Who To Hire First: An Interior Designer Or The Contractor?
When you’re ready to begin to take on a kitchen or bathroom remodeling project, you’re asking for the most reliable contractors to do the job. You do need a contractor to complete the job in a reasonable amount of time at a price that matches your investment level. But if you are unsure how to make all the finishes come together for a beautiful, well-thought-out space.
A response that I get from people looking to plan your remodeling projects; is that you are already spending a lot of money; that is why an interior designer is not an option in their investment. Unfortunately, this is where you are mistaken and have not reached out to a designer to see how they can help you. Designers have the expertise and experience to curate finishes and plan how everything relates to the rest of the house. Here are some blog posts that you can read here, here, and here.
Here are some examples of how an interior designer curates the finishes so that everything coordinates with the color scheme of the rest of the house. You can view my portfolio to see how the kitchen and bathroom finish selections coordinate with the color scheme.
The expertise a contractor offers is how he follows a process in conducting the remodeling projects. The necessary steps in carrying out a kitchen or bathroom remodel. Their experience is in the number of projects they have completed successfully with happy clients.
Their expertise is not in putting together finishes that look beautiful, and relate to the rest of the house. You can see the kitchen and bathroom pictures below. The finishes are not related to the rest of the house.
There is no thought put into creating this kitchen. The cabinets and floor blend in together, and there is no break in the finishes. This kitchen was very dark not only during the day but also at night. It felt very dingy. The pictures above are how I transformed the space to create an open and airy space that inspires one to be creating delicious dishes. The backsplash also doesn’t work well with the countertop.
As you have seen the difference, is that an interior designer can be an asset to help you in making your remodeling investment worth it and have a space that you are pleased with and glad about every time you step in.
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