Thinking to renovate your home or business place? To avoid spending countless hours of thought and conversation, you should realize that you need outside help for the direction and inspiration on how to design your residential or commercial space. Whether it’s a single room transformation or completely changing the look of the entire house, office, shop, restaurant or showroom, some thoughtful preparation can help not find the right solutions, but save you money.
As our experiences, we’ve seen how small amounts of deliberate planning can lead to big strides to reaching your design goals. Properly planning before your initial consultation will help your construction team meet your needs both functionally and aesthetically by incorporating your thoughts, dreams and preferences into their recommendations. Here are a few tips on how to get the most out of your design consultation:
1.COLLECT INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES
Compile photos of spaces you admire, including specific details or styles that really catch your eye. These can come from your favourite print magazines or links to online resources. Some great online sources for ideas are found on popular websites such as Houzz or Pinterest. Sharing these images either in print or online with your interior designer can help them to identify what ideas will match your preferences.
Even if you’re not aware of what makes you specifically like an image, save it to show it to your designer. We have seen lots of seemingly random images shared with us by a client, only to reveal a common design thread. These similarities lead to discussion and discovery that provides direction for the project.
2.PROVIDE A FLOOR PLAN
Whenever possible get a floorplan from your developer, builder, or prior homeowner. This can save hours of billable measuring and recording time from your designer, ultimately saving you lots of billed hours.
3.ACQUIRE PAINT SWATCHES
As you go about your daily life, consider what colours inspire and interest you. Ask a friend what colour they chose in a room you admire in their house. Go to a paint store and select a few colour swatches that look beautiful. Take them home, tape them to the wall and see how they look in the lighting of your home. Share your favourite colours with your designer so they can learn your colour preferences.
4.CREATE A LIST OF QUESTIONS
A purposeful list of concerns and ideas will lead to beneficial conversations between everyone involved in the design process. Multiple opinions and strong design preferences should be represented in your list. Addressing these points early in the interior design process can help reduce the chances of unnecessarily changing directions later and incurring additional charges.
5.ESTABLISH A BUDGET
Your project budget shouldn’t be a secret. Sharing this figure with your designer will help your designer to choose specific materials that fit your overall costs. A lot of homeowners don’t share the budget because they have never established one or aren’t sure how to do so. Do your best to estimate an approximate budget, or at least discuss it with your designer so they can help you get a grasp on this number.
6.COMMUNICATE RESTRICTIONS
Please let your designer know up front if there are any restrictions that may impact your design. Time constraints or disability needs are essential factors that should not be underestimated. Some foresight on these needs can help your designer carefully address these needs with the involved contractors.
7.HAVE PATIENCE
The design and building process can be longer and with more surprises than you may expect. Choosing an interior designer and contractors that have experience with these challenges will help to strategically keep your project on task and accomplish the goals set forth. Even with the best preparation, there may be parts of the process that could test your patience, so be ready to anticipate them and be prepared mentally.
Following these tips can set you on course to transform your space with purposeful thought and reduced stress.
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