What are the benefits of hiring an Interior Designer?
Good Interior designers can save you time, money, and stress through their:
Knowledge, expertise, and guidance which can help prevent costly mistakes.
A designer knows how to work with other design professionals and have established contact with skilled trade’s people, which they coordinate between to insure your project is completed per specifications, safely, and on schedule.
A professional has the contacts and resources to fill your furniture, fixtures and equipment needs for your project. They will narrow down the overwhelming choices the market has to offer to products which will best serve the project.
Through their programming process the designer will analysis your project to help you define and enhance your own distinctive style and define the project requirements and needs. This insures your get everything needed for your project and you’re not paying for thing not needed.
A good designer is trained to make the most of your real estate investment. They know codes, work with efficient proximities within the spaces, create the traffic patterns, and furniture arrangements that make daily living functional, safe, and comfortable.
When should I use a design professional?
Reasons for a commercial project:
No matter what your project is an interior designer can help you.
When you are contemplating buying or building a new commercial space, adding to an existing building or consider restoring an old historic building. A designer will help you define what will fit your families lifestyle or can easily be adapted to how you live your life and maintain the character and style of the building.
When starting a new business, expanding or shrinking an existing business. A design will perform a comprehensive space analysis to insure your real estate needs have been defined and you get the most for real estate investment. Too much or too little space can be a costly expense to any business which can be avoided with the assistance of your interior designer.
When your relocating. A designer will assisted in determining your square footage requirements, space planning needs and relocation management of your project.
To create a healthier green sustainable interiors for your employees.
When you want to create a welcoming environment for clients and employees.
Reasons for a residential project:
When ever you want to eliminate the stress evolved with renovating or redecorating a home.
When you are contemplating buying or building a new house, adding to an existing home or consider restoring an old manor. A designer will help you define what will fit your families lifestyle or can easily be adapted to how you live your life and maintain the character and style of the building.
When you need assistance in formulating architectural plans.
When your house needs a fresh new look or your tried of what it looks like and would like assistance in upgraded the look.
What do I need to have before contacting and interior designer?
The specifics on the space who and what the space will be used for. From there your designer should walk you through a comprehensive space analysis to determine what your square footage requirements are, what style and colors will work best for your goals.
Note: If your designer asks you to collect clippings from magazines and photos of items and decors that appeal to you. Their not doing a proper analysis of your needs and requirements. This can often results in beautiful, yet not very functional spaces.
What should I ask and look for in a good interior designer?
Request to see the interior designer's portfolio. Remember that the graphics reflect other people's tastes not the designer's, and probably not your own.
Ask what size projects the interior designer has worked on, where, and what the budget range was.
Established how fees and payment will be handle, often designers have standard contracts which you can review ahead of time which will define what the owners responsibilities verses the designers responsibilities.
Request a list of references from your designer or look to see if this information is on their website.
How do designers charge for the serves?
Flat Design Fee: Client pays a flat fee for interior design services based on the design plan, time required, and scope of services?
Hourly Rate: Interior designer bills a negotiated rate per hour.
Cost Plus Method: Interior designers charge a set percentage on all merchandise purchased and tradesmen¹s services rendered.
Mixed Method: Client pays both a set percentage on purchases and a base design fee for hourly rate.
Per square foot: This method is used especially in new construction.
