Getting started: Find a designer

By Susan Love, The Plain Dealer
September 23, 2009, 2:46PM

At a loss about how to approach redoing your home decor? Finding the right interior designer should be the first step.
Here is a list of some of Northeast Ohio's top designers, provided by representatives of the Ohio Design Centre, a trade-only Beachwood resource/decor organization.

For a complete list of a certified American Society of Interior Designers' professionals, go to asidohio.org, and click on "Find a Professional."

If you are thinking of going it alone, remember that hiring a designer might save you money in the long run -- no expensive mistakes in draperies, furniture or color selection, for example. And the final product will make the work worth it.

Travis Abbott, Travis Abbott Interior, 2026 Murray Hill Road, Cleveland, 216-401-5367.

Debbie Antolino, Debra Antolino Interiors Inc., 23425 Commerce Park, Cleveland, 216-593-0060.

Pamela Bayer, Pamela Bayer Interiors, 70 Barlow Hill Drive, Hudson, 330-653-9289

Carol Consolo, Carol Consolo Interiors, 10331 Covington Lane, Twinsburg, 330-963-0555.

Joanne Dimeff, Joanne Dimeff Interior Design, 2979 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, 216-991-4744

Jane Frankel, Jane Frankel Interiors, 23400 Mercantile Road, Beachwood, 216-464-6166.

Kitty Gildner, KG Design Interiors, 19900 Ingersoll Drive, Rocky River, 440-333-3992.

Christine Haught, 4545 Bridle Trail, Akron, 330-659-0087

Kara Jerdon, Jerdon Designs, 3266 Beechwood Ave., Cleveland Heights, 216-926-3540

Laurie Lindbloom, lzl Interiors, 216-283-6744

Mark Peroni, MLP Interior Design, 590-16 Russet Woods Lane, Aurora, 216-374-7935

Thomas Randleman, Thomas Lee Randleman Design Consultant Ltd., 13600 Shaker Blvd., Cleveland, 216-752-9221.

Kay Rasoletti, Kay Crowson Rasoletti Interior Design, 15194 Hemlock Point Drive, Chagrin Falls, 440-666-1544.

Roger Roman, Roger L. Roman Interiors, 33770 Redbridge Lane, Solon, 440-349-6800.

Kim Smith, of Mitchell Sotka, Ltd., 19071 Old Detroit Road, Rocky River, 440-333-1735.

Lisa M. Smith, Interior Design Factory, 29399 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, 216-255-4143.

Barrie Spang, Lee Meier Interiors, 24523 Detroit Road, Westlake, 440-871-8390.

Edie Swirsky and Arie Swirsky, The Gramercy Design Group, 13854 Cedar Road, Cleveland, 216-397-9600