Home & Garden Awards 2021

BUILD Home & Garden Awards 2021 10 Design For Luxurious Lifestyles Jan21306 ollins Interiors is Sarasota, Florida’s leading provider of high end residential interior design services, known across the country for exceptional customer service and skill in creating luxury spaces that are distinct in their practical elegance, beauty, comfort and sensitivity to the surrounding environment. Central to the Collins philosophy is a devout attention to and respect of the client’s needs, demands and vision – this is the foundation of any Collins project. Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner, Founder and President of Collins, is highly trained in interior design, having studied in Michigan, Seattle, and France and establishing herself as an adept utilizer of color, texture, proportion and accessories in her work. However, her intuitive eye for interiors has undoubtedly been inherited from the family of designers that preceded her and has been instrumental in separating her from the other highly talented individuals in her industry. Accredited by the Interior Design Society (IDS), and other notable bodies of the industry, Barbara is widely regarded as a leader in interior design, and consequently makes regular features in publications such as Sarasota Magazine , Scene Magazine and Herald Tribune. As a former management consultant and healthcare executive, Barbara has earned further acclaim, not least in being named a ‘Woman of Influence’ in Sarasota Magazine in 2018. Collins was also recently recognized among the ‘Top Ten Interior Design Firms’ in New York Spaces Magazine. However, it is Collins’ uniquely meticulous approach to creating houses that align perfectly with the personal preferences of its clients that truly sets the firm apart from its competition. Clients are given a ten-page questionnaire from which Barbara can obtain as much information as she can about her clients, their requirements and their visions for their homes. From their household pets to allergies, their tidiness habits to their budgets, the number of residents and family members to their tastes, Barbara gleans even the smallest details about the lifestyles of her clients, in order to create homes that are unequivocally theirs. Led by one of Sarasota Florida’s most influential and entrepreneurial women in interior design, Collins Interiors is well-established as a design agency of excellence. This year, as it adds two more awards to its already vast roster of accolades, Collins Interiors is gearing up for another busy and successful year. We take a closer look at the multi-award-winning design firm that is synonymous with lifestyles of luxury. C The client-centric approach employed by Collins means that the entire process of design and creation is not only productive, it is also immensely enjoyable for both Barbara, her team of experts and her clients. The firm is therefore just as synonymous with outstanding customer service as it is with luxury design, and this has not changed even in the pandemic. Although shipping and delivery have at times been disrupted owing to restrictions and travel bans, Barbara continues to go above and beyond to ensure her projects keep moving and her clients can still bring their dream homes to life. With people sheltering in their homes from Covid-19 and more people working from home, Barbara expects to see a busy year of home renovations, remodeling and rejuvenation – and she is ready and eager to take it on. Contact: Barbara Vanderkolk Gardner Company: Collins Interiors, LLC Web Address: www.CollinsInteriorDesign.com Email: [email protected] Best Residential Interior Design Company - Southwest Florida & Best Bay Front Family-Friendly Residence (Florida): Bay Home