Peter & Donna Fayerman Of Design Guild Interiors Help Clients Every Step Of The Way

Design dynamic duo Peter and Donna Fayerman of Design Guild Interiors have been designing for decades. Both have impressive backgrounds in the design industry.

Donna was the youngest interior design executive with Bloomingdale’s in New York at age 25. She graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology, is accredited by the American Society of Interior Design, is a licensed commercial interior designer and a published author.

Peter is the past president and CEO of Baldwin Hardware Corporation and a previous executive with a Fortune 100 manufacturing company.

“We are dedicated and passionate to helping people live beautifully!” Donna said.

The two coming together to create their own design company was a natural fit, she added.

Design Guild Interiors is project-oriented from start to finish, design to installation, interior to exterior with every attention to detail considered.

“We are a guild of professionals, in constant communication with our client every step of the way,” Peter said. “We personally oversee each project on site, and manage to our budgeted objectives.”

While Donna works on the design — she is the principal designer and works exclusively with each client throughout the project — Peter works on budgeting, installation and administrative duties. Their team works together as a family, with the common goal of making design fun, providing a personal experience for clients and creating beautiful design.

Donna and Peter recently celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary, as well as daughter Lauren’s first wedding anniversary. Because of their occupation, they were able to spend a great deal of time with Lauren, who was born with Down syndrome, and against the odds went on to study dance in college.

Their strength in family carries over to their work. “When you get one of us, you get both of us,” Donna said.

They have a passion for design excellence, which shows through in every project they work on, whether it be designing apartments later purchased by the Ritz-Carlton, working on locations in the Jupiter Country Club, or working on the interior design of a church.

For the Fayermans, the journey is as important as the destination. They suggest that anyone looking for assistance with design work be sure that they click with the potential designer, stressing the importance of enjoying the journey.

As design has evolved, their personal style has changed to meet the times.

“We were very Mizner Mediterranean 10 years ago. Now, we love the eclectic look of mixing new with traditional/transitional furniture with quality modern artwork to create a crisp and contemporary feel,” Donna said. “Many of our clients bring traditional furnishings with them as they relocate to Florida, and our goal is to incorporate this into a new Florida lifestyle setting.”

Their process begins with learning the client’s style — dark or light woods, color preferences and how they’ll be using the home.

From there, they focus on living, kitchen and bedroom areas and choose a focal point.

“A complete itemized budget is then developed, room by room, piece by piece, to meet the objective of a per-square-foot price,” Peter said. “This becomes everyone’s guide to controlling the costs of the project.”

Design Guild Interiors works on a cost-plus basis, which is unique in the industry, where they find furnishings at the lowest possible cost, then add a design, administrative and installation percentage.

“Our primary goal is to always find the client the very best quality and value for their money,” Peter said.

Shopping for interior design is different than shopping for new clothes.

“We meet so many terrifically dressed clients who struggle with proportion when it comes to furnishings. They have the color, tailored lines and the blending of textures; however, they struggle with proportion of the size of the furniture, as well as combining old and new together to create a unique style,” Donna said. “We also think that the talent of an interior designer resides in the capability to take a client’s treasured family heirlooms and mix it with their new design style, but always keep the family traditions in their lives.”

After all, integrating the family into the home works well for a design company that has integrated their family into their business.

As Donna said, “He’s a designer without portfolio. I’m the designer with portfolio. He’s without portfolio… he’s very good. Some people just have an innate ability.”

To contact Design Guild Interiors, visit www.designguildinteriors.com or call (561) 371-3828.