Rhobin DelaCruz Designs

I believe that a re-​decorating/​renovating partnership is successful when you meet a person with similar values, exhibits certain styles that appeal to you, and most of all, you get along with.
Having said that, I began my search for a decorator to refresh my living room to accommodate the new spouse as well as our adopted four-​legged brood and I am so happy I came upon Rhobin.
A few of my concerns were:
1. Budget. We were looking for a «bigger» living room versus being able to just move out into a larger apartment
2. We don’t live in Manhattan. We aren’t far away but nonetheless, not being in Manhattan scares away vendors.
3. Too small of a project for anyone to bother with.
I came across Rhobin’s site and saw that he actually did a project in Hoboken so I got to work on drafting a very detailed email. Worst comes to worst, he can ignore me like some of the firms I reached out to or he could respond and politely let me down. But he did not.
He responded and thanked me for my detail in describing our situation and detailing what we were looking for.
We met with Rhobin and Chi to go over the presentation, agreed that we wanted to take on this project with his firm and that was it from there.
Having never done a decorating project before, I think I learned a lot working with Rhobin. First off, you don’t have to micro-​manage. He has it under control. I think that the areas which gave me anxiety such the electrician, the painting, installation, etc., he took care of and I really didn’t have to worry at all.
This is an evolving process and ultimately you have to remember why you hired him. You trust him. You trust his professional experience, you trust his taste, you trust his vision.
When I see the reactions of guests that come by to our place, it makes us realize that our apartment (living room) looks completely different.
The statement pieces, the accessories, wall shelves — they all take a part in creating a bigger living space for us.
This was phase I. I am hoping our bedroom next year will be phase II!!!