REDESIGNER WORKS WITH MATERIALS YOU ALREADY OWN.BUSINESS NAME: Deja vu See DjVu. Design BUSINESS ADDRESS: 25805 Royal Oaks Road, Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. PHONE: (661) 755-4505 WEB SITE: www.dejavudesign.net OWNER: Diane DIANE Diversified Information and Assistance Network (Tennessee Valley Authority) DIANE Direct Information Access Network for Europe DIANE Digital Integrated Attack and Navigation Equipment Kelly ESTABLISHED: January 2005 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: One, with assistants as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: Interior redesign The art of using what people have in their homes to transform their spaces, without the need to purchasing new furniture. This discipline recognizes the existing space and marries the architecture, the furnishings and the accessories to create an attractive, engaged home. in a new niche in the interior design field. I perform one-day room makeovers using what the homeowner already owns. I offer hourly design consultations on furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. , accessories and color. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? Yes WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? The creative challenge of achieving a new, pleasing and functional look on a small budget appealed to me. This business also allows me to combine my interior design knowledge with my redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re training. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? I read about low-cost decorating using redesign and then found a certification training program, which helped me design my business. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? Three months WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? Took a training program, filed business forms, set up advertising and purchased supplies. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? Roughly $3,500 from savings. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? My fellow redesigners who are members of the Interior Redesign Industry Specialists and my husband. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? How quickly my business would grow through word of mouth. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $5,000 WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? To double my business the second year and expand with more employees. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Deja vu Design's Diane Kelly shows off a room she's redesigned, using what's already there. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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