The interior designer is the professional responsible for suggesting home decoration projects, offices and businesses. In other words, he will collaborate with the decoration of the rooms, suggesting pieces that best suit the environment.
Many people have doubts about the profession, as well as the difference from an interior designer to an architect, since they both work with decoration projects for real estate.
However, each of them works with a central aspect with regard to the decoration of the houses. For this reason, today's article will provide tips on when to hire an interior designer and more specifications about the profession.
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What an interior designer does?
The interior designer is a professional with specific training in interior design of houses, commercial establishments or companies. In other words, the focus of work is the rooms, the occupation does not provide for facade or structure planning.
It is important that the interior designer always follows the rules of functionality, ergonomics, acoustics, lighting and thermal, without neglecting the aesthetic sense and preferences of moderators, to create the best decoration projects.
Among some works done by the interior designer, stand out:
- Establishment projection;
- Coatings Pagination;
- Projection of ambient lighting;
- Definition of the painting to be done;
- Projection of furniture in the environment.
The interior designer is responsible for designing projects to make the interior spaces more pleasant, harmonics and functional, meeting the needs of residents. Thus, the professional contributes to the making of planned environments.
What are the advantages of hiring an interior designer?
Hiring an interior designer brings numerous advantages to your real estate project. To follow, check out some of these benefits:
Greater money savings
The interior designer will seek the best solutions for each project, taking into account the financial availability of customers. Thus, the bill of materials, coatings and objects will be custom made and within budget.
In addition, you don't risk buying something and regretting it later, either because of the high price paid or because the object does not dialogue with the rest of the decoration.
For example, when buying decorative items, it is important to consider the space of each room and the furniture of the place. If your space has custom kitchen furniture, the decorative elements must dialogue with the furniture.
When the interior designer is hired to design the entire house, the economy is even greater. The professional will know how to make better use of existing resources and, through study and planning, will define in advance what you need to buy.
Greater time savings
In addition to saving money, the interior designer also saves time for the customer, avoiding unnecessary displacements and which can bring losses, if the choice of materials is not assertive.
This is because professionals will look for the most cost-effective items, attend showrooms to bring market trends and, due to your experience, can indicate the best suppliers.
With this, customers don't have to worry about making a long list of companies to look for a laminate wood flooring, for example. Just follow the interior designer's recommendations.
Greater functionality of environments
As previously stated, the interior designer has as main function to create practical environments that guarantee the comfort of the residents during the day to day.
When the service is performed by lay people, the decor can even have a different aesthetic, but it will not be functional, which can hinder mobility in space.
Assertiveness in the choice of coatings
Nowadays, it is possible to find a wide variety of coatings available on the market. Therefore, choosing the best option for each environment can be challenging, even more for those who have no experience in the subject.
In addition to the aesthetic aspect, it is necessary to think about the characteristics of the material, analyze the feasibility of installation and the budget, without forgetting the property's own characteristics, since not all coatings are applicable in any environment.
Outside an experienced interior designer can suggest using coatings that are already installed, performing a simple surface treatment. It also helps to save money and time.
Property valuation
If in a few years you decide to sell the property, for sure it will be highly rated due to the work of the interior designer.
For this reason, many people seek not only the designer, but several specialized professionals to execute real estate planning, such as electrical installations design, furniture making, among others.
What is the difference between an interior designer and an architect?
This is a very common question, even more when we are looking for the right professional to design the environments of our property.
For this reason, before hiring any professional, be it an interior designer or architect, it is necessary to define the objectives of the work. One tip is to make a list of everything that needs to be done and, thus, identify the best person for each activity.
After making your list, you can start to define the best professional: designer or architect. To help you with this, we will define below each of the occupations.
What an architect does
The architect is the professional trained in Architecture and Urbanism, registered with the Architecture and Urbanism Council (CAU) for the exercise of the profession.
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Normally, you can find it at engineering and architecture, because the professional is trained to carry out architectural projects, landscaping, as well as conducting a work from start to finish.
In addition, the architect has the necessary knowledge to carry out electrical installation projects, lighting and equipment installation.
Since 2014, architects are required to sign the Technical Responsibility Register (RRT) for structural reforms in condominiums.
Thus, the work of construction management of an architect involves structural alteration of the site, since the professional can perform work such as:
- Changes to the wall;
- Changes in the health project, electric and hydraulic;
- Changing floors and coverings;
- Execution of fixed furniture projects.
In General, the architect works together with an engineer, to ensure that the work is carried out efficiently and assertively.
What the interior designer does
The interior designer may have a technical or bachelor's degree (University graduate). The profession is regulated by the Brazilian Interior Designer Association (US), being an ascending occupation in the country.
Unlike the architect, the interior designer proposes reforms in the interiors, as long as there are no structural changes. In other words, there is no need to break walls, change pipes, nor carry out new electrical projects.
However, the professional helps in choosing decorative coverings, paints for wall painting, choice of general coatings, organization of decorative elements, furniture arrangement, among other works.
Besides that the designer can help in the indication of several professionals for the work of your house, including suppliers and even architects, when it is necessary to carry out structural reforms in the environment.
This helps to optimize the entire work, in addition to defining much more assertive projects. It is worth saying that the interior designer is much more than a decorator. Therefore, it is important not to confuse these two professions too.
after all, the designer doesn't just think about aesthetics or help in choosing furniture, fabrics and colors. The professional is also responsible for the projection of spaces, studying the best arrangement of furniture and lighting devices.
In addition, the interior designer also knows how to make the best use of each environment, suggesting planned and functional furniture.
Conclusion
The profession of interior designer is growing every day, since many people are looking for qualified professionals to design their homes, even more with the launch of increasingly smaller properties.
This means that you need to know how to make the best use of indoor spaces, leaving the beautiful environments, but also functional. This is precisely the goal of the interior designer.
Although the profession is very confused with architecture, the interior designer will not take care of structural reforms.
In other words, for those looking to improve the decor and leave the functional environment, but without breaking walls or modifying pipes, the designer is the right professional.
Today's article showed some advantages of having the work of the interior designer, pointing out that in addition to a super beautiful property, you will also save significant time and money.
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