Our final question in the series from kitchen and bath designer Cheryl Clendenon.
"I think I can handle this on my own but just want you to come in later and help with the finishing details"
I can't say I will not do this because I am doing it now.
The client had already purchased many of the materials being used in his remodel including cabinetry for a kitchen that was not even roughed in! I tried to explain to him that really I thought it might be too late for my help. But I agreed anyway to take the job and now he is understanding oh so well why we are needing to dig up concrete to place the plumbing in a different location in his master bath, redo the lighting plans and move walls.
I thought he might balk at some of this but truthfully, he has been terrific about it all and agrees that he "thought he could do it alone because he had hired an architect to do the plans and he knew what he wanted" but realized he was spinning his wheels and was not going to get the finished look he wanted.
Our ongoing series from kitchen designer Cheryl Clendenon continues as she answers this common question.
"I have already thought everything through and won't have any decisions to make"
If you are someone with design knowledge or your architect, if you have one, has already walked through every detail with you, then great. In my experience, this is a fantasy people like to tell themselves.
Make no mistake, there are a plethora of decisions that will come up that are not finalized...or job site conditions dictate changes. The one thing I hear constantly from clients is "I am so happy I have you there to explain what this or that means or help me make sense of a particular decision that must be made".
In this series kitchen designer, Cheryl Clendenon, is going to share some answers to popular questions for folks considering hiring a designer.
"My contractor can help me with all the decisions I need to make."
Really? This might be so if you have a contractor who specializes in design/build projects or who has a designer on staff. But,with all due respect to builders all over the country, most do not have this detailed experience nor do they want to hand hold a client through the countless decisions that arise over the course of a job.
Even if your architect has detailed much of the specs on your plans ( and honestly, this does not happen all that often) there are still job site decisions that will come up.
We're kicking off a series from kitchen and bath designer Cheryl Clendenon who runs her own award-winning design shop called In Detail and also takes the time to blog.
In this series Cheryl is going to share some answers to popular questions for folks considering hiring a designer. We touched on this last year but Cheryl is digging deeper.
Should I hire a kitchen designer?
Countless decisions must be considered when building a new home or remodeling an existing one. One of the first decisions you should consider is who you will retain to help you through the process as well as assisting you with the final design plan for furnishings and interior details.
Often people do not think about hiring a designer right from the beginning. They may only see the designer entering the picture after the home is built or remodeled and needs only the "pretty" things.
