A good start to your interior design: how to prepare a brief that really helps. Find a service on SpotMeUp.

Many people start cooperation with an interior designer with a general statement that they want a "nice, modern interior". This is not enough to create a design that is truly tailored to the lives of the household members. A good brief does not have to be a professional document, but it should organize the most important information: needs, lifestyle, priorities, limitations and what you want to avoid.

An interior designer needs not only visual inspiration, but also knowledge about how you live. Do you cook often, do you work from home, how many people are in your household, do you need a lot of storage, do you care about easy cleaning, do you have children or pets in the house. Such information is later translated into the layout, function and choice of solutions. A well-prepared brief speeds up work and helps avoid designing an interior that is nice but unrealistic.

At SpotMeUp, this topic is particularly important, because good cooperation starts with a good description of the problem. If you are looking for a service on SpotMeUp, it is worth providing the square footage, investment stage, number of household members, most important needs and what is not working today or what you are afraid of in the first message. This makes it easier to choose a specialist and get down to specifics faster instead of wasting time guessing the basics.

FAQ

1. What should be included in a brief to an interior designer?Needs, lifestyle, priorities and limitations.

2. Are photo inspirations enough?
No, this is only part of the information.

3. Do you need to know the exact style of the interior?
No.

4. What is more important: budget or aesthetics?
Both elements should be clearly described.

5. Should the brief include the problems of the current apartment?
Yes.

6. Does the number of household members matter?
Yes, very much.

7. Is it worth describing daily rituals?
Yes.

8. Does the brief help reduce design errors?
Yes.

9. What to prepare for the first conversation?
A plan, photos and a list of needs.

10. How to find such a service in SpotMeUp?
It is best to send a specific description of the project at the very beginning.