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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I'm window shopping.
I don't have the space yet for where this furniture will go, but I'm interested in getting a broad range of responses based on what kind of space I'm going to be furnishing. How many rooms will I be furnishing will impact budget etc. Ikea may end up being the best fit for budget, but I think mostly I'm looking for 2-3
If you feel like waxing poetic as a designer: if I came to you as a client and said "I am looking for 2-3 sitting pieces of modern leather to be focal point pieces," is that still too general or could you give me recommendations for designers etc that might fit that criteria?
Agreed on the vagueness of the question but I'm starting from 0 here. I am Donnie; out of my element.
Thanks for the affirmation about a designer as that is something I've been considering, but like hiring a builder, I like to have a decent idea of what I'm talking about before the process starts.
Pretend you're giving peter12 advice on buying furniture.
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You might just talk to an interior designer first. When we did our major reno, we had a really good idea of what we wanted, so we didn't get one early on, but once it was almost done, we brought one in just to consult about paint colours and furniture. It was well worth it. She looked at the art we wanted to hang and basically built around that and the space. It cost us only a couple hundred and we are very happy with how she tied everything together. She advised on furniture colours and shapes, even couch cushion colours.
The other bit of advice is grab some issues of Style at Home and find some looks you like and steal them.
We stole our kitchen style (down to getting exactly the same light fixtures) from some house in Toronto. Obviously, it was basically what we had in mind already, but it really helps when you can point at a photo and say this is what I want.
Figure out what style/look you are going for and try not to wind up with a mish-mash. Contemporary, modern, transitional, traditional, country, etc... If you want the name of the interior designer we used PM me. We went contemporary and that's the style she likes too, so I don't know how she would be if you are going for Victorian England or country farmhouse...