DESIGN CAN BE A VERY PERSONAL PROCESS THAT CAN QUICKLY BECOME OVERWHELMING. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALIDA FOR THE FOUNDATION OF TRUST TO THRIVE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE CLIENT'S VISION FROM BEGINNING TO END.  SHE ENJOYS THAT EACH PROJECT IS COMPLETED EXPRESSING THEIR DISTINCT STYLE AND NEEDS.

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BUT THE INTERIOR DESIGN FIELD WAS NEVER JUST A PROFESSION TO ALIDA, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WAY OF LIFE. HER MENTORSHIP STARTED AT ANY EARLY AGE OBSERVING HER MOTHER VIDA MURRAY OF VIDA BARTKUS INTERIORS.  TOGETHER THEY MADE MANY TRIPS TO THE MERCHANDISE MART SHOWROOMS WHERE ALIDA'S LOVE FOR COLOR, PATTERNS, AND TEXTURES WERE NURTURED. SHE LATER HONED HER PASSION FOR SPACE PLANNING AND COMPOSITION WORKING ALONGSIDE HER MOM, A SEASONED EXPERT, IN THE OFFICE OF HER CHILDHOOD HOME. DURING HER COLLEGE YEARS ONWARD SHE ASSISTED VBI AS A JUNIOR DESIGNER. IN 2010  SHE WENT ON TO OPEN HER OWN DESIGN STUDIO. HER CLIENTELE BASE EXPANDED ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND EVENTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE U.S.  SHE CONTINUES TO WORK AT AN IN HOUSE STUDIO NOW BASED IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SERVING CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND WILL TRAVEL BEYOND.

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HER FORMAL EDUCATION BEGAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHAMPAIGN URBANA AND WAS COMPLETED THROUGH HARRINGTON INSTITUTE OF INTERIOR DESIGN, A HIGHLY ACCREDITED FINE ARTS COLLEGE IN CHICAGO, IL. IT WAS THERE SHE ACHIEVED HER BA IN INTERIOR DESIGN. THE PROGRAM HAD AN INTENSIVE FOCUS ON INTERIOR DESIGN WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE. THE SCHOOL OFFERED GUIDANCE FROM PROFESSIONALS, MANY WHO HAD CONTINUED WORKING IN THEIR FIELD, TO PROVIDE THEIR STUDENTS THE TOOLS TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR CRAFT.

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ALIDA HAS CONTINUED TO USE THOSE TOOLS IN HER CAREER AND HAS PARTNERED WITH MANY TRADES, CONTRACTORS, AND VENDORS TO ASSEMBLE A DESIGN TEAM.  BUT IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR ALIDA'S TEAM TO WORK WITH OUTSIDE PROFESSIONALS THAT CLIENTS HAVE SELECTED.  IN ADDITION, ALIDA COURY INTERIORS WORKS ON PROJECTS RANGING IN SIZE, AND RESPECTIVE OF EACH CLIENT'S BUDGET, BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL.  PROJECTS ACCEPTED ARE SCALED FOR A GENERAL CONTRACTOR (GC).  A GC WILL WORK TO BUILD THE DESIGN AND OVERSEE THE TRADES + CONSTRUCTION, IN TANDEM WITH THE DESIGN TEAM'S COORDINATION. PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN PLANNING YOUR BUDGET AND IN REFERENCE TO THE SCALE OF PROJECTS THIS STUDIO TAKES ON FOR A REMODEL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND BECAUSE EVERY JOB IS DIFFERENT PLEASE INQUIRE TO SEE IF ACCOMMODATIONS CAN BE MADE TO FIT YOUR NEEDS.

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WE INVITE YOU TO EMBARK ON A DESIGN JOURNEY WITH OUR STUDIO BY VISITING OUR CONTACT PAGE.  PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION TO START THE EXCITING PROCESS OF CURATING A SPACE THAT IS UNIQUELY YOURS.

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