Ciao Interiors Teams Up With Habitat For Humanity

Nov. 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Les, Ciao Interiors Principal Designer volunteered to create the house designs for the first two homes of the Columbia Falls Fifth Street Homes project. Thank you Ciao Interiors, your commitment to help Habitat help local families in need is outstanding and deeply appreciated!

We had a chance to talk with Les on his experience with Habitat and why he decided to donate his time and expertise.

How has the volunteer experience with Habitat been for you so far?
It’s been great and it’s been a bit of a whirlwind. We didn’t know what to expect, but the staff have just been great as have been the other volunteers. They were very welcoming, very enthusiastic.

What are you looking forward to in the process to come?
We’ve had so much fun so far doing it and we’re looking forward to seeing the final product. We’re in the middle of doing colors right now so we’re coming up with a palate to ensure long-term value. We’re putting together an entire look for the development that will have some continuity visually.

Why did you choose to volunteer with Habitat?
We wanted to do something to help and give back to the community other than just giving money. This is a nice fit. It’s an opportunity to offer the kind of services that these families wouldn’t be able to afford. After the design process we will also be available for the homeowners if they want any help with interior design, like picking out cabinets or other features.

How does it feel to give back to hardworking families in need?
What’s exciting about it is when we were in the design process, Virginia and I, we did things with real design features so that rather than just talking about a rectangle and saying there we go, we’ve tried to give the homeowners a sense of spaciousness with real design features. We’ve spent a lot of time coming up with a combination of things that can make their space that much more useful and comfortable. For example we’ve been able to create small porches on the fronts of the units because during summer everyone likes to sit outside and have company over and we thought, why can’t these homes also have that. So we’ve been very cognizant of little things like that that we can implement to make their home more enjoyable. We’re trying to help give them a nice home, not just a cookie cutter house.

Again, Thank You Ciao Interiors. Habitat would not be able to build the safe, decent, affordable homes without support from volunteers like Les.

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Ciao Interiors is a preeminent luxury resort design firm in the US. With projects spanning throughout the United States and Canada, the firm specializes in translating the warmth of resort living uniquely into each of its clients' projects. Ciao Interiors is a full-service design firm with services from architectural detailing and project management to furnishings and art selection.

Ciao Interiors is providing basic design services for clients across the country that did not previously have access to the Ciao brand. Ciao is expand its brand beyond just high-end and luxury resort clients and shows that good design can be affordable. For more information, please visit their website at www.ciaointeriors.com