Heidi’s Design Process

First contact and initial meeting

When you first contact me, we’ll have a chat about your home over the phone – and you can ask me questions to check I’m the right designer for your project (and vice versa).  We can then schedule an in-home consultation.

This in-home consultation is currently $195 (plus gst) for up to 90 minutes. It is customised to your project. Usually, this consultation also allows me to understand the scope of the job so I can provide you with a proposal and fee for the interior design work required.

Proposal and Fee

Following our initial meeting, I’ll send you a Proposal Letter which details the interior design work I’ll be carrying out for you, and my fee for this work. I usually charge a fixed fee, based on how many hours I’m likely to spend on your project.

Getting to know you

I next establish your style and a vision for your home. We discuss initial plans in more detail, and project budget.

I’m not a cookie-cutter designer. I will tailor your interior to the architecture of your home, how you wish to live, how you wish each room to feel, your style preferences, your colour preferences, budget, and items you wish to retain.

I may also send you various images to check we’re both on the same page about the aesthetic we wish to achieve.

Sometimes, people don’t know what style they love or how they want their home to look. If this is you, my process will enable you to better understand what it is you like and need so that you end up with a home you love.

Initial concept and design

I then develop an initial concept and design for you, spatial layouts and I pull together imagery and ideas. I’ll also compile samples of items required for your project.

I revisit you to discuss these concepts and samples, to ensure you are happy with the layout and all aspects of the design. (If it’s a colour consultation or window furnishings project, this will just involve paint colours or fabrics.)

Often at this stage we may meet at the Design Library or perhaps a flooring store where I can show you larger samples of items such as flooring, furniture or wallpaper options.

Project Management through to completion

The extent of the project management I carry out for you will depend on your project.

If it’s a colour consultation and you have a painter onboard, there will be no project management required (but you will receive a Paint Specification Sheet for your painter).

If it’s a window furnishings project, I will project manage your new curtains or blinds through to and including installation.

For furniture and furnishings, I buy directly through importers, fabric wholesalers and NZ designers or makers – so buying through me is similar to buying through a retailer. I also charge at retail prices – or sometimes less. I will project manage the purchase of any item right through to delivery to your home.

Similarly, with upholstery, joinery, flooring or tiles, I work with suppliers directly and will project manage these items for you.

If you need tradespeople or builders for your project and you don’t wish to arrange this yourself, I can either refer you to trusted contacts, or potentially project manage this work for you.