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A new interior design business — Crazy B Design — is a team of seven women in the Little Miami area who strive to offer design services in the Greater Cincinnati area to customers at every level.

"We're really excited about this," designer Katie Contardi said. "Our mission is to make interior designing acceptable and affordable to everyone, and we do that with our unique and affordable style."

The team has a combined design experience of more than 60 years, and each designer brings a unique sense of decorating from 18th- and 19th-century furniture to shaggy chic. They also uses existing objects in a client's house and often find goodies in attics or basements that people box away sometimes forget about.

"What's fun is living in your house and having your personality show, and sometimes people just don't know how to get it out," designer Tammy Tavel said.

Speed decorating — being able to transform a space in a quick time period — is also offered for people who simply need advice.

"We would be fantastic for families moving into town, and right after their truck arrives we can arrange the furniture and hang the pictures," designer Connie Ward said.

Crazy B Design aims to please the customer, and have affordable packages and a la carte services available to ensure designing stays within a person's budget, no matter how high or low.

The team's goal is to be affordable, from students in dorm rooms to couples buying their first or second house. "Sometimes people think (utilizing a decorator) is scary and that they can't afford to even have them come look," Designer Dawn Stinson said.

At times simple changes, like painting walls or balancing a room, can have large effects while not breaking the bank.

"We can give them a day, our expertise and work within their budget," Ward said. "If someone had a budget of $150, we'd do our best to change the room."

At least two designers meet with clients in their home to discuss their designing needs and then the team meets to brainstorm about the project. A contract with a written plan and price is then given to the client, making sure the customer is eye to eye with the plans.

"We all have very good taste as individuals, but we'll get their approval every step of the way," designer Debbie Contardi said.

The team plans to have decorating tips on its Web site — www.crazybdesign.com — by the end of July, and has more projects in the works.

"In the near future, the Lebanon channel will feature decorating tips from the Crazy B Design team available by Cincinnati Bell cable in Lebanon," Debbie Contardi said.

Contact this reporter at (513) 696-4545 or dlockwood@coxohio.com.