New-build selections & interior design
Every finish, chosen with calm.
Faucets, flooring, lighting, tile, hardware. I help you make every choice your house asks for, tell you honestly what's worth the upgrade, and hand you a finished list for your builder.
My partner and I have built three homes of our own. I guide buyers through selections every day.
Sound familiar?
Selections are fun until the deadline shows up
A long options list and two weeks to decide
Every page has six faucets, four door styles and a wall of tile samples. You don't know where to start, so you don't.
Every upgrade sounds worth it
Until you add them up. You want to know which ones you'll notice every day and which ones you'll forget by spring.
It looked great in the showroom
But will that tile work with your floor, your cabinets and the light in your own kitchen? You only get one chance to order it.
Your house is fine. It just isn't yours yet.
The rooms work, but nothing quite goes together, and you're tired of guessing in the lighting aisle.
Taya & Co. helps you choose the finishes for a new build or a home you already live in. That means the plumbing fixtures, lighting, flooring, cabinets and hardware, appliances, doors, and windows and shades.
I work in person in Chittenden County and northern Vermont, and by video anywhere.
How it works
Four steps from a long list to a finished one
Step 1: Get in touch
Tell me about your project, pick 30 or 60 minutes and send me your plans, your options list or a few photos.
A few minutes
Step 2: We talk it through
We go over the space, your style and what's on your list. You get written notes with my picks.
Notes within 2 business days
Step 3: I pull it together
If you want more help, I build your board and selections sheet: each finish, model and color, and what it costs against your allowance.
Paced to your deadlines
Step 4: You hand it in
We review it together and change what doesn't feel right. Then you send your builder a finished list.
Before each deadline
Ways to work together
Start with one question, or hand me the whole list
Start with a consult, and if you book a package within 30 days, the consult fee comes off.
30-minute consult
You have one question and a deadline.
60-minute consult
You have a room to pull together or a design-center appointment coming up.
Room Refresh
A room that works fine but doesn't feel like yours yet.
My specialty
New-Build Selections
You're building with a builder and the selection deadlines are coming.
Up to 3,000 finished sq ft
Full-Home Finish Plan
A whole house that needs one plan, whether it's being built or lived in.
Up to 2,500 sq ft. Larger homes are quoted.
What you get
A selections sheet your builder can work from
Every package ends with one clear document. No more screenshots, sticky notes and half-remembered model numbers.
- Every selection, organized room by room
- The exact finish, model and color for each one
- Where it comes from, so ordering is simple
- What it costs against your allowance, with any overage flagged
- A finish board, so you see it all together before you commit
Meet Taya
I've sat on both sides of the selections table
I'm the interior design specialist and build coordinator at a Vermont custom home builder. Every day I walk buyers through their selections, from plumbing fixtures and flooring to lighting and door hardware, and I work with the showrooms that sell them.
My partner and I have also built three homes of our own. So I know how it feels when the deadline is Friday and you still haven't picked a vanity.
Questions
Good questions to ask first
My builder has a designer or a design center. Do I still need you?
Maybe not. A builder's designer knows their options well. I'm on your side of the table. I help you decide what matters to you, where an upgrade pays off and where the standard option is fine. A 60-minute consult before your design-center appointment is a good way to walk in with a plan.
Will you work with my builder's options list and allowances?
Yes. That's where I start. I work from the options and allowances your builder gives you, and I flag anything that would put you over before you commit.
What if I don't know my style?
That's fine, and it's common. Send me a few photos of rooms you like, even screenshots, and tell me what you can't stand. Between the two, we'll find it quickly.
Does the consult fee count toward a package?
Yes. If you book a package within 30 days of your consult, the full consult fee comes off the package price.
How do payments work?
Consults are paid up front. Packages take a deposit to get on my calendar, and the balance is due when I deliver your plan.
Do you come to my home?
Yes. Travel within 25 miles is included. Farther out there's a travel fee, or we can meet by video.
Got a selections deadline coming up?
Start with 30 minutes. Bring your options list and your biggest question, and leave with a plan.
Get in touch