If you have a few bucks to spare and want the home of your dreams with minimal hassles, choose to hire a professional. Not because you can but because it will make the process so much more enjoyable and the outcome a dream come true!
When you hire an interior designer, you don’t just hire that person, you hire their training, experience and knowledge within the industry. Here are some ways in which designers assist their clients in creating the perfect home:
Interior designers can help determine cost of completion and project requirements in the budgeting phase. – It is not our first time. A true professional will keep track of their projects and study the costs so that they know what your project will look like, from a budget perspective. At Brenna Morgan Interiors, we draw from past experience and check our costs every quarter so that we can set a very likely budget for our clients.
Designers can assist in determining (and sticking to) a realistic timeline. – Again, we have done this before. Professional interior designers know how long certain parts of the process take and can therefore help manage your expectations. Plus, we assist in moving things along where we can. We know the timelines so we can plan ahead so that there is no time lost.
A professional interior designer knows where to find high quality interior products. – The design of a house’s interior includes the choice of wall paint, furniture, floor material, cabinetry, wallpaper, and lighting. With no experience, it will be a hassle to locate vendors that sell and install those interior elements. We, as designers, have a list of all of these service providers and vendors that we have used in the past so that we can easily assist in navigating your design plan.
Interior designers are well versed in space planning. – Sometimes it seems as though we are creating more space from thin air. Spoiler alert! We are not. We just look at plans and rooms differently. We can see where we can squeeze additional storage or how cabinetry can be rearranged, etc.
Sometimes interior designers have to play marriage counselors. – Not really but building and renovating a home can be stressful on a household. As designers, we have to help families make decisions that work for everyone. We also know how to merge two seemingly different design styles so that everyone wins.
True professionals will let you keep what’s important to you. – Do you have a family heirloom or a piece that was purchased on a wonderful trip? Or did you unfortunately inherit your great grandmothers cross stitch collection? True interior designers can work with items you truly love and give them a place of importance in your space. We love working with these special pieces at BMI, as they are what makes a house a home. We truly believe that.
Designers can elevate the most mundane design experiences.- Sampling paint, adding blocking for your towel bars, laying out the tile prior to setting it, checking in the light fixtures ordered… these are some of the not so enjoyable parts of design. However, when you hire an interior designer, we do all of that for you!
And lastly, designers can give you that big reveal moment you have dreamed about! Even though you have been a part of the process all along, there’s still nothing like being able to walk through the doors of your new space and being wowed because every last detail has been attended to.