Our Principal Designers
Roger Harned founded RHD over 20 years ago in San Francisco, CA. He is a graduate of Indiana University and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D.). He also has lived and studied design in Paris. Roger has taught Interior Design at the University of California Berkeley Extension in San Francisco, and has designed rooms for the San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Roger is an Allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).
Now based in Tucson, Arizona RHD has completed projects in the San Francisco Bay Area, Carmel, Pebble Beach, Sonoma County, Los Gatos, Lake Tahoe, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Boston, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon,
Dallas, Snowmass, Colorado.
Sven Hoffmann is a retired chef from Hamburg, Germany, and has been designing our kitchens for 10 years. See examples of his work in the "kitchens" section.
Read about his kitchens in Homestyle by the Sea, Fall, 2006,
Our Process
Our process consists of some or all of the following:
•Physical examination of the spaces to be designed, of the architecture, and plans
•Exploration of client vision and lifestyle
•Establish the aesthetic objective, the project timeline and budget
•Conceptual space planning and furniture layouts
•Elevations as needed, design of built-
•Selection of colors, fabrics, furnishings
•Custom furniture design
•Selection of interior finishes if needed
•Lighting design
•Selection of antiques, art, if needed
•Design presentations, changes
•Costing of selections, budget revisions
•Design implementation:
•Purchase orders and tracking of orders
•Follow up, accessorizing, further selections
•Supervision of craftsmen, including painters,
•paper hangers, etc.
•Delivery and installation