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Consulting Services

Freelance Interior Design Services For Interior Design & Architecture Firms

The ability to work from anywhere has redefined how design teams collaborate, opening up new opportunities to bring in the right expertise—regardless of location. As part of Cley Atelier’s offerings, Christine Ley has been providing remote consulting services to design firms since 2017—well before remote work became the industry norm.

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With over 20 years of experience in interior design and architecture, Christine has worked with a diverse range of firms, from boutique studios to some of the most recognized names in the industry. Her ability to quickly adapt to different firm standards, workflows, and project structures makes her a seamless extension of any team. Beyond design execution, she brings a deep understanding of project planning, documentation, office standards, and operational efficiency—ensuring that projects run smoothly from concept through completion.

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Christine now offers her expertise to firms seeking senior-level design and documentation support on a flexible, remote basis. Whether stepping in to streamline workflows, produce technical documentation, or contribute to high-level design development, she provides an efficient, organized approach that integrates seamlessly into existing teams—delivering exceptional work with precision and speed.

What sets Christine Ley apart?

 Christine has both a Bachelor's degree in Interior Design & a Master in Architecture along with a lifelong passion for Travel + Art + Design and 20 years of professional experience.  She specializes in Interior Architecture, developing full ID/IA Construction Drawing packages including custom millwork, detailing and finish & fixture specifications, but she also has experience and loves to be involved in conceptual development, furniture sourcing & design as well as the overall big picture design process. Her professional experience includes managing full, large scale, high-end projects from concept through construction & install so she is adept at jumping in to projects at any phase and working with the team to develop a strong cohesive project. We are here to help! & We play nicely with others.  Please reach out and we would love to discuss collaboration opportunities with your Design Firm​ or Business!

Design
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Design

Interior Design & Interior Architectural Design

Space Planning & Furniture Layouts

Finish & Fixture Selections

Furniture Sourcing

Custom Furniture Design

Art & Accessory Selections

FF&E Specifications

Custom Millwork & Built-Ins

Kitchens (Residential)

Bathrooms

Drafting

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Drafting | CAD

Interior Design & Interior Architectural Design

AutoCAD

Space-Planning & Furniture Layouts

Full IA / ID Construction Drawing Sets

A.O.R Collaboration & Coordination

Finish & Fixture Specifications

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Also for any small or new design firms or firms looking to overhaul their AutoCAD  Drawing Set Standards;  Christine can come in and set up a full new, organised set of standards for you with a package that includes:  File Structure,  TitleBlocks, Layers, Lineweights, Blocks & Smart Blocks, a system for X-Refing, Elevation & Detail Sheet layout templates and more, all customized to your specific firm!  If you want your drawings to be more organized, clean and profesional, we are here to help!

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Renderings
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Renderings

2-D Plan & Elevation   |   3-D Perspectives

In-House 2-D

AutoCAD + Photoshop

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In-House 3-D

AutoCAD + SketchUp + Enscape

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Outsourcing 3-D

Please reach out to enquire about this service.  We can coordinate with outside remote consultants to manage renderings developed by third parties using various software such as 3D Max, Rhino, Lumion etc.

Presentations

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Presentations

Client Presentation Development

Concept Imagery

Mood Boards

Material Palettes

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Design Intent

Space-Plans

Renderings

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Comprehensive Design Presentations formatted  in InDesign, Powerpoint or Canva

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Project Management

Project Management  |  Consultant Coordination  |  Systems & Procedures Implementation 

Project Timeline Schedules

FF&E Budgets

Team Deliverables & Deadlines

Team Coordination

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Consultant Coordination

AOR | MEP | Lighting | Structural | Etc.

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Office Systems

CAD Standards & Templates

Project File Structure

Presentation Templates

Project Schedule Templates

Efficiency Systems

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Let me help you get organized!  We love to help small firms get project processes and procedures set up with organized standards and templates so projects move forward like a well oiled machine!

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Training

Employee Team Training 

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Christine offers virtual, real-time, customized tutorials and can help train your more junior - intermediate level staff on the following:

AutoCAD for Interior Designers

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Sketchup for Interior Designers (+Enscape)

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Construction Documents "CD's" for Interior Architecture & Interior Design

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In Design - Client Presentations (set up / developing templates / file structure, links, etc.)

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2-D Renderings:  How to render floor plans and elevations in Photoshop.

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(All include best practices, procedures, file structure setup and organization etc.)

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