Jul 2, 2026 · 43 min · 10 segments
Thinking about hiring an interior designer but not sure where to start? In this episode, we break down how to choose the right interior designer for your project, from understanding the difference…
Suzanne HallHostCoreyPanelistAnd I first wanted to say, how do you know when you're ready for an interior designer?
And I think one of the first things is you have to be ready to implement the design.
So maybe you're at the beginning of a new build or a remodel.
You've got a contractor, you've got budgets that you-
... and your husband have agreed on-
... or your partner, and you're really ready to move this thing forward.
I think that's a really good time that you need a designer, 'cause you're ready to move it forward.
We've had a couple instances, even lately-
... on some projects where the client isn't really ready to move it forward, and so they don't have to make decisions.
And so they sit in indecision for a really, really long time.
And it's really unproductive, and it's really, really costly.
So I think that there is a great deal to get to that point when you're ready to implement the design.
And things that you have to do, what is it that you want? Even if it's a feeling.
These are the feelings that I want this to be, and I'm ready to pull the trigger.
And I first wanted to say, how do you know when you're ready for an interior designer?
And I think one of the first things is you have to be ready to implement the design.
So maybe you're at the beginning of a new build or a remodel.
You've got a contractor, you've got budgets that you-
... and your husband have agreed on-
... or your partner, and you're really ready to move this thing forward.
I think that's a really good time that you need a designer, 'cause you're ready to move it forward.
We've had a couple instances, even lately-
... on some projects where the client isn't really ready to move it forward, and so they don't have to make decisions.
And so they sit in indecision for a really, really long time.
And it's really unproductive, and it's really, really costly.
So I think that there is a great deal to get to that point when you're ready to implement the design.
And things that you have to do, what is it that you want? Even if it's a feeling.
These are the feelings that I want this to be, and I'm ready to pull the trigger.
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