With knowledge, experience, and hard work, Gary Gesualdo has spent twenty four years providing designers and trade clients with exceptional workroom services. Located on 306 Main Street in East Greenwich, RI, East Coast Designs’ store front offers products for all residential and commercial spaces. Privately owned and managed by Gary, East Coast Designs sets itself apart by selling the complete Hunter Douglas Line of window treatments, including the Alustra Collection, as well as the economy lines that you will assist your sales to the price conscious client. The Hunter Douglas Collection is not offered online or at large box stores (Home Depot, Lowes, etc.), and is only sold to certified, local dealers.
We at East Coast Designs make a conscious effort to use drop cloths, and take our shoes off in client’s home. Rest assured, we will not put our tools on any furniture so that we do not damage it in any way. We do not solicit to the client, give out phone numbers, or have any advertisement on our vehicles. We are also all licensed and insured.
Normal procedure for a project is for you to make initial contact with the client, which includes taking rough field dimensions. Then you must obtain all of the important field information (number of windows, fabric chosen, details concerning the fabric, verification of availability of fabric, and reserving proper yardages of that fabric). East Coast Designs will then prepare a quote (usually takes 1-2 days), and submit it to the proper channels. Upon approval of the quote, a deposit will need to be received to convert this to an order, and a site visit will be scheduled (within 3-5 days) to verify final dimensions, and any final concerns that the designer or client may have. Drapery fabrication takes approximately 5-7 weeks, and shades and blinds take about 3-4 weeks.