Interior Designers

Interior Designers

Interior designers may be considered a luxury here in Canada, but the immense value they can add to even the most budget restrained plans, makes them one luxury you should take into consideration. A trained professional, with a keen eye for detail and a clear understanding of how to make a vision come to life, a good interior designer will save you money in the long run – and can dramatically increase the value of a home.

What services does an interior designer provide?

• Kitchen and bathroom design
• Renovation, new builds and refreshes of existing decor
• Spacial planning, furniture and fabric styling and selection, styling and selection of soft furnishings and accessories
• Interior and exterior colour schemes
• Integrated design services with architects and builders
• Window treatments including curtains, blinds and louvres
• Flooring and wall finishes including paint, wallpaper, feature walls and art selection

What value will an interior designer add?

From kitchen and bathroom design through to colour consulting and furniture design, an expert interior designer will make the difference between a smooth and stress-free interior design, renovation or redecoration process – and a project with lengthy and costly consequences.

When looking to create an atmosphere or a certain aesthetic, or to introduce some individual flair to align with your personality, a talented designer will recognise your unique style and find ways to reflect it throughout the home. Whether it is in the living room, bedroom or the oft-neglected home office, a designer will find ways to improve the usable space in terms of function and appeal – while injecting character and elegance.

When should I hire an interior designer?

Whether for a large commercial fit-out requiring significant furniture design, soft furnishings, storage solutions and efficient use of space or for smaller-scale residential interior designs such as designs for a nursery, kids’ bedroom or laundry room, the earlier interior designers are engaged, the better.

By engaging in early collaboration, bouncing ideas around, firming up feasibility and budget, the entire project will run a lot more smoothly. For example, when considering the design for a dining room, your interior designer will analyse the usage requirements and provide ideas for general theming and furniture, rather than purchasing the furniture first and having to set the design around it.

What is the most important question to ask before you hire an interior designer?

Interior décor is a highly personal reflection of personality and lifestyle. For this reason, interior design projects should involve a high degree of collaboration between the client and the expert. So, before you hire an interior designer, ask them whether they welcome client involvement – if their response is that they prefer a more hands-off approach from the client then that should sound some alarm bells.

The same can be said for commercial projects. Every office or work environment has its own quirks, different priorities and different needs. A good interior designer will spend time getting to understand the culture, desires and improvements required from a new design scheme – and create the perfect interior design to facilitate this.