As well as the usual skills in colours, furnishing and lighting, a qualified UK interior designer is a competent design professional who is able to design, prepare, and submit any type of nonstructural, interior construction plan and specification to the Local Authority.
They have demonstrated through education, experience, and examination their knowledge of Building Regulations as they relate to space planning, health and safety, flammability, and disabled access code issues. Many have Interior Design degrees or other additional qualifications in architecture or interior design. Others have many year’s experience but do not have an Interior Design degree.
It is a good idea to prepare for your first meeting with a designer by creating your own folder of cuttings from magazines, catalogues and books of design ideas that appeal to you or an online file
If a professional interior designer in the UK, or anywhere else, for that matter, tells you the design process is easy, and quick, and will be completed in two weeks, they’re either over-optimistic or inexperienced.
Whether your project management requirements are clear or you’re just looking for interior design ideas, please contact me to arrange a free, no obligation initial consultation at a time convenient to you.
