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Your Home away from Home: Managing the Upgrades to your Vacation Home

Your Home away from Home: Managing the Upgrades to your Vacation Home

by | Jul 24, 2024 | Home Design, Interior Design, Procurement and Purchasing

You waited a long time to go back to relaxation at the beach, back to time away from the business of the city, back to the simplicity of the cottage.  But when you get there, do you realize you forgot to follow through on the furnishing upgrades assignment you gave yourself last year? 

  1. The dining room table is beat up and one of the dining room chairs lost a foot. 
  2. The decade-old hide-a-bed is not very comfortable, and one cushion is stained outside of recognition. 
  3. The rest of the living room reflects all the wonderful use had over the years and needs help. 
  4. The master bedroom dresser is way too small and the bottom drawer sticks. 
  5. All the bed toppings and skirts look a mess. 
  6. The deck furniture was cheap to begin with and there are only two useable chairs left. 
  7. On and on and on… 

It is not long before the pull of vacation living takes your focus away from the furnishings list, which has now grown even longer this vacation. 

r.o.i. Design has been working with property owners for more than 25 years, supplying owners with interior design, furnishings, bedding, artwork, and wall décor. Our website does not feature vacation home “re-do’s” because we honor homeowner privacy, but we have posted some photos below to give you an idea of what we can do. 

While we are not contractors or “handy people,” we might be able to steer you in the right direction for those needs as well. 

Give us a call, let us know how we can help. (616) 459-3539. 

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        Rivertown Family Chiropractic makes “The Move” 

        Rivertown Family Chiropractic makes “The Move” 

        by | Jul 24, 2024 | Design News, Interior Design, Medical Design, Workplace Design

        From a cellular phone storefront to a magnificent two-story open space, Rivertown Family Chiropractic has moved to a new location and business is booming. 

        Dr. Mark Wolfman and wife Janelle were attentive to every detail of their new space, making sure their patients could sense that their space was a place where “Miracles Happen”. 

        • Their practice is energetic, lively, and inclusive. r.o.i. Design visited when practitioners were working with babies, their parents, and seniors. And when they exited, they were happy and eager for the next treatment, being addressed by name by the staff.  

        r.o.i. Design met Rivertown Family Chiropractic through First Companies, and First Companies fulfilled the promises of their design in the construction and build-out. Kudo’s to FCI’s Ryan and Jason who made sure it happened.  

        Elements we especially appreciate: 

        • Vaulted 20-foot ceilings that allowed for a lower canopy over the waiting area 
        • Acoustic ceiling baffles shaped like the curvature of the spine over the “hot seats” (chairs where patients warm up, watch videos, listen to helpful instruction) to help the patients feel comfortable in the tall space. 
        • The break room also has a vaulted ceiling. 
        • The lighting is bright and clear, promoting health and remembering that West Michigan is dark for eight months of the year.  
        • The reception desk and back wall are reminiscent of a hospitality setting, but not ostentatious.  

        We are grateful for the journey and blessed by the outcome. We see them serving generations to come. 

        Some examples of branded interiors by r.o.i. Design:

        © Photos Courtesy of First Companies, Inc. & Kynda

         For more of our medical projects click here. 

        Beacon Hill Opens the Vista Lounge and Game Room 

        Beacon Hill Opens the Vista Lounge and Game Room 

        by | Jul 24, 2024 | Design News, Designing Public Areas, Hospitality Design, Interior Design, Procurement and Purchasing

        Beacon Hill at Eastgate continues to add programs and opportunities for residents for on-campus activities. The most recent is the reopening of the Vista Lounge. This room was previously barely used, and only populated with chairs, tables, wallcoverings, and art.  

         We are happy to report that on opening day, the lounge was filled with people. Why? Because now: 

        • It is a fully furnished game room, with electronic arcade games (Pac-Man and James Bond), fully appointed poker table, game tables (with embedded checkers and chess boards), nine-foot professional shuffleboard table, and a real dart board.  
        • The room has a built-in hospitality area so drinks and food can be catered for events. 
        • The space can be rented for groups and celebrations. 
        • The interior was completely changed and upgraded for a “four-star” experience. 

        r.o.i. Design started to conceive the space with Beacon Hill leadership in the fall of 2023. As part of the process, r.o.i looked at competitive properties and their game rooms. We found that most of them had dining rooms with the opportunity to play games. Beacon Hill didn’t want an apologetic space, but a space worthy of the quality and lifestyle of the people who lived there. 

        The design included new finishes for all the space: 

        • Walnut wood parquet wall 
        • Brushed gold lighting 
        • Luxuriously upholstered lounge seating 
        • Lighting the existing beams with indirect LED lighting 
        • Painted moldings and architectural panels in a luscious deep brown 
        • Modular carpet that is unlike the printed carpets throughout the common areas at Beacon Hill 

        For more information about the fine living at Beacon Hill, chick here. 

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                  NeoCon 2024

                  NeoCon 2024

                  by | Jun 26, 2024 | Interior Design

                  Two of our designers, Marianne and Lindsey went to NeoCon this month to see the new and exciting things in the world of commercial interior design products. They came back and are reporting on the trends they saw.  

                  Stronger than ever commitment to sustainability and green initiatives.  

                  • PVC- free LVT flooring 
                  • “Vinyl” wallcovering with no vinyl! Bio-based and carbon neutral without all the bad chemicals.  
                  • Recyclable wallcoverings and flooring materials 
                  • Seaqual® yarns in fabrics are made from plastic bottles removed from oceans  
                  • Low embodied carbon and carbon neutral products 

                  Color and patterns are trending towards: 

                  • Muted jewel tones 
                  • Earth tones 
                  • Not-quite-neutral color palettes with colors rooted in nature 
                  • Large scale patterns  
                  • “Grand Millennial“ floral and plaids 


                  Furniture 

                  • Tables with thinner tops, including exploring ways to use new porcelain slabs  
                  • Forms of lounge pieces are bubbly, rounded edges, plushy, and curvilinear 

                    • Design inspiration from the old – artists, poets, and classic furniture designers 
                    • Upcycled wood from materials like chopsticks 
                    • Recycled content from electronics production waste into a new raw material for furniture components 

                     

                    One last thing 

                    Have you heard? Probably not, since it is so quiet in here, but acoustic design is sticking around. It can’t be called a trend anymore. Acoustic products were more prominent this year than previously. Everyone has an offering in some form (tiles, baffles, screens, light fixtures, etc…). Materials are diversifying as well. One new product is cork wall panels that have acoustic and sustainable design qualities.  

                     

                    Check out our projects here!

                    Does your corporate space “sell”?  

                    Does your corporate space “sell”?  

                    by | Jun 25, 2024 | Branding, Design News, Designing Public Areas, Graphic Design, Hospitality Design, Interior Design, Workplace Design

                    Does your space reflect the story you have been telling your customers about your goals, values, and successes? Does your space promote pride and loyalty among employees?  

                    Hipcouch.com states in their article, “How the right office interior design makes or breaks a business” that the first attribute needed is a branded interior. Likewise, r.o.i. Design’s experience says that partial or complete remodeling without messaging may not yield a “return on (the) investment”. 

                    Branding is more than a logo in the reception area and a poster in the breakroom. Notably, the integration of goals and values in all the interior materials builds the trust needed for customers to commit to a sale and employees to stay.  

                    • On an exit interview at a credit union, Mary Witte, President of r.o.i. Design, asked “How was your visit?” The response was “Awesome, the messaging, the space, and the staff were so consistent in their presentation, we immediately trusted them. We are new in town and have been shopping around for a “bank”, and this experience made the deal”. 

                    r.o.i. Design has engaged with business owners for interior design for 30+ years. Projects that invested in interior branding have cited customer satisfaction and a reduced need to remodel, as their corporate story is not a trend and does not need re-telling.  

                    How about your space? We offer one free consultation to hear about your business design needs. Whether it is branding the interior with company goals and values, updating spaces to build trust, or supporting your promises to be the leader you promised to be. 

                    Some examples of branded interiors by r.o.i. Design:

                    Accessorizing for Comfort and Fun 

                    Accessorizing for Comfort and Fun 

                    by | Jun 25, 2024 | Design News, Home Design, Hospitality Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Procurement and Purchasing

                    One of r.o.i. Design’s good clients asked for our help supplying furnishings and accessories for their company’s family condo. Located in the Downtown entertainment district of Grand Rapids, we saw this as an opportunity to meet their deadline and stay within their budget. 

                    We don’t often work on residential projects, but we have extensive experience designing hospitality environments for developers and owners.  

                    This project involved replacing most of the furniture and lighting. In addition, the art and accessories, including rugs, lamps, wall décor, and tabletop items were also replaced. 

                    We called on our favorite suppliers to find cost-effective items that could be sourced quickly. Our agreement included r.o.i. Design to hold items in our warehouse, and then delivery and installation in one or two visits. The goal was to make it as painless as possible for clients but look fantastic! 

                    The transformation took the condo from a formal-looking space to a comfortable family space.  This allowed our client to conveniently share sports events, concerts, art openings, and great restaurants with business and personal friends from near and far. 

                    Some of our favorite items included the new dining room table and chairs, chandelier, “boho” art, and new hallway lighting. 

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