The Property Ladder

After an initial discussion to assess your needs, the designer should come back to you with a design proposal for your home interior design, including suggestions for furniture and fabrics; paint and colour. Once this has been agreed upon, nothing should be ordered without your approval.

Don’t be embarrassed about your personal style: a good designer will not neglect your personality, style and taste but rather help you broaden your ‘design’ horizons, introducing you to what is available, and how it could work with pieces you’ve already purchased.

Be sure that you have worked out whether you need an interior designer or a decorator. The titles can be confusing as to who exactly does what. The correct interpretation is that interior designers manage entire building projects while decorators often deal only with the ‘cosmetics’ of a space, such as fabrics, floor finishes, accessories [...]