Once you have found an interior designer, provide them with your project plans and an overview of your ideas and style preferences – magazine pictures will do. On the other hand, you should bear in mind that the ideas you find in magazines and online may not fit your home in exactly the same way. A good designer sees your house as a whole and is able to assess what will or won’t correspond to your needs.

First the interior designer checks the location of your home's utility systems and then thinks about the placement of furniture and other fittings (e.g. lights). Based on their practical experience, the designer helps you combine colours and materials. They recommend finishing and interior elements, but it is generally up to the customer to make the final decision. Such an approach allows the customer to feel freer in terms of budget and avoids situations where a designer forces their ideas on somebody purely for the purpose of self-gain.