Is it worth making purchases online? Where to go on a design journey for interior finds? What should I look for when choosing textiles or furniture? Famous designers shared their advice on interior shopping with us. Making interior purchases, you need to pay attention to a lot of important points, so you do not regret your choice later. What details in any case should not be overlooked? Where in travel to buy cool goods at "tasty" prices? There are a lot of questions about interior shopping, but we asked three famous designers, in combination - heads of their own studios, who shared with us valuable advice: Olga Valle, Elena Krylov and Irina Fefelov.
What is important to remember before making a purchase. Tips from Olga Valle
Olga Valle Graduated from Parson's School of Design (New York, USA) with a degree in interior designer, founded the City Design studio and has been creating interiors for more than 10 years. citidesign.pro
Try not to buy furniture throughInternet, because in this case the size is not clear, the color is distorted, and also the material from which the product is made. My client had a case: she wanted to buy a chest of drawers in Chinese style with metal overhead carved details. Judging by the picture, very beautiful. As a result, came a mini-locker (mixed up the size), and beautiful metal details were painted!
Do not buy a thing without checking its overall dimensions. If the store seems that the table is small (on an area of 1,000 squares next to other furniture), it is not a fact that it will also be at home, on 25 squares of the living room.
Curtains in the store may have a different shade andlook completely different than at home, since there is a difference in the light temperature of the lighting and the surrounding colors that translate color to neighboring objects. Especially it concerns bright colors. Either sew to order, or buy with a fitting or the possibility of replacement / return.
When buying a sofa on them it is desirable to sit,because there is a different stiffness of the pillows, and we must understand how much they will fail when you sit down. Someone likes it softly, but someone does not.
Sometimes it is necessary to buy to your favorite porcelainmissing items, but there is no such thing. Then we buy something similar (for example, a sugar bowl is broken or rosettes for jam are needed, but they are not included in the service). It is important to get into the color of porcelain. It can be of different shades: from milky white to white with a slightly gray tinge. And the inscription bone china (bone china) does not guarantee falling into color. Different manufacturers have their own characteristics, and the color can vary greatly. Tip: take your plate to the store and compare the color. If the color is chosen accurately, it will not be noticeable that the object from another service, and if next to the milk-white plates there will be a sugar bowl of a different shade - it will immediately be seen that the object is an outsider.
Interior shopping in travel. Tips from Elena Krylova
Elena Krylova Designer and head of the interiorElena Krylova's vip design studio. For over 10 years, her professional team has been working in the field of design and realizing projects for the most demanding customers, including celebrities. helendesign.ru Interior shopping is a pain point for every person. Getting into the atmosphere of discounts and designer finds, we all practically lose our heads, being ready to spend all available funds. Elena Krylova's advice will be very useful to lovers of travel and interior shopping in other countries:
Do not be limited to large exhibitions,like ISaloni or Maison & Objet and furniture centers. Search for real designer artifacts is in the art-quarters. And if you still decide to buy a few things from the exposition of exhibitions, wait until the last day. It is then from the stands that the most interesting pieces of furniture and accessories are sold at ridiculous prices.
Many people prefer flea markets, but you need to be cautious - it's very easy to get caught by dishonest merchants.
In Italy, shopping is not worth going to the centercities, and take the car and travel along the route Milan-Venice, along which there are a lot of interior outlets and malls. In France, the legendary Marais is the perfect place for interior shopping.
Separately it is necessary to tell about design-travel inAsia. Low prices can turn a head, however it is necessary to study attentively all that you plan to buy, having checked up on quality. And also not be afraid to bargain properly.
Important trifles of interior shopping. Tips from Irina Fefelova
Irina Fefelova Designer with 12 years of experience, forthis time, she managed to build over 100 objects, complete more than 500 design projects, and also attend an incredible number of trainings and courses. Irina Fefelova's studio knows how to adapt to the customer and never imposes its opinion on him. irinafefelova.ru It is necessary to start studying the interior market long before it is time to decorate the house. It can take more than one day to choose and purchase one interior detail.
When choosing a kitchen, pay attention to the materialback of the headset, as well as the fact that the cornices were removable (this will allow them to be corrected in case of defects). All mechanisms must be checked before acceptance. If the patina is supposed to be on the facades, it is necessary to watch and sign the color (sample). The height of household appliances should be located for the convenience of the hostess, not the manufacturer.
It is not always important to buy a script, sometimes toThe motive, idea, style is more important, and it is quite possible to select a similar model, but of another manufacturer (more economical or more suitable for delivery terms).
When choosing a technique, not only the appearance, but also the functional is important. You can not mount a home theater without the advice and assistance of an audio expert.
When buying textiles,that the curtain and the curtains should "be friends" among themselves, as well as the upholstery of the headboard with the upholstery of the armchairs. Velvet can always be replaced by more environmentally friendly materials: satin or natural silk.
Remember that depending on the thickness of the materialthe price will be different. For example, the cost of leather of various thicknesses and dressings will be very different. The salon manager may know about this, but the designer and the buyer may not notice the difference when ordering and in the product brought to the facility.
Bronze has many shades. It is necessary to attach accessories to each other if they are from different collections or not from the same manufacturer. This applies not only to bronze, consider the likelihood of differences in shades in one material (rolls of wallpaper or textiles may differ even in one collection).
We would like to thank Svetlana Kotlukova and her communication agency ArchDialog for their help in preparing the material. pinterest.com, foto-ruta.com, Brandon Barre, Andrea Rugg, archdialog.ru
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