One of the most important decisions in your life is going to be the purchasing of a house that is going to be either just a house or a home. If your finances are extremely sound and you have the capacity to procure a well furnished house of your liking, well and good. Or maybe you would prefer to purchase a house and do all the interior decoration yourself. Again, well and good. But then you will have to choose an Interior Decorator to do the job for you, unless of course you know all the techniques of interior decorating and also have the capacity to do-it-yourself.
Now, unless you choose a really good Interior Decorator, you are going to find yourself in some difficult situations due to time and /or cost overruns. And these overruns can lead to a lot of stress, physical and/or mental. So to avoid such difficulties here are a few tips that you might try following before you finally decide on an Interior Decorator.
First Know What You Want
If you are going to lay out a substantial amount of money in interior decorating then it is best that you know just what you want. And the Internet is the best way to get this information. You could also get some good magazines or books. Check out your likes and dislikes and try not to deviate from them at a later date. Decide on the amount of money that you are prepared to spend and the amount of cost overrun that you can afford before you embark on your project. Another important factor is that of the time required to complete the project and the possible time overrun. These are very important decisions to be taken before setting out on your interior decorating job.
Discuss With A Number Of Decorators
Do not blindly hire an Interior Decorator just because he is highly rated nor just because he has been recommended by a relative or a close friend or acquaintance. Go through the samples of their work, they almost always have pictures of the work that they have done to show to you. But you may not like their work. Sometimes a small time Decorator might just have turned out the kind of decorating that you like. So interview a number of Interior Decorators before deciding on one.
Sit across the table and tell him your likes and dislikes that you did in the first place so that the Decorator understands your needs. Do not think that the Decorator is there to sell you something he has. Designing and decorating you house which is going to be your home is a great responsibility and also fun. It is one large creative work that you are going to execute in your life. Positive discussions with your Decorator will result in a positive decoration which will in turn give your home a positive atmosphere. If not it will just turn out that you have a house and not a home.
Also try as much as possible to have one person in the family talk directly to the Decorator.
The Decorator Is Not Responsible For Everything
You have to remember that the Decorator is not responsible for everything. Based on your ideas and the discussions that you have with him, the Interior Decorator prepares the drawings and once you have finalized them, the Decorator appoints the Contractors who are going to do the actual work and does the supervision and sees that the work is being done to the design. But if the Contractors are late or there is some delay in the delivery of materials, the Interior Decorator is not wholly responsible. You can ask him to contact the Contractor(s) responsible and sort out the bottleneck.
Try to follow the above general guide lines and you may get your interior decorating completed in a hassle free manner.
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