At what point do you hire an interior designer
Katherine Grant
10 years ago
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What tips do you have for anyone trying to break into interior design?
Comments (5)Hi Emmeline, when we started Ensoul, we looked at the key challenges a home owner faces when looking to renovate their property which were primarily Space Planning, Interior Design, Architectural Design and Project Management/Procurement. We then built a company with a set of people with the relevant and deep skills to address these challenges. There is then the question you raised about "if you were starting out, how would you get these skills" and i think there are two points of view on this. Firstly, if you look at a parallel with the catering world, some of the world's best chefs are self taught, some have been trained by the best Chefs to learn their craft and some have combined both approaches with academic qualifications as well. So, there is no right answer, everyone's learning pathway will be different. However, there is one clear theme that i do see with every successful person i have had the pleasure to meet during my 30 years in business, and that is this, those people with a deep passion and an innate talent for something always rise to the top. I hope this helps, best regards, Mike Lander, Director, Ensoul (and a passionate project manager for over 25 years)...See MoreHiring an interior designer
Comments (7)Hi @Marie, Choosing an Interior Designer can be a daunting, and at times costly experience. It is a standard practice for Interior Designers to offer a free initial consultation to learn about the project you have in mind. Often they won't start any work on designs or drawings without agreeing a charge for the service. I wonder whether you may be interested in our new online interior design service? We created Amazing Space to make home styling more personal, accessible and affordable to everyone without the more expensive price tag of a traditional interior design service where a designer would come to your home. Dulux Amazing Space allows customers to have a 30 minute online video consultation with a Dulux Design Expert who will discuss their ideas and suggestions for your new room design. Which means it won’t matter if you are currently out of the country. After the consultation the designer will continue to work on your scheme and ideas, making any changes or amendments discussed in the consultation. Within 48 hours after the consultation you will receive the following within your Amazing Space account: · Personalised Style Guide, which is a working mood board, complete with inspirational images and a collection product suggestions on to create the look you wanted. · Floor plan of your room, giving you ideas on how to get the best of your space with special planning and advice. · Annotations and notes from your Dulux Design Expert, giving you guidance and expert tips on how to really bring the scheme together. · Interactive shopping list which will take you through to the retailer’s website where you can purchase the suggested product from, all designed to make it easier for you to source the perfect items for your room. · 3D visualisation, a 3D representation of what your room will look like once the changes have been made. All of this is available for £75 per room, regardless of the size or if this is an open plan living space (such as a kitchen / dining room). We currently have a summer offer on where you can get all of this for £65 per room – Simply use our promotional code SUMMER16. We'd be happy to discuss anything with you over the phone to see if we can help on 0115 784 2642 or on Live chat on our website https://www.designer.duluxamazingspace.co.uk/ ? Good look with your project - if we could be of any other help, please get in touch!...See MoreAdvice for hiring someone to design and build a house
Comments (12)Hi Gavin, Good questions. These are really vital points to consider but the answers are complex and very dependent on what suits you. 1. Finding property - yes that can be tricky but it depends on what you are looking for, where and at what price. As others have said, consider property as not necessarily simply a plot of land but potentially a building (and not necessarily a house) that could be demolished or remodelled to give you what you want. However, before you go through with a purchase, check with the local planning department that what you are hoping to achieve on any prospective site is likely to be supported / meets local planning policy. Auctions can be good places to look. A quick search on Rightmove or other online platforms using filters for location, price range, etc... is a good starting point. Also many architects, as I do, can offer you a reasonably priced pre-purchase assessment of a property to check that there is scope there to achieve the type of home with the size and spaces that you would like. 2. The second is also a complex question that relates to you and your personal situation. It can come down to budget, as well as your skills / knowledge of construction and the amount of time you have available to either project manage / carry out work yourself. If you have little to no construction knowledge nor time then it would not generally be advisable for you to project manage / build the project yourself. There are pros and cons to all options. The traditional approach is to commission an architect to carry out the design work and they then tender the building work to contractors, who would then project manage the build while the architect inspects the work and deals with any arising site queries. This typically gives you the most control over quality and cost of build. Another option is a turnkey approach by a design and build company, this typically gets you a completed project at a fixed pre-agreed price and timescale, but with very little control over quality. There are many other options and I could spend all day writing them out! Taking a look at the JCT contract options can help illustrate many of the most commonly used approaches....See MoreDo you follow the latest interior design trends?
Comments (2)Yes, even if we don't follow the latest trends in our own homes, we will always keep an eye on what's new, just for inspiration....See MoreGN Builders L.L.C
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