Finding an interior designer Interior DesignIf you want to change the look of your house one option that you might want to consider is to hire an interior designer. There are lots of people who really have no skill when it comes to design and really need the help of a professional. Of course this decision creates another problem; you have to know how to hire an interior designer. Fortunately this is not as hard as it sounds. The basic rules for finding an interior designer are the same as they would be for finding any other professional. The first step to finding an interior designer is to sit down and put some thought into what you want done. Obviously you arent going to get into all the details of interior design but you should have a general idea of what style you like and how much work you need done. Are you looking for somebody to decorate the whole place or just one room? You are also going to want to consider your budget, there can be a huge difference in price from one designer to another so you are going to want to make sure that you decide on a budget so that you can hire somebody who can work within that budget. The next thing that you are going to want to do when you are looking for an interior designer is see if you know anybody who has used the services of a decorator recently. This will allow you to find out what they thought of the decorator as well as see the work they have done first hand. If you dont know anybody who has used a decorator recently you will likely need to pull out the phone book and start making calls. The next step is to start talking to prospective designers. They should be able to show you pictures of work they have done in the past as well as give you a list of references that you can contact. If you like what you have seen so far you are going to want to talk to the designer and see what kind of ideas they have for your home. It is important to make sure that you find a designer who you are comfortable with and who is on the same page as you are when it comes to design. One option that you have for finding an interior designer is to visit your favorite furniture store. Often these stores will have a designer on staff who will do the design work for you. Normally the cost of the design services will be much cheaper than it would be if you hired an independent designer. The trade off is that you will have to use the furniture that is offered by the store. If you like the furniture that the store sells this might be a good option since it will keep things simple and save you money.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 09:06:02 +0000