So you think you need an Interior Designer?

Here’s Four VERY Good Reasons Why You Should Hire an Interior Designer

Over the last 12 years designing insanely cool spaces, we have continuously run into this question: “Why should I hire an interior designer?” Armed with the ability to order online, and an endless amount of decorating advice, it’s no wonder homeowners question the value.

At the risk of shameless self-promotion, we wanted to share with you a few reasons why hiring an interior designer is quite possibly the smartest thing you can do to:

1. Save money
2. Save time (hundreds of research hours)
3. Eliminate headaches
4. Create feel-good spaces that are totally you

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

Designers aren’t only for the rich and famous. 

1. Using someone who understands how spaces flow together, how to combine fabrics, and how furniture placement affects conversation, is insurance against having to replace or return. You don’t want to screw up sofas, sinks, bathtubs, tile, or appliances. The “fix” is expensive.
2. We have resources at our fingertips that you wouldn’t dream of. We know which lines are the “best bang for your buck” and where you can save to make room for higher-priced dream pieces.
3. We keep you on budget with your builder and architect. There are thousands of decisions to make and a designer can steer you towards the right materials, finishes, fixtures, in an instant.

THE HAPPINESS FACTOR

After several intense months of designing and planning, there is an inevitable slump. Decisions become overwhelming and you lose the excitement.

Interior designers (among many other things) are professional cheerleaders. We maintain excitement, intrigue and momentum so it doesn’t take twice as long and cost twice as much. We tap into the things that make you want to jump out of bed in the morning and help you visualize the finished space.

TIME, TIME, TIME

There are a myriad ways we help save time throughout the life of a project.

1. We have spent thousands of hours researching and perfecting our craft and in 15 minutes can find what would take you 20 hours.
2. Between your architect and builder, you will send and receive thousands of emails over the lifetime of a project. An interior designer can eliminate half of those by acting as a liaison between you and them.
3. We have immediate answers and resources, which means the project will be completed on time and on schedule.

VIRTUAL TYLENOL

Starting with a design team—architect, contractor, interior designer—from the beginning is going to save a ton of headaches.

Hiring a designer at the start of a project makes the process more fun and removes a layer of stress, and heads off design misses, details and mistakes overlooked in an architectural plan.

For example:
We think about how furniture placement will affect electrical outlets, and how natural and artificial light create the right mood. These are big ticket items you want done right the first time.

IT’S ABOUT YOU

We all have different needs/wants/dreams, so why settle for making your home look like a Crate & Barrel catalog. However, bringing all of your dream ideas together is harder than it looks. To combine ideas in a cohesive way that is collected and pulled together, takes experience, talent and insight.

Let’s put it this way. You wouldn’t throw a dinner party for 20 people by randomly grabbing ingredients at the grocery store, throwing them into a pot and “seeing what happens.” The same goes with designing a room.

Interior designers have been through thousands of hours of training and research. We think differently than you or your architect. We understand comfort, flow between rooms, and devise creative ideas that enhance your quality of life.

Your rooms should make you feel ecstatic, fabulous, inspired, energized. Instead of just buying a lot of “things or stuff” we get to know how you live, what you love and can pull it all together in a way that delivers feel-good, high-energy, healthy spaces that are totally you.