Interior design is a subject that almost everyone has to deal with up to a point. It is your responsibility to organize the area you live in because you do not have a particular interest in this subject. That forces you to make some choices. Here, big mistakes in space organization are usually made at this stage, at the beginning of the work. Today, we will discuss common errors during interior design to prevent those who have not yet made these mistakes.
Not Having a Plan
When it comes to interior design, even millimeters can become significant. For example, let’s say you are installing a sink unit in a relatively narrow toilet. Even if you choose to have this unit measured and made, at some point, you may find yourself playing with centimeters to open the door.
If you are designing an interior, you must have a plan. If you are a designer, you should first work on a two-dimensional scale plan and determine layout alternatives, and then, if necessary, take a look at how the area looks with three-dimensional models.
If you are not a designer and try to add movement to your room with only a DIY project, it is essential to know your room’s exact dimensions. Because only this way you can create a list of things to buy or understand which furniture will fit in the room.
Perfect Examples
When designing interiors, many designers develop perfectly arranged, professionally photographed examples from customers, many of which are not real (photorealistic rendering). Anyone can say that one played with the colors and lights in these photographs with Photoshop programs. But ultimately, these images continue to be inspiring examples.
The perfect-looking visuals confuse the customers during the implementation phase of the interior design. It can reduce the motivation of young designers. Of course, this does not mean that the images in question are wrong. You only need to learn to distinguish images that are obvious to be played with a lot and do not offer realistic solutions considering daily habits. So you can act without taking them as a reference for real work.
Style Ambiguity
It’s much easier to do interior design for someone else than it is for yourself. Because other people give you clear information about their interior design preferences and expect you to act with it, if it is you in question, you may be very confused as it is entirely up to you what you like or not.
However, many customers who want to get interior design services may also be indecisive. Designing for someone who is unsure what they like or does not know what type of space they want makes things difficult.
In such cases, it will make things easier to measure the tastes of your customers with mood boards containing color palettes and material samples before proceeding to interior design. You can also ask your customers to send you sample images that reflect the style they like.