Skills to Look for When Hiring a Professional Interior Designer

If you are thinking of sprucing up your home, consider hiring an interior designer. Professional interior designers have the skill and aesthetic sense to transform your home into a beautiful, functional space. But not every professional will be the right fit for your project. Follow these simple steps when hiring an interior designer to make sure you find the best person for the job.

Interview Interior Decorators

An interview is a critical aspect of the interior design process. An in-person meeting will allow you to ask questions and clarify various elements of the project.

Webpages and social media can not always convey the working style of a designer and or team, that’s why Evoke Interior Designs provides working consultations for our clients.

Working meetings will demonstrate how we think, how quickly our creativity flows, and how we convey our ideas and thoughts. Any specific choices we make are based on an initial conversation where we determine if it’s just a decor project meaning no real demo or reconfiguring.

Based on a 15 step process, we work with the Ivy platform, which offers clients a dashboard to follow their projects’ progress. Through Ivy, they can view proposals with images that they can approve and pay for so that financial tasks and communication are clearly defined and easy to manage. It’s transparent, and that makes investing large sums of money easier.

Interior Designer or Decorator?

An interior designer and decorator have similarities, but there are also crucial differences. While a designer’s training includes architecture and spatial planning, decorators focus on the aesthetic elements of the space such as color, fabric, furnishings, and layout.

Interior designers can handle projects requiring the structural redesign of a space. They can also play the role of decorators. However, decorators do not have the training to take on renovation projects involving spatial planning.

Define Your Interior Design Style

Research studies suggest that interior design elements have a positive psychological effect and can enhance overall health. A professional decorator can transform your home into a wellness sanctuary. But before you approach a decorator, it is essential to define your style.

If you don’t have a design in mind, you can explore magazines and online photos for inspiration. Create a visual board or save all the images in a folder.

When you interview an interior designer, it will be easier to communicate your ideas. A professional can interpret your ideas into practical solutions within your timeline and budget.

Set a Timeline and Budget

The most critical step for any project is developing a timeline and budget for it. Without a clear plan, interior design can be expensive and take longer than expected.

A comprehensive timeline and budget allow an interior designer to establish what is possible at the initial stages of the project itself. That way, you can take your time and decide on the finish or décor you can afford and avoid surprises later.

Evoke Interior Design aims to create functional spaces in the San Francisco Bay area and Southern California that are also aesthetically pleasing and unique. Our professional team has mastered the art form of developing individual spaces for every client. You can explore the Evoke Interior Design portfolio or contact our team for customized design packages today.