About
Hi, I'm Taya.
I help people choose the finishes for their homes. I've also made those choices for three homes of my own.
- 3homes we've built ourselves, as buyers
- 9selection categories I guide buyers through
- Dailytime in showrooms and with vendors
Both sides of the selections table
I'm the interior design specialist and build coordinator at a Vermont custom home builder. I guide buyers and model homes through every selection a house needs: plumbing fixtures, lighting, flooring, cabinets and hardware, appliances, interior and exterior doors and their hardware, windows and shades, and landscaping. I'm in showrooms and talking with vendors every day.
My partner and I have also built three homes of our own with a builder. We sat at the selections table as buyers, with the options list, the allowances and the deadlines. We made nearly every upgrade decision there is. Some we'd make again, and some we wouldn't.
Why I started Taya & Co.
Most people go through selections once, with a long list and not much time. I wanted to offer the help I'd have wanted as a buyer: someone on your side who knows the options, keeps an eye on the budget, and helps you decide.
How I work
I start with how you live. Do you have a dog, kids, a wood stove, a long mud season? Then we narrow the list to a few good options for each choice, and I tell you which one I'd pick. You'll always know what something costs against your allowance before you say yes.
I work in person in Chittenden County and northern Vermont, and by video anywhere.
How I work
Calm, decisive and honest about money
Calm
Selections get stressful. I keep the list in order and the pace steady, so you're never deciding everything at once.
Decisive
You'll always get my honest pick and the reason for it. You make the call, but you won't leave without a recommendation.
Budget-honest
I'll tell you where an upgrade pays off and where the standard option is fine. And I'll flag an overage before you commit.