Guided Home Shopping With Your Personal Designer
Home Shopping
Expert Guidance for Every Selection
Choosing tile, countertops, fixtures, and finishes can be overwhelming. Olive + Baxter's home shopping service pairs you with an experienced interior designer who accompanies you to showrooms and vendors, helping you make confident decisions that align with your design vision and budget.
Showroom Visits and Vendor Coordination
We coordinate visits to tile shops, stone yards, plumbing showrooms, lighting galleries, and home furnishing stores throughout the Naperville and greater Chicago area. Your designer provides real-time guidance on material quality, color coordination, and how each selection fits within your overall design plan.
From Tile to Textiles
Whether you need help selecting backsplash tile, bathroom fixtures, cabinet hardware, area rugs, or home accents, our designers bring trained eyes and industry knowledge to every shopping trip. We help you avoid costly mistakes and discover options you might not find on your own.
A Curated Experience
Rather than visiting every store in town, we pre-select the best vendors for your project's needs. We arrive with your floor plan, color palette, and mood board in hand, making every shopping trip focused and productive.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly happens during a home shopping trip?
Your designer meets you at pre-selected showrooms and vendors and guides you through choosing materials such as tile, countertops, plumbing fixtures, lighting, hardware, rugs, and accents. We arrive with your floor plan, palette, and mood board so the selections are made against your actual design rather than picked in isolation. You get real-time guidance on quality, coordination, and how each choice fits the whole.
Do I need to have my whole design finished before we shop?
No, but the more direction we have the more productive the trips are. Some clients come to us mid-project needing help choosing finishes, while others start from scratch. We can shop for a single category, like a backsplash and countertop pairing, or coordinate selections across an entire renovation.
Which showrooms and stores do you take clients to?
We coordinate visits to tile shops, stone yards, plumbing and lighting showrooms, and home furnishing stores across the Naperville and greater Chicago area. Rather than sending you to every store in town, we pre-select the vendors best suited to your project so the trips stay focused.
Can you help me stay within my budget while shopping?
Yes. Part of our job is steering you toward selections that fit your budget and flagging where spending more genuinely pays off versus where it will not. Knowing material quality and pricing helps you avoid costly mistakes and choose confidently.
Do you shop for me, or do I come along?
The service is built around shopping together so you can see and feel the materials in person and make the final call with expert input beside you. That said, if you cannot attend a particular trip, we can discuss narrowing options ahead of time and bringing samples back to you.
Shop With Confidence
Let our designers take the guesswork out of selecting materials and finishes. From your first tile sample to your final light fixture, we ensure every choice works together to create a cohesive, beautiful home.
