5 Reasons to Call an Interior Designer First When Renovating
So you are ready to renovate your home or business. When you envision your finished space, the possibilities are exciting but endless. Where do you start? What’s the first step you should take to build a dream team of professionals you can trust to bring your unique space to life?
Here are the top five reasons a Professional Interior Designer should be the first person you call to get that ball rolling:
I. Design dream team
Often the first professionals brought in to discuss a potential project are architects and general contractors. While they are critical in creating the finished interior space, it’s also really important the interior designer is called to the table early. The best design projects we’ve been a part of adopt and integrated approach where all members crucial to the project sit down at the table from the first seeds of an idea and follow it through to the finish line. If you bring an interior designer in late in the game, to simply select furniture or finishes, you could miss out on all we have to offer.
II. A holistic approach
Calling an interior designer early ensures we have the time and opportunity to create interior space and interior experience. Professional Interior Designers think of a space holistically. We balance the many pieces of the puzzle required to create a design solution. We can help you determine how to make your space functional and efficient, harness natural light and exterior views, and position all interior elements to maximize flow. We consider the spaces where you live and work from the inside out, creating solutions at all levels, from the grand gestures to the smallest details.
III. Save money
Seeking the expertise of a Professional Interior Designer can help you save money in your construction project. Whaaat?? But I thought interior design was a luxury service you say? While that is true (more on that in a future post!) a critical role of the interior designer is helping to create the construction budget. We can aid in determining how your investment will be allocated and how you can spend in some areas and save in others. The construction budget is a critical component to each phase of our design process and is updated as the design progresses. Working with an interior designer also means you have trusted advisor on your team who can help you to avoid costly mistakes.
IV. Your Trusted Advisor
Your interior designer can help you evaluate the contractors, trades and consultants required to complete your project. In fact, we have a network of qualified professionals and collaborators we work with and trust to carry out our design solutions. The process is smooth and the outcome is a well-crafted space. We work along side these professionals to ensure the end result is as you’ve envisioned. Team work really does make the dream work!
V. Good design = smart investment
Good design is a great way to invest in your home or business. What do we mean by good design you ask? Good design encompasses all of the solutions required to create a space that is at once functional, beautiful and well-crafted. Sometimes good design is very obvious - a pendant light fixture that pairs perfectly with a vintage sideboard. Often it is nearly invisible - the compost bin in your kitchen located the perfect distance to the prep station to collect scraps with ease. Investing in the small and large details of your interior creates returns financially and even mentally. When things just work better, life works better. You don’t require the same output of mental energy in a well designed interior.
Calling a Professional Interior Designer first offers paybacks even greater than those mentioned here, this is just the beginning!
A team of trusted advisors can take your renovation project from stressful to fun.