“I was convinced that good interior design at the start was a means of not making mistakes that proved costly.”

First Contact

• Establish client’s needs at initial enquiry stage
• Inform client of the scope of services on offer and the fees involved
• Advise client on the best service(s) to suit their needs
• Describe the service process
• Book appointment to suit

 

Consultation Services

• Site visit
• Consultation (recommendations)
• Propose follow-up service(s) and quote fees

Design Services

• Discuss design brief (ideas/preferences, retention of existing items, budgets and timeframes)
• Survey and sketches/house plans supplied
• Design/spatial planning (office based)
  
• Ventilation and heating
• Access and security
  • Health and safety
  • Practicality and maintenance
  • Storage and equipment
• Research, pricing and selection of goods
  • Lighting
  • Sanitary ware
  • Cabinetry and interior doors
  • Furniture and furnishings
  • Fixtures and fittings
  • Flooring and tiles
  • Textiles and window dressing
• Home wares and finishing touches
• Interior design schemes/scale drawings (floor plans, elevations, electrical/plumbing plans)
• Illustrations, layouts, samples and colour schemes compiled
• Supplier specifications, quotes and orders documented
• Contractors’ briefs typed (joiners/tilers/plumbers/electricians/flooring subs/decorators/fitters)
• Outline costings put together (furniture, furnishings, lighting, fixtures, fittings, finishing touches)
• Presentation to and approval from client

Project Co-Ordination

• Implementation of designs (client responsible for sub-contractors’ tenders/costs)
• Project co-ordination (liaison with clients, site managers, architects, suppliers, sub-contractors)
• Product sourcing, orders for goods and deliveries
• Site visits to monitor progress and some supervision if required
• Styling (positioning/arranging furniture, display of artwork and ornaments, finishing touches)
  Snagging if required