Preview Mode Links will not work in preview mode

Inside Design with Kandrac & Kole is a lively conversation about the latest trends, travels to industry events, current design projects, do’s and don’ts, product recommendations and more. Hosted by Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole, two nationally published Atlanta Interior Designers with a wealth of information to share and stories to tell about the interior design world. Just a warning - this is going to be fun and not too serious! After all, they do still have an interior design business running at full speed. 

  1. All Episodes
  2. Why Hire an Interior Designer

Why Hire an Interior Designer

Feb 14, 2018

Join Joann Kandrac and Kelly Kole as they share their insights on how working with a professional designer can save money, help you avoid costly mistakes and how you can take advantage of a professionals buying power. Plus they’ll share their Top 6 Reasons why you should hire an interior designer.

What professional help do you pay for already that you may or may not be able to do yourself?
a. Financial Planning/CPA/Taxes
b. Landscaping
c. Painting
d. Plumbing/Electrical
e. Car Maintenance and Repairs
f. Physical Trainers
g. Kelly’s HAIR☺

Dispelling Myths
a. Designers are snobby
b. Designers will rip you off
c. If you tell a designer what your budget is, they will either ignore it and go over your requested amount or use every penny of it.

Our Top 6 Reasons why you should hire an interior designer and how we can relate
1. Save Money
-- Avoid costly mistakes
-- Take advantage of our buying power

  1. Professional, Honest Advice
    -- We are looking at your home with fresh eyes
    -- We will be straight up honest with our assessment

-- We will will help you focus – so many of our clients are all over the place with a laundry list way bigger than their budget

  1. We help clients figure out what they need/want by probing and asking questions about things they never thought about.
    -- Example: Reworking a client’s  original plan - Altered the plan from the architect and builder to make a significant difference to the way the family functioned and their lifestyle.
    -- Saving Our Clients Time and Effort
    -- Our clients are professional working folk – no time to make their homes comfortable and beautiful.
    -- We do all the dirty work – and there is a lot of it.
    -- Our resource list is much more in depth and varied than any client would have access to.

  2. Contacts
    -- Vetting, professional reliable contractors in every category
    -- Artisans for custom creations - Our carpenter who added circular trim to flat doors for a show house we did - check out the blog post on this.  Other projects include a custom 116” long sofa table with a beautiful fretwork design and then lacquered in a gloss navy blue as well as a custom designed nightstand with beautiful woodwork to house a CPAP machine and all the accessories that go with it.  There are awful options in the marketplace that would never work with a high end design with a beautiful headboard and linens.
    -- Specialty manufacturers for custom furnishings, art, rugs, lighting etc.

  3. A “WOW” Personal Design
    -- We aren’t afraid to try new things and think outside of the box – so we take this burden off of our clients.  - COLOR
    -- We have the skills to work with textures, colors, patterns – to mix antiques with modern, to work in a room spatially that our clients aren’t trained to do.
    -- We create renderings to give our clients a beautiful, realistic visual of their new spaces.

  4. Return on Your Investment & Resale
    -- Hi-Lo Design and encouraging investing in those things that need to last.
    -- Not designing for the short term but the long term (our personal style).
    -- Helping our clients de-clutter and multi function for a simpler, more beautiful way of life that shows better in real estate