Everything You Want to Know

Costs vary by scope. At Reid Design: an in-home consultation is $150 for a 60 to 90 minute session. Full Room Design starts at $650 and includes a complete design plan with mood direction, layout, furniture and decor selections, and a sourcing list with direct shopping links. Full Room Design + Styling starts at $850 and adds hands-on shopping, paint color selections, and an in-home styling and final reveal. Hourly Shopping & Sourcing is $75 per hour, no minimum. Full-service and custom whole-home projects are quoted after the consultation. The Indianapolis market generally runs $50 to $200 per hour for hourly work, with full room packages from $1,000 to $5,000.

No. The design fee is stated upfront before any work begins. The only additional cost is the furnishings and materials you choose to purchase, and you're always in control of that budget. For full-service clients, trade vendor markups are disclosed transparently at the start. For homes outside the local area, a small travel fee may apply, always quoted upfront before booking.

For larger full-service projects, fees are structured in milestones, a deposit at signing, a second payment at concept presentation, and a final payment at installation. For smaller packages like consultations and Shopping & Sourcing hours, full payment is required upfront.

The intro conversation is short, free, and completely informal. We trade a few notes about your space, goals, rough budget, and timeline, by phone or message, whichever is easier for you. My main goal is to figure out whether I'm the right fit for your project. There's no pitch and no pressure. If we're a fit, we book the in-home consultation from there.

Absolutely not. Most clients can't articulate their style cleanly, that's part of what the consultation uncovers. If you have a Pinterest board or Instagram saves, bring those. If you have nothing, that's fine too. Knowing what you hate is just as useful as knowing what you love.

As involved as you want. Some clients love seeing every decision. Others hand it off completely and want to be surprised at the reveal. Both are valid. The one non-negotiable: you review and approve the design plan before anything is purchased.

The consultation is a single 60 to 90 minute visit. The design plan typically takes 2 to 3 weeks to build after the consultation. From there, shopping and styling timing depends on scope and on furniture lead times, anywhere from a few weeks for in-stock items to several months for custom pieces. Hourly Shopping & Sourcing turnaround depends on what you need. I'll always give you a realistic estimate, not a best-case scenario.

For full-service clients where I manage purchasing, I handle all claims, returns, and reorders. Vendor relationships and trade accounts come with better resolution processes than retail. I deal with it so you don't have to.

For full-service projects involving renovation, I coordinate with contractors but don't act as a general contractor. I can provide referrals to trusted tradespeople in the Indianapolis area and manage design-side communication.

Plainfield, Indianapolis, and the surrounding communities, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Zionsville, Noblesville, Geist, McCordsville, Broad Ripple, and nearby neighborhoods. Homes within about 30 minutes of Plainfield are covered with no travel fee. Further-out homes are welcome too, just with a small travel fee that's quoted upfront.

Most suburbs are within the no-travel-fee zone, including Carmel, Fishers, Westfield, Zionsville, Noblesville, and Plainfield. The pricing on the services page is the same regardless of which of those suburbs you're in. For homes 45 minutes or more from Plainfield, a small travel fee covers the drive time, $50 for 45 to 75 minutes, $75 to $100 for 75 to 120 minutes. Always quoted upfront before booking.

Reid Design is currently focused on in-person work in the Indianapolis area, so projects further out aren't a fit right now. If you're in a neighboring region and the drive works, reach out and we'll see what's possible.