Rittenhouse Home

Rittenhouse Home Kitchen & Bath Design, Custom Cabinetry, Interior Design, Furnishings, Home Decor. Whether you are renovating or building we will exceed your expectations

Full service Design-Build firm, we work with each of clients to determine goals, dreams,and budgets.

This project is probably one of the best examples I can give you.The original plan wasn’t wrong. It worked. It could hav...
08/29/2026

This project is probably one of the best examples I can give you.

The original plan wasn’t wrong. It worked. It could have been built exactly as drawn.

But I wasn’t just asking, “Does this work?”

I was asking, “How are they actually going to live here?”

One structural post was dictating the kitchen, the island, and the flow of the entire main level.

So we asked a different question: What would it take to make it disappear?

A localized change from wood to steel. Same exterior walls. Same windows. Same square footage.

The result? A bigger working kitchen. A larger island. Better circulation. And one connected gathering space instead of three defined zones.

We didn’t make the house bigger. We made the square footage work harder.

An architect designs the structure.
A contractor builds it.
I ask how you’re actually going to live in it — before anyone frames a wall.

No one did anything wrong.

We were just asking different questions.

My clients don’t pay me by the hour — and that’s intentional.After 17 years in this industry, I can often see the soluti...
08/25/2026

My clients don’t pay me by the hour — and that’s intentional.

After 17 years in this industry, I can often see the solution faster than I could earlier in my career. I can identify layout issues, proportion problems, sourcing opportunities and potential roadblocks because experience has taught me what to look for.

That shouldn’t mean I earn less.

And taking longer shouldn’t automatically mean a client pays more.

That’s why I charge a defined design fee based on the scope of the project, not a running hourly clock.

But let’s be clear: a fixed design fee does not mean unlimited design. A strong proposal should clearly outline the scope, deliverables, revisions, selections, drawings, renderings and what is — and is not — included.

The other important difference is that I’m not only a designer. I’m also the showroom.

Through my direct relationships with hundreds of furniture, lighting, cabinetry and home manufacturers, I’m able to provide my clients with access, purchasing power and a fully coordinated design experience.

My clients aren’t paying for minutes on a timesheet.

They’re investing in experience, expertise, problem-solving, product knowledge, vendor access and the hundreds of decisions required to create one cohesive home.

Interior design shouldn’t be about selling hours.

It should be about creating value and delivering a result.

What would you rather pay for: the time it takes someone to work, or the expertise it takes to get the right result?

My clients don’t pay me by the hour — and that’s intentional.After 17 years in this industry, I can often see the soluti...
08/24/2026

My clients don’t pay me by the hour — and that’s intentional.

After 17 years in this industry, I can often see the solution faster than I could earlier in my career. I can identify layout issues, proportion problems, sourcing opportunities and potential roadblocks because experience has taught me what to look for.

That shouldn’t mean I earn less.

And taking longer shouldn’t automatically mean a client pays more.

That’s why I charge a defined design fee based on the scope of the project, not a running hourly clock.

But let’s be clear: a fixed design fee does not mean unlimited design. A strong proposal should clearly outline the scope, deliverables, revisions, selections, drawings, renderings and what is — and is not — included.

The other important difference is that I’m not only a designer. I’m also the showroom.

Through my direct relationships with hundreds of furniture, lighting, cabinetry and home manufacturers, I’m able to provide my clients with access, purchasing power and a fully coordinated design experience.

My clients aren’t paying for minutes on a timesheet.

They’re investing in experience, expertise, problem-solving, product knowledge, vendor access and the hundreds of decisions required to create one cohesive home.

Interior design shouldn’t be about selling hours.

It should be about creating value and delivering a result.

What would you rather pay for: the time it takes someone to work, or the expertise it takes to get the right result?

There. I said it. If you have the time, experience, vendor relationships, technical knowledge and patience to manage hun...
08/24/2026

There. I said it.

If you have the time, experience, vendor relationships, technical knowledge and patience to manage hundreds of decisions across a renovation, you can absolutely do it yourself.

The design fee isn’t a fee for picking pretty things.

You’re paying someone to see the entire project before it exists—and make sure the cabinetry, lighting, plumbing, stone, furniture, scale, finishes and trades all tell the same story when it does.

And sometimes the most valuable thing I do isn’t choosing what goes into a house.

It’s catching what shouldn’t before it becomes an expensive mistake.

So yes, you can save the design fee.

You just have to do the designer’s job. 😉

Designers: what’s the one “tiny detail” you’ve caught that would have become a VERY expensive mistake? 👇

08/23/2026

Nobody asked… but I’m saying it anyway. 😂

After 17 years in this business, there are certain things I just would NEVER do as an interior designer.

1. Spend $100K+ renovating a kitchen and use builder-grade cabinetry.
If we’re investing in the renovation, the cabinetry—the architecture of the kitchen—is not where I’m settling.

2. Buy all of my furniture from the same vendor.
A room should look collected… not delivered Tuesday at 2 p.m. 😂

3. Approve a design I haven’t actually seen.
If your designer can’t show you what the room will look like before you spend the money, that’s a problem. You shouldn’t have to “picture it.” That’s our job.

4. Let a trend dictate the design.
Your home should outlive your algorithm.

5. Select statement lighting last.
Lighting is part of the design—not an afterthought.

6. Copy somebody else’s Pinterest board.
Inspiration? Absolutely. Imitation? No. Your home should look like you, not somebody else’s saved folder.

And none of this means good design requires an unlimited budget.

I’ll value engineer all day long. I’ll mix price points. I’ll tell you where you can save—and where saving now is likely to cost you later.

The goal isn’t to spend the most.
The goal is to make the money you ARE spending count.

Okay… which one are you coming for me over? 😂👇

08/21/2026

Girls girls need to stick together!!!

08/21/2026

Quite frankly, I wouldn’t have any other way. Who else can relate ?????

08/20/2026

It starts as a thought.
Then some chicken scratch on paper. ✏️
Then I need to see it a little clearer…
and suddenly, there it is.

From something living in my head → to paper → to refinement → to a space I can actually see.

This is probably my favorite part of design—the moment an idea starts becoming real. ✨

Anyone else’s best ideas show up when they’re supposed to be sleeping? 😂

08/18/2026

You CAN represent yourself in court.
You CAN design your own renovation.

The question is… should you? 👀

Hiring a designer isn’t about paying someone to tell you what looks pretty. Most of my clients already have great taste.

You’re paying for the years of experience behind the decisions.

Knowing what fits before it’s ordered.
Knowing what won’t work before it’s installed.
Knowing which details are worth the investment—and where we can pull back.
Knowing how one seemingly tiny decision affects five others.
And knowing how to solve the problem when something inevitably goes sideways.

Could you figure all of that out yourself? Absolutely.

You could also save the attorney’s fee and represent yourself. 😉

Having access to the information isn’t the same thing as having the expertise to use it.

And when the stakes are high—and expensive—I know which one I’m choosing. 👀

Anyone else suddenly understand this analogy a little more lately? 😂

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