A good designer listens to what people want.
One misconception is that the designer is going to come in and say that everything has to be tan, or something like that. I hear that concern all the time: “Are you going make me get rid of everything that I have?”
I just don’t do that. If you have a piece that you love and that you really want, maybe we’ll find a better place for it in a different room. But I’ll try my hardest to make that work in your space. And if it doesn’t work in your space, I’m going to tell you why it doesn’t fit. That being said, if you have to have it, you should have it. After all, it's your house.
