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Design2Sell Consultations

Find the Right Consultation for Your Home

Staging, design, and builder direction –– tailored to your property.

These paid consultations are for sellers, homeowners, and builders who want expert direction. Answer two quick questions below to find the right service. If you need help choosing, start with a free 15-minute phone call.

Find Your Path

Not sure which consultation you need?

Answer two quick questions and we will point you to the right starting point –– and what happens next.

Question 1 of 2

What brings you in today?

Category 1 · Staging Consultations

Prepare Your Home to Sell

Want expert advice before you sign a staging agreement? Choose a paid staging consultation. We walk the property, profile the target buyer, and build a plan for a vacant or occupied home.

Vacant Homes

A full-property staging plan for an empty listing –– furnishings, art, and styling that help buyers picture the life the home offers.

  • Whole-home furnishing and styling plan
  • Target-buyer direction for your price point
  • Photography-ready in every key room

Occupied –– Furniture Additions

You still live there, but a few rooms need help. We bring in select pieces and styling to elevate what is already working.

  • Room-by-room assessment
  • Curated furniture and decor additions
  • Blends your pieces with ours

Occupied –– Using Your Furniture

A styling and editing plan using what you already own –– repositioned, refreshed, and made market-ready for photos and showings.

  • Edit, reposition, and restyle
  • No new furniture required
  • Fast, budget-friendly prep

See the difference

A paid consultation becomes a clear plan

Staging consultation pricing is shared after a free 15-minute call. Tell us about the property and we will recommend the right paid service.

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Living room before staging
Before staging
Living room after Design2Sell staging
After staging

Category 2 · Design Consultations

Design Direction for the Way You Live

Paid interior design consultations for homeowners who want expert direction –– from a nature-led refresh to full-home design, wellness, and color. Each tier increases in depth, deliverables, and expertise.

Section A

3-Color Consultation Package

Color Made Simple

Starts at $299

Our simplest starting point

A focused session that gives your home one clear, coordinated color story –– three colors chosen for your light, your finishes, and how you live.

What's Included

  • A three-color palette picked for your home
  • Real paint swatches and color samples, viewed in your own light
  • Room-by-room guidance on where each color goes
  • A simple plan you can hand straight to your painter

Best For

Homeowners who want a confident color answer fast –– without committing to a full design plan.

Section B

Intro to Biophilia

Dwell Well Intro

Starts at $299

$65 per additional 30 minutes

Foundational wellness guidance focused on natural materials, environmental balance, and a calmer relationship between the home and the people living in it.

What's Included

  • Introduction to biophilic design principles
  • Natural materials, textures, and color palette direction
  • Greenery, lighting, and layout adjustments that support calm and wellbeing
  • Nature-inspired direction for the space

Best For

Clients who want a lighter-touch, nature-inspired refresh or grounding design direction before committing to a larger design package.

Section C

Standard Interior Design Consultation

Core Design Direction

Starts at $299

$65 per additional 30 minutes

The most versatile consultation for residential design needs, from layout and color direction to actionable next steps.

What's Included

  • Layout guidance and functional recommendations
  • Color palettes and material direction
  • Furniture, finish, and styling suggestions
  • Design issue review with clear next steps

Best For

Homeowners who need clarity, cohesion, and expert direction across a room, floor, or full-home design plan.

Section D

Advanced Feng Shui + Scientific Wellness Consultation

Moss

Custom –– Contact for pricing

Premium wellness consultation

A deeper consultation combining Feng Shui, environmental psychology, and wellness-based design for clients seeking transformation beyond aesthetics.

What's Included

  • Energy flow, spatial harmony, and behavioral pattern review
  • Layout adjustments for balance and wellbeing
  • Environmental psychology principles integrated into the design direction
  • Aesthetic, emotional, functional, and energetic alignment

Best For

Clients who want a holistic design review that blends ancient principles with modern science.

Focused Add-On or Standalone Service

Painting Consultation

Starting at $299

Paint decisions affect every room. This consultation gives clients clear palette, sheen, placement, and transition guidance without requiring a full design package.

Standalone

A fast, high-impact consultation for clients who want clarity and confidence in their paint choices.

Add-On

Completes biophilia, standard design, builder, or wellness consultations with final color direction.

Pairs Well With

Nature-inspired palettes, final interior selections, full-home finish packages, and color psychology for wellness-based spaces.

Category 3 · Builder Services

Builder Finish Selection Packages

Builder-ready finish selections for spec homes, custom homes, and projects that need efficient design direction with polished documentation. Builder Design Services start at $1,250 for Tier 1; expanded packages are custom. New generic packages are coming in mid-to-late July.

Tier 1

Essential Finish Selections

Starting at $1,250

Foundational selections using predetermined options with minor adjustments.

What's Included

  • Interior paint palette for walls, trim, and ceilings
  • Flooring selections for LVP, hardwood, carpet, and tile
  • Basic tile selections for bathrooms and kitchen backsplash
  • Countertop recommendations with 1-2 options per space
  • Grout and sheen guidance
  • Sample ordering and coordination
  • Basic builder-ready selection sheet
  • Pre-selected, pre-approved design options to streamline the process

Best For

Builders who want a generic, transitional, ready-to-use package with minimal customization.

What's Not Included
  • Lighting selections
  • Plumbing fixtures
  • Door styles or hardware
  • Exterior selections
  • Style-specific sourcing
  • Rush timelines
  • Multiple revision rounds

Tier 2

Full Interior Finish Package

Custom –– Contact for pricing

Full interior selections with expanded detail, coordination, and moderate customization.

What's Included

  • Everything in Tier 1
  • Interior and exterior lighting selections
  • Plumbing fixture selections
  • Interior door styles and hardware
  • Fireplace finishes and feature wall materials
  • Stair finishes for treads, risers, and railings
  • Interior trim and molding style direction
  • Coordinated finish palette across all rooms
  • One revision round
  • Room-by-room builder-ready selection packet
  • Predetermined option adjustments to fit the actual home

Best For

Builders who want a more curated interior while staying within a structured, efficient system.

Tier 3

Full-Scope Interior + Exterior Finish Package

Custom –– Contact for pricing

Premium, high-touch design direction for a fully coordinated home from inside to out.

What's Included

  • Everything in Tier 2
  • Exterior paint palette
  • Exterior material selections for brick, stone, siding, roofing, shutters, and related finishes
  • Lighting plan review and placement guidance
  • Tile pattern layouts and grout direction
  • Feature wall concepts
  • Stair and railing finish direction
  • 2-3 revision rounds
  • Priority scheduling
  • Full design packet for builder and client
  • Custom style sourcing
  • Time-sensitive sourcing for in-stock project needs

Best For

Builders or clients who want a fully custom, style-specific, deeply curated design with multiple rounds of refinement.

Comparison of generic and custom builder package pathways
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Generic Builder Packages

Pre-designed, pre-selected, and efficient.

  • Pre-designed palettes
  • Pre-selected lighting, hardware, flooring, and tile
  • Faster turnaround
  • Lower cost
  • Ideal for spec homes or builders who want consistency

Custom Builder Packages

Fully tailored to a specific style, home, and timeline.

  • Style-specific direction such as Scandinavian, California Casual, or Modern
  • Sourcing based on builder materials, preferences, and timelines
  • More design hours required
  • Higher cost
  • Ideal for custom homes or builders with a strong aesthetic direction

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I know which consultation is right for me?
Start with the "Find Your Path" guide at the top of this page –– answer two quick questions and we will point you to the right starting point. You can also call us and the team will help you choose.
How do consultation prices work?
All consultations are paid. Most design consultation tiers start at $299, with additional time billed at $65 per 30 minutes. Painting consultations start at $299. Builder Design Services start at $1,250 for Tier 1, while expanded builder and advanced wellness scopes are custom and priced after the project needs are clear. Staging consultation pricing is shared once we understand your home and timeline.
Can a builder choose between generic and custom packages?
Yes. Generic packages use pre-designed palettes and pre-selected finish options for speed and consistency. Custom packages are style-specific and require more sourcing time, making them a stronger fit for custom homes or builders with a clear aesthetic direction.
Can the painting consultation stand alone?
Yes. The painting consultation can be booked as a standalone service or added to biophilia, standard design, builder, or wellness consultations when final color selections need expert review.
Who leads the consultation?
Backed by the design vision of Barbara Heil-Sonneck and the expertise of our award-winning team, Design2Sell consultations provide strategic recommendations tailored to your property’s unique needs. The right consultation path depends on the scope, timeline, and level of customization needed.

Ready for Direction

Talk With Barbara's Professional Design Team About the Right Consultation Path

Share the project scope, the decisions in front of you, and the level of support you need. The team will guide you toward the paid consultation that fits the work.

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