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Why Hire a Designer?

Northern Beauty Interior designers specialize in creating an environment that promotes the health, safety and welfare of the client. Interior Design involves many practical and technical considerations that affect comfort, function and safety.

Indeed, a good interior designer brings an objective and creative eye and artistic flair to your home. Equally important, a professional interior designer does much more than recommend furniture, fabrics and colors. When you hire an interior designer, you get the benefit of an experienced professional who solves problems regarding, among other things, space, light, multimedia, contractor issues, and different opinions regarding design selections and use of resources. A professional interior designer also will help you avoid costly mistakes and create an attractive, affordable space designed specifically to meet your lifestyle needs.

When you are ready to select a designer to work with, the number of individuals and firms to choose from can be daunting. How do you know if you’ve chosen a professional designer? In general, you should be looking for the following characteristics:

Accredited as an interior designer (If required in your state, be sure the designer is licensed);
Experience in either the type of project you are doing or something similar;
Demonstrated creativity, talent and resourcefulness;
Attentive, responsive and communicates well; and
A record of reliability and good work habits.

One way to be sure you are working with a professional interior designer is if he or she is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers. ASID member designers must meet the profession’s education and experience requirements, as well as adhere to a strict code of ethics and professional conduct. The ASID appellation after a designer’s name indicates that he or she is an accredited designer who has passed rigorous professional scrutiny and testing.

Excerpted from the ASID website – www.asid.org