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Embarking on a renovation or refurbishment can be a really exciting time, however, for some it can also be daunting. Depending on your ideas you may have a simple or complex project on your hands. From the beginning it’s normal to feel nervous and sometimes overwhelmed, however there’s certain things you can do to reduce that feeling, giving you the confidence needed to begin materialising your concept and ideas. Every interior design project requires exquisite planning and a clear idea. Planning is the most essential section to any project, get this right and the rest will likely fall into place. So, whether you’re looking to get creative or keep things simple, here are ideas about exactly what you need to be looking for or thinking about to execute this exceptionally.

Find your Interior Design Style

If you’re new to the world of interior design and haven’t come across the numerous trends from traditional design to contemporary, then exploring different types of interior design concepts may prove to be useful. Types of designs you may want to be looking out for include:

Traditional Design
Contemporary Design
Contemporary with a Traditional twist
Eclectic Design
Mid Century Design
Modern Farmhouse Décor
Urban Interior Design
Bohemian Style Interior Design
Art Décor Interior Design

Once you have an idea of what you’re looking for, you’ll be in a better position to instruct your team to support you carrying out your project. Knowing your ideas from the beginning can really set the tone for what you want created.

Interior Design Planning

Planning before starting your project is extremely important. This is an opportunity to scope out your entire concept, ideas and thoughts to see what is possible with your space. This is an opportunity to find answers to all your questions. If you have concerns, or just require clarification this is a good time to find the answers you’re looking for. If you’re looking to carry out the interior design yourself then there’s several resources, you can be utilising for free, for guidance. If you’re looking to bring in a professional, then they should be able to address all those feelings you have around your project. If you’re thinking why should I approach an interior design company? The answer is that they bring a wealth of experience and advanced knowledge. They understand the latest trends on the market you may want to be aware of and will examine every inch of your project to ensure perfection.

Here are some tips you can utilise for planning to start thinking about your interior design project:

Scope of Work – Scoping out what you want for your project is extremely important and something you can actual begin yourself, to start getting an idea of what your project may look like. Positively, scoping out your project gives you an opportunity to take your established plan to an interior design consultant who can support you in perfecting it.
Mood boards – Most of us are actually on social media already, Instagram and Pinterest are great for mood boards or idea generation. Using these platforms, you can collate real life examples of what you want. Taking these ideas to an interior design company, who can support your ideas and concept and the consultant can let you know how they can help achieve you the concept you want.
Layouts – Space Management and layout is crucial. It’s critical you think about the space. An interior design company can help you work out the best flow of space and how the space can be best managed for implementing your ideas.
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment – Renovation projects will most likely require or see new furniture being implemented. Using the planning tips such as mood boards to collate your ideas is a great way to ensure you have a selection of what you want and what you are trying to build. An interior design company also has access to trade pricing.

Colour Ideas and Schemes

Colour ideas for your home can be one of the more difficult decisions to make. It’s possible you have a range of colours you’re looking to use or at least consider. Introducing new colour schemes doesn’t need to be a daunting experience, especially when deciding to entirely change a room colour, whether that’s to create a warm or cool palette tone. You can also try to introduce the new colours you want more subtly through accents, such as artwork or accessories that are removable; cushions, blankets, lamp shades are just a few accessories that you can use to introduce colour in subtle ways. This gives you the opportunity to test the colour and not have to dedicate an entire wall to a colour you may have loved during planning but doesn’t now suit what you were looking for. Using accessories stops colour palettes from becoming an experience mistake.

When focusing on colour schemes, this may also include multiple rooms throughout your property. So, you have the opportunity to try colours in multiple spaces from your living room, bathroom, bedrooms, kitchens and more.

Furniture for your renovation project

Furniture is extremely important across any interior design project especially when you’re looking to change the layout or feel of a room. Big mistakes that are usually made when it comes to furnishing spaces is that the statement piece to the space is missing. It’s also okay to be safe with your choices too, not all spaces require statement pieces. However, if you plan for it, you’ll definitely need to know and understand what it is you’re looking for to know how it is going to get implemented.

Furniture doesn’t need to be all matching in sets. If a company sells the full collection of a particular style, you don’t need to acquire them all. You will find spaces are far more eye catching when they look visually interesting as there’s a variety of different colours or items around.

It’s recommended you have a budget in mind and in place before embarking on any furniture buying and remember furniture and fixtures can be planned to use the techniques above. So certainly, gather your ideas for your spaces before heading out to acquire your furniture.

Having an interior design consultant work with you to support your project, they’ll be able to support you in sourcing and installing your furniture and fixtures you want. The great thing about working with an FF&E service is that they put in all the hard work for you in finding exactly what you’re looking for, install and dress the space if required. All you need to do is relay your ideas and concepts.

Carrying out the work

Planning is the most important part of any renovation or refurbishment project. So, it’s important this has been done thoroughly by yourself or if not, hire an interior design consultant to support your planning.

Once the planning is finalised, it’s all about construction and carrying out the work. If you work with an interior design consultant, they’ll be able to manage the entire process for you ensuring what was planned is implemented. Along the entire process you’ll still be very much involved however you’ll have an experienced professional ensuring everything goes to plan as you want.

If you’re interested in knowing more about how SP3 London can support you in managing your interior design project, get in touch with us today.