Employees furnish model house in Naperville

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Renee Polak of the Design Center and Dawn Schramer of FCA of Naperville recently furnished a model home in Naperville for Pattermann Builders, which has yielded great exposure for both stores! The home is part of the Naperville Dream Home Walk in Ashwood Park, and Renee has been at the house to field questions from visitors and distribute Design Center literature.

The lead began with Dawn, who works in the builder department of FCA of Naperville and handled the installation of flooring in the home. She furnished the home with beautiful Brazilian walnut in the family room, Masala II dark green carpet in the living and dining rooms, and Heavenly Touch 710 in the bedrooms. She also put Mohawk's Isle of Capri caramel tile in the bathroom, and used Greek Key marble for the border in the shower and as a wall base. In the kitchen, she created a backsplash using Molten Stone glass inserts.

Renee handled furnishings and accessories in the house, utilizing several of the Design Center's beautiful pieces. In the living room, she put elegant armless chairs from Lane Venture and a couch from Sherrill. The family room got a warm touch with cuddle chairs from Lane Venture, and she used accent pieces from renowned manufacturer Theodore Alexander throughout the house.

"This has been an excellent opportunity to show potential clients what the Design Center and FCA of Naperville have to offer together," said Renee. "Several visitors were familiar with FCA but didn't know about the Design Center, and I was able to explain to them how both stores work together to provide the complete interior design package."

Renee found that working on the model home was different than working with residential clients. With them, the goal is to make their home a reflection of their personal taste and style. With a builder’s model home, the approach requires a different mindset.

"As a designer, I have to respect the builder's goal of showcasing his home to a variety of people," said Renee. “So, my goal is to highlight what features the house has to offer such as floor space, room layout and function, crown molding, etc. My interior decorating has to enhance the architectural features of the home and appeal to the masses, while at the same time showcasing how working with an interior designer can give your home that wow factor."

The Pattermann model house will be open through this Sunday, July 15, so you still have an opportunity to stop by and see it for yourself! It will be open to visitors from noon to 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.