Those who are tangled with the interior design and space design have often heard these words: “We can not afford to hire a decorator!”, “We have no money to pay for the design. We do it ourselves. “,” Designers are very expensive! “,” We do not want to know what kind of arrangement, so we do not pay someone to choose our color from lime or decorative pillows. ”
Those who have heard such statements smile sadly, because they know that those who do not have a generous budget and who say the most vehemently that they do not need help are, in most cases, those who have the he needs the advice, experience and expertise of a specialist.
Why? Simple! Because where there is money to make sophisticated arrangements, where an interior designer is contracting from the concept stage, just “mistakes” could be borne directly by the owners if they assume to work alone. But in most cases, they call on specialists because they want their money, even if the budget is more than generous, to be invested and not spent, in other words put to the maximum and not wasted in hasty decisions or without an overall support.
On the contrary, in the case of limited budgets, often insufficient for everything that should be done in the project, the owners can not afford to misdirect any amount, be it small. Moreover, there is a need for clarity and decision-making power when choosing those operations that will be abandoned for lack of funds. Only a specialist will be able to decide what are the priorities in a project with a limited budget so that the beneficiaries will not later feel that decision, functional and practical. Without wallpaper on the walls can live well in an apartment, but without functional electrical installations do. If the carpet of a particular design and manufacturer is replaced with something similar, but with a more affordable price, guaranteed owners will be just as happy when they walk on it, which will not happen if instead of a carpentry which will ensure the thermal and sound insulation of the dwelling, it will choose to keep the old carpeting, which winds or whispers to the passages between cold and warm seasons, or to buy one that does not provide adequate thermal comfort.
The role of an interior designer far outstrips the purely aesthetic, decorative part of the project and is more like the role of a project manager who is mindful of all the practical and functional details of the design.
If we go from the etymology of the word “design,” we find that its roots are found in the Latin word “designation”, which means “to draw”, “to indicate”, “to order”. So making a “design” is much more than doing a “drawing”. The work of the designer is work of observation, analysis, research, problem solving, design and artistic creation, project implementation and financial and project management as a whole.
As long as the designer will be regarded as a specialist you hire to serve your interests better than you do for yourself, as long as you realize he is on the same side of the “barricade” as you, then you will end up alone the conclusion that working with a designer is the most wise decision you can take and that “your budget is too low to not pay for these services.”