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Fees
"You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour." - Jim Rohn

Initial Consultation Fee
A fee of $150 for your initial design or window treatment consultation may be applied to an order for custom products over $1000, if placed within four months. This initial fee is waived for repeat clients.

Color Consultations
Our minimum fee for an in home color consultation is $150 for up to three interior rooms, or for an exterior consultation. For more than three rooms, we determine the scope of the project, and then work out a mutually agreeable flat fee and scope of work. The more rooms we do at one time, the better value we offer, since there is no increased travel time. We also include a color card for each room listing the paint colors and finishes.

Exterior consultations will factor in not only existing brick, stone and siding, but also gutters, window frames, roof colors, garage doors, front doors and door frames, side and back doors, porch details, banisters, walkways, exterior utility meter boxes if visible, exterior light fixtures, and mailboxes. Many of those details may not be changing, but they will be examined in light of your goals.

It is essential that you advise us on the kind of paint your painter will be using, so we can select authentic colors for you which will be delivered as the final product. Color "matching" across brands is not as precise, and approximate color is not the point of a color consultation. If your painter has no preference, we prefer Benjamin Moore. Please plan for a minimum of two hours for a color consultation, and more time if the project is larger.

In store Color Consultations during my hours at Vienna Paint in Vienna are at no charge and first come, first serve. Please bring as much information as possible, including photos, tile and counter samples, art work, bedding or rug samples. My usual days at Vienna Paint are Wednesday and Friday, 10:15am to 2-ish pm. Call ahead to confirm my schedule for a particular day or week. www.viennapaint.biz 703-938-6115

Flat Fees and Custom Quotes
We charge flat fees for design and redesign services, plus pricing by custom quote for custom fabricated items. We don’t want you watching the clock, and results are more important to us than time. We budget in an estimate of time within the scope of the flat fee, but if needed, we may choose to spend additional time over what was anticipated.

Hourly Fees
We charge an hourly fee for services such as placing accessories or hanging pictures, decorating for the holidays, rearranging collectibles and china cabinet displays, shopping with you, or supervising the work of contractors if desired. Our hourly fee is $150/hour, with a minimum of two hours.

Custom Window Treatments
We rarely repeat designs for our clients, since there are so many ways to creatively vary them, so all custom window treatments are priced by custom quote.

All custom window treatment orders will include a measure check fee for a professional installer to review the specifications prior to fabrication of your order. Installer Distance Travel charges may be applied if you live in more remote parts of our service area. Installations requiring tall ladders, or walk-ups in high rises, also have additional fees built into the quote. These fees are standard fees charged by professional installers. In the rare case that scaffolding is required, that also would be a custom quote.

Custom Reupholstery
All pricing includes pickup and redelivery fees, which is calculated based on your location