Frequently Asked Questions

An Interior Decorator focuses on making your home beautiful mainly through aesthetic updates like decor, furniture, and paint. While Interior Designers also execute those pieces, they also have an understanding of how to use design psychology and human behavior to create plans based on how individuals will use a space. This can involve recommending structural changes like removing walls or adjusting plumbing and electrical and working directly with your builder/contractor to execute those plans. Interior Designers hold advanced degrees, and may also be referred to as “Interior Architects”.

While many renovations have a monetary return on investment, design also adds value to your everyday life. By understanding your goals, an interior designer can accurately view all facets of the project and advise you as to where to allocate your money. 

A typical project requires space planning, a large number of selections to be made, coordination of timelines and tradespeople, procurement and tracking of products, and installations. Designers are there to make sure everything goes smoothly with each step. Through their close relationship with you and the knowledge they possess, they help you to make confident decisions during each step of the process to lessen any pressure or stress. While we are aware of our impartiality, we fully believe designers are an invaluable resource.

As a full-service design group, we provide the following:

• A design concept
• Construction documentation including floor plans, elevations, detail drawings, and furniture plans.
• Finishes, fixtures, and furniture selections
• Procurement of items from quoting through ordering, tracking, and receiving.
• Oversight of construction
• Installation of soft goods

We always begin with a free introductory call to hear about your goals, share a bit about ourselves, and answer any initial questions you may have about our process. The next step of the in-home Design Consultation has an associated cost. During this time, our designers talk with you in greater detail about your project to clarify scope, take initial measurements and photographs, and present our contract with the anticipation of having you join us as a client. 

We are located in downtown Madison on West Washington Avenue with a great view of the Capitol <<come say hello, we love having visitors!>>. We serve clients throughout the Midwest and beyond.

Sprinkman Design charges an hourly rate of $160 throughout the duration of the project. The total hours we will spend with you depends on the size of your project and how much involvement you’d like us to have. You can expect our time to be highest after onboarding during the design process. Hours typically diminish beginning with procurement, and continue to lessen through expediting and installation. Our time is billed to you during the first week of each month.

The lot of us at Sprinkman Design believe that traditional and transitional styles are a good base for many homes as they stand the test of time and therefore make great investments. However, we are absolutely educated and versed in all styles! We are here to listen and interpret your needs and preferences into unique designs tailored to you. It’s your space, and we are here to ensure you love it.

Sprinkman Design currently is a dynamic team of four individuals. We each have unique backgrounds and experiences, but all are formally educated and well-versed in interior design. Your designer will therefore be assigned mainly based on availability. For more information on each of us, see our “The Team” page, and check us out on Instagram to see a bit more of our personalities.