tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post5634178183502656035..comments2024-03-28T09:40:20.315-04:00Comments on Architecture Tourist: Our experience: working with a designerTerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-46603233425313079982011-03-03T09:40:17.478-05:002011-03-03T09:40:17.478-05:00I know this is a couple of years old, but I just l...I know this is a couple of years old, but I just loved reading it! I had just posted yesterday, as an interior designer, what to look for when hiring a designer. I had to post this morning about your post because you give such a good perspective on the client's end of things. Thank you!!<br /><br />http://thephilosophyofinteriordesign.blogspot.com/b/post-preview?token=p9DcfS4BAAA.oo8xDDIW4oTbtlh9pEyNLw.7TSkZ4M4K-NEPvK8Yz8IhA&postId=7328807061432002652&type=POSTNatalie Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360356196243599336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-63637154740583724052009-06-29T14:10:21.758-04:002009-06-29T14:10:21.758-04:00I just read this, don't know how I missed it p...I just read this, don't know how I missed it previously. you nailed it, completely. great read, thanks for posting.Doug Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328946310707404767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-78687061572664996432009-06-08T18:14:17.178-04:002009-06-08T18:14:17.178-04:00Y'all are so nice to comment. I don't feel...Y'all are so nice to comment. I don't feel the least bit insightful. We spent a lot of time in the design process and we never felt just like the clients we see in magazines and TV shows. Most of the clients seem to be have a lot of money or are getting the TV show discount.<br /><br />I didn't even write about (though I mentioned in at the <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2009/05/on-design-designing-for-sexes.html" rel="nofollow">Skirted Round Table)</a> "the design love triangle: One designer, one husband, one wife. 2 against 1 is not good for family harmony.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-71031111061611462082009-06-08T16:51:31.693-04:002009-06-08T16:51:31.693-04:00Terry,
What a wonderful, insightful post! I hear...Terry, <br />What a wonderful, insightful post! I hear a lot from the "designers" side of things, it's so interesting to hear the other side as well. Thanks for such thoughtful analysis. Also, thank you for your comment today--it gave me a giggle.<br />~SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02264169391239369637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-90015320409283793692009-06-06T14:47:17.483-04:002009-06-06T14:47:17.483-04:00Terry, how wonderful you put all my daily expirien...Terry, how wonderful you put all my daily expirience as a designer into words, I hear your side of the story and mine, what an intelligent analysis!<br />You are so right! Just about now I am in a bit of a muddled situation with extremly opinonated and unfortunatly not very compromising clients, the result will be so-so and I simply stepped back after a while and said to myself: They live there, let them have it...<br />Thank you!<br />I will be back many times!<br />:) <br />VictoriaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572400688345132982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-39736844368314650932009-06-05T21:35:46.046-04:002009-06-05T21:35:46.046-04:00Thanks for sharing some insight into this. I think...Thanks for sharing some insight into this. I think your statement is so true: <br /><br />"We've made some big decorating mistakes and lived with them for a long time. Better to get things right so you'll enjoy them from day one."<br /><br />There's nothing that beats that feeling that everything is just right, and you're happy with it...especially when it's the place you have to live!Jasmine @ The Suburban Sentimenthttp://www.thesuburbansentiment.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-30470658036282747372009-06-05T18:25:58.169-04:002009-06-05T18:25:58.169-04:00I loved working with a designer. Before our kitche...I loved working with a designer. Before our kitchen remodel, we had never hired one but it was the best thing I could have done.Punahttp://lfesignatures.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-25252602678111328242009-06-05T13:08:24.900-04:002009-06-05T13:08:24.900-04:00what a great post! So funny and so smart! I think ...what a great post! So funny and so smart! I think every designer and client should read it!Daly Essentialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232104261672349208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-85565663077592126662009-06-05T12:37:27.881-04:002009-06-05T12:37:27.881-04:00Wow...that was fabulous...like a good book I could...Wow...that was fabulous...like a good book I couldn't put down. And oh-so-true!<br /><br />Susansusanhttp://yourhomeonlybetter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-78119426765271548842009-06-05T11:03:54.589-04:002009-06-05T11:03:54.589-04:00What a great post Terry; I thought of printing it ...What a great post Terry; I thought of printing it out for a fussy client, but that may be taking it too far. She may end up with the same beige living room she had before, unable to consider change or input. Drives me crazy. It's about the Gestalt...not any one particular item.<br /><br />How's the room going? Do we get to see it? Loved your entry :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677523077030329256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-68931179565231940302009-06-05T10:45:21.757-04:002009-06-05T10:45:21.757-04:00Fantastic, honest post.
Finding a designer that i...Fantastic, honest post.<br /><br />Finding a designer that is in tune with who YOU are is the most important thing. Who they are is the least important; their job is to make the client happy, to work with and listen to the desires.<br /><br />If a home looks designed (in my humble opinion)then the client had the wrong designer.<br /><br />thanks for the great read!!<br /><br />TTFN~~ClaudiaClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061773932119197157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-53903015025027630832009-06-05T10:18:54.419-04:002009-06-05T10:18:54.419-04:00My problem with Forsyth and Lewis Textiles (fabric...My problem with Forsyth and Lewis Textiles (fabric stores in Atlanta) is that they have too many choices!!! Which is actually a great thing- their fabrics are great! -But I am always overwhelmed by the choices. You are smart to set a time limit when you enter the door.Trish @TheOldPostRoadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750631661364717145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-2091358563538331462009-06-05T09:36:32.270-04:002009-06-05T09:36:32.270-04:00designers are great at defining what the client re...designers are great at defining what the client really wants. It's important to choose one who understands your particular style and listens but who persuades you to try things you wouldn't ordinarily considermodernemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837091713842104507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-66401797550314385992009-06-05T09:32:54.365-04:002009-06-05T09:32:54.365-04:00This is a wealth of wisdom here! Unfortunately fin...This is a wealth of wisdom here! Unfortunately finding a good designer in this area is not easy....(small town) and I'm not a finicky person either! Thank you! LuanneLuLo Designs/Blue Eyed Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432986911571557592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-62788909014312993372009-06-05T09:31:43.393-04:002009-06-05T09:31:43.393-04:00I love it! What a great (and accurate) description...I love it! What a great (and accurate) description of what it's like to work with a designer. <br /><br />I liked this line: "Taste is always an issue. The mere mention of "purple" can trigger fists and tears." Ha. So true!<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend. :-)Julia @ Hooked on Houseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937060849774403002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-21461225557332728942009-06-05T03:19:39.948-04:002009-06-05T03:19:39.948-04:00Thank you for this post! Trust *is* important when...Thank you for this post! Trust *is* important when working with a design professional, and enthusiasm is not a replacement for experience!Adrienne @ Susan Palmer Designshttp://www.blog.susanpalmerdesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-84651663616544497812009-06-05T00:47:33.358-04:002009-06-05T00:47:33.358-04:00If you can't do fearless fabric shopping, I...If you can't do fearless fabric shopping, I'm not sure you can be a designer. I do love the fabrics, I do understand some of what goes on in the choices but I do a strict time limit in the fabric stores.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-321866620375193742009-06-04T22:25:53.161-04:002009-06-04T22:25:53.161-04:00You have so many words of wisdom. I agree that man...You have so many words of wisdom. I agree that many people (me included) can't afford not to hire a designer. I find that when I undertake a project, it takes 2 years to complete and still doesn't look as polished as it would if I had hired someone in the first place!<br /><br />I agree about the fabric comment - I hate the thought of fabric shopping, there are just too many choices!Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595423154503946022.post-11381394913940588162009-06-04T22:13:10.345-04:002009-06-04T22:13:10.345-04:00This is a super post!!! And I think you know more ...This is a super post!!! And I think you know more about decorating than you give yourself credit for -- or at least how the decorating process works!!<br /><br />I usually have the best luck finding exactly what I'm looking for when I'm not looking for it at all -- just like you did with the big mirror. Which I can't wait to see -- you'll post pics after you get it and hang it, right?!<br /><br />Kelly @ DesignTiesDesignTieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561438683476880640noreply@blogger.com