I call Karen before I make ANY major design decisions....or even any minor ones. She has taught me so much about see my house as a whole, and creating spaces that are comfortable with great flow from one room to the next. She has an amazing eye for unique and special furniture, but she can also take something old and cherished and make it work in a new way.
In Atlanta, she did a lot of work for me remotely...sending paint and fabric sample ideas, making furniture arrangement suggestions, etc. In Sag Harbor, my house is more of a work in progress, and we are starting with an overall vision, and biting off bite sized projects to tackle. Starting with wall colors and rug ideas, and adding just the right pieces of furniture as we can.
I feel like she's my personal secret weapon that I don't want anyone to know about because then she will be too busy for me! Really, if you can get her working with you on any project, you are lucky. She works too hard and charges too little for the vast about of expertise she has.