5 Benefits of Hiring an Interior Designer

Your home should be a reflection of your personality, all while looking beautiful and functioning to your personal needs. Sound impossible to achieve? It’s not. It’s probably not something you can achieve on your own, which is where the professional talents of an interior designer come into play. Interior designer Mark Boberick of Atelier Mark David shares with us the benefits of hiring a design professional like himself. 
1. It will save you money.
The biggest misconception people have when it comes to hiring an interior designer is that it will be a major expense. However, an interior designer’s goal is to keep his or her client on budget. Designers are always realistic, telling you the best use of your budget and being honest if you want something you probably can’t afford. Additionally, a designer will make sure every piece of the puzzle works from the start, avoiding you costly mistakes. Say you fall in love with a sofa online, but when it arrives it doesn’t fit through the door. Or maybe you purchase a table on sale and try to work the room design around it, but it just isn’t possible with the table size. Things like this can be avoided by working with an interior designer. “Those are the types of obstacles we anticipate,” says Mark. “We create a final vision and make sure it works before putting plans into action.”
2. You’ll have great resources and contacts.
It can be extremely difficult to find good resources. Lucky for you, interior designers work with reliable tradespeople every day. Your interior designer will be able to connect you with electricians, plumbers, carpenters, tilers and contractors that you can trust, giving you peace of mind. Interior designers also have access to design and décor companies you’ve probably never heard of, which means you’ll get products and fabrics that aren’t available to the general public. Your new room will boast a look as unique as you!
3. You’ll get function, not just beauty.
As Mark puts it, interior designers don’t just make rooms pretty – they also make them functional. “That’s the difference between an interior designer and an interior decorator,” Mark explains. “It can be the prettiest room in the world, but if you can’t live in it, it’s not a functional design.” Function can be something as little as the correct placement of electrical outlets to something as big as creating a room for a person with eyesight issues. This is why for room remodels, it’s best to hire an interior designer before any hammers are struck. An interior designer can work with your contractor and influence the flow of the space based on your needs – something a contractor doesn’t always thing about. Interior designers spend the bulk of their training on effective floor planning, and according to Mark, that is where they shine. “This is the education someone will never be able to duplicate in a DIY renovation,” says Mark, who studied at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. “We consider much more than just wall color and pretty fabric.”
4. You can let your liaison do the work.
Your hired interior designer will become your personal qualified liaison in your room remodel. An interior designer knows the proper language when it comes to contractors, architects and other tradespeople. Communication is key in managing your time and money, and your interior designer will make sure everything is done correctly with function in mind.
5. You’ll get that wow factor with a personal touch.
Interior designers are trained to think outside of the box with the client in mind. With an interior designer, you’ll get an aesthetically pleasing, functional design with beautiful fabrics, colors and décor; you’ll also get a design catered to you. “Getting that wow factor doesn’t always mean incorporating the latest trends,” says Mark. He tells us that it’s important to ask questions and gather as much information as possible about the client to get a sense of who they are and what they like. That way, the designer can enact trends in a smart way all while embracing the client’s personality. “You don’t want the room to look out of date in five years,” Mark explains. “However, it’s okay for something to look odd or out of place if it reflects the client and gives them the look they desire.”
For more information on Atelier Mark David, visit ateliermarkdavid.com or call (609) 523-9500.