Sunday, January 13, 2013

Locating The Ideal Interior Designer Can Be Hard Until You Read This

By Casey Wood


There is a huge pool of interior designers you can choose from. At the same time, it does not mean that all have the same expertise level. These are several ways to find potentially good interior designers.

Send out a Tweet and ask your followers if they have an interior designer they would recommend. Social media is a great place to find referrals. People tend to be ready to share their good and bad recommendations.

Give your interior designer the benefit of the doubt if there is a problem. Always allow them to correct any problems that you have noticed before taking the matter further.

Always try to hire a local interior designer. After major weather events interior designers come from out of town to try and scam the locals out of their hard earned money. So always hire a local interior designer.

The Labor and Industries board, also known as L&I, handles complaints about interior designers and manufactured homes. A quick call to this board can alert you to previous issues or reports on the given interior designer. One call may save trouble later on.

Make sure to budget at least 10% more than the bid amount for unexpected problems that could arise. If you don't pay your interior designer they don't work and you could be left with a half finished project so always allow for some breathing room in your budget.

Talk to all persons involved in the project. Make sure you trust each one. Do not let a single hammer be lifted until a contract is signed.

Look for positive testimonials. Check their references. Ask what they like about their job. If they like their job and do great work, they are a safe bet.

Plan projects according to the season. You will get lower prices on outdoor work in cooler seasons than during the warmer months when interior designers are typically busier. They are more inclined to accept jobs at a lower price if their business is not booming.

The best interior designers take the time to build professional designer relationships with everyone they come in contact with. If you routinely get the same name of an interior designer from just about everyone you ask then you should check out that interior designer.

Don't count on the newspaper and phone book. The best interior designers often do not need advertisement. Word of mouth is one of the best ways to learn about top interior designers.




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