Plan Ahead

One of the biggest stumbling blocks when redesigning a room is not planning the space, in detail, in advance.

All areas of the project should be considered on paper and thought through stage by stage by someone with experience of the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them, as it is far cheaper to solve problems when they're theoretical and far easier and less time-consuming to take evasive action before the team are on site.

There are a multitude of disaster points in any project - having an experienced designer on board can save you the time and cost of rectifying such mistakes; mistakes that would have been predicted, or foreseen by your designer before they result in potentially costly delays. Although clients may not wish to take on the 'added burden' of design fees, it will pay dividends in the long run.

Design It Yourself

There are, of course, various pieces of software you can buy with in-built tutorials which allow you to draw up your dream room either from scratch or using variations of the pre-designed floor layouts included and lets you choose from scores of finishing touch accessories.

Design is purely down to personal preference - there are no great taboos. One man's heavenly colour scheme may be another man's idea of hell but as long as you're happy and the room is functional, who cares if you want wall-to-wall leopard skin!

Budget

Main deadly design sin - and a trap which people frequently fall into - is when they forge ahead with a project when their designer or other professionals have advised them that their budget is too small to complete the project.

Invest in the planning if you want to be in control and stay in control. Designers are adept at working to tight time scales and within challenging budgets, but please do take their advice; they are here to work with you, not against you! If you're worried a designer is only pushing up the budget to earn more, then don't choose a firm that earns based on a percentage of the project spend, as you may question their motives if the budget spend increases - even though this is likely to be an injustice on the designers part.

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