 Reasons to get to know a Professional Design Consultant

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Maybe you don’t think you need a professional Design Consultant to help you design and decorate your home. Maybe you think it will be too costly.

At Jabot, we know that sometimes a customer’s inexperience and making the wrong decisions on design can be very costly to update or re-do. A professional design consultant can ensure you make the right decisions for your home and your budget.

Here are a few reasons why hiring a professional design consultant (particularly one from Jabot Interiors!) is an excellent idea:

 

  1. YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START

    It can be overwhelming and paralyzing so much that you do nothing for a long time. No one wants to make a mistake, especially a costly one.
    Your Jabot Design Consultant will take all your needs and requirements into consideration.

  2. YOU ARE AFRAID YOU’LL BUY THE WRONG THING

    “There is nothing worse when a sofa is too small or big for a room, you played way too safe with your fabric choices, or put the wrong window coverings on your windows,” says design consultant Charlene Ingram. “Our job is to narrow it down and simplify things by asking the right questions so that does not happen.”

  3. YOU DON’T KNOW A GOOD CARPENTER

    A designer’s rolodex is a trove of resources — upholsterers, curtain makers, furniture makers, and painters, to name a few.
    (Bonus: If a design consultant from Jabot orders the work, they stand behind it.)

  4. YOU CAN’T CHOOSE FROM THOUSANDS OF PAINT CHIP COLOURS

    For example, there are over 1,000 shades of off-whites alone. At Jabot, we will help you pick out the perfect colour for your walls, ceilings, and trim.

  5. YOU LOVE DOING YOUR OWN DECORATING

    Fine — just start with a consultation. In a visit or two, we can help you choose paint colours, fabrics, and furniture arrangements, then leave you with a detailed plan of action.

If you are ready to begin decorating your home, please get in touch, and we will help you start planning and making beautiful and budget-friendly design choices.

Get to know Jabot: 5 Questions with Ricci-Lee Ingram

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As part of our “Get to know Jabot” series, we are speaking with the ladies behind Jabot Interiors to learn a little bit more about them, and how they got to where they are now. A few weeks ago, we sat down with Charlene Ingram, owner of Jabot Interiors, and asked her a few questions about why she got into this business–this week, we we’re chatting with her daughter and Design Consultant, Ricci-Lee Ingram.

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Q: How did you get into design?

I grew up with it. My mom managed a window covering business when I was young and I spent many nights with her in the office labeling boxes, “helping” her put ideas together and playing in the showroom.

Q: Did you always know you would work with your Mom? Why did you go into business with her?

I didn’t have a plan to work with her; I had spent a year in college and wasn’t enjoying it so when my mom asked if I wanted to be her assistant, I decided to give it a try.

Q: What have you learned working with your Mom?

Everything I know I learned from her, but the biggest thing is her positive attitude and great work ethic, I would like to think that a little of that rubbed off on me.

Q: What are your favourite and least favourite parts about working with family?

I like that we can be really honest with each other without worrying about hurt feelings, and having that great support system in place. I would say my least favourite is how it limits the quality of our “down time” together; the business portion always seems to invade our personal time.

Q: How are you inspired in your work?

I get inspired by a challenge, throw a difficult window or a tight budget at me and let me run with it.

Thank you Ricci! It seems like these ladies have a wonderful personal, and working, relationship with one another!

Get to know Jabot: 5 Questions with Charlene Ingram

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Charlene Ingram

We wanted you to really get to know the people behind the scenes at Jabot Interiors, so we did a Q & A session with Design Consultant and Owner of Jabot Interiors, Charlene Ingram.

Q: What made you get into interior design, and make the jump to opening your own business?

I always loved decorating from the time I was a young girl, I naturally just followed my passion. I worked for a large window covering chain for 3 years and ended up managing the North Vancouver location. I learned the the ins and outs of business there, but eventually, I knew I would be running something of my own. When I turned 30, I made the leap.

Q: How has your business changed over the years?

We started out with just window coverings which is the main part of our business, however, we have evolved into doing interior design as well. There are so many options of window coverings and ways that people do business, find business etc., that it’s not as simple anymore.

Q: What is the biggest thing you have learned in your 26 years of running Jabot Interiors?

That by trusting and believing in yourself you can make it happen, always!

Q: Where do you receive your inspiration?

Everywhere I look–and pictures of interiors. When I do a clients home, I do it from what I feel in the home, from them, and the space they have. I know it sounds funny to some, but when I am in the space, I intuitively get a connection to what it needs, and what I know the client will love. This is what is inspirational to me and when the client lets me run with it, it is very satisfying. I just feel sure; I don’t think, I know.

Q: What is your favourite part about owning your own business?

The freedom of making choices and decisions of your own.

Thank you for taking the time, Charlene!