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  • about to renovate our apt and contractor suggested using a decorator -- is it worth it and/or necessary? is it expensive?

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    08.08.08, 02:06 PM [ Flag ]

    • it's $$$. My sister used one and honestly it doesn't look like a showroom. I don't see what this woman did for her. It seemed all like common sense. This lady helped her pick out furniture. If you can do that yourself, why hire someone

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      08.08.08, 02:09 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • Why would you want your home to look like a show room? The purpose of the decorator is to help coordinate a look that fits your style.

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        08.08.08, 02:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • well when I say showroom I mean like someone professional or with decorating experience worked on the space. My sis paid over 25k for what? She really made all of the decisions on her own with this lady just along for what? I think of a person is clueless and not sure of what style they want then hire someone..but if someone has taste and knows what they want, don't waste your money

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          08.08.08, 02:22 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • there are good decos and bad decos. a good one can make your life easier (for a price) when you have a million resources to consider and a million decisions to make on a renovation.

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            08.08.08, 02:24 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • sure but in my sisters case she really didn't need the help. She has great taste but I think living in an affluent area of LI and all of her friends out there used a designer, I think she just felt the pressure to follow

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              08.08.08, 02:27 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • furniture is easy... you know what you like. But I think it might help to have someone help with the things that need to be chosen when you renovate like; flooring, tiles, cabinets, fixtures, etc.

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      08.08.08, 02:12 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • my mom uses one. she pays a fee up front as a deposit, then it is 20% of wholesale prices. her place looks great. furniture, accent stuff, paints, curtains.

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      08.08.08, 02:32 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I think you need to pick one very carefully. My brother used someone just starting out on his bachelor apartment - she worked with his budget and led him in a more timeless/polished decorating direction and he had a great place. Then my other friend used someone else and their place doesn't even look coordinated or stylishly uncoordinated, it just looks random and they got talked into some expensive blah things.

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      08.08.08, 07:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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