PreStart Consult Perth
Why should I get an interior designer to help me with PreStart selections?
PreStart is arguably the most important part of your building process. At PreStart you will make most of the vital decisions that will shape how the finished home will look and function. But PreStart is also one of the most stressful parts of building, as the vast amount of choices, decisions, colours, finishes, and considerations can be very overwhelming and intimidating.
PreStart meetings tend to run for a few hours and if you don’t go into the meeting with all – or at least most – of your PreStart selections guide booklet filled in and ready to go, you will feel very rushed to make those decisions there and then. By going through your selections with an interior designer ahead of your meeting date, you will be guided by their experience both for aesthetics and functionality, and you’ll have time to weigh up your choices before you need to make them final at PreStart.
In terms of looks, as there is a vast array of colours / finishes to choose from, it’s important to ensure the selections flow effortlessly from room to room, and match your taste and personality as well.
In terms of functionality, your designer may suggest some changes to the floorplan that you had not considered (there is so much to think of, especially if it’s your first time building! It’s perfectly normal to not have picked up on a few things worth changing!), for example, the ideal position of shower tapware.
Maybe you’ve come prepared with ideas you gathered online for what’s “trending” in interior design but are they functional? Or will they be very high maintenance? Sure, they looked good on that display home! But family life is far from a fairytale and functionality and practicality must be high up on your priorities too!
Take the guesswork out of your PreStart selections by trusting a professional interior designer to mindfully select the colours and finishes that will bring your new build vision to life, carefully assessing what will work and what won’t and talking you through the selections so you can enjoy the process with the peace of mind that only an interior designer can bring to the PreStart selections process.
How long does a PreStart Selections Consult go for?
It all depends on how many of the selections you feel you need/want help with, and, mostly, on your ability to be a strong decision-maker. A consult can be as short, or as long, as you need it to be. A Prestart consult will usually start at 3 hours, but can go for a few more depending on whether we need to visit many different showrooms and where they’re located in relation to each other.
Most selections can be made by just visiting the Tiles showroom and the Flooring showroom, as most tiles shops that deal with builders tend to also have the applicable samples for cabinetry and stone benchtops available to view. If we need to look at bricks and window frame colours, these can usually be found at Subiaco Home Base. One thing is for sure, the time taken to get the Prestart selections right will be absolutely worth it!
Take the stress and second-guessing out of your Prestart selections, book your selections consult today with Perth Interior Designer Alana O Interiors!
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Testimonials
…the experience was nothing short of exceptional. Their keen eye for detail and impeccable sense of style transformed my space into a masterpiece… The project was executed with professionalism and timely communication, making the process seamless and enjoyable.
She encouraged me to accept some more radical ideas that she knew would work well, but I didn’t!.. The house suits me perfectly and it feels like an executive home to me every time I open the front door. There isn’t one selection that I would change.
…her passion for detail, clever design ideas, and overall layout placement of items was instrumental in achieving what we wanted in function and mood. The result speaks for itself, a beautiful home where we enjoy every room in the house. She was an absolute pleasure to work with.
Alana came highly recommended to our business. …As the vision came to life, we were all in awe… Alana is professional, competent, has amazing attention to detail and has an out of this world positive attitude. She’s an absolute delight to work with.
From start to finish she guided us, providing the most professional and incredible work. I never thought it could be fun to redecorate, but it really was. The result is exactly what we were hoping for: an elegant family style, full of personal references and history.
She was fantastic at helping us searching for the right furnitures, suitable accessories, art works … often at discounted prices or with sales promotion. We are very happy with the final layout and glad that we did not spent the same money DIY.
I love working with Alana. She is a great listener, is respectful of budget, has a great eye… She has always been professional, enthusiastic, helpful and focussed. On top of all this, she’s an awesome, likeable, funny, intelligent person.
…One thing we really appreciated was the time Alana took to understand us, our lifestyle and what we would work well for us. We are very happy with the end result and highly recommend Alana as a designer with a great mix of flair and practicality.
Her attention to detail to capture the look that we were seeking left nothing to chance and we could not be happier with the end result. Since the change we have had numerous compliments on how our Mandurah office presents.
Alana is a lovely mix of a “professional” and a “friend”… I love her energy and, in a way, I’m sad the project is finished. My apartment has been transformed into a warm and lovely home which everyone admires.
Alana is brilliant. From first meeting to the completion of our kitchen-lounge reno we were impressed by her ability to know what we needed before we even thought of it! Our new space is super functional but also has a personality that reflects us.
I loved that she… was comfortable to put forward her ideas and guide us in the right direction… She really treated our house like her own.
