Is A Good Designer Always The Right Designer?

Consider, consider, and consider, before you seal that deal!

There are many interior designers out there. So much so that it is actually not very hard to look for a good one who is both well-educated and very experienced to boot.

But is a good interior designer necessarily the right one for you? Personally, I think the answer is no.

Visual arts is a very subjective thing. What the designer thinks will work best for your home or office space may not be what you think is the best. And if he is unable to convince you, and vice versa, the original "click" the both of you once felt at the beginning may cool off, which will badly affect the final outcome of the interior design (see interior design singapore).

Therefore, when looking to engage someone to provide a service to you - especially if it is something as near and dear as decorating your house - it will be good to have a list of qualities you want the service provider to have, before you begin negotiations for the deal.

Here is a list of what I would look for!
1) Communication
It's very important that they can understand what I'm trying to tell them, so communication is actually pretty high up on my list!

2) Cooperation
I also want to know how well we can cooperate when we disagree on certain things. I would love to think that, being the client, I am always right, but they are the professionals, and sometimes they may be able to see a bigger picture than me!

3) Accreditation
It would help to see how their training supplements their current profession, but this is not as important to me as the next point.

4) Experience
I'd definitely ask to see some of their previous works, and ask for references as well. Nothing like seeing and hearing it from their previous, satisfied customers to really convince me!

5) Ability to work within a given budget
A very important thing to me is that the designer must be able to work within the budget I give him. I will not accept someone who purposely tries to goad me into setting a higher budget just for the sake of earning more money.

6) Ability to hit deadlines
I expect any Singapore interior designer worth their salt to be able to meet the deadlines that we agree on at the outset of the project. If they are unable to meet it without good reason, then they had better be prepared to give me a discount!

Realistically, I don't suppose I will be finding someone who fits the shortlist perfectly, but at least with a guide, finding the right one becomes easier. You probably have your own preference and list of requirements. Otherwise, hopefully my list has given you some inspiration for one!