You are ready to embark on one of the most exciting experiences of your life: furnishing your home. You have decided against doing it alone, instead preferring to hire professional help. But where can you find the right company or person for you and your home?
Here are some points to consider and take notes on before you start looking at service providers.
Here are some points to consider and take notes on before you start looking at service providers.
Before hiring any company or person, however, it is worth asking them some key questions so you can be sure that you have made the right decision.
1. Previous projects and referrals
Make sure the service provider you want to hire has a portfolio that really gets you excited about what your own home can be like. Previously completed projects can be an excellent example of suitable styles and a business card that can tell you who you can trust to get the job done. OCCO’s portfolio, for example, can be found here.
2. Which services are you interested in?
Do you just want to lightly touch up a single room or are you looking for a complete solution for your entire home?
Find out if your preferred furnishing service provider can actually deliver what you need. Here are some services you might want to explore in more detail:
• personal consultation,
• moodboard creation,
• 3D drawings,
• concept creation,
• measuring work,
• installation.
Read about OCCO’s method here.
3. What is the plan for the project?
The way your service provider manages their project can soon give you a good idea of what the process will be like. Therefore, before you make your final decision, we recommend meeting the provider or designer in person to enquire about how they normally plan their work, how long each task might take, and how the final price will be determined.
4. How are the service charges calculated?
Service charges are directly related to your budget. As such, it pays to find out how they are calculated and what kind of unexpected costs you could run into. Service charges are often calculated either based on the content of the project, on an hourly basis, or as a certain percentage of the total cost of the project.
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5. Do your styles match?
While, ideally, furnishing service providers should be able to cater to all types of clients, the results may not always speak for themselves. That is why it is best to find a provider that has extensive experience in implementing different styles as well as the means to work with a variety of brands.
Now that you know what groundwork you need to do and what questions to ask your future service provider, you are one step closer to your dream home! OCCO’s designers are just a few clicks away and happy to help you in any way they can, because furnishing is what we do and love!