In this episode, Natalie is joined by LeAnne Bunnell, an established Interior Designer in Calgary, Alberta. They discuss designing a home from the ground up, renovations, furnishings and how to make your home unique to you!
“Being a designer is like being a detective. You have to get into the psychology of the client and homeowner to figure out what they’re really getting after.”
We interchange the words designer and decorator often, but there is a massive difference. To become an interior designer, you need a license and extensive training. If you don’t have that, you can’t use that term. As an interior designer, LeAnne takes a holistic review of the entire project and looks at it from the final user perspective. Designers set the stage for your home, allowing glimpses of your personality to shine throughout. She discusses the design challenges of grand versus intimate spaces, and the specific approach to each one.
In interior design, you must consider the house from the client’s perspective, and then guide them through the process. Safety is a huge part of interior design, when looking at building codes and specifications for the area. Lifestyle also comes into play heavily when designing a home. Are you coming home at odd hours? Then we have to consider motion sensored lights and an alarm. These are key things for peace of mind down the road. Lighting designers are more specialized designers and they exist to save you money and give you the best results in the staging of your lighting. If you can’t see what you paid for, what’s the point?
Start designing your spaces for YOU. Time is short. You need to love the space that you’re in and interior designers are dedicated to making sure your house truly feels like home.
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