The Top 7 Benefits of Working with an Interior Designer
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Think you’re ready for a renovation, new building project, or just thinking about bringing fresh life back into your favourite spaces? Globe Interiors has been in the Interior Designer Gold Coast market for over 50 years–and we’ve learned more than a few tricks to the trade.
Believing that every person should love where they live, we partner with residential and commercial clients to bring form and function together. Streamlining the planning, purchasing, and design process, our clients range from building a brand new project to inheriting an existing space that needs a new life.
Wondering whether you should bring in expert help to redesign your space? Here are the top seven benefits to working with an interior design team.
The Top 7 Benefits to Working with an Interior Design Team
Strive for Design, Not Just Decoration
New to the interiors world? One of the pivotal things to know is that there is a difference between design and decoration. Considering the function of a space, the floor plans, family needs, and utility, designers often work alongside the contractors and clients at every stage of the building process. Far from simply ‘outfitting’ a space once its complete, design teams will work with the building team to consider lighting (natural and artificial), layouts, trims, finishes, and more.
If you’re interested in staging a home to sell, an interior decorator may be for you. If you’re interested in creating a functional space that blends form with furnishings, interior design is probably your best bet.
Expertise in Function and Form
A multidisciplinary art, interior designers are qualified professionals who understand the building process, architecture, textiles, lighting, and raw materials. Moving far beyond basic colour matching and paint selection, interior designers often work with the building team to finalise floor plans and begin work on material selection from the ground up. Crossing between builders, architects, and decorators, the final outcome of a well planned interior design project means bringing together the aesthetic with function and utility.
Designers Save You Time And Money
New to the building process? One of the most important aspects of working with an interior design team is the access to a network of suppliers, off-market materials, and a project supervisor who can keep the building timeline, budget, and vision on track.
Knowing where to save costs and what items are worth investing in to support the value of your home, working with an interior designer means keeping to a budget, knowing how to meet it, and having a second-in-command to look out for possible downgrades, upgrades, or other budget-affecting decisions made by contractors during the building process.
Better yet–we know what an item is worth. If you’re interested in luxury trims and finishes, we can point clients in the direction of suppliers whose quality stands up to their price tag. Never wanting any buyer to spend more on a product because of glossy marketing, we can see through the smoke and mirrors of excellent quality and what will simply ‘look nice’.
Designers are Well Connected
Interested in reaching off-market suppliers, manufacturers, and smaller production houses? Designers are well versed in their industries and have extensive networks of contacts that range from contractors to electricians and retailers. Helping clients find the finishes, furnishings, and raw materials that will best meet their vision and budget, working with an interior designer means having access to a range of experts and cost effective solutions that will cap off your home.
Better yet? Most interior designers have ongoing relationships with some preferred suppliers–meaning they may be able to access discounts otherwise unavailable to everyday clients. Furtherstill, your design team can help manage the paperwork, cost quotes, and payments from multiple suppliers–thereby streamlining your job.
Interior Designers Keep Your Vision on Track
Need an extra person on your side? We appreciate that the building, construction, and renovation process can be overwhelming. To ensure that your vision stays aligned during the process, an interior designer can oversee all aspects of the build and step in when seemingly minor changes will have a huge impact on the final outcome.
If you need an expert who understands which aspects of the building process need to stay on track and where being flexible will keep your vision aligned, consider working with an interior designer who is experienced in navigating and supervising the whole process.
Stay on Market Trend Without Compromising Your Style
Want to design a modern home without it feeling too ‘trendy’? Designers can take advantage of the latest trends, modern materials, and features that will boost the value of your home without making it feel like someone else’s space.
Experts at freshening up existing spaces and building new spaces with modern trends in mind, an experienced interior designer can make sure that your home feels modern and up-to-date with market expectations without compromising on your preferred style and vision.
Add Value to Your Home
Whether you’re renovating to sell or expect to live in your property for another couple of years, every homeowner should consider the future market value of their home.
By understanding the real estate market, industry trends, and what aspects of your home will be worth investing in to increase the overall value of your home, interior design teams can help bring your vision to life and boost your home’s potential resale value. Believing that your home should be a place you love to live and recognising that it will likely be one of your biggest investments, a great design team can add more than simply finishing touches or style to your home–they blend balance, function, and design.
(Learn more about the difference between interior design and decorating here so you know which team members should be working on your home.)
Specialising in Residential and Property Interior Design
Globe Interiors has been working with commercial and residential clients in the South East Queensland area for over 50 years. Extremely well connected with contractors, suppliers, building teams, and retailers, the right interior design team should have a network that can help bring your vision together. (Interested in learning more about how to find the right interior design group? Check out these five top tips here.)
Believing that every homeowner should have the opportunity to design a space they love to live in, we can work with you at every stage of the design process. From first floor plans to bringing fresh life back into existing, compact spaces, our services, packages, and preferred product and brand selection can help you streamline the design process so you can focus on what matters most.
Interested in visiting our Gold Coast showroom to get a sample of our work? Reach out to our friendly design consultants today.