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Comments (3)I honestly do not think there is a "typical" response for what an architect will do with respect to interior design. Having said that, our arch was not at all interested in performing that service; however, he had an in house design person with whom we could work for an additional fee. He was interested in our overall "feel" and "vision" for the house which was somewhat helpful. As much as I would have liked to work with a designer, we honestly were not willing to spend that type of money. Several outside designers were more per hour than our architect! I could not afford to spend that kind of money for someone to go "shopping" for me trying to find pieces/wallpaper/tile/flooring that I liked. Although a designer has resources that makes it easier to identify those items, our "look" is not mainstream, which meakes it more time consuming. I hope that helps. Teresa...See More80% done - what do I do about backsplash?
Comments (15)Thanks, everyone! I really appreciate your feedback. The tile I have preliminarily chosen is a marble w/grey and beige undertones. It's a lighter than the tile Bill V. posted, but I tend to like lighter colors. I think it will work if I choose a grey-ish taupe color that's a little darker to paint the walls. I discovered something yesterday after posting. I suppose this isn't an uncommon problem, but I wonder whether there is anything I can do to minimize this. I noticed that the counter/bar on the windowed wall is level, but the windows above it are not quite. So, at one end of the counter, the distance from the counter to the window sill is about 4 1/2 inches, but at the other end its closer to 5 inches. It's somewhat noticeable to me, just by "eyeballing" it. I assume a backsplash, then, is a bad idea because the difference would be more noticeable, no?...See MoreQuestion about hiring an interior designer
Comments (9)Unless you have a great deal of money to spend, you are better off doing a lot of the hard work yourself and then hiring someone to help finish things off with panache. Good interior designers cost a fortune- six figures for a living room, for a modest start. Mediocre interior designers cost money too- I have no idea of how much though- but my feeling is that any money spent on a mediocre designer is money that could have been spent on better furniture and finishes. Lay out your wish list. Consult some books and bring the problems here to work out together with this very talented crew. There is not a day that goes by that I am not amazed at how the people on this board work together to create beautiful spaces. Try with one room and see how it goes. People have reported good things from distance consultations with Maria Killam, whose specialty is colors. Google her blog and check out posts about her here on GW. She may be able to give you a good color scheme. Laurel Bern's blog is one of my favorites and she sells color schemes as well. I know it can seem overwhelming, but if money is a concern at all, it seems unproductive to waste it on meh interior designers....See MoreWhy do interior designers do what they do?
Comments (2)So for me it was that I found so many homes that really did not function well so that got me into redesigning spaces for clients. I got my degree in the 60’s just at the time when the first Mcmansions were being built and so much bad design and space for no purpose that that was my foray into functional design. I still believe function is the first item in any design I also now do a lot of kitchen designs since IMO that is the space that cries out for function.I guess it is nice to make money doing what you love and so that was a bonus. My other love and training is catering so I run a catering biz from my very functional kitchen in my MCM ranch home which BTW is my fave style of home....See MoreLinda Dornan
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