Choosing a Kansas City Interior Designer

The first question you ask yourself once you made the decision to start a remodeling project on your Kansas City home is typically….

How do I hire an interior designer for my remodel project?

After you have expended almost all your decision making ability just to decide to get going on your project, now you are faced with this difficult question along with many others.  Who will I hire to do the work?  Do you need building permits?  How do you know who to trust?  Who can help lead you through this crazy remodeling process?

Bottom line, you need a designer.  Not just someone who is a contract, but you really need a great designer.  This person will ask you all the right quetions in the beginning, so that at the end of the project you will not have regrets.  A good designer will create a plan based on your lifestyle and vision of the project.  From the scope to the budget and timeline the right designer will lead you down the path to success.

The best part is that good designwill actually save you money.  It will save you money on your remodeling project because all the decisions will be made, thoughtfully, before you even talk to a contractor.

So how do you choose the right Kansas City designer?  Get ready to ask questions – lots and lots of questions – of everyone you know who is happy or not so happy with their past remodeling project.  You can ask contractors, Realtors, friends and other contacts if they can recommend an interior designer.

Be sure to interview a few different designers.  Hiring someone is as much about how you “click” with them as it is about their portfolio – after all you will be spending the next several months with them!

The money you invest in the designer for your remodeling project is as important as the actual cost of getting the project completed.  If you work as a team with your designer YOUR vision will be realized, and you can look forward to living in your new space for a long time!

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Bathroom interior design today combines stone, tile, metal, wood and glass for a very “spa like” luxurious look.  There are so many different fixtures and finishes that you can choose from that you can spend a bundle or a little as you choose.

It is important to really sit down and think about what things are most important to you before you start your remodeling project.  Quality and personal satisfaction – along with your budget – will no doubt impact the final design.

Here are some of the popular trends to get your creative juices flowing when you start thinking about your bath remodel:

• Increasing the size of the bathroom for the things you want: furniture, airy walk-in showers, soaker tub.
• Getting rid of noisy jacuzzi tubs and replacing it with a free standing cast iron soaker tub which retains the heat longer than fiberglass.
• Private toilet: many prefer a seperate room for the toilet in the master bathroom, or at a minimum a privacy wall.
• Many people now are thinking outside the box and increasing the entertainment value of the bathroom by installing flat screen TVs, music, lounge chairs and even small refrigerators!
• Combining different materials in the final finishes: wood and stone, glass and chrome – glass tile being the most desired because of the beautiful glow it gives off.

Bathroom fixture manufacturers are really pushing the limits of design today as homeowners are willing to spend the bucks to get the retreat they want in their master bathrooms in Kansas City - the possibilities are endless.  Have fun!

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