Theresa M. Franklin, ASID

School: University of Arizona
Company: Impression Designs, LLC
Goldfield Ranch, AZ 85264
Phone: (480) 307-3446
Email: tfranklindesigns@gmail.com
Website: www.idsgn4u.com

Designer Profile

Theresa Franklin, ASID has a 25 year history of shaping Arizona interior space with extraordinary attention to detail and sensitivity to the environment. She studied Interior Design and Architecture at the University of Arizona, graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree and started her own practice in Tucson after an internship with a local design firm. She and her husband Robin, a third generation native Phoenician, and their three sons moved back to the valley of the sun in 1989 and have witnessed the exponential growth taking place. Theresa passed the National Certification for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)in 2005 and is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers(ASID). Projects encompass Residential, Commercial, and Kitchen and Bath Design with styles ranging from Modern through Traditional with an emphasis on Sustainable and Universal Design. The goal is to create the perfect space for you based upon your aesthetic and functional needs. Projects are located in Tucson, Flagstaff, Prescott, Sun City West, Peoria, Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Rio Verde, Tonto Verde, Carefree, Goldfield Ranch and Tempe.

Services Offered

Comprehensive design services from conceptual design through project completion are available. You determine the level of design services that you are comfortable with. Specialties are programming, space planning, lighting design, architectural detailing, mill work design and furniture and fixture specification. Decorative services such as colorization and accessorizing are also available.

The Interior Design Process:

1) Initial Consultation (Complimentary)

For existing interior design renovations we meet in your space and for new construction, we meet at the site. We listen to your ideas and take detailed notes. From there we analyze the opportunities and challenges presented.

2) Design Retainer

We then meet again to review a letter of agreement to commence design services. A design retainer launches your design work.

3) Project Evaluation – Programming and Analysis

Determination of the specific needs and goals for your unique project.

4) Conceptual Design Phase

Preliminary space plan drawings are formulated with traffic flow patterns with options for you to choose from.

5) Schematic Design Phase

Scaled drawings are developed from the chosen Conceptual Plan including floor plans, elevations, section drawings and sketches as needed. Depending on the level of work required to accomplish your vision, renovations requiring plumbing, mechanical, electrical and reflected ceiling plans are services that can be included for you.

6) Preliminary client review and evaluation

At this stage, you will review the drawings created during the Schematic Design Phase and approve or make recommendations for revisions until approved.

7) Design Development

Next the design gets detailed with mill work, wall, flooring, and window treatments with accompanying samples. Furniture, fixtures and fabrics are also selected and incorporated into the design of your interior later in this stage. Custom furniture drawings are created if required. A presentation is prepared with specification lists with budgetary numbers and alternate choices. Field trips to vendors for selections are typically necessary at this stage.

8) Preliminary Presentation at Design Development Stage

At this point you will confirm the design and / or make any replacement choices.

9) Purchasing and Procurement, Design Implementation

Purchases are defined and purchase orders created to include specifications, delivery estimates and freight costs. You will finalize everything to guarantee your satisfaction.

10) Installation, Project Management

Next my firm will follow up on all orders, coordinate and oversee installation of mill work, flooring, wall treatments, specialty fixtures and window treatments and all merchandise deliveries are scheduled.

11) Post evaluation

Upon completion of your project, you will evaluate your project results and we will define any unfinished details. Your complete satisfaction is my goal as my business is based on satisfied clients and referrals.

Awards & Publications

AZ South Chapter Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service to the Society and Profession Award, 1992
Recognition for Service from 1998 - 2002 as Building Committee Chairperson for a church building project in the northeast valley.

Fee Structure

Hourly rates or flat fee contracts.