Ten reasons to hire an interior designer

Choosing furniture, colours and finishes on your own takes more time than most people expect, and impulse purchases that do not work together are expensive. A designer helps you decide once and decide well, within your taste and your budget. You spend less time searching and less money on pieces that end up in the wrong room.

A studio also brings its network. Through our suppliers and makers we find quality materials and craftsmanship at fair prices, and we work with people we have worked with before. That keeps the project within the agreed budget, and it keeps unforeseen costs to a minimum because someone is managing the execution from day to day.

• "We were very curious beforehand what Reinder would come up with, and he surprised us. He listened closely to our wishes and brought them together beautifully. This was what we had been looking for." A home in Gelderland
• "The contact with Reinder felt right from the very first meeting. He is open, tells his story and listened carefully to what we wanted. We were after an interior where we could really land. We both lead busy lives, and it is good to have a place where you can let everything go. The guidance was pleasant, and the design turned out beautiful, robust and completely 'us'." An interior in Nieuw Schoonebeek
• "We had both run up against the fact that we did not know how to give our new interior its best shape. Reinder listens well and genuinely stood beside us, which gave us the feeling we were not facing it alone. We also appreciated that he went out with us to choose and order the furniture. A very good collaboration." An interior in Drenthe
• "This leaves us quiet for a moment. We had no idea this was possible with our house. We cannot wait until everything is finished." An interior in Zeeland

What clients say

What clients say

What clients say

What clients say

We hear it from clients again and again: dividing up the rooms is where they get stuck. It is the heart of our work. A compact house and a large open floor plan raise the same question, namely how to use the space well without losing the feeling of space. Smart layouts, furniture that does more than one job and well-placed storage make sure every centimetre works for you.

What the rooms must do differs per household: a home office, a playroom, a quiet corner to read in. We design around those needs. The result has to look right, and it has to live well, day after day.

This is where we can really earn our keep. Planning and carrying out an interior project takes more coordination than most people have room for next to work and family, and that is where the stress creeps in. When you hand the project over, the responsibility for keeping it on track moves to us.

The studio is your one point of contact for the whole project, from the choice of materials and furniture to the scheduling of the trades. Problems and delays are picked up early, because someone is watching for them. You follow the progress; we do the chasing, from concept to completion.

Experience shows in the result. Knowing which maker to call for a particular piece, which materials wear well, where storage can hide without stealing space: those judgements come from years of projects. They are the difference between a design that merely photographs well and one that also works on an ordinary weekday.

Technology helps here too. With 3D visualisations, and virtual reality where useful, you see a realistic picture of the new interior before anything is ordered or built. Changes are made on screen instead of on site, which keeps you in control of the final result.

Reviewing the design at that stage costs little and prevents a great deal, because the expensive corrections are the ones made during the build. It also gives the design time to prove itself to you before it becomes permanent.