Quite a few people have a whole list of opinions about design, designers and the design project. As a rule, almost all these beliefs have no basis in real life. Let's talk about the most common myths in interior design.
IT'S EXPENSIVE! The question of buying your own home is usually not so quickly resolved and not cheap, and subsequent repair and requires an unknown amount of investment, many people become very scared. Most decide that they can not afford any designer and can save money on this. But for some reason, not everyone understands that a specialist, getting money for his work, will help to avoid many mistakes that you can do without it, which will cost money.
A designer, if he has really encountered a full-fledged process of implementing his projects, one way or another he knows more - he has made mistakes and corrected errors, he has examined objects and consulted with foremen and narrow specialists, he knows the behavior and characteristics of materials, etc. It is not difficult to draw a conclusion - if you are not a builder and decided to think through all the steps of your repair on your own, be attached, it will be difficult! And, believe me, it will be expensive when on a stage of finishing works the errors made on a stage of general construction or main works will be revealed! THE DESIGNER WILL COME UP WITH AN UNFEASIBLE PICTURE, IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
If you're not cooperating with a rookie, it's not going to happen to you. A designer, in the sense of a professional is first of all a specialist who can not only combine colors (which is important), but also knows the construction and ergonomic standards, contacts of reliable suppliers and craftsmen and many other things that only help you to implement the project exactly according to the sketch.
Adequate designer will always be for the supervision of the author, because the ultimate goal of any design project is not just designed for you album with the project, and ready to be implemented in the interior. THE DESIGN IS BASED ON PICTURES
It's not allowed! Although, yes, indeed, the designer draws "pictures" (in various ways: by hand, 3D-visualization), as many incorrectly call it. As a rule, creation of these pictures-sketches demands a lot of time as the designer should understand, what to offer to this concrete customer, to consider wishes of the client, a combination of colours/invoices/textures and materials, standards etc.
As a rule, such sketches or even sketches will be the first step to your exclusive and functional interior. A DESIGNER MUST KNOW EVERYTHING AND ANTICIPATE EVERYTHING.
While most designers will certainly repeat themselves, know much more than any client, do not be sure that he is a psychic. As a client, you have to be clear in your desires, needs and budget constraints. The designer can give you what you discussed with him in the interview. So you shouldn't hide anything. Of course, many designers would want a project like this when the client tells them, "Do what you want...". But then it would be the designer's house, not yours. So take the terms of reference very seriously! OKAY, THE LAYOUT AND COLOUR IS CLEAR, BUT WE'LL PICK OUT THE FURNITURE, LIGHTS AND PLUMBING OURSELVES: IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
It's easy to know: where to look; what to look for; how to combine features; how to budget for everything; how to set up the sequence of shipments and risks... etc . And if you are ready to spend your free time on sites of Internet shops of finishing materials or bathroom fixtures / lighting fixtures, and weekends - in furniture centers and stores of building materials, you will do everything yourself. Repair - a costly enough event, not only from a financial point of view, it also requires enough free time, which many simply physically do not. The designer faces these challenges every day, he knows what and where you can buy or order and how to check everything, he implements the stages point by point and for sure. And in what direction you should look for exactly the sofa that you liked so much in the global network and you are not going to change it for anything. Well, the systems of designer discounts that allow you to buy a product cheaper, it is hardly worth talking about! NO ONE KNOWS WHAT'S BETTER FOR ME THAN I DO. A DESIGNER WILL NOT UNDERSTAND MY TASTE. A good designer would never allow himself to put his own tastes first, or in any way influence the taste of the client. Any successful design project is always the co-authorship of the client and the designer. And, believe me, designers, gives a great pleasure to please the client with a perfectly suitable interior. Remember the ultimate goal of the design project and boldly throw this myth out of your mind. A professional interior designer will not start working on your interior until he asks all living side by side about their preferences, unless there are obstacles, of course. See first.
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