Hi,

I have budget limitation, but I would like to have a satisfied and self-comfortable house.
Do I just need to go for constructor if i have concept?
Or interior designer will help us to design according to what we need?

Interior designer also need to makan. To put in an analogy, it's just like getting a hair cut: You can ask your mom to do it or you can get a professional hair stylist. Obviously the results will be different because of the difference in the breadth of their experience, training and exposure to various ideas.
Unless you are very talented or know exactly how you want your house to look like in your mind, chances are if you design yourself, the house will look ordinary at best.

hi TS

Actually Interior Design, is based on personal taste.. juz like rich ppl can drive mercedes and middle or lowe income ppl drive kancil or proton.

i learned from observation that, Western ppl tend to prefer more DIY interior or home deco; while lots of Malaysian seem to prefer more "professional interior design".

Limited budget would *never* constraint ur aspiration to create a comfortable and cozy home.

There're lots of ideas u could refer to .. from home deco magazines at book stores, youtube, websites, FB , etc etc ... there're really tonnes of ideas u can learn from without having to really opt for expensive interior design.

Well did you ever tried online interior designing concepts? If not then you must try them. You will have everything done in very low cost and within your budget. You don't need to go anywhere or get any appointment thus you will get good concepts as well as instruction on how to do it all the interior work by yourself. This will not only save your money but also your time.

This post has been edited by mrhien912: Jul 24 2013, 06:32 PM

Hi, hiring an Interior designer might help on visualize ur house before it built..
and knowing all the detail of your house~

by hiring site supervisor will help on time saving and problems solving...

Different charges from Interior depends on their works too...

A famous ID will cost lots compare to contractor' ID

I have concepts but I was just worried where to find the constructor, do they able to do this, or the material they use is good or not good...

I tend to DIY, but something which is out of my ability and control. Example, walk in wardrobe. From youtube, it looks simple and damn cheap but actually it is hard.
Do there have any temporary worker vacancy so that i can work with those experiences in weekend as part time?

I have concept but just have some tiny area which i still don't have satisfied idea. no worth for this.

Of course u look for contractor not desiner cause you only have limited budget you wouldn't afford the designer fee and at the same time you have your idea of to renovate your hosue,you just let the contractor know what you want they will do it for and if you have picture of sorts is also good for contractor reference that's my piece of advice for you.

lets say if I settle part by part, kitchen, living room, bedroom etc, example, kitchen, will it be any designer if i seek for kitchen contractor? or i have my own concept already, will they charge on design fee?

This post has been edited by telasdist: Jul 24 2013, 11:39 PM

depends on you need a drawing or not~
if you got basic idea/ magazine, just show it to contractor, they will do similar to ur ref~
But if anythings happen, there is no proof, since there is no proper drawing

If you need a designer to help you visualize and detailthe drawing, then will help up to do 3D visual drawing like:-


and detail like:-

to give you exact dimension on that

go ikea.. free designer.. bring your plans along. they can help u.. just make appointment

After drawing can take back the sample?

ikea is not using plywood

anywhere...trend keep chaging

of course can

get the ideas.. source your own materials if u dont like theirs.. dont need to pay money to interior designers.. extra cost.. save tht money and make ur house better

Because i was thinking that you give the budget to ID, then ID will help to arrange the necessity. This is my initial thought and the reason i post here.

For the dimension, ID draw it or, the contractor draw it?

Really?
They will draw for us for free although we're not bear with their idea? for free?
as i know, some of ikea's stuffs are not so robust and loss in quality.

Went through same dilemma like u early this year..."budget limitation". I open excel and list all the cost that I can think of and add extra $xx thousand to the excel for unforseen costs then compare with my budget. Then you can roughly know if you still got budget for ID or not.

Also if you got no idea on ID at all, you can consider to browse through this website http://indesign.my/. I found many inspirations there. Google image helps a lot too.

1 more point to consider, if you got canggih ID plan, is your contractor able to execute it?

GOOD LUCK!

Budget limitations are always relative and dependent on the condition of the property as well. e.g., older/subsale property with previous occupants may need repair work etc etc.
Definitely doing without ID you will save that cost of several thousands, or about 10%
Hiring ID and asking him to use the cheapest materials is also another way, but I think you will regret that and it may be a lose-lose situation if you are unlucky, i.e., you are not happy with his work and he cannot cari makan. Remember that cheap is usually not good and good is usually not cheap. You have to strike a balance between the two extremes.

If you really want to save money, you could DIY a lot of things and order the raw materials yourself, even fix some of the things yourself if you are so inclined. For example, if you order LED lights, switches or wallpaper online direct from China, you could probably save 50% of the cheapest equivalent local prices, and the quality is not too bad if you do your homework. I know of someone who renovated a 3 storey terrace for under 60K
You can really really save a lot, but really it is a question of time vs opportunity cost. In the example above, that person spent the better part of one and half years doing all the painting, wallpapering and fixing the lighting by themselves, with only the kitchen cabinets and plaster ceiling subbed out to a contractor. If you can afford to spend a similar amount of time doing that you can consider that option.

If you stretch out your renovation period and prioritize the really important stuff, you may be reduce the financial pain of the renovation as well.

thanks for your suggestion.
But, how do you know the market price?

normal package will include
furniture layout
3D visualize
and
2D drafting as i mention


the material will make a huge different of pricing

i am about thinking the same thing. Sub out kitchen and plaster ceiling to contractor. Others i will settle by myself.
in term of DIY, how you do get the material or sources? e.g. book rak. nowadays as you know, book rack is skru on the wall and you can have your DIY idea to design the shape of the rack. how do make the material as i want?
And, wallpaper, how you gona stick it or glu it on the wall?

Google is your friend The person I told you about did all the research on the net before starting

for book rack u can find it in furniture shop or you buy it from IKEA and it is not skru on the wall it have external sell as well cause i saw it before.if uyou want to diy kitchen cabinet you can find kubiq but it is not include installation and transportation cause it is charge separately and they do provide the installer and driver for you to call but you have to pay them and i don't encourage you to diy on kitchen cabinet or wallpaper cause if not done properly then you will regret it and yes you can find alot guidance on google teacging you how do it but in actual will you be able to follow as what's been mentioned in the google diy website.

Source for materials not a problem, the bigger problem is if you know what you're doing. Cement/pasir all that can get anytime from any hardware shop. Wood can always get from wood kilang. Can get a lot of stuff from places like Hafale too.
Iban guys built my mum's maid room + wet kitchen from scratch and we bought the materials from them. All materials and tools from normal hardware shop + wood kilang + tile shop only...

yup, so for kitchen i will subbed out to contractor to help me.

wise decision and Interrior designer is not nessesary neede for condo renovations cause they r pro n they charge quite for 3d design for around few thousand just one design only and not include contarctor renovate for cost and materials.so it will be best to find a contarctor to do it for rather than ID ppl.

Yes, now i am planning to sub out heavy work like:
Plaster ceiling, grill, kitchen to contractor. others i will try to do it myself. Try.

Biasanya free hand sketch takkan ada any charges.. i am kitchen kitchen cabinet specialist. just email your floor plan NOW. i will give u quotation n sketch design 4 free. nak takut ape. limited budget? we have mny price range, with different material. Melamine is the cheapest material.

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Melamine is wood?
how about countertops? concrete tile is the cheapest?

Interior designers are not just create a nice spaces, we design experience. We create spaces functional & logical. Why do you feel yourself different when you walk in to a 5 star hotel? You will feel that evry single thing is so well planned. Because that evry single aspect are look into details, like from the sofa height into the cushion filling to fabric finishes, its perfectly tailored to snatch patrons heart. Tht's what we call it ' design an experience' .

Interior Design is a luxury, not a necessity. Its simple as that.

Melamine is made from wood.
melamine is melamine. melamine adalah bahan utk menghasilkan lapisan luar@finishing utk Papan yang dinamakan melamin.
Yang dinamakan material melamine adalah Kayu Chipboard with melamine finishing. * susah jugak nak teranglan ye...

k.. i try lagi skali.
Ada 2 Melamine kat sini iaitu Papan Yang diistilahkan sebagai material melamine. dan satu lagi melamine itself..
So material melamine tu bolehlah kalau nak kata ia adalah wood, sebab bahan utama adalah chipboard.

Concrete tiles costs around RM120 perfoot run. (c/w standard depth 2 feet )
Yes I think concrete tiles is the cheapest. but final outcome will be very different..
GTG, sorry..

it just like

when u compare a G2000 formal shirt and Tailor Made shirt.

Of course tailor made will be more expensive..you hire a specialist to tailor made your outfits…

does it necessary, it depends on your what you expected.

Those ah beng ah sheng just know little bit come out to be KC specialist….in normal residential they can show off la…but when it come to corporate. they can’t even attend a proper meeting.

Designer can help you on that,what is suitable for your wife 2nd workplace,”THE KITCHEN”…How to impress your friend and family thru 1st visit on your house. How to fully maximise your budget for renovation. not only for KC…to choose in between wallpaper and texture paint…

2nd thing,

You must understand,

If the company without proper management, they not gonna charge u for it. If you really looking for a peace of mind, pay a lil bit more…hire designer and don’t simply engaged with the cheapest in the market…

there are many cases happen, always end up in vain.

If they able to survive , they must be a reason for them to exist..

THE DESIGNER~!

haha, it looks like we can have a debate with the theme: does interior designer is necessary?

we have company specialize on kitchen design. i guess there must have experience person which can really give some advice and also experience for the space, color coding as well.

Well i don agree with u on this cause my company has been renovating alot condos but without any designer to plan the design cause a very minimalist design ideas we can still give to u base on ur budget and we can draw for customer for free when they engage us so i think small houses like condo it is better just find a good contarctor when u don have budget for id consultant n yes id consultant is very pro but how amny ppl can afford ur services like ppl with budget wise so ur services is much more better render to high end custoomer with high budget.that's my little piece of advice.

contractor

i have no comment on your reputation. maybe your company does provide this service in good way or not.even in KC market,some big players still have customer satisfaction issues arise. it happen here…in this market…

a lot of ppl who looking for free lunch. who know a bit about carpentry works. they claim they r specialist and they intro business to carpenter. but in the end up , no after sales service. because they got their commission and don’t wanna go back to client offer them after sales services.

In Market , there a lot in exhibition who offer great promotion, free drawing, cheaper price…but end up , what happen? call them no response. installation date postpone . It depends on end user whether wanna take risk or not. engaged small contractor with cheaper price, of cuz, cause they no need to be responsible for after sales service.

*I didn’t pointing anyone here. but there is certain of ppl complaining,rise this issue. don’t ask me where. it happen in LYN, do your homework’s read more thread.!!
*And this happen in my experience. if u said this only happen on me. So I'm glad, my client come back to me for my after sales services.
*For your information, if U paying a bus fare to get a bus ticket .Get on the bus, please don’t expect inside the bus with COZY environments, 5 star hotel services.
Get into the bus, u need to accept the situation whereby it might be stinky or packed of ppl, or this bus is nobody inside and feel cool with it.

**PLEASE DONT DO ANY PROMOTING HERE! WANT PROMOTE GOT SERVICE NOTICEBOARD.

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Ya you're right some points here but what can tell you is that not every small company without any designer that are unrresponsible and the service i rendered include after sales service so it is not necessary only big company or design company can give after sales service and ya cannot compare the service rendered by big company with small company which is just targetting low end whereas the big going after big clients with big budget.

Please get your answer right before u give any statement. AND PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE REPLIES BEFORE YOU MAKE ANY STATEMENT HERE.!

This thread is “Is it interior designer is necessary?” NOT “Is it interior designer is compulsory?"

I giving this answer based with my experience and there is few point to support my answer.FINISH.

WHY YOU NEED TO TELL ME??

From start till this moment, i didn’t stated any phrase like “All small company"


Or Perhaps,

You want to DEFEND so called small company without designer to convince prospected client believes that small company without designer like you able to deliver
(Are this consider promoting your service here?Want promote , go to Service Noticeboard.)
Quality and Qualified works?

r we having a fight here?

Hmm...just saw this thread. Just felt like giving my 2 cents but anyone can agree to disagree.

Looking for a professional interior designer is not a necessity especially if you have some budget in mind. Like some of the LYN members mentioned, referring to designer magazines, you can pick and choose the designs yourself, and find an experience (and specialised contractors) to do based on the designs. Experienced contractors/carpenters/KC suppliers etc, most likely will be able to produce almost 90% similar to the design you show, unless the contractors have own opinion that certain things can't be done (based on experience/your house structure's problem etc). Experienced contractors sometimes can provide nice and practical designs too.

However, if you have a little more budget and are a busy person, want things to be done without much time consumed by yourself as well as you want a very special (and no one else has) design, engaging a professional interior designer will suit you as they are supposed to manage through your entire renovation also.

So it's all depends on your needs, as well as whether you have deeper pockets.