Italian Kitchen Designer Interview Preparation Guide

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☛ Paperhanging and Design: For wall covering installation
☛ Partners in Design: Customs upholstery and re-upholstery that is quick and when you want it
☛ Art Application: Use customs art for you chair or Sofa cover
☛ Boston Binding: It is used best in carpeting installation and area rug binding and serging

Your designer will want to know what other areas of your home will be affected as this will help with their overall designing process and plan. Will your Entryway need re-designed to accommodate the sitting room you are wanting to add? Those are areas that will need addressed.

The wood that will be a good choice for formal designing is oak, cherry, and mahogany, while, for casual designing maple, bamboo and pine are casual choices.

The flow of traffic to any one area is always a consideration. Perhaps you’d like to add a new Home Office, but you’d have to go through your bedroom to get there? If so, your designer may bring up concerns about the flow of traffic through your bedroom – are you sure you want potential clients checking out your comforter? However, by discussing this beforehand your designer will be able to work with you towards a solution that might work better for you.

It is an amendment in the existing law, according to which governing architectural practice should cover interior designers as well, whichever province or state it is applicable.

This is always the best solution because it will give you peace of mind that your new kitchen is in the hands of people who are knowledgeable about that particular product and know how to install it efficiently.

☛ In a long living room, breakdown the space by making three separate seating areas with pieces of furniture that are small in scale
☛ Use light color paint on the wall to make the space look bigger
☛ In a small bedroom, keep a bed that covers half of the space which makes the room space bigger

For example, you really want to incorporate an element to store all your old vinyl records, or a place to house your Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. If you have collectibles that you want showcased or hidden, letting your designer know this beforehand will allow it to be integrated at the beginning of the plan, versus trying to figure it out after the design is completed.

Does your office double as a Library? Maybe your studio is also your Child’s Playroom? If there is a second or third function to this space your designer will create a plan that unifies the room for all it’s uses.

A lot of people do not understand the amount of time needed for a kitchen remodel. Depending on the scope of the work needed, it can take between 4 to 6 months…and that is, if you have already done all of your shopping and planning and everything has been ordered. It can be a year or more if you are still at the very beginning stages and you still need to have the space designed, pick all of the fixtures, finishes, etc. Also, keep in mind that orders of European cabinets will take longer due to the overseas shipping. The important thing is to know the timeline for each phase of the project so you can plan ahead and ensure smooth sailing.

If you are having small space and accommodating bookshelves is a problem. Then it is advisable to get a wall mounted bookshelves, and it will occupy less floor space compared to free-standing bookshelves.

Lighting will need to be a concern as it’s an element that can be very room specific. Depending on the purpose of the room, you may want more ambiance lighting for the bedroom, versus fluorescent lighting that would be essential in a kitchen.

A good way of using lights in the room is to use 80% of lights overhead, and 20% of light should be a free stand or wall mounted like table lamp, art lamp, library lamps, scones, etc. It will draw attention of your interior and paintings

Cabinets can come in standard sizes. Kitchen cabinet manufacturers do have relationships with appliance companies to make sure their products work together. However, there can be discrepancies to work out. The kitchen designer should tell you right away if there might be a fitting problem but you should ask, just in case, and inquire about what kind of adjustments can be made, if any.

QuickBook accounting is a software used by interior designer to manage your accounting and finance in one central location. It is used to manage your sales, expenses and other financial data.

☛ Flair Granit
☛ Ottanta
☛ Fly
☛ Nivada
☛ Rimadesio
☛ Retro
☛ Article
☛ CHI
☛ Ferrera on satinato

Perhaps you’d really love your Dining Room re-designed, but what you really have in mind is to make it a larger space. Your designer will need to be aware of your desire to increase or decrease the space so appropriate steps can be figured in.

☛ Granite and Quartz
☛ Marble and Limestone
☛ Wood Countertops
☛ Stainless steel
☛ Laminate counter tops

☛ Color Wheel
☛ Paint Chips
☛ Fabric Samples
☛ Measuring Tape
☛ Digital Camera

This is important. You don’t want the final installation phase to be stalled for too long if you need replacement parts. You also want to make sure that you will be able to get any replacement you need, at any point, after the project is completed.

Ok, this is something you should know by yourself but your vision for your new kitchen might imply some structural work on the place that you are not aware of. This is mostly true if you are looking to have a complete layout re-design that will shift the dynamics of the space and will require things like: removing existing walls and replacing them with other structural supports, evening out floors and ceilings, creating dedicated electrical circuits for the kitchen appliances, etc. The kitchen designer will be able to tell you what’s needed and these considerations will help determine whether you have to bring on board a contractor and maybe even an architect, or if you can get it all done just with the kitchen designer.

Some of the best App available in the market are

☛ Paper
☛ Graphisoft BIMx
☛ MyPantone
☛ DreamHome
☛ Photosynth
☛ iHandy Carpenter
☛ Autodesk Format
☛ Architect’s Formulator
☛ Home Sizer
☛ Color Capture
☛ AutoCAD 360

Not all kitchen cabinet styles might come in the full color and finish range that the designer’s company has available. You may have to choose a finish that’s fairly similar or go for a slightly different cabinet style that does come in your finish of choice. Be flexible and ask the designer to help you select the best possible combination.

☛ Interior design: Interior designer have technical expertise to know the vast array of options and give creative solutions to the space they use for design
☛ Interior decorating: It is about using various forms of color and accent to make particular space more visually appealing

You can specialize yourself in various stream like

☛ Visual Merchandiser
☛ Home Theater designer
☛ Feng Shui Designer
☛ Vastu Shastra Expert
☛ Set Designer (for films)
☛ Landscaping Artist