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- Why should I hire an Interior Designer?
- What is the right time to hire an interior designer?
- Can you work on a project if I am based in another country?
- I don't know what my design style is or how to articulate it to an interior designer. Should I still consider working with them?
Designing the interiors of your apartment or renovating your existing apartment requires a considerable amount of time and money. Any wrong decision can lead to a blunder that could either cost you double or something you might realize and regret only after the execution is complete. Hiring a qualified and skilled interior designer can give you a peace of mind as their expertise is to ensure such wrong decisions are never made in the first place. This is possible because of their experience and can assess the hurdles in advance. They ensure that your project is executed professionally keeping in mind your family's taste, comfort and requirements. Projects as also executed as per set budget and timelines with a great deal of planning. Hence we recommend hiring an interior designer.
We a Hallmark Interior lifestyle Pvt. Ltd. help you create your perfect home. While working with us you will find us guiding you, sharing new ideas, better ways of executing and smart ways to save money. We believe in adding value to the designs by exploring possibilities that you would have never imagined before.
We have evolved a 6 step process that includes finalizing the designs, detailed calculation of final cost, work schedule and timelines before the final execution starts. Collaboration with different agencies and vendors is our strength. This ensures smooth and timely execution of the project. This process gives a lot of confidence to our client.
The USP of Hallmark Interiors we understand your vision and dreams and create balance of aesthetics, functionality and economics for your home that make you happy and proud to live in and that brings harmony and enhances your lifestyle.
For bungalows or villas, the ideal time would be before the construction begins. This helps in meticulous planning of the entire project right from sizing of the bedrooms, bathrooms kitchen, doors, windows etc. This allows more freedom to explore plan the space remarkably as compared to fitting the design in the space that is already created. This also saves on the civil work expenses.
For apartments, it is advisable to approach the interior designer when you get a soft possession from builder. So we have enough time with you for planning, designing, estimation and execution.
Yes, we can. We do have an experience in doing this with some of our clients. Our work process ensures the project is step by step executed and progress updates are sent to the client regularly. You need to make a couple of visits initially to finalise the design, materials and project estimate. The rest is taken care by our team. So, even if you are miles away from India, you can still be involved virtually while the project is progressing and get all the required updates.
This is a very common concern for many. Rest assured, we have evolved an assessment system to figure out what colors, textures, images, shapes, finishes and feelings resonate with you. Your response to that will give a right direction in creating your home.
The favorite part of our job is helping you create a space that's completely unique to your personality and not a replica of specific style or trend.
- What is the duration of time for completion of a project?
- Does hiring an interior designer ensure timely completion of work?
- Once the interior designer is finalized can the site work start immediately?
Timelines can be identified once the final layout with detailed designs; incorporating the requirements of the client is complete. The interior designer charts down the timeline based on the entire scope of work i.e. civil, electrical, gypsum, furniture etc. We at Hallmark interior lifestyles Pvt. Ltd. give a complete schedule of work before starting the site work and ensure that the project is handed over within the scheduled time.
Absolutely! With the professional experience of handling various agencies and labour we ensure that the work goes on as per the schedule and timelines are met.
It is always advisable and in the interest of the client that the entire process of detailed designing and final cost estimation is completed before starting the work at site. We at Hallmark Interiors Lifestyles Pvt. Ltd. ensure that we freeze all the designs and the final cost of the project with the client and only then start the actual execution. This ensures complete transparency between client, designer & the vendors. This ensures in smooth execution of work without delays which is otherwise caused due to various factors like changing of layouts / designs etc.
- General notion is that hiring of Interior Designer leads to increase in project cost. How true is that?
- Do you charge for your first meeting?
- How does the interior designer go about their consultation fees?
A professional and experienced interior designer with specialized education and years of practical experience is capable of bringing the cost down substantially. Most importantly a professional interior designer will guarantee you value for money. We at Hallmark Interiors Lifestyles Pvt. Ltd. give you design solutions that ensure minimum wastage. We also help clients get best discounts & services from suppliers. We verify contractor's bills at site which ensure proper billing and eventually contribute to minimizing expenses and wastage.
We do not charge for the first meeting or consultancy of the project in Mumbai. In case the site is outside Mumbai the travel and stay expenses are to be taken care by the client.
Our first step is site visit and holding initial meeting with the client to get the brief and detailed requirements which helps us to arrive at the cost of the project. Our fees are generally lump sum amount based on the estimated cost of the project rather than a percentage to avoid any kind of influence on the total project cost.