When looking to rework your kitchen and start the remodeling process, you may be driven by a need for an aesthetic update, a practical update, or both. Whether your layout isn’t serving you, your appliances are out of date, or you just feel the design and look of your kitchen need a re-boot, an interior designer can help you.
Kitchen design is an art and a science; it’s not just about pure measurements and logistics, however it certainly cannot be accomplished successfully without an eye on those details. In this article we will outline how an interior designer can help you with your kitchen remodel by offering their insights, and helping you avoid some common mistakes and pitfalls.
What does an interior designer do?
Interior designers serve a variety of purposes in the process of setting up a functional, beautiful, and comfortable space. Working with materials, colors, and lighting, they can help set a mood, execute a visual style, and ensure that measurements, dimensions, and functional elements are working harmoniously to make a space that not only looks good, but also feels good. When it comes to a kitchen, there are many technical elements working simultaneously, so an interior designer can help bring these pieces together.
How interior designers will help you execute the remodel of your dreams
By working with an interior designer, they will cover all the bases in the remodel process by:
1. Enhancing details
From the hardware of drawers and cabinets, to sink size, backsplash tiling, and light bulb brightness, interior designers know how to work with all the small details to ensure all pieces of the puzzle come together in the end. Managing these endless details and decisions can be exhausting without a professional, and you will be bound to forget something essential.
2. Managing logistics
When you’re remodeling a kitchen, you can’t ‘wing it’ with the timeline. Some elements need to be installed before others, and the size and placement of major appliances will affect subsequent design decisions. Interior designers will oversee the coordination of these processes so that you don’t wind up in a situation where you have to install essential elements but have accidentally made it impossible to do so.
3. Expertly assessing the flow of the space
Making a space feel seamless, natural, and comfortable is a skill that takes practice. The placement of your appliances, countertops, and tables will determine the functionality of the room and conduct your movement within the space. To create an ideal outcome, it’s important to have these items arranged in relation to one another, and interior designers know how to make the best of any space, whether large or small.
4. Bringing stylistic inspiration
You may know that you want a modern farmhouse, minimalist, or classic traditional interior design style—but what items will actually get you to achieve that look? This is where the interior designer comes into the picture. Designers know what color schemes, finishes, materials, and lighting creates the type of atmosphere you are looking for and they will be able to pull together these elements to establish a cohesive and unique style in your home design.
5. Keeping an eye on the big picture
Effectively integrating style and functionality takes skill and persistent attention to the details as well as the big picture. Interior designers will help you make small and big choices about your space to achieve the look and feel you are after.
Interior designers will help you avoid classic pitfalls
Interior designers have a breadth of knowledge when it comes to materials, textures, and color schemes that ensure they are able to create unique and timeless spaces. Without the help of a professional, you may accidentally make one of the following common mistakes.
Following trends so your space goes out of style
Shapes, textures, and patterns come into style and fall out of fashion just as quickly. Basing your inspiration too heavily on the images and ideas you see advertised on major websites or on social media could lead you down the path of developing a space that looks like its trendy for now, but winds up looking dated in just 1-2 years. Working with an interior designer can help you avoid this situation, as they know the looks and styles that have stood the test of time.
Low quality fixtures
To stay in budget, there are places to cut corners and there are other places where you should spend the money to get the highest quality option. Interior designers can help you save money down the road by making the right choices during your remodel, so you don’t wind up with a terrible stove, fridge, or countertop that needs to be replaced in just a few years.
Mismatched appliances and metals
When you invest in a kitchen remodel, you want your space to look cohesive and uniform. Mismatched metals and appliances that don’t coordinate can cause your space to look patchy and rushed. It can also make it seem like elements were upgraded one at a time, rather than through a full remodel. An interior designer can help you coordinate all of these moving parts to make the most of your remodel.
Illogical kitchen flow
The worst situation would be to invest in a remodel, and then still have a space that is not functioning at its best. An interior designer will help you avoid this tragic mistake by prioritizing function at the base of every other kitchen design decision.
Reach out to us at 5blox for your interior design consultation service or to seek remodeling advice.
