Our Services

Our design studio is in Scottsdale, Arizona. Although 90% of our projects are in Arizona, our design processes allow us to provide design services to our clients with multiple homes or primary residences in other geographies including California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. We’d be happy to walk through our remote design services process for your homes around the world.

Interior Architecture and Design

Once you’ve hired an architect or a builder for your brand-new home or full home renovation, you may quickly realize that you need professional design assistance to help with the 1000’s of decisions that need to be made quickly during the process. Both interior and exterior. We have heard too many times from our clients, “We should have hired you earlier.” In or experience, the earlier you hire a design firm, the better the results. However, regardless of when you hire us, Donna Brann Interiors can step right and help you make decisions in keeping with the style and enhancing the integrity of the architect’s vision of the home. Our team reviews interior and exterior floor plans and bathroom/kitchen layouts, selects of finishes and fixtures, creates gorgeous architectural details and designs with the furnishings and lighting from the start. We include a selection of both show-stopping features and functional, comfortable elements. For this service, we work on a fixed project fee for the design and an hourly Project Management fee for critical milestones during construction. A minimum expenditure is required with our firm which we set based on your specific project spending needs.

NEW BUILDS & RENOVATION

Whether you are building a home from the ground up or sticking with the bones of your home and renovating, our firm guides you through all of the decisions including getting a quick project cost range before you get official bids. We get the design right and select all of the fixtures and finishes before official bidding from your selected general contractor or our preferred general contractors. The drawings and plans are developed by our team, the design is completely scoped out, even the areas where we need the contractor’s expertise for feasibility/practical ideas on how to execute on a specific unique design feature. Our process is sound and repeatable. We stay involved in ensuring the design is executed to plan. All the way to punch list and final installs. For this service, we work on a fixed project fee for the design and an hourly Project Management fee for critical milestones during construction. A minimum expenditure is required with our firm which we set based on your specific project spending needs.

Interior and Exterior Whole Home Furnishings

Your house is structured and laid out exactly as you like it and now you want to furnish it. Beautifully. You see lots of inspiration photos on Instagram that speak to you. And you definitely do not want a cookie cutter home. You want it to reflect your unique personality. A truly bespoke space, designed just for you. We’ve been doing this awhile and we know that many clients are not completely in tune with their style. We believe that most people like multiple styles, even more so with a couple and a family. In order for the styles to work with each other, they have to be expertly layered atop one another. Helping clients discover their layered design style is one of the things we do best. We can work you’re your existing furnishings, fixtures and artwork. And, we can start with a blank canvas and add completely new brushstrokes to your home to create a cohesive whole home design that truly reflects you and your family.

For this service, we work on a fixed project fee for design. A minimum expenditure is required with our firm which we set based on your specific project spending needs.

A LA CARTE DESIGN

Not ready to jump into a whole home renovations or whole home furnishings? Is your budget a bit more limited prompting the need to spread out the work over a longer period of time? We would love to help you start with a single room and work from there. If your guest bedrooms need a refresh before your big holiday party or your outdoor spaces are getting worn and dusty or your home office is proving to be less than inspiring, Donna Brann Interiors would love to help you transform your home room by room.

For this service, we work on a fixed project fee for the design and an hourly Project Management fee for critical milestones during construction. A minimum expenditure is required with our firm which we set based on your specific project spending needs.

BEYOND STAGING

Are you thinking of selling your home? Is your real estate agent suggesting a bathroom refresh, updated flooring, neutral paint colors, updated lighting or changes in hardware including door handles and a WiFi doorbell? Our Beyond Staging service brings together great design and contractors to quickly refresh your home before listing. Donna Brann Interiors can bring this together for you so you can feel confident your home will show to its best ability within your budget. Our trade partners love participating in these quick transformations.

For this service, we work on a fixed project fee for the design and an hourly Project Management fee for critical milestones during construction. A minimum expenditure is required with our firm which we set based on your specific project spending needs.

Kitchen and Bathroom Design

A plethora of our projects start with bathroom renovations. We’ve refreshed and remodeled over 50+ bathrooms and we continue to get inspired for each and every one. “Ahhhh” is the feeling we are going for when we remodel a bathroom. Do you want to expand your shower and remove that eyesore of a built-in bathtub? Do you want to increase the value of your home by creating a new bathroom from an unused closet? We work bathroom miracles. However, the ultimate for us is kitchen design because kitchens are the true hub of a home. We discover the best flow for how you and your family use your kitchen. Do you want a professional chef’s kitchen or a cozy and functional family gathering area for hanging out and homework? Or both? Do you entertain often and require lots of counter space? Are you looking for design elements that wow like custom islands and hoods to add to the beauty of the kitchen? We help both the cooks and the ‘cleaner-uppers’ by designing for and understanding exactly how you use your kitchen, even down to the detail of what is in each cabinet and drawer. We will give you a kitchen that will both wow you, your friends and your neighbors and that will also help make cooking and cleaning much simpler.

Our Process

Plan

A plan relieves you of the torment of choice. – Saul Bellow, Playwright and Novelist

You signed the proposal, Your project is officially ready to start. The creative process begins. This is where we define your design style, analyze your wants/needs, and define the critical elements for your design. We create As-Is CAD plans of your space. We field measure using the latest technology. For new builds, we do an architectural review of the design. We start to understand how the space is or is not flowing, functioning and working for your lifestyle. We set the Scope of Work and overall design style and direction for your home. Keep the Stacy testimonial in this section.

“As a real estate developer, the assistance of a design professional like Donna in the planning process is essential. She helps us refine the floor plan; she knows what design styles are up and coming; she assists us in selecting fixtures and finishes, lighting, tile, cabinetry as well as staging for sale. We just finished our eighth project together and we are already planning the next one.”

Jay Nunez, Nunez Development

Design

There are three responses to a piece of design — yes, no and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for. – Milton Glaser, Celebrated Graphic Designer

Detailed and cohesive design happens in this phase of the process including space planning, architectural design, selecting finishes including cabinetry and custom millwork, countertops, flooring, tile, wall and ceiling coverings and the beginnings of furnishings design and selections including lighting, metal finishes, wood finishes, textures and fabrics. The design presentation is where we present multiple concepts that meet your budget and timing for your space. We discuss how the design resonates with you. The result of this stage is a final design plan ready for construction estimates.

“We are always impressed with Donna’s attention to detail in her design plans. The Scope of Work and tile layout instructions are well documented so our team can execute on the design plan without many questions.”

Felipe M, Level Up Tile

Build

“Brick by brick, stone by stone, every great thing was built by those who believed they could.” — Tom “The Mason” Mitchell

The design takes shape as it makes it way to the builder for gathering estimates for construction. Donna Brann Interiors provides the critical documentation including Scope of Work, floor plans, elevations and the detailed finish schedule for the builder / contractor. These detailed plans and drawings allow the builder to provide clear instructions to sub-contractors. We trouble shoot any issues that arise on the jobsite with the contractors and revisit the plans as required. We help provide you with documentation required for your Home Owners Association approvals.

“The detailed floor plans that Donna and Lisa provided to our contractor kept everyone on the same page. They met with the subs prior to demo going over the areas of concern in tile transitions. The level of trust we had for them was only increased when we saw them working with the construction teams. ”

John and Christine M, Cave Creek Homeowners

Manage

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there – Indira Gandhi

Our firm is actively engaged at the jobsite with the contractors during the construction, execution and installation phases. There will be unknowns that are unearthed when moving walls and breaking through floors and ceilings. We work closely with the trades to make alterations and decisions on-site, ensuring that the design is not compromised and the schedule is maintained. During install, our team is at your home directing the installers to perfectly position your furniture, rugs, lighting, accessories, wall coverings, art, bedding, so your house becomes a home before your eyes.

BD Construction, Peter Z, Owner

Testimonials

Not only is it our job to crate a beautiful home for you, it is also our job to smooth out the rough edges of the design and construction process. New builds, renovations remodels and redesigns all come with a few headaches. We aim to try to make that process much easier with as few surprises and unplanned issues as possible.

"We desperately needed to remodel our primary bath and reach-in laundry in our rental home. Donna’s planning stage and her visit to the property gave us the ability to work remotely and quickly to decide on new floor plan, features and finishes that the renters love. The gorgeous design of our updated bathroom and walk-in laundry room is helping us rent our property for longer periods of time!"

Andrew Co-Founder, LD Development, LLC

Donna quickly and effortlessly transformed our newly acquired beach rental from a chaotic mess to a calm and serene retreat. With a fresh and inviting new look, the house was rented out immediately and we are are getting rave reviews. We are thrilled!

Stacy G. Attorney

Just when you think you’ve run out of creative decorating ideas, Donna comes up with something brilliant! She puts the exclamation point at the end of every decor-related sentence.

Linda C. Transcriber / Entrepreneur

Not only does Donna have the passion, creativity and technical knowledge, she’s also practical, thoughtful, responsive and just fun to work with. She was true to both budget and timeline. We are thrilled to have a beautifully furnished home away from home.

Carmen N. Healthcare Executive

“Donna and her team were able to work with the General Contractor and subcontractors on our behalf to ensure that any issue we came across was addressed quickly and affordably (if at any cost). One great example was a need for stools for a kitchen island area that was between counter height and bar height. Stools really only come in those two heights. We contemplated several ideas but, in the end, the best option was increasing the cushion height with a local upholsterer. They kept at it until we finally came up with the solution that worked for us.”