Top 5 Tips to Follow When Choosing an Interior Design Team
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Want to bring your home vision to life? Finding the right interior designer who can help manage and streamline the process will make your life that much easier. From confirming floor plans and layouts to helping to select trims, finishes, and furniture, the right interior designer on the Gold Coast will be able to keep your vision aligned and project budget and timeline on track.
If you’re new to the renovation or construction process, you might be unsure where to find the right interior designer or how to approach a new team and know they’re the right fit for you. Whether you’re ready to get the process started or want to plan ahead and find the right design team to collaborate with first, read on–we’ve summarised the top five considerations to keep in mind when shopping around for an interior design team.
The Top 5 Considerations for Choosing an Interior Design Team
Service Scope: Are you looking for someone to help with interior furnishings and paint selection or do you need someone to support the entire construction process? Having a clear discussion about the scope of the service expected and offered will ensure that the team you work with can meet your needs. Further still, knowing what services your potential team offers (or doesn’t!) is crucial–there can be a major difference in the scope offered by an Interior Designer versus a Stylist or Decorator and knowing the difference is important.
Discuss Budget Expectations: This is an important what–discussing the budget for the project and the design services offered will be a critical deciding factor in confirming which team you should work with. Why? Much like retailers and tradespeople, some interior design teams will only work on projects of a specific scope and size–others will have excellent industry connections to luxury retailers alone. If you’re interested in accessing retailers and suppliers from budget-friendly through to middle-range retailers, your design team will need to know ahead of time to confirm they can help you find what you want. Further still, knowing the designer’s expected fees ahead of time can be worked into your overall budget–so you know that you’re not going overboard from the start.
Be Open to Accepting Guidance and Support: Are you new to the interior design process? Similar to the contractors, builders, and architects that may all be contributing to your project, an interior designer is a highly qualified professional in their field who can support you through the process. Instead of committing to one fixed outcome and looking for a designer who will meely agree with what you say, consider if you’re open to the potential candidate’s suggestions and advice. Do you like what they’re proposing? They may be a good match for you.
Communication Matters: Communication is critical–for both the designer and the client. If you’re under a tight deadline, consider the potential design team’s work capacity and their ability to respond to emails, calls, and requests. Better yet–consider your own capacity to respond to emails, calls, and requests. Why? Some of the services offered by design teams will include viewing samples, securing cost quotes, and putting stock on hold. Many of these purchases of offers can be time sensitive–meaning that a delay in response or confirmation can mean the difference between blowing the budget and getting a great price. (Further to that, a timely response can mean the difference between staying on schedule and having to wait weeks for delayed or incoming stock.)
Style and Vision Alignment: Think that you’ve found our match but want to confirm? We recommend asking to look at a potential candidate’s portfolio of previously completed work. While the right designer will both stick to your vision and suggest adjustments along the way that can make the best use of your budget and increase the value of your home, the right designer should be able to align with your ideal outcome. From personal taste and style to the overall project vision, looking at a portfolio of work recently completed can help assure you that the design team will be able to meet the needs of your job.
Working with the Right Interior Designer
Looking for more support? The Globe Interiors team have been servicing South East Queensland for over 50 years and have helped hundreds of residential and commercial clients bring their vision to life.
Well versed and connected in the real estate, construction, design, and retail industries, we have a close-knit network of preferred suppliers and brands who can keep your project vision, budget, and timeline aligned. Meeting and delivering each of the top benefits gained by working with a qualified interior design team, our group of experts offer end-to-end support for clients no matter their project size.
Connected with our consultants today to see how we can support your next project or book in for a visit to our Gold Coast showroom to learn more about our services and recently completed work.