Can Working With an Interior Designer Make Contractors’ Jobs Easier?

Some remodelers and contractors forego the services of an interior designer when completing commercial building projects. Others choose to handle all the interior work themselves. Those who go it alone miss some of the substantial benefits of an interior decorator’s point of view.  

This is especially the case when working with discerning customers. Customers often expect contractors to offer them every available option and to exceed their design expectations. A few contractors have the capabilities to offer design services at this level, and that can be an important selling point and a strong justification for bid prices. 

However, most cannot compete with contractors that offer these services unless they bring an interior design specialist onto the project. 

When contractors involve an interior decorator, they gain three essential benefits:

• The contractor can remain focused on the project as a whole and avoid being tied up with interior design minutia

• Interior designers help determine the budget accurately

• Working with an interior designer brings the contractor referrals

Interior Designers Take Care of the Minutia

Customers often have unrealistic expectations as to the ease or cost of realizing a vision for their interior design. They may not fully understand how the design and construction process works. Emotions may get involved, which often interferes with the development of the project design. 

By employing an interior design professional to work directly with the client, the contractor avoids getting bogged down in the small touches of interior design and management of client expectations. The contractor can instead remain focused on executing the job.

Interior Designers Help Determine the Budget Accurately

Most clients have an aversion to revealing their budgets, particularly to contractors. They are often more open to divulging budgets to interior designers. Clients perceive that sharing their budget helps design professionals be more effective in developing the design they have in mind. With a better idea of the budget, contractors can work more efficiently.

Interior Designers Are Great Sources of Referrals

Contractors must always be on the hunt for new business. Many of the most successful operations rely on word-of-mouth referral programs. Satisfied customers spread the word about excellent work and fair prices, leading to a referral that brings in the next big project.

Interior designers work with many clients who will need a solid contractor in the future. Contractors can leverage their relationship with an interior designer to gain access to their network. Through collaboration with an interior designer, contractors can be brought into a project by the interior designer and vice versa.

Building a relationship with an interior designer provides opportunities for contractors to avoid the time-consuming minutia of interior design work and focus on the project. Interior designers also help with establishing budgets and are a great source of referrals.

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