With Designer On Call, you can use us for our expertise and creative eye and vision, and we leave you to do all the purchasing, vendor liaison and co-ordination.

How Does It Work?
Once you purchase your block of time, we will schedule our first Virtual Work Session together. The meeting will be held on Zoom, and we will discuss your project in greater detail. Depending on the nature of your project, we will determine the frequency of our future meetings if needed. Some projects are done mostly by email. If you are using us as a sounding board for furniture and fixture selections, we recommend that you create a Pinterest Board (or two) with all of the selections you are contemplating. This makes it easier and faster for us to see everything in one place.

We keep track of our time in 15 minute increments, but we recommend that you gather and group as many of your thoughts and ideas in one place, so that we can be more efficient, which helps us to serve you better. We get more done when we are able to work on your project for several hours at a time. When we get down to 2 hours of design time (10 and 15 hour blocks) and 3 hours (20 hour block), we will let you know. If we require more time to complete your project, you will have the option to purchase additional hours at that time.

Please fill out our design enquiry questionnaire to determine if this package is right for you.

Terms and Conditions

By purchasing a design package, you consent to our terms and conditions as follows:

Design hours to be paid in advance of any design work taking place. Designer on Call 10 or 15 hour blocks must be used within 60 days, 20 hour blocks must be used within 90 days of receipt of payment. We do not begin the work until we receive your payment. When we get down to 2 hours of design time (10 and 15 hour blocks) and 3 hours (20 hour block), we will let you know. If we require more time to complete your project, you will have the option to purchase additional hours at that time to complete the project. The additional time will be based on the hourly rate paid for the blocks of time you selected, unless you choose to purchase another 10, 15 or 20 block of time.

Please note that design hours not used within the specified time frame are not refundable.

Termination. This Agreement commences on the Effective Date and shall continue in effect unless terminated as set forth herein.

A.        Termination for Convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement for convenience upon written notice.  If Designer provides notice of termination for convenience prior to expiration of the Term, then Designer shall refund any unused portion of the Design Fee.  If Client provides notice of termination for convenience prior to expiration of the Term, then Client shall forfeit the Design Fee.

B.         Termination for Cause.  Either party may terminate this Agreement in the event of the other party’s breach of this Agreement upon at least fifteen (15) days advance written notice specifying the breach, and the party in breach shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice to cure or commence cure of the breach.  If Designer terminates this Agreement for cause, the Client forfeits remaining Design Hours. If Client terminates this Agreement for cause, Designer shall refund an amount equal to the Hourly Rate multiplied by the remaining Design Hours.

Disclaimers & Limitations of Liability.

A.        Designer makes no representations, and expressly disclaims all warranties, about the suitability, for any purpose, of design suggestions, which are provided “as is” without expressed or implied warranty of any kind. Designer disclaims all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. To the extent that U.S. states provide rights in addition to those above, or do not allow limitation or exclusion of implied warranties, the above limitations may not apply thereby making such clause or any portion thereof invalid, it shall be limited and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of the clause.

B.         In no event shall either party be liable for any consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or indirect damages, including but not limited to any damages for anticipated profits, loss of revenue, economic loss, cost of procurement of substitute goods or services, loss of use of Materials, or interruption of business or personal affairs, arising in any way out of this Agreement, under any theory of liability in contract, tort, or otherwise. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding the failure of the essential purposes of any limited remedy. In no event shall be total liability of a party for any causes of action arising out of this Agreement exceed the sums paid to Designer as compensation hereunder. The foregoing right to monetary damages shall be in lieu of any other remedies which a party may have against the other.

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