Why Hire an Interior Designer?
Why Hire an Interior Designer?
You may yourself have a very good eye and there are many interior design apps available that can help to create the interior and garden design of your dreams. So why hire an interior designer for your interior design project and what value do designers bring?
Interior designers are highly skilled professionals, focussed on your individual needs. Here are some of the benefits you will receive when you hire and interior designer, from managing the overwhelming task of choosing between design options to saving time and money and avoiding costly mistakes:
Create Your Individual Home & Garden Design
Design Apps and AI can be useful, if you have the time, to inspire and help you with your interior and garden design. They can generate alternative layouts and mood boards and even make suggestions for furniture and decorative products. But, they do not have the human touch. An interior designer can interpret the look and feel that you want to achieve at a much deeper, more emotive level, and create an individual home which reflects your personal style and will bring you joy for the long run.
Unlike design apps and AI an interior designer will have invaluable experience in dealing with the physical realities and practicalities of design projects. Your interior designer will consider the proportions of your property, the aspect of each room and how they connect. You will receive professional help to manage the peculiarities of the building structure and to navigate the process of creating your dream home, stress free.
Hire an interior designer to benefit from original ideas and practical solutions to create your beautiful bespoke design and increase the value of your property.
Planning & Budgeting
Whether you are adding an extension, renovating your entire property or just updating your home and garden one space at a time you will want to understand the cost implications and planning permissions required from the start. Many designers have experience of planning and budgeting and the ability to save you money.
Budgeting can be a complex task. Builders and trades will require detailed plans and specifications to give you an accurate quote. Ballpark figures are exactly that and if not tied down with clear design detailing can escalate quickly once you start.
Most people find that contractors provide quite differing quotes and it can be hard to determine whether they are like for like. Some will provide a fixed quote others work on an hourly rate. There may be a detailed breakdown and contingency or broad allowance for a scope of work.
Hire an interior designer, for help with planning and budgeting, so that you are in control of your home and garden budget from the start.
Add Value to Your Property
Many people hire an interior designer to add value to their property and to save money.
A carefully thought out home design can add immense value to your home and make it easier to sell. An interior designer has the know-how to help you to achieve this. When budget is limited a good designer will advise where to spend and where to save.
We have seen significant uplifts on the value of property at the end of a project. Whether you are planning to live in your home for many years or develop and sell immediately, it is very satisfying to know that the money you are spending will be profitable investment.
Hire an interior designer to assess which changes have the potential to make the most difference to the value of your home, saving time and money.
Discover New Ideas & Develop Your Own
The best interior designers will create original interior design concepts just for you, tailored to suit you perfectly. New ideas will be suggested for your home design, based on their extensive experience and insiders knowledge of the latest industry trends.
Having an expert interior designer at your side will give you the inside scoop and access to interior design services that make the project much more fun and enjoyable. They will provide an excellent sounding board for the ideas you generate, developing them beyond what you thought was possible to create your dream home with a additional wow factor.
Hire an interior designer to enjoy stress free decision-making and achieve the home transformation that will make a difference to the way you live for the long run.
Overcome Decision-Making Overload
With so many products available people find themselves faced with decision making overload. They are frazzled by the sheer volume of inspiration out there and they go into a meltdown due to too much choice. Hire an interior designer to overcome this. They will carefully curate a selection and help you to create your own original, considered design, not just the latest, fast trend on Instagram.
When you have professional help project management becomes so much easier. Detailed space planning early in the project provides a framework for decision-making. You will be able to visualise how each piece, colour and finish works together in the interior space and on the floor plan provided.
Designing a new build property can be particularly stressful as so many decisions have to be taken off-plan before you have access to the property. Interior design firms have experience of working with developers and architects to get the information you need to take decorative decisions with confidence even though you are unable to visit your new home.
Hire an interior designer to keep stress to a minimum as they gently guide you through the process of transforming your new home.
Visualise the End Result
When you are investing in a home renovation or new house project, it is important to have a clear idea of the end result you want to achieve. This is essential for your own, stress free decision-making and also for communicating to your family and team of trade specialists so that everyone is working to the same end result.
Before you hire an interior designer, check that they have the skills to provide you with the necessary visuals, from initial mood boards and concept drawings through to scale drawings and 3D renders, depending on the requirements of the project. This will make an enormous difference to your ability to visualise the end result and confidently make the design decisions required throughout the process.
Hire an interior designer to visualise your design and keep everyone on track to achieve a successful, stress-free implementation.
Manage Your Project Long-Distance
Hiring and interior designer is even more beneficial on remote projects. Your interior designer can find excellent tradesmen and visit the site to get quotes from these trusted trade suppliers. They will take the daily decisions that are needed during the build and be available for the long list of deliveries when you can’t be present.
This may be an ad hoc requirement or involve full project management for busy individuals and families. We regularly support project implementation for clients living abroad, with meetings held by Facetime, Teams or Zoom. Most of these interior design projects are in the UK, but we also have experience of implementing projects for clients in Europe.
Hire an interior designer to manage your project more easily when you are not located locally.
Provide Sustainable Solutions
Sustainability is an enormous and ever-changing topic but is an important consideration in any renovation project. The help an interior designer provides may be as simple as repurposing existing pieces of furniture, finding a new home for the existing kitchen design or choosing more sustainable materials. You may require more complex decision-making around energy saving choices and reducing waste during your home renovation.
There are interior design firms who specialise in sustainable interior design. Alternatively, you can hire a specialist interior designer to provide a professional assessment, for a flat fee, at the beginning of the project.
A good interior designer will know when to bring in additional sustainability specialists as required.
Hire an interior designer to create a more sustainable solution.
Design & Draw Bespoke Furniture
A client focussed interior designer will help you to create a design that is tailored to your needs. They will work closely with you to create your individual dream home to suit your personal style and how you choose to live. This will include drawing up bespoke furniture designs, window treatments and joinery to achieve that special wow factor. When you begin your interior designer search ask about their bespoke furniture services.
If you shop totally off the shelf you are likely to create a look for your home that is the same as many others. Your professional interior designer will deep dive into your tastes and lifestyle and put together a look that you won’t find anywhere else. This may be achieved by adding in some interesting products from little known suppliers as well as creating bespoke joinery or furniture.
Hire an interior designer to create your bespoke home design.
Problem Solve Unexpected Issues
Every home has its quirks and every project has its issues. Interior designers are naturally creative and have many resources to draw on to generate ideas and creative solutions. They may have experienced similar situations on other projects and will be able to minimise what at first sight may appear to be an overwhelming task that was not expected. They will also have an excellent team, behind the scenes to help when needed.
Working in collaboration with you, their creative colleagues and a trusted team of trade experts they will help you to make the most of every situation that arises to save time and money.
Hire an interior designer to have the confidence that you will be able to tackle any unexpected issue successfully.
Help with Specific Tasks
Interior designers have a great eye and can put together a new vision for your property, kitchen and bathroom designs or easily find and curate collections of furniture. They can provide individual room layouts or drawings to show how a whole house layout could be improved to maximise flow or storage. Each aspect of the full design service can be broken down to provide you with just the help you need. This can be purchased in bundles of hours, or a fixed price depending on the requirement.
Hire an interior designer for a whole home and garden project or just an individual task.
Specialist Room Design
Each individual room has specialist requirements. Your interior designer can elevate the design of kitchens, bathrooms, media rooms, home bars and each individual area of the interior space.
They will set the overall look and feel, design direction and flow throughout the house. They will bring in additional specialists as required. This may include a kitchen designer, joiner, tiler, sound engineer, builder, plumber etc. Your interior designer will co-ordinate the team to elevate the design and ensure that the design detailing is on point from colour scheme to materials and lighting.
Hire an interior designer for their specialist knowledge of every element of the interior design spectrum.
Provide a Turn-Key Service
A professional interior designer can supply a complete turn-key service for your project from planning through design concepts, detailed design, procurement and project implementation.
They will bring together a full team of specialists to provide all the skills and extensive support required. They will manage the complete design process from start to finish and be able to arrange storage for timed deliveries if needed. Time and money management is all part of this turn-key service.
Hire an interior designer to provide an end to end service so that you have minimal involvement and can walk into a perfect interior on the day you collect your keys.
Find Trusted Tradespeople
Design is just the first step in the process. Communicating the design detailing and finding the best craftspeople to achieve the finish you desire is essential for successful project implementation.
An experienced interior designer will have developed an extensive little black book of specialist suppliers and trusted trade experts they work with.
Good quality contractors are typically busy, but they will prioritise working with their preferred interior designers. They know that they will receive good quality drawings, clear specifications and the support of an experienced team. This makes an excellent end result easier to achieve.
Hire an interior designer to select the contractors you need and co-ordinate resources.
Save Time, Money & Stress
Watching reality home make-over shows might give you the impression that home improvements are easy to achieve. The reality is quite different. Creating a beautiful home involves a great deal of time, a lot of experience and access to team of specialist experts you can trust. It can be an overwhelming, time-consuming process, involving complex planning, budgeting and manging a diverse range of trades people.
Your interior designer will guide you through a step by step process, and provide detailed drawings and designs as required. The initial planning and budgeting stage is very important to save you time, money and stress. They will ensure that the desired look and feel is defined early to provide clear design direction. Following this rigorous process will help avoid protracted decision-making and costly mistakes.
Hire an interior designer that offers a full project implementation service to ensure that the design is implemented to the highest quality standards, on time and to budget and the desired end result achieved, saving you time and stress.
Bring Your Interior & Garden Together
An interior designer will help to make the most of drawing the outside in and the inside out as appropriate. When opening up walls and building out into the garden, considering the link between the two spaces is essential.
Your interior designer will have garden designers they can bring in to help as required, to create a seamless vision that blurs the lines between inside and out. At Decorbuddi we have in-house garden design available, should you require it.
Hire an interior and garden designer together to create a powerful connection between these two spaces.
Improve Your Lifestyle and Wellbeing
There is strong evidence that the design of your home has a direct impact on your health and wellbeing. Your professional interior designer will help you to create an environment that has a positive influence on your lifestyle and the wellbeing of you, your friends and family. They will create a design that functions brilliantly, suits your perfectly and adds joy to your life.
Hire an interior designer to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing.
If you have any questions about hiring an interior designer please do not hesitate to get in touch.