Straight answers from a family that has furnished Kansas City homes since 2000, on what design costs, how it works, and how to buy furniture worth keeping. So the big decisions feel a lot smaller.
An honest framework for Kansas City homeowners deciding whether to hire an interior designer or furnish a room yourself, plus a simple self-test.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerHow Seville Home's Kansas City design model works: a complimentary first consult, then a design retainer that credits toward the furniture you buy.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerThe four ways interior designers price their work, what each one buys you, and how Seville Home charges for design in Kansas City.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerAn honest look at whether hiring an interior designer pays off for Kansas City homeowners, and how Seville Home makes trying one nearly risk-free.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerHow a full-service design project works at Seville Home in Kansas City, from complimentary consultation to white-glove delivery and lasting care.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerWhat full-service interior design really costs in the Kansas City metro, plus how your first consultation at Seville Home is complimentary.
Read the guide →Working With a DesignerA warm, no-pressure walkthrough of your first complimentary design consultation with Seville Home in Leawood and across Kansas City.
Read the guide →A plain-spoken guide to the two main sofa suspension systems, how each feels and lasts, what it costs, and how to choose.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsSeven signs of a well-made sofa you can check in person, from frame to fabric, at the Seville Home showroom in Leawood, Kansas City.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsLeather or fabric sofa? A balanced guide to durability, cleaning, feel, color, and cost to help you match the right material to how you live.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA room-tested checklist of questions to ask any furniture store about how a sofa is built, covered, sized, and serviced before you buy.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsA practical guide to where furniture dollars do the most good: splurge on daily-use anchors, save on trend pieces, and build a room that lasts.
Read the guide →Buying Furniture That LastsWhat you are really paying for with quality furniture, the cost drivers behind a well-made sofa, and how to know when it is worth the investment.
Read the guide →How long custom furniture takes, why made-to-order pieces need time, and how to plan ahead for a holiday, a move, or a new build.
Read the guide →Custom Furniture & UpholsteryAn honest look at whether custom furniture is worth the wait and cost, when it pays off, when a floor model is smarter, and what you actually get.
Read the guide →A measurement-driven guide to sizing a sofa to your room and to how you sit, from the design team at Seville Home in Leawood, KS.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureA room-by-room guide to choosing the right rug size, with the exact measurements designers use for living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms.
Read the guide →Choosing & Placing FurnitureA designer's guide to furnishing a new build in Kansas City and Johnson County: start early, plan the whole home, and avoid the panic-buy.
Read the guide →How to choose an interior designer in Kansas City: what to look for, the questions to ask, and a low-risk way to test fit before you commit.
Read the guide →In Kansas CityA local buyer's guide to finding quality furniture in the Kansas City metro: how to compare stores, what to look for, and where design-led showrooms fit.
Read the guide →The best answers come from a conversation. Every project begins with a complimentary consultation, in the Leawood showroom or your home.