WHITE RIVER DESIGN SERVICES, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES…
White River provides a wide range of millwork design services (preliminary sketches, CAD elevations, sections and plans, and construction details) for residential and commercial projects, ranging from a detailed mantel to an entire room to a whole millwork package. Our highly skilled staff has more than 100 years of combined experience in the specification of interior millwork. We will work with you, your architect, or your builder from initial concepts and build-ups to whole house millwork designs and estimating. White River takes pride in our ability to take your ideas and transform them into the interior of your dreams.
If you would like to discuss your next remodeling, restoration or commercial project call us at 1.800.558.0119 or email us at
Designs@WhiteRiver.com
. At this phase, we will help you evaluate what level of service you require. This initial consultation is free.
“The most important part of the design process is that we listen to your dreams and expectations and when the job is finished, that you love your interior and you know you were a part of it.”
Joan Johnson
Founder White River
Senior Designer & Product Development
How the Program Works — What to Expect — The Cost Involved
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Level 1: Moulding and Carving Specification
White River will give product suggestions via phone or email. These suggestions may be accompanied by hand sketches or simple CAD drawings. This may involve selecting crown, base, casing, chairrail, panel moulding, etc. It usually involves an hour of design time or less. There is usually no charge for Level 1 Design Services.
See the Possibilities
Contact one of our Design Professionals to discuss your project at 1.800.558.0119 or Designs@WhiteRiver.com. At this phase, we will help you evaluate what level of service you require. This initial consultation is free.
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Level 2: Standard Design Assistance
White River will work with you to develop your project. It may be an elevation, cabinetry, a single room, or an entire building. All work at this stage is billed at an hourly rate of $75. Design time is estimated based on project scope and must be pre-paid. Standard Design Assistance involves several stages:
1. Preliminary Design
We will produce initial design ideas, working to present a visual picture of our millwork and moulding concepts. This may include sketches over photos, rough elevations, and other CAD drawings as needed.
2. Design Refinement
Once you are satisfied with the initial concepts, we will begin to create the technical CAD drawings. Standard technical drawings include dimensioned elevations, reflected ceiling plans, and detailed sections.
3. Takeoffs and Pricing
When the design is completed, we can provide a material takeoff and price estimate for all White River millwork and carvings within the project.
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Level 3: On-Site Consultation
If desired, one of our Designers can visit your project for an On-Site Consultation. Our Designer will review existing conditions, take photos and measurements, and discuss initial concepts and ideas with you. This meeting can take 1/2 to 2 days, depending on the scope of the job and services needed. All site visit time is billed at $75/hour plus expenses, including airfare, travel time, lodging, and meals. The average investment for On-Site Consultation is $2,000 to $3,000. After the initial meeting, Level 3 design will follow similar steps to Level 2 (Preliminary Design, Design Refinement, Takeoffs and Pricing).
Get started
Contact one of our Design Professionals to discuss your project at 1.800.558.0119 or Designs@WhiteRiver.com. At this phase, we will help you evaluate what level of service you require. This initial consultation is free.
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Pricing
LEVEL 1 NO CHARGE
1. Product advice via phone and email
2. Simple sketches or CAD provided
3. Developing something new or interpretation from a photo or drawing
4. For crown, casing baseboard applications generally
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LEVEL 2 $75.00/HR
1. Design Services to develop your project
2. Detailed dimensioned drawings include elevations, sections, reflected ceiling plans and take-offs with estimated costs.
3. Design time is estimated, based on scope of project and prepaid.
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LEVEL 3 $75.00/HR
1. Jobsite consultation by our Design Professionals
2. Design Services to develop your project
3. Detailed dimensioned drawings include elevations, sections, reflected ceiling plans, and take-offs with estimated costs.
4. Design time is estimated, based on scope of project and prepaid.
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Level 1 – Free Consultation
Our client provided a photograph of an historic crown build-up they liked. We recreated the style and look utilizing stock White River parts. A basic per-linear-foot pricing quote was provided as well.
A design of this scope could take 1-3 hours.
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Level 2 – Standard Design
The Design Team combined Traditional and Contemporary elements in developing this new library. We designed full rail and stile wall panels, a mantel, and a coffered ceiling. All millwork was made with quartersawn White Oak.
A design of this scope could take 30-40 hours.
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Level 3 – Site Visit + Design
In this new home, the client wanted a bold, traditional feel with light ornamentation. After a site visit, design focused on the major public spaces and the Master Bedroom, including panelled ceilings, a mantel, and cabinetry units.
A design of this scope could take 80-100 hours.
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Level 1 – Free Consultation
Our client wanted advice on what carvings and mouldings would best fill this soffit area in her wine cellar. This required trying various combinations of different carvings and mouldings. The design shown above is one of the three options presented.
A design of this scope could take 1-3 hours.
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Level 2 – Standard Design
Our client wished to recreate the mantel from his childhood home. We developed the design from just a few photos. The mantel was then hand-carved and pre-assembled in our Custom Shop.
A design of this scope could take 8-10 hours.
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Level 3 – Site Visit + Design
The Design Team visited this residence at the early stages of remodeling. We designed wall panels & ceilings for key rooms like the Library and Master Suite. Case, base, and crown was specified for the rest of the house.
A design of this scope could take 100-120 hours.
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Projects
The Baccarat Hotel in NYC
The Baccarat Hotel in NYC hired our Design Services to create stunning, elegant, large scale White Oak carvings from hand rendered drawings. Hundreds of pieces were needed throughout this hotel, each designed with intricate details, and within only a few months. The final results met their deadlines and were absolutely beautiful as they set the tone for each of the rooms.
Nobu Archi Design
Nobu Archi Design of Japan forwarded our marketing department photography of a completed elegant executive office in an impressive hospital. White River’s Design Services worked with Nobu in 2014, with the expectation of a rich layered classical office, but with a contemporary feel in the ornament.
Testimonials
We believe the best testimonial of our design services comes straight from the homeowners, architects and designers we have worked with in transforming their ideas into the interior of their dreams. This is just a small sampling of clients we have worked with over the last few years. Let us help you with your next interior millwork project.
