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MELISSA GARFINKLE - INTERIOR DESIGNER

An artist and a visionary, award-winning interior designer Melissa Garfinkle has a warm, comfortable and collaborative style that combines creative thought to solutions with dynamic clean style.  Along with her extraordinary eye for detail, Melissa has the unique ability to listen to, interpret and reflect her clients’ lifestyle and needs into fresh, functional, personal spaces. 

 

After earning her Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design and a minor in Fine Art from Southern Illinois University in 1985, she began her professional career working with an interior design firm specializing in custom hospitality and high end residential interiors. That experience led her to design, operate and eventually own "The Spiral Collection," a trend-setting decorative home accessory manufacturer with an emphasis on color, texture and design. She earned national accolades and recognition, including a NEOCON “Spec Award,” as well as being the first woman to win the Chicago Athenaeum “Good Design Award” for outstanding product design.  

In 2001, Melissa established INDESIGN, an interior design company that meshes pragmatic architectural and structural insights with high-end design and aesthetic vision.

 

Her experience allowed her to develop long-standing partnerships with some of world’s top residential and commercial material suppliers, fabricators and contractors giving her the ability to specify, access and create a virtually limitless array of product and design options for her clients within a variety of budgets.

 

Melissa specializes in space planning and design for kitchens and bathrooms. Serving the Greater Chicago area and suburbs, Melissa’s work is on display in homes to high rises stretching from the Gold Coast, North Shore, Western suburbs and beyond. From a single room to an entire project Indesign offers stylish smart solutions from concept to completion.

SERVICES

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE 

 

Space Planning for Build-outs
Kitchen and  Bath Renovations

Bedroom, Dining and Living Design

Fireplace Facades

Floor Plans and Elevations

Lighting Layout and Design

Custom Furniture Design

Custom Built-ins Design

Closets Design and Layout

Restaurant Interiors

Office Interiors

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DESIGN SERVICES

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Color Consultations

Space Planning for All Rooms

Furniture Layout

Staging of Furniture

 

Wholesale Sourcing & Purchasing for:

Furniture

Wall Coverings

Window Treatments

Flooring

Upholstery

Case Goods and More

PROCESS

 

Initial Consultation

Agreement

Project Site Investigation

Preliminary Presentation

Final Presentation
Implementation

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CONTACT
TESTIMONIALS

TESTIMONIALS

“THIS THANK YOU IS EMBARRASSINGLY LATE, BUT THAT DOESN'T DIMINISH THE DEPTH OF MY THANKS TO YOU. MY KITCHEN IS FABULOUS -- EFFICIENT, WORKABLE, AND ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. WHEN I'M IN THAT PART OF THE HOUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH I'VE WON THE LOTTERY. A THOUSAND THANKS FOR MY GORGEOUS KITCHEN."

GAYLE KAPPEE / CHICAGO

“I HAVE WORKED WITH MELISSA GARFINKLE FOR WELL OVER 10 YEARS. SHE HAS DONE MY DUPLEX HOME, MY FIRST RESTAURANT, MY HOLISTIC CENTER AND SPA AS WELL AS MY SECOND RESTAURANT AND SHE HAS CONTINUES TO WORK WITH ME WHENEVER I WANT TO REMODEL OR UPDATE ANYTHING. MELISSA IS ONE OF THE BEST ORGANIZATIONAL AND SPACE PLANNERS THAT I HAVE EVER KNOWN. SHE REALLY GETS TO THE ESSENCE OF MY PERSONALITY AND TASTE. I NEVER SECOND GUESS HER CHOICES. HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTRACTORS IS EXTRAORDINARY AND COMFORTING. I RECOMMEND HER TO MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES LOOKING FOR HELP."

KARN CALABRESE / CHICAGO

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