Invest wisely in your interiors

Engaging a professional can save you money whilst avoiding costly mistakes

With decades of experiences in the design industry and luxury hotels, here are Sydney Interior Designer, Andrew Loader’s top 5 reasons why it’s a good idea to hire a designer for your home or apartment.

Hiring a professional Interior Designer is always a good idea. Let me explain!

Are you planning for a renovation of your principal, investment or vacation property and feeling overwhelmed by all of the available choices and ideas portrayed in social media interior design imagery and wondering where to begin? You are not alone!

1. Expertise

An experienced and professionally trained designer knows how to convert your lifestyle needs and wants from the completed project into a meaningful and realistic design brief. From this brief they will develop all of the elements that will seamlessly come together to create the final documented design.

2. Budget 

A good designer knows how to work within their client’s budget and how important it is to always achieve value for money for their clients in all elements of the design. A good designer will know how to accurately prepare design specifications and cost the design for inclusion in the overall project budget.

3. Spatial planning and space optimisation

I have yet to meet a client who is not wanting to optimise the available space in their home as a top outcome for their project. A good designer knows that creating functional design for their clients is their top priority. This includes storage solutions, furnishing layouts and efficient flow of movement throughout the complete space.

4. New Ideas

Interior designers are of course by nature, creatives. They bring value to your project by developing ideas and sourcing and combining materials and elements in original ways that you may never have thought of. The outcome is what is often referred to as the ‘wow factor’ and a good designer will know how important this factor is in bringing added value to your home’s re-sale value or potential to earn increased rental revenue if it is a vacation home.

5. Achieving the right result from the begining and avoiding expensive mistakes

The tiles have been installed, the paint colour scheme is up, the window treatments are installed, the carpets are laid and the furniture has been delivered. The project budget has been spent and yet, the combined effect doesn’t match what you had in mind before the orders were placed. The ‘wow factor’ is missing. An experienced interior designer has the tools to visually communicate to you every aspect of the design before a single purchase is made. This is achieved by the construction of mood boards which show actual samples of every element of the design and computerised 3 dimensional floor plans, spatial plans and images of the spaces that have been designed. This means that you can clearly and accurately see the complete design before making your final approval and knowing exactly what you are getting for your investment.

It is sometimes thought that engaging an interior designer to develop the project design is simply adding another layer of cost. However, as you can see, professional interior design expertise can in fact save you money by the end of the project and is likely to be an enriching and happy experience along the way.

For a no obligation discussion, get in touch with us directly at info@andrewloaderdesign.com.au. We know the importance of exceeding expectations and invite you to experience our award winning service and design. We specialise in residential and commercial interior design.