Inevitably, any project will present its own design dilemmas—from dealing with budget constraints to tight timelines to unforeseen delays in product shipments. But what happens when a designer faces a truly unique obstacle, something they never could have anticipated? How do they creatively problem-solve in a way that ameliorates the issue and pleases the client, all while allowing their own original creative vision for the project to shine? Six interior designers share how they employed design acumen and ingenuity to design their way out of a bind.
Kelly Giesen, Kelly Giesen Design, New York
“When I started renovating an apartment that had not been renovated in over 50 years, the kitchen was separate from the living space in the back of the apartment, so it was very…