Diane Thomas is Principal of Merge Design Group and creator of Designs for Do-It-Yourselfers. She is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers. She holds degrees in Interior Design and in Management and continues to study the ancient art of Feng Shui. Diane has been a general contractor and has extensive hands-on home improvement experience including general contracting. She is a fine artist and singer. Diane moved to Tucson in 2011 and is loving the desert life.
The process went smoothly and quickly start to finish. Diane is very professional and knowlegeable.
Description of Work: The program is "designs for do-it-yourselfers". Diane came to our new home, took measurements and went room by room asking specific questions about what we wanted and needed. She was happy to include existing furniture and furnishings I had already into the plan. About a week later, she met with my husband and I to go over what she had come up with to help us decorate our home. We were presented with an amazingly detailed and color illustrated book that clearly explained what colors and furniture would work for each room. Along with this she included actual websites and stores where we could obtain rugs, couches, chairs, kitchen and diningroom furniture and furnishings. She made this SO easy for us, and believe me I am not good at any of this! The place is coming together nicely thanks to Diane and Merge Design Group. My Husband and I highly recommend them to anyone thinking about making a positive change to their living environment! Thanks so much, you have customers for life!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000
Susan M.
06/2011
5.0
interior designers
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Diane's service provided everything I needed to move forward at my own pace and it gave me the confidence to try new ideas, colors, etc. I'll be using Merge Design again next year to re-do my upstairs area.
Description of Work: Diane is a professional in every way. I was at a loss on how to update my living room/dining room and kitchen to be more contemporary, but on a budget. In addition, I needed help in choosing exterior and interior paint colors. Within 10 days of our initial meeting, Diane prepared a detailed "plan" booklet. She walked me through it step by step (furniture re-arrangement, what style of dining table/chairs will work best, and suggesting for area rugs, lighting, accessories, and artwork..
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
Lisa A.
12/2010
5.0
interior designers
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She got right to work when she arrived and did a great job. She had a very strong idea as to where items belong and what looks good together.
Description of Work: I just had my house repainted so I had the woman from Merge Design Group come and give me recommendations for new curtains, furniture, etc.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$240
KALI S.
11/2008
5.0
interior designers
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Diane came and accessed our space and everything in our house. She took notes and tons of pictures. We gave her ideas that we'd seen in magazines and on the internet. She put together designs that best reflected our requests, our personalities and needs for the spaces. She came back for color consultation a few times so that we got it just right. The most impressive thing is the binder she hands over as standard issue. It's full of lots of amazing things including the drawings, pictures, samples budget sheet, resource list, and a step-by-step guide to do-it-yourself. We didn't choose to do-it-ourselves and hired it all out, but it was good to know had we chosen to do that all the things we would need to know.
Description of Work: We wanted to remodel our very small galley kitchen and redecorate our adjacent living & dining rooms. We have limited space because we have a smaller house and it's over 75 years old, so we wanted it to be respectful of the character and time period. We asked Diane to use as much existing furniture and art in her interior design and to maximize efficiency and storage in the kitchen.
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Service Categories
Interior Design and Decorating
FAQ
Designs For Do It Yourselfers is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Designs For Do It Yourselfers accepts the following forms of payment: Check,PayPal
No, Designs For Do It Yourselfers does not offer free project estimates.
Yes, Designs For Do It Yourselfers offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Designs For Do It Yourselfers does not offer a senior discount.
No, Designs For Do It Yourselfers does not offer emergency services.
No, Designs For Do It Yourselfers does not offer warranties.
Designs For Do It Yourselfers offers the following services: Interior design & decorating.