How to choose a good interior designer
Interior designers are important members in designing your perfect home and choosing that perfect interior designer is equally important. Everything must be perfect as its going to be your home. With so many people in this profession, choosing an interior designer is a daunting task. Hiring a designer whom your friends hired would not help the cause because your needs are different from your friends’ needs. What you are looking for in an interior designer may not be the same as the others. So, you need to have certain things in mind before considering that perfect designer for modelling your home.
Here is a list of things that should be considered while choosing the best interior designer.
Area of specialization
Broadly there are two areas of specialization in interiors, Residential and commercial. In the residential segment, we have apartments/studios and independent dwellings such as single-family homes. In the commercial segment, we have office spaces, hospitality spaces, and retail spaces very broadly.
The scale of the project
Take into consideration the scale of your project. The interior designer who designs a bedroom makeover is different from those who design villas or luxury apartments. Choose your interior designer based on the space that you are designing.
Understanding
The designer should understand your style and requirements despite your uniqueness. They should be able to understand your lifestyle and incorporate all the functional requirements into the design. They should also be able to envision a space keeping in mind not only the present scenario but also the future.
Skill
The designer must be capable to help the client envision the designed spaces through sketches, videos, renders.
Budget
The first thing you should plan out is your budget. The designers work on the budget that you give them so giving them a price range will be convenient. The charges of an independent designer are unlike those of small or large firms. Designers charge you for their ideas so make sure the idea are worth the money they charge. So, look for designers that can work with or around your budget.
Experience
Experience is a critical factor when it comes to choosing an interior designer. Every project comes with experience and the number of projects completed will also show the skill of the designer. Many designers might not have formal education and their only aim might be to close deals not give any design ideas. The designers who can help clients envision the spaces by providing renders, 3d sketches, 2d drawings, etc. are the ones who are experienced and have received a formal education.
Timelines
If you are very particular about timelines, choose companies that can tweak their timelines based on your requirements.
Proximity/Distance
Proximity may or may not be an important factor when it comes to choosing a designer, but if you want frequent face-to-face interactions with the designer then it might be an important factor to consider. However, the distance may not play as a factor if you like their work as there are many ways of communication in the modern days of Skype and video chat
