Building Your Dream Home
New Build Interior Design from a Designer’s Perspective
We are often called on by prospective clients who are planning to build their dream home. And, for our design team, designing a new construction home is like working with a blank canvas. We love to work with clients to truly make it a home of their own. New build interior design is a specialty that allows us to help our clients in the design, planning, and construction process. Hiring a designer ensures consistency between different design elements. This consistency stretches across architecture, landscaping, furniture specification, interior design, and all the finishing touches to make the home the perfect reflection of our clients’ personal style.
Budgeting:
We always stress to our clients the importance of creating and maintaining a budget from the start of the project. Having a written budget provides our clients with complete financial control during the project. Aside from a fixtures and finishes budget, we also create a furnishings budget if we are providing furniture specification services.
Having a budget up front always makes for a smoother project, giving our clients financial control while allowing us to focus on the design and construction of the project.
A Collaborative Effort:
We work in collaboration with the architect and contractor, creating a team of experts that drive the project to a successful completion. There are great advantages to working with an interior design professional on a new build home. The one thing that holds many people back from enlisting an interior designer may be the cost. And while working with a new build interior designer may seem like a luxury, hiring one will almost always save money on the new construction project.
Knowledge of Architecture and Construction:
New build interior design requires knowledge and experience with the architectural and construction process. Building a new home is a complex, costly, and time-consuming process. And, many times, homeowners aren’t familiar with the construction process. Working with an experienced new build designer can help eliminate client stress as the designer acts as a liaison between homeowner, architect, and contractor. From years of industry experience a good interior designer can advise the homeowner and help to avoid potential pitfalls.
Just like hiring a designer will benefit you financially, a designer will also save you time. An experienced designer knows what needs to be done and they'll be able to anticipate any obstacles that may come up.
Heading Off Future Change Orders:
As the designer collaborates with the architect, suggestions can be made about room layouts, flow, appliance and plumbing placement, cabinetry design, and furniture placement. Caught early in the process, making layout changes on plan will save clients from future change orders that would typically be costly and time consuming if they come up during construction.
Specification and Procurement:
During the planning process, the interior designer will also work with the homeowner to select and shop for appliances, plumbing fixtures, tile, slab materials, and other interior finishes. These details will be laid out in the designer’s plans and eventually be presented alongside the architectural plans to prospective contractors. Having a complete and thorough set of design plans will allow the contractor to bid the new construction project completely and accurately. And this means that future construction change orders can be eliminated.
Interior designers are skilled at harnessing ideas, likes, and dislikes, and turning them into a beautiful and cohesive room design that reflects the client’s personal style.
A good interior designer will also have a network of design and construction resources that allows him to assist the client in selecting the right contractor for the project. And, once the contractor is hired, the designer and contractor will work collectively with the common goal of building a beautiful new home.
Field Visits and Proactive Problem-Solving:
During the construction process, the interior designer will attend regular construction meetings with the contractor and homeowner and visit the project site regularly to field design questions that arise. Questions and issues will frequently come up during construction and the designer is the first line of defense in answering questions, addressing issues, and problem-solving alongside the contractor.
Timing is critical during construction. In a perfect world, the contractor won’t be delayed as this could impact the overall construction schedule. Generally, the design team oversees the specification, purchase, and delivery of fixtures and finishes to the project site so they are in place and ready for installation when they are needed by the construction team. Knowing your project's potential is just the beginning of the process that designers use to make sure a project stays on track from start to finish.
Whether you're planning a major renovation or building your dream home, a design professional will help you get the best from your home.
New Build Interior Design from Our Perspective:
With an eye for detail, solid organizational skills, and an efficient project management process, a good designer can bring a client’s new build home to life. At Robert Frank Interiors, we have established partnerships with a skilled team of contractors and craftsmen who share an eye for detail and a commitment to customer service.
Our primary goal on every project is to ensure that our collective vision is executed to the highest level. We have been proud to have executed some of the best design and construction projects in Southern California. Our technical excellence, attention to detail and customer-oriented approach to construction management has been appreciated by homeowners.