Hiring an interior designer after the architect finishes is the conventional sequence — and one of the most reliably expensive mistakes a homeowner can make. DuVäl Design explains why the two disciplines need to be in the room together from the very first drawing.

The most consequential decisions in a custom new build aren't made during construction — they're made before it. DuVäl Design makes the case for why Northern Virginia homeowners who understand this end up with fundamentally better homes than those who don't.