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HOMES & INTERIORS
The benefits of hiring an interior designer An interior designer does far more than choose colours and cushions - they help shape how your home looks, feels, and functions. Words by Katherine Raderecht
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iring an interior designer is often seen as a luxury - an added extra rather than a necessity. Yet for many homeowners starting out on a renovation, refurbishment, or new-build project, it can be one of the most valuable decisions they make. Far beyond selecting colours or furniture, interior designers bring a level of expertise that shapes how a home looks, feels, and functions for years to come. Today’s homes are expected to do more than ever before accommodating work, relaxation, entertaining, and everyday family life. As a result, interior design has evolved into a discipline that is both creative and technical, requiring expert planning skills as well as aesthetic vision.
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Finding your style It has never been so easy to access interior inspiration both on and offline. Instagram and Pinterest offer an endless stream of beautifully styled homes, each more gorgeous than the last. While this can be exciting, it
can also become overwhelming. Many homeowners find themselves saving or “pinning” hundreds of images, only to realise that they don’t translate into a clear or cohesive vision. Ideas can become muddled, and it can be difficult to see how everything will work together in reality. What looks fabulous in a house in the Hamptons might not translate to a Victorian terrace in Bath. An interior designer helps bring clarity to your ideas. By identifying common threads and patterns in what you are naturally drawn to whether that’s colour, texture, era, or mood - they help you define your personal style and create a cohesive vision that feels tailored to your home. Rather than making isolated decisions room by room, designers develop an overarching concept that ties the entire home together. Using mood boards, material palettes, and 2D and 3D visual layouts, an interior designer will help you understand how colours, textures, furniture, and finishes will work together before you start buying anything or building work begins.
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