Are all interior designers on the take?

GazzaL

Why do they think it's acceptable to charge twice, effectively ripping off customers? They charge their customers for their services and they also add onto the prices of tradespeople and shops. Greedy ****ers.

nthclare

They're just jumped up creative gangster's.

Lots of them already have a template for certain sized spaces and it's a win win for them.

If you see their portfolio a lot of their work is similar to the last job.

Ive seen cowboy gardener's at the same craic, copying and pasting some garden design they found on a book...

Mav11

GazzaL wrote: »

Why do they think it's acceptable to charge twice, effectively ripping off customers? They charge their customers for their services and they also add onto the prices of tradespeople and shops. Greedy ****ers.

It's not like that you are forced to use them!

Homer

Fools and their money and all that.. The internet and the likes of Pinterest should have got rid of the necessity for them many many years ago.

anewme

I disagree.

Was doing up the downstairs and had picked colours, place painted etc.

I got stuck at a point and for some reason it was not coming together and I was stuck. The colour unpicked fir the room was doing nothing for it.

I then got a consultation- some advice on colour and some ideas(nothing specific specified) on the space, factoring in what I could not change.

Once the new colour went up, it was like Eureka, I knew exactly what to do to finish the room myself. Came out fantastic and I love it.

brio09

anewme wrote: »

I disagree.

Was doing up the downstairs and had picked colours, place painted etc.

I got stuck at a point and for some reason it was not coming together and I was stuck. The colour unpicked fir the room was doing nothing for it.

I then got a consultation- some advice on colour and some ideas(nothing specific specified) on the space, factoring in what I could not change.

Once the new colour went up, it was like Eureka, I knew exactly what to do to finish the room myself. Came out fantastic and I love it.

that sounds very nice! would you mind sharing whom did you hire for consultation and what other options did you consider?

John_Rambo

They're in business. Making money. That's ok.

I work with one and she's excellent. Fits out apartments and houses for developers for the rental market. Lots of contacts and discounts with her buying power. Her clients like her because the furniture and fittings are attractive enough to attract and durable enough to last.

brio09

John_Rambo wrote: »

They're in business. Making money. That's ok.

I work with one and she's excellent. Fits out apartments and houses for developers for the rental market. Lots of contacts and discounts with her buying power. Her clients like her because the furniture and fittings are attractive enough to attract and durable enough to last.

thanks -
do you work with her on a commercial basis or have you worked with her for your own house?

John_Rambo

brio09 wrote: »

thanks -
do you work with her on a commercial basis or have you worked with her for your own house?

I work with her on the creative end of things, mainly on the commercial properties.