Hiring a designer for an easier job and to save you money

People often ask me why they should hire a designer. One of the reason is their resources. A designer may have the greatest ideas but without the proper people to carry them out, the ideas are worthless. Good resources can sometime collaborate with the designer and come up with a better idea to enhance the idea.

I have several great resources. I have one secret weapon in my husband, Mr. Math. He helps me with tile patterns sometimes. I can explain what I want in words and he can draw it in minutes. The math part of him makes him very suited for this in a way that my brain isn't. I can imagine it and see it in my head but takes me hours to put in on paper. But he is a great design assistant and understands what I want.

Another great resource of mine is my stained glass resource. They are true artists and very creative. They are a couple, he is very good at geometric designs, she is very good at abstract designs. They "listen" to the house in a similar way that I do. When I bring them in, I tell them what I want and they are able to produce something truly wonderful.

Window treatments are another key area. I have fantastic workrooms to help. They get the job done quickly, efficiently and correctly.

There are numerous others....but the point is that in every case, I can give them the work, give them instructions and I don't have to worry about it. I know that they will treat my clients well, and that they will do their job well. This makes my job easier and it makes my clients' experience better.

Everyone has had a bad experience or heard of one....a friend just did their kitchen but felt they could be project manager and take care of it themselves. They got all done and oven didn't fit. So now the contractor has to make it work. Not that this couldn't have happened with a designer but your odds go down considerably. First of all, most people do their kitchen once or twice. They aren't aware of the pitfalls. A designer does this all the time and knows what to look out for. Also when you hire a contractor, you hire them once and that's it. The accountability isn't there as much. They may lowball you to get the job and then add more in later, they may use cheaper products or do bad workmanship. Having a designer, they have seen their work, inspected them, and they have a working relationship with the contractor. The contractor gets a great deal of work from the designer and will have a higher level of accountability with them. The best part is that you aren't just pulling someone out of the phonebook, you are getting someone with a track record.

Another way that it helps to have a designer....I had a client have a "design emergency". I had selected all her items for her bedroom but she wanted to do all the work. She had some drapes that needed to be hung and couldn't do it. She was having a party that night and called me, desperate for help. Because of my relationship with my resources, I was able to get someone over there to do the work for her and the party went off without a hitch.

Paying for a designer isn't just a luxury, it's peace of mind. We know how to get things done. We have the people to do it and do it well. We can save you the time of interviewing a bunch of people. Save you the time of answering a bunch of questions and dealing with the project management. Renovation is a big stress, we are here to reduce it in several ways and to ensure that you get the kind of job you want.