Points of Discussion with Your Interior Designer on Your New Home

Published by cravat | Filed under Buyer / Seller Tips, Miscellaneous, Real Estate

Meeting your new home designer is the first step you can take in your journey of building a custom designed home. It has to be exciting - are you excited? You should be! This is your chance to relay all of the exciting ideas you have about your dream home. This meeting is all about you, you and you. So how can you have a really successful meeting and give yourself the best opportunity for your home design to be as close to what you wanted, the first time round.

Pointers #1 - Be comfortable with yourself

I know some of you are thinking, “who else would I be?” But you would be surprised at how many people sit in their design meeting acting like they are attending a funeral instead of taking one of the most exciting steps life has to offer. Relax. Great home designers know what it is like to bring your dreams to the table. They are tasked with the responsibility of delivering it.

If this is the first time you will be building a million dollar home, do not think you have to act like a millionaire (or what you think millionaires might be like - some people will be surprised to find out they are often very common). If you are yourself the home designer will get to know youand more about what you’re like which will give them the best opportunity to putting your personality into your new house.

Pointers #2 – Nothing wrong in being brutally honest

You need to be brutally honest with your lifestyle and what is most important to you. Communicating your lifestyle is the biggest challenge for most people as they may not want to draw attention to aspects of their life or perhaps they think something may just be common sense. Don’t assume that the person sitting across the table thinks like you, walks like you, talks like you or has the same values. If you love teddy bears and need additional room in the bedroom for your 101 teddies, then say it. If you are sporty and want a gym with mirrors on the walls, then say it. If you are an enthusiast photographer and will use one of the bedrooms as a dark room then say it. What is more, the items that were being discussed had to be coaxed out of the home buyers over time. More importantly, the design should be modified to suit you which can give you a far better outcome than what would you have gotten if you had informed your designer.

Pointers #3 – Make sure you enjoy the process

Remember this is your time, relax and enjoy yourself. Make jokes and get to know the people sitting opposite you on the table. You’ll find the more comfortable you feel with your designer, the more information will flow during your design brief and the better your home will be.

If you are using a custom home builder and are looking to ensure you have the best home design suited to your needs you should follow these three tips. Your new home designer will appreciate how much easier you made the meeting and love the fact that they will have the best opportunity to make you happy first time around.