Hi, I recently decided to renovate my house. Lot size around 2300sqft
Would like to ask how much does a interior designer cost?
Say I want him to design my whole house.


1.Do they charge by price per sqft? Another thing I heard people say that they charge by taking 10% from your reno cost, which mean if you use 100k to renovate, they charge you 10k. Is that true?
2.If not how they charge?
3.Is it worth the cost ? I won't have enough time to supervise the site visually.
4.I heard they only provide floor plan (their design)
5.For a regular person I don't think I can fully understand what they draw lol.. do they sketch it out? but i think sketch also cannot bring the whole feel without color and i think 3d drawn by them nowadays almost look like real so 3d is better ..How they charge for 3d? per view? per area or what? What's the price?
6.Can I find student to design for me? How much cheaper will it be? is it worth the risk?
7.Is it better to let the designer find his own contractor? or i myself find outside? I scared they pakat with contractor chop me here and there

Anyone who hired a interior designer before please help me, interior designer can help me also if you want

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Added on March 6, 2012, 5:24 pmno one can help? D:

This post has been edited by peterjoo78: Mar 6 2012, 05:24 PM

Your budget?

What is your budget? What you want to do? What is your ideal outcome?

ID, can help you spend lots of money, can also give you idea where to save money. Some have their team of people. Some just design for you, give you 3D drawing.

If your renovation is big, and no time to look after, the ID can help of course all this come with $$$. Or get a project / site supervisor.

its better that you find interior designer that work as contractor itself, so u can save alot.
my house is under renovation now, the ID is quite good, but they do thing very very slow...so would not recommend...
16xx SQFT from DEC till now not yet done...sien

Whats d total sum they charge u..?
If u dnt mind me asking

Ok what. Year end got many holidays, and CNY was on Jan.

Mine start April, end Dec. Self manage.

Hi, why no one is answering my question? I wanna know how they charge before I engage any interior designer, if it's out of my budget I might as well do it myself.

I don't think you have direct answer. Some charge you per design so they give you design, and you go find your own contractor. Some is per project covering A to Z, help you managed, change design if situation change. Most of these people will have his/her own contacts of contractors you have the option not to use them.

Just get few ID, ask them how they charge. Some will give you full proposal I have one, super nice, price also super nice.

the price is depend on what outcome u want and the material you want. if u plan to do big reno n got no time to monitor n no idea what to do, better hire ID. the price is very subjective one, depend on how much the wanna charge you n what service they provide.

ops, wrong...is start early of november, 15 Nov.
and promised will done before chinese new year.
now...
only done 40%...

I know a interior designer... Maybe you can ask him... PM me if you are interested...

1) It depends on the Designer him/her or their agency. You can even ask IKEA to do it for free (take measurements yourself) and they will kit your home with their products
3) These people are not taxi drivers. It's not as simple as getting you from A to B with a meter. You have different tastes and the designer will try to incorporate that into the space, if they're good that is and don't just give you a "standard" design. The price will be how picky you are. Same for 2) 3) 4)
5) Go to a bookstore and browse the architecture and home books there. Get an idea of what you want so you'll be able to tell your designer !
6) I'm not saying students are not good, but the best ones will probably be already part timing for agencies. And you can't blame STUDENTS for mistakes because you were cheap. You will also have to supervise them more which apparently you don't have time for.
7) Again depends on the designer. You can ask for a quotation 1st then try and see if anybody will give you a better price. A good designer will of course try and package the whole renovation at a reasonable price and time frame.

Student, they don't even know if what they design are practical, or even the material use are available in Malaysia.

you have to answer this Q 1st

i know one id bungalow charge min 60k for deign only, or 10% of the contract sum
semi-d min rm 30k, ds link............not interested


This post has been edited by skng03: Mar 7 2012, 01:42 AM

This is what my company does currently; if we are chosen to handle the entire project, then the design fee is still charged but at a discounted rate.
If it's just design only, it normally depends variables like the complexity of the design, amount of 3d renderings required, submission drawings(if needed) and the amount of minor or major amendments allowed.

As a reference, we did a RM 140k project for a 1,400 sf condo just before cny and the design fee quoted was RM2,500.

Hmm, mind me asking if your client did it full package? Or just design? Sounds like already a discounted rate.

Yes, that is the discounted rate as we were chosen to handle the project fully.

For question
1,2,4,5) different designer have different type of way to charge, so just survey with few and look at their work and the package they offered better, think there is no standard cost here

3) depends on you, but i would say if you got no time to supervise then is worth the price and less headache provided you get a reliable ID

6) student can be good in design but when come to actual site then i don't think they really can handle it

7) actually you can find your own contractor to quote then compare the price between your own and from the ID side, this way can help you to save cost also

hi, all these depends on ur budget n ur materials preferences. im providing free ID consultation for reno. do PM me more details on ur reno work scopes. thanks

TLDR. ill just summarize in short for you. normally, a designer would charge by per SF, that's if you request him for only the design. if they include the renovation, the fee would be scraped. i just renovated my 1800sf condo for around 200k but the total cost include loads of hacking. 200k is the rough estimation as i did some of the wet works myself (dad's company). as for the drawings, same as above. if you let them handle the renovation progress, the fees for drawings and planning will be 'scrapped' off but normally they'll earn it back in the outsourcing of materials and such.

it is always recommended that you get a good designer as he would be there to supervise for you. all in all, good things come with a price.

Hi There,

We are ID consultant. We only do interior designing phase, which is basically the space planning, 3d visualizing, detail drawings.

FYI, usually typical interior designer they charge RM10-15 per sqft. Which is ridiculously incorrect as a professional. The ID society like this was influenced by some other party. And usually after they have done the design and they will send them for quotation which will them be marked up by the designer themselves by, say 15,20-25%?
That is just so not proper.

Hence, we, my team and I, we only do consultation. Which we will not involve in any quotation in the after that can assure you no further mark up of cost estimated. You can definitely entrust us, where we deliver quality and also true professional service, no further mark up.

If you are interested, please kindly contact me at 016.2549515 or send me email at billy.irend@gmail.com

Thanks and Warmest Regards,

Billy

billy, i just want a professional advise on electrical port and oso few idea for my living hall, master bedroom and paints.. basically i already have a theme and general idea bout my renovation...owh my house is a double storey bungalow approximately 2750sqf... tq

Here's how majority of ID companies work.

You consult them for ID for your home and they come up with a quote that looks affordable and they tell you we can help you manage your renovation as well as we know the design and have relationships with material suppliers to ensure the ID comes out exactly how it was envisioned.

Bad thing, a friend of mine hired an ID consultant and he wanted to put in a wooden table into his house and the ID consultant said no... design does not allow for ANY wooden finish furniture... talk about paying someone to tell you how to live, plus the glass table recommended comes at a cost of RM13k.

Hahahaha... so how do ID companies make their money anyway? Well, the design fee is one but because its usually discounted for owners who take up their project management service, that cost is sufficient to cover manpower time cost + small profit margin.

Majority of their income comes from managing your project. Yes you've paid them a fee to cover that together with the design charges but do you think they're not getting a cut from all the materials selected bought, etc...? Of course they are otherwise profitability is a problem.

I would suggest comparing costs for ID and non-ID executed projects to find out the differences in prices.

Hi,

The good thing about engaging ID company is that they will be able to make a very nice design of your house that most normal contractors would not be able to come up with. If you just want to have a normal design, you do not need to engage an ID company, a normal contractor will be able to fulfill your need. If you want a very nice design, you might need to consider engaging an ID company. I just engaged an ID company to design my condo ( since I want it to be design quite unique), and I am quite happy with the result. Not only that they could come up with very nice design, they also have knowledge on wide variety of material selection.

However, the bad thing is that when it comes to actual build work, those ID companies will typically cost you a bomb. They usually sub-con the work to other people or have partnership with other parties, that;s why the price is high. I engaged an ID company that is supposed to have in-house factory, I was quite dissapointed that the price was ridiculously high and when I asked them they said that even though it is an in-house factory they also have partnership. Now I have done the design with that ID company, and for the build work I engaged my previous contractor. If you know a good contractor, it would be good to do it that way: engage the ID company to do the design, and give the technical drawings to the contractor that you know well ans ask them to do the bujild work. I am not done yet with my renovation work ( my contractor is still in the progress of doing the work), so I need to see how it turns out, but so far for my case I think this is the best way forward.

to me..using Id is very overated.
i see so many house renovated using ID all not practical one.

Nice to see...but hard to use.
Nice stuffs need constant maintenance, like steel u need to polish very often to have the first day look for example.

for me...i see lots of magazine and online site for ID idea and then show to contractor with some tweaking of mine own for practicality.

I have seen ID people argue with their own contractor...both cannot agree....so who at the end will suffer? the owner because they compromise on your expense!!

and ID people only for expensive stuffs when they design...cause cheap things dont carry"DESIGNER'' image.

well...this is only m2c..no offense to all ID out there.

+1 (no offense) .. but clients now are seeking practical solutions ... the word "design" simply means asthetics + functionality .. if the design only focuses on aesthetics, it is not design, it is just a piece of art ...

Hi, im a freelancer. if you are still interested you may PM me as the price is base on what you want me to include then from there i may quote you accordingly.
i also do design and built if any of you interested. the workmanship of my carpenter is very good.

PM me if any of you are interested.

thanks

bRO,

Can you pm your email

hey PM-ed you.

hi, i have a best experience with a contractor, she is a friendly and helpful designer, renovation fees is reasonable coz she has own production team and the main thing is she is a responsible person, what i request to fix or repair, she will arrange her ppl come to help!! is a super good contractor... let me know if u need help in renovation and design! if i not mistaken, they will provide free design if the renovation also pass to her company.

haha....i think she is really good, else, u wont copy paste same comments at several post....

tat's why i always advise contractor, do good job, people will appreciate your help de.....

Haha....busted !

hi khieni, haha,,,u r rite,,she is really good !! but,,,haiz,,she has bf lo,,if not ....i maybe got some chance

Initially I tot Cathy is her, your designer...."Happy For Cathy?"

!! u r so clever,,, haha ... bingo !

No offense for some ID:-
Some charging few K to 20-30k per design. And find contractor to renovate the house.
Upon getting quote from contractor, markup the price 20-30% to customer, at the same time press contractor by 10-20%.

Outlook fantastic, inside "Kayu Lembik". Great outlook, no quality.

If you want to charge per project, go ahead, but make sure it is reasonable price.
If you are worker in some company, you know how much you get. When you part time as freelance, charge what you suppose to charge, and not OPEN MOUTH Crocodile bite.

Ending up, everyone throwing price here and there.

Currently there is no proper medium for people to engage, if there is all buaya going to die soon.

Do ethically for a better future.

so the conclusion is just hire a general contractor and do design our own....haha

so any recommendation for honest good IDs who can do design and build... dont mind paying a bit more as long as you can get a good job and not getting chopped

Hi. Can i have ur contractor's contact? Tq

The conclusion is try not to necro a 3 yr old thread.

Anyway... ID cost for a house, yardstick... RM150~180 psft. That's all in cost.

If you are aiming cheaper, dont let the ID do an all-in work for u.

How much does a ID charge if I just want them to create the design ideas and maybe provide 3D rendering? Not looking for ID to manage overall project as I don't have big budget. I look for ideas from pinterests, etc. but I won't mind someone else's creative design input of my requirements. Right now my own design ideas are so simple.

This post has been edited by audy: Jul 2 2015, 12:59 PM

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