How to Work with your INTERIOR DESIGNER 14 Jul
1999
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article has been submitted by Akar
Interior Designers who are well known interior designers
in Goa . Sydney & xxx have been in this have been in this
business for xx years and have completed many prestigiuos
projects.
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The independent designer makes his profit in one of the three
ways . The first and most customary way is to buy everything
at a discount and charge you the retail prices. Two other
billing procedures are based on the cost of everything to the
decorator plus either a pre arranges percentage of that cost
or a flat fee for the entire job.
You Also pay : A designer's out
of pocket expenses for travel and so on; Any sales taxes, shipping
,trucking ad storage charges; the price of blueprints; renderings
and models; the cost of any revisions or changes you may make
in your order after it's places; and fees for supervision
beyond the amount the decorator deems reasonable for the successful
completion of your job. In spite of such stand and practices ,
however, you may still discover that one interior designer
will give you an estimate of say R s. 50,000/- and another
name twice the price. The difference more often lies in the
quality of the furnishings than the quality of the taste. A
clever designer can use such elements as colour scale and
surprise to great effect. You pay for only the cost of average
furnishings and the priceless ingredient of invention is
thrown in for free!!
In paying designer's bill, installments are usual. You pay
concept fee at the beginning after you have decided what you
want and your designer has drawn up an itemized estimate
(not a contract. As many prices cannot be guaranteed at
this time). You pay another installment once the work
commences, and the next ones sometime later - and the balance
on completion. But arrangements for payment differ and the one
way to be sure to ask.
Many independent designers and store decorating services give
professional advice for a fee based on the time involved. It
is money well spent if you want to as certain an interior
designer's customary price bracket and get a knowledgeable
opinion about probable expenses. Should you subsequently
decide to give the consultant your job, the fee for the first
discussion will be credited to your account.
