Pink Door Designs meets clients where they are

As a child and young adult, Olivarez said she was always creatively engineered to make things come alive, even if she only had a few tools to work with.

She describes her job as taking someone’s personal style and amplifying it, as she believes people’s homes should showcase who they are.

“[The house] is supposed to say ‘this is my place, this is what I’m doing and this is what I’m about,’” Olivarez said. “I always tell clients the powder bathroom is the one place that you can just go crazy because it's the powder bathroom.”

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Olivarez said she is seeing trends shift with clients moving away from the modern farmhouse look that was popular a few years ago and asking for more tradition and character. Other trends include color drenching, where paint is used on walls, doors and ceilings, and the incorporation of more woodwork and trim.

Additionally, Olivarez said the use of artificial intelligence has changed the industry because designers can quickly show clients ideas, such as color combinations or room mockups, in visual renderings.

Her thoughts

Olivarez said hiring a designer would be the biggest asset to indecisive homeowners who have a hard time committing to a decision or are terrified to make the wrong choice. Her advice to clients is to “stay out of the cereal aisle,” where it’s easy to keep wandering and looking around at options without making a decision.

“We’re here to work, but also get organized and help make the streamlined process easier,” she said. “There’s a lot of decisions to be made, and a lot of people get very overwhelmed with that decision-making process, and they don’t make a decision because they just don’t know where to start.”

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