How do you hire a professional licensed interior designer & live happily ever after with the results? |
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Communicate what you like & what you want in this projectSpend time collecting photographs, magazine clippings, color chips, and fabric samples that explain your taste and sum up how you'd like your new digs to look & live. |
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Make decisionsI will pre-shop the market based on the information you've presented and bring home a variety of material samples for you to evaluate. |
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Be reasonableBe reasonable about asking for "more" and "more". There's almost no end to options. Narrowing them to a manageable few is an important part of the service. |
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Have a budgetBefore we start the project, decide on your budget. |
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Understand returnsSome furniture may be exchangeable if you decide early that you can't live with them. But custom made items, including upholstered pieces and draperies, can not be returned. |
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Trust your designers adviceIf you've chosen your designer, or design team carefully, you won't have to keep second guessing or bringing in outside opinions- from the contractor say, or relatives. |
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Be up front about your expectations & what your buying for the moneyMost designers don't do renderings unless you ask for them and, if you do, be prepared for an extra charge. Mary does her own drawings and may be included. |
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Do your partYou've hired a design professional, not a clean up crew. Don't expect your designer to haul off the old sofa, or find buyers for the antiques you no longer love. |
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Be aware that changes cost moneyMoving some items may call for additional electrical outlets. We advise that you add 10 - 15% to your budget in advance. |
