Frequently Asked Questions
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Sighthound offers 3 main services; product sourcing, style assessment with inspirational mood board, and complete room styling. Within these service we can help you; select paint colors, create a space plan for a tricky room, source furniture and lighting, define your style for independent shopping, or create a game plan for styling and furnishing your home.
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Getting started is simple. Book and pay for our product sourcing and mood board services directly online. We’ll get started as soon as we receive your project order. For larger projects like our full home mood board service and room styling service, submit an inquiry and we'll send over a client agreement and invoice after determining if we’re a good fit. All clients complete a service specific onboarding form and then Sighthound gets to work. We maintain one single, simple, client email thread throughout the full project from confirmation to final service delivery.
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The Sighthound process focuses on simple, asynchronous communications ensuring clients experience is straightforward and fast from the time of inquiring to final delivery. We get to know our clients through our intake form. From there, discernment kicks in. We understand you. We think like you, and shop like you. We never meet in person and communicate exclusively through a concise email thread. We do not use AI in any of our processes.
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We exclusively communicate via email. New clients can submit a project inquiry via our services page or contact page. Active clients can reply to their existing project email. Returning clients should book online when able, or reach out to us requesting a returning client project form. Please allow up to 2 business days for a response.
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Sighthound clients are homeowners and long term renters who prefer virtual communication and clear results. They value functional aesthetics, appreciate art, style, music, and culture. Our clients see the possibility to transform their home through furniture selections and paint colors without the need for a full remodel. They want to offload the task for furnishing their home to a capable, competent, savvy group.
We provide design services for anyone who wants a hands off experience. You tell us what you want and we deliver it straight to your inbox. You may not know exactly what you need, and we’re here to support you in finding that missing piece as well.
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You don’t have the time to furnish your home
You aren’t sure what your personal style really is, and you need help defining it so you can shop confidently
You are tired of buying things you think you like, but don’t really go together
You aren’t happy with your room and don’t know how to fix it
You aren’t sure where to shop to find what you want
You want a home that embodies your personality that you can be proud of
You want a space to relax and feel at home
You’re having a baby and need help putting together a nursery
You’re moving into a new house and need help developing a cohesive vision
You've been renting for a long time and want to find cool furniture
Your home isn’t meeting your functional needs
You don’t have time to work with a traditional interior designer
You need help making all the decisions in a room
You just bought an old home and it needs some aesthetic updating
You just bought a new home and it looks just like your neighbor’s
You love who you are and want your home to match
You work from home and want your space to be more enjoyable
You want to make cost effective updates to your home
You want to make investments in your home that you can bring with you to the next (furniture)
You want to customize your apartment but cannot paint or renovate
You’re looking for that one specific piece of vintage furniture
And more, because everyone is unique
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Sighthound customers can either purchase their design service via our website or submitting an inquiry. After the client has completed their order they will complete a new project intake form and provide instructions, preferences, and photos to Sighthound. We also ask some fun personality based questions to help us get to know you better. Sighthound then starts researching the project and pulling links and mood boards together. Our Multi Mood Board and Full Room Styling clients will receive opportunities to review and provide re visions. Sighthound emails the clients the final project.
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We get to know our clients by asking them questions related to their geography, demographic, lifestyle, career, goals, ambitions, art taste, hobbies, and family life.
We get to know their style; what they want it to be, what holds them back, what they want to invest in, preference in color, pattern, texture, materials, and where they sit on the scale of minimalist to maximalist.
We get to know about the space including current and desired use, issues, likes and dislikes, goals, and taste preferences.
All client data is securely stored in our and never shared with 3rd parties.
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Sighthound virtual interior style concierge focuses on assisting clients define their style, make selections for their home, and advises on furniture placement. Our entire process occurs via email without stepping foot in your home. The client makes the final on what to purchases, when to order it, and actions all recommendations on their own. Sighthound operates under the interior decorator umbrella focusing on putting the finishing aesthetic touches on rooms.
An interior designer often begins work at the start of a construction project to develop technical specs and works with architects and builders to complete a build and sees the project through the decoration phase as well. They often coordinate the purchase, delivery, and installation of all product selections.
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Virtual interior decorating offers the same services as a traditional interior decorator entirely through and online and email based process. The client completes a questionnaire to indicate their needs and preferences, Sighthound performs the agreed tasks remotely and emails to the client the digital assets when they are completed
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No, Sighthound does not offer remodeling or project management services. Sighthound offers digital design services.
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Yes, Sighthound can incorporate existing furniture that you already own into your space plan or mood boards. The client will have an opportunity to provide photos and measurements while completing their project intake questionnaire.
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No, you do not have to buy all items recommended by Sighthound at once. Because Sighthound provides a list of purchasing links to the Client, the client is responsible for buying the items at the pace that best fits their budget. This is great for people who want to have a goal vision of the room while they pace out investing in new furniture pieces.
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No, Sighthound does not visit client homes. Instead, the client submits photos of their home via the project intake questionnaire along with the rest of their preferences for their entirely digital project.
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Yes, Sighthound can help renters furnish their apartment or rental unit, assist in creating a space plan for the best furniture layout, and help procure any other home goods needed.
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Yes, Sighthound can design and style one room completely. Our Virtual Room Styling service provides clients with;
Written Style Overview
Mood Board for Visualization
Written Room Overview with Instructions
Virtual Mock Up
2D Overhead Space Plan
Shoppable Products and Paint Links
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Yes, Sighthound can design and style one room completely. Our Virtual Style Assessment and Mood Board (Multiple Rooms) service provides clients with;
Written Style Overview - Entire Home
Written Style Overview - Per Each Room (up to 3)
Mood Board for visualization and inspiration - Entire Home
Mood Board for visualization and inspiration - Per Each Room (up to 3)
Recommended types of products and paints - Per Each Room (up to 3)
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Yes, Sighthound can help clients source a single piece of furniture as well as a full room of furniture. We work within your budget and style preference to source purchasing links for your desired new or vintage item.
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Yes, Sighthound exclusively provides shopping links to clients to purchase furniture and items on their own. Sighthound does not purchase any products on behalf of the client.
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No, Sighthound does not purchase furniture or any other items for the client. The client is solely responsible for purchasing items recommended by Sighthound.
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No, Sighthound does not handle product delivery. The client is solely responsible for ordering, receiving, assembling, and placing any products they choose from the list of Sighthound selects.
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No, Sighthound does not install furniture. Clients are responsible for assembly and installation of the products they choose to order.
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Yes, Sighthound can help clients find vintage furniture or other used or out of production pieces. Keep in mind that many vintage items can be found on auction websites and warehouses so it is imperative for clients to make quick purchasing decisions when it comes to used pieces.
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Yes, Sighthound can help with paint colors in any of its design services. Clients must provide images of their home in different lighting and note which direction the home faces. We consider natural light at all times of the day and how lightbulbs can have an impact on paint color.
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Yes, Sighthound offers a Virtual Room Styling service in which a mood board, shopping list, and space plan is provided to the client. We asses the client’s needs, room function, existing furniture, and new furniture to determine a functional space plan.
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Yes, Sighthound creates mood boards as a dedicated service as part of the Virtual Room Styling service. Mood boards set the tone for a room, establish colors, and determine design style. Mood boards are a great way for clients to receive professional design assistance while sourcing furniture on their own time at their own pace.
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Depending on the service selected, virtual interior decorating can take as little as one week and as many as three weeks, due to the level of complexity of varying project types. All delivery times are cleared stated on each service page.
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Sighthound has a range of services to cater to the needs of a variety of clients.
Free - Curated Furniture via ShopMy
$150 - Product Sourcing
$500 - Style Assessment and Mood Board
$1500 - Style Assessment and Mood Board (Multiple Rooms)
$2500 - Full Room Styling
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Yes, the client is responsible for implementing their Sighthound design on their own. Sighthound is a virtual concierge which means we work for you remotely providing all the tools you need to complete your home design project independently. Each of our projects includes instructions and you can always contact us if you need further clarity.
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Yes, Sighthound works with clients all around the world.
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Sighthound does not use AI in any part of our creative process. We believe in the power of our imagination, skill, and intuition to provide our styling services to clients.
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Sighthound works to ensure that all clients are satisfied. Our results are directly correlated to the quality of input provided by the client. Our contractual services such as full room styling and full home moodboards include a round of revisions. All sales are final. We begin work on your project as soon as payment is received and therefore do not offer and refunds.