When it comes to planning your custom or self build, factoring in an interior designer can pay dividends, ensuring the interior of your home doesn’t become an afterthought that you regret.
Anyone working to create their dream home will spend a long term planning the build, and there’s a myriad of build and design decisions to be made, but interiors often get overlooked as budget constraints kick in. Too often with self builds you see a fantastic vision delivered by a builder or architect, but the interiors don’t reflect the design quality of the build.
Typical mistakes are a lack of planning around window treatments and lighting, as well as a failure to factor in SMART home tech into the design. Furniture from previous homes can look lost in the new setting, and colour, pattern and texture can seem intimidating in a pristine build.
But employing an interior design company can guarantee an incredibly bespoke and beautiful design for your property to give it the finish it deserves. Costs may be an issue, but if you factor them in from the start it won’t come as something to be sacrificed at the end when money is tight.
Budgeting for an interior designer also ensure that any SMART home features, such as Lutron lighting, Sonos speakers or different heating systems all work in conjunction with the completed design.
We spoke to professional interior designer and NaCSBA member Katie Malik Design Studio for the key considerations in working with a specialist.
Tips for interior design success:
1. Professionalism
Working with an interior design company ensures a sophisticated level of professionalism teamed with competent project management.
While designers and their client often bond over their big ideas for a blank space, an interior design professional will be able to:
- recognise limitations in the intricacies of space,
- work to utilise them by any means,
- manage expectations, and
- help manage your budget wisely.
2. Keen Eye For Design
A reputable interior design studio will have exceptional taste and be up to date with the latest in interior trends. This characteristic combined with their experience to create an incredible and exciting design for your property.
Whilst private clients may have designs in mind for creating interiors, working with a reputable interior design professional can ensure the design and execution of a breathtaking creation.
3. Expertise
Employing an interior design professional can ensure that your project is managed to an impeccable standard and that the components of the design work in harmony to ensure optimum functionality of each space.
4. Design Technology and Industry Contacts
Using design software enables professionals to:
- show clientele 3D visualisations of the room they are designing,
- help customers see their vision more clearly, and
- make any amendments to the design accordingly.
In addition, interior design companies also come with excellent lists of tradesmen and innovative design technology providers. The team will know who is the best in the business to deliver the ambitions of the project.
Katie says, “Katie Malik Studio has overcome a range of challenges when working with a diverse range of properties and the design plans of the owners. Thorough our knowledge of the industry, the latest trends and our close network of trusted tradesmen we work to bring a project to life.
Using an interior design studio does come with a cost attached, but it will be an investment in your home that will pay dividends for years to come as you enjoy living and working in a space tailored to your needs. It can be very easy to become overwhelmed with the prospect of interiors, but working with an interior designer brings creative and cohesive solutions that can save a lot of money, time and stress in getting it right the first time round.”
Credits: Design by Katie Malik Studio, images by Maciek Platek Food & Interior Photography.
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