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Cynthia L. Walden

Walden Design Group

Los Altos, California

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About

Cynthia Walden is an award-winning interior design professional and Principal/Founder of the San Francisco Bay Area design firm Walden Design Group. As a design student, Cynthia was recognized with departmental awards in Color for Interiors, Materials & Finishes, and Space Planning. She won the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) Residential Lighting Competition and earned two Gold Awards from the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) for her kitchen and bath designs. While earning her Kitchen and Bath, Residential and Commercial, and Green/Sustainable Design Certificates, Cynthia held internships with a large kitchen and bath design firm and with a commercial architecture firm committed to LEED caliber sustainable design and construction. Before founding Walden Design Group, Cynthia served as a Senior Designer at a prominent bay area Design-Build firm. Prior to embarking on her formal design education, Cynthia enjoyed a career in high tech marketing and executive management. She earned a B.S.E. from Duke University's School of Engineering and an M.B.A from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Cynthia currently serves on Duke University's School of Engineering Board of Visitors and the Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation Board of Directors. She is an Annual Fund Co-Chair at the Woodside Priory School, and a member of the NKBA, USGBC, and the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce.

Services Offered

Walden Design Group is a full service design firm based in Los Altos California. We engage in projects as complex as kitchen and bath remodels and home additions, and as basic as paint color, furnishing or window treatment selection. Our "Design by Objectives" approach ensures that your project reflects your distinctive style, while also meeting your current and projected functional requirements, budget and sustainability goals. Our design services include the following: ♦ Schematic Designs including CAD based drawings ♦ 3D Conceptual drawings using Google Sketch-Up ♦ Design development & construction document production ♦ Comprehensive materials & finishes specifications ♦ Bid & construction administration ♦ Cabinet and casework design ♦ Lighting design ♦ Tile & flooring design ♦ Exterior and interior color consultations ♦ Furniture space plans ♦ Blinds & Solar Shade selection & procurement ♦ Furniture selection, custom design/upholstery, and procurement ♦ Custom window treatments and linens selection, design and procurement ♦ Art & Accessory selection, procurement & staging

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Fee Structures

Initial one-hour interviews are complimentary. During the interview, the client will describe their project needs and the designer will explain the services available to assist them with their project. The schematic design phase, where the designer develops alternative floor plans for a project, is provided for a fixed rate. All other services are generally billed at the designer's hourly rate.

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