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The interior designer: what can he bring you? How much does it cost ?

 

The interior designer is a very useful professional to arrange and decorate your home, business premises, offices, etc. Versatile, he is very competent and qualified to practice his consulting profession. He also comes into contact with craftsmen and other professionals in the interior field in order to offer you a complete service. Its intervention consists in making the interior fittings pleasant to live in. He adapts it to your lifestyle and your budget. Discover the advantages of an interior designer and the cost of his service in this file.


The interior designer: what can he bring you?  How much does it cost ?


Who is the interior designer?

The function of an interior designer is to arrange and decorate your interior. He is asked to imagine an interior layout and decoration according to the environment of the house, its type of architecture and in respect of the lifestyle and the budget of its occupants. He uses light, spaces and materials to design a habitat where life is good, at the same time comfortable, practical, functional and pleasant. It offers 3D plans to help its customers to better plan and validate or not the development proposals.


The interior designer is to be distinguished from the interior designer. He must be a graduate to practice and hold a Bac + 5 in the field of architecture or the arts, a BTS in architectural environment planning or a national art diploma. Its role goes beyond decoration alone since it can intervene on the building and the structure by carrying out work.


Note, however, that the role of the interior designer is not limited to homes. It can work in houses and apartments, but also for an entire building, in offices or professional premises.


When and why to use its services?

You can hire an interior designer for several reasons. It can indeed help you to arrange your interior according to your lifestyle or your life plans. He advises you on the possible arrangements in order to resolve any problems, in particular the organization of a poorly arranged room or even to gain living space, etc.


He can also guide you in the decoration of your home by advising you on materials adapted to your way of life and your tastes, furniture that meets your needs, means of saving energy by using to certain materials, by rearranging the spaces, by doing some work or by arranging the rooms differently.


The interior designer has the advantage of creating a project that looks like you, but above all that is feasible both in its design and in its financing.


Finally, this professional can direct you to competent professionals that he knows and who will meet your needs. He can even plan their interventions for you as part of his missions. It saves you precious time and is a great guide when you run out of ideas.


How much do the services of an interior designer cost?

The cost of an interior designer varies according to the missions entrusted to him. These professionals tend to invoice their services by the hour or as a percentage of the amount of the work. It should be noted that everyone is free to apply the prices of their choice.


Here is an indication of the average prices charged by interior designers:


The first visit by the interior designer and the assessment of the work to be carried out is billed around 100 euros per hour, but can vary between 70 and 200 euros per hour.

For the study of the project, it takes between 50 and 150 euros per square meter studied.

If the interior designer is responsible for organizing and monitoring the work, that is to say a complete service, he generally requires 7 to 15% of the total amount excluding tax for the work.

The amount of the estimate may vary depending on the type of mission, the surface area to be arranged, the professional's rates, his geographical location, the craftsmen he calls upon, the quality of the materials, etc.


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