How to Start Decorating Your Home?

You are ready to start one of the most exciting phases of your life – decorating your home. You have decided that you don't want to do this alone and would gladly involve professionals. But where can you find the right company or person that would suit both you and your home?

Before you rush into making inquiries, it's worth doing a little preliminary work. Below we highlight some points to consider before you approach any service provider.

Budget

First and foremost, it would be wise to figure out how much you are willing to invest in your new home. Be honest with yourself and set your budget realistically, as this is the foundation of the entire decoration process.

Time

The second important point alongside money is your time, as it is also worth something. Try to figure out what size project you want to undertake and how much time you can allocate for it yourself. For example, in the final stages of decoration, when installation is needed, it may happen that with larger projects you need to temporarily live elsewhere.

Style

How do you envision your future home? If you're not yet sure about the style, collect examples from magazines and newspapers that inspire you. This will help the person who will be offering solutions for your home to better understand what you have in mind.

Ideas

Now it's time to compile all your ideas into one whole. Save all your favorite styles, color solutions, finishes, and furniture pieces in one place. For example, Pinterest is a great place to collect various ideas. There you can create individual albums for each room – such as living room, wardrobe, bedroom, etc., and underneath these albums create various style examples that you like.

Now that you've done your homework, it's time to find the right place to order interior design services. After hiring a specific company or person, it is important to ask them important questions that would help convince you of the correctness of your decision.

Completed Works and References

Make sure that the service provider you want to order work from has a portfolio that truly makes your eyes shine. Completed work should be a good style example and calling card on which to make your first decision about who to approach or not.

You can view OCCO's completed work, for example, here.

What Service Do You Want?

Do you want a quick refresh for one room or a complete solution for your entire home? Find out if your preferred interior design service provider can also meet your wishes. Services you should research further are the following:

– Personal consultation

– Moodboard creation

– 3D drawings

– Concept development

– Measurements

– Installation

Familiarize yourself with the OCCO method here.

What Is the Project Plan?

How the service provider manages their project already gives a good overview of how the project will progress. Therefore, it would be a good idea to meet with the service provider or designer before making your final decision, so you can understand how they typically plan their work, how much time specific tasks require, and how the price will be formed.

Schedule your meeting with an OCCO designer today.

How Is Payment Structured?

Payment is directly related to your budget. Therefore, you should clarify how payment is made and what unexpected costs you should be prepared for. Often, payment occurs either on a project basis, on an hourly basis, or the service provider may ask for a certain percentage of the total project cost.

Schedule your meeting with an OCCO designer today.

Do Your Styles Match?

Although interior design service providers should be able to work with all client wishes, results don't always speak for themselves. Therefore, it would be good to find someone who has extensive experience implementing different styles as well as the ability to work with different brands.

OCCO's product selection includes over 70 different brands from Scandinavia and Europe. Explore the selection here.

Now that you know how to prepare yourself and what questions to ask your future service provider, you're already one step closer to your dream home! OCCO designers are just a few clicks away and are happy to help, because interior design is our passion!

Contact us and request a quote: [email protected] or learn more at occo.ee