What Is Residential Interior Design and Why Do You Need It?

Do you need residential interior design services for your home?

The truth is that anyone can scatter several pieces of furniture and hang a few picture frames around the house, but professional interior designing and decorating involves a specific set of skills that most people lack.

Do you want to nail your interior design so that it feels like home, maintains perfect traffic flow, wows each one of your guests, and even boosts your home’s value?

Let’s look at why residential interior design is so important and how working with a experienced professional can help bring your dream home design to life!

What Is Residential Interior Design?

Simply put, residential interior design is the planning and designing of the space within a home—whether it’s a house, townhouse, apartment, condo, or any other type of residence.

The residential interior designer’s job is to survey the homeowner about their specific needs and wants, and to then help them furnish the space to be both functional and beautiful.

While interior designers and interior decorators often have two separate roles, many designers provide interior décor services as well—providing you with a one-stop service for all of your home’s needs.

Hire a Professional Interior Designer or Do It Yourself?

Especially when working with a small space—such as an apartment or condo—many homeowners assume the responsibility of designing and decorating themselves. While some of them may have an idea of what they want, or even possess an eye for decorating, there are countless reasons to leave the work to a professional instead.

To start, interior design and decorating is a huge time commitment. From planning, strategizing, and budgeting to comparing options, arranging furniture, and adding décor, some underestimate the amount of work that is required to fully furnish a home. You can avoid all of the stress and risk involved by bringing a residential interior designer on board.

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The average homeowner also lacks the experience needed to execute a great end result. Interior designers, on the other hand, have experience working with spaces of all shapes and sizes. Regardless of whether your home has an open concept or a traditional layout, you’re in great hands when you leave the legwork to a professional.

Where Do You Find Professional Interior Design Services?

If you’re looking to hire a residential interior designer in Ontario to help furnish your home, look no further than Direct Interiors. We have a large team of seasoned design professionals with many decades of combined industry experience.

What’s more, we have our very own high-end furniture store here in Ontario—a 50,000 square foot showroom filled with options from dozens of world-renowned designers. Whether you need furniture or interior décor, rest assured that our designers can not only point you in the right direction but also help deliver the ideal outcome for your home!

For more inspiration, visit our website to see our portfolio, read testimonials or get in touch.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Rob and I just wanted to let you know how HAPPY HAPPY we are with Miriam. She is absolutely amazing – she truly knows what she is talking about and her EXPERT advise helps with the decisions and what pieces we want to order. She does care about her customers and making them have a very nice look in their home. Simply something that I thought would be nice to share.”

– Julie

“My wife and I have been working with Kevin for over 3 years. He is attentive to every detail and has helped bring our vision into a reality. He also helped us select items for our office. Highly recommend him for his interior design services.”

– Karnjit

“Absolutely love my experience at Direct Interiors. From the day I walked in, to the delivery of the furniture, everything went smoothly! I’ve been working with DeeDee. Her attention to details is second to none. I’ve had many ideas and pictures for my furniture and lighting selections. She was able to source pretty much every piece at unbeatable prices.”

– Yulia

“Excellent patient sales people full of knowledge and not pushy see Dee Dee she was great and got me exactly what I wanted and showed me spending more money is better long term having a piece that is a statement and built solid so you will have it in 20 years.”

– Jeff

“Best place for high quality furniture. Vanessa decorated my entire house, I couldn’t be more pleased!”

– Niusha

“Excellent prices and quality designer assistance. Bring several pics of the room and any samples of colours you can (eg wall paint, flooring, etc) … Many of the items come in a variety of wood types and stain colours so this is essential to help you chose.”

– Shelley

“Vanessa and her team are fantastic, their service and design expertise are phenomenal. ”

– Rocky

“Great customer service, timely delivery, excellent quality”

– Nataile Froom

“Excellent service with Mani! Very helpful and pleasant”

– Anita B

“My salesperson, Lina, is the soul of patience. I am a decorator, and frequently bring my clients to Direct Interiors because of their wide and beautiful selection. For my most recent shopping excursion, Lina readily provided multiple quotes while my clients weighed all options. She researched alternatives for pieces that weren’t available. She was a fantastic resource as usual.

I have always found the sales and support staff at Direct to be very accommodating and service oriented. I highly recommend Direct Interiors to design professionals and anyone who is interested in creating a beautiful home.”

– Mary Bannet

“I worked directly with Kevin Chiu who is a great designer. He has excellent product knowledge and knows all the options available through various different brands and manufacturers. Kevin is very attentive, provides excellent customer service, and my experience from start to end was fantastic! I am very pleased with all the items we selected and I would highly recommend!!! ”

– Anita Pastor

“Thanks so much for helping redecorate our home! Worked closely with Vanessa, Tessa and Katie who were all fantastic throughout the entire process. Very highly recommended!”

– Mike Gareri

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What Is Residential Interior Design and Why Do You Need It?

Do you need residential interior design services for your home?

What Is Residential Interior Design?

Hire a Professional Interior Designer or Do It Yourself?

Where Do You Find Professional Interior Design Services?

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– Karnjit

– Yulia

– Jeff

– Niusha

– Shelley

– Rocky

– Nataile Froom

– Anita B

– Mary Bannet

– Anita Pastor

– Mike Gareri

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– Julie

– Karnjit

– Yulia

– Jeff

– Niusha

– Shelley

– Rocky

– Nataile Froom

– Anita B

– Mary Bannet

– Anita Pastor

– Mike Gareri