{"id":16577,"date":"2015-04-08T20:05:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T00:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/04\/professional-interior-designers-can-help-clients-save-money-and-avoid-mistakes.html"},"modified":"2015-04-08T20:05:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T00:05:38","slug":"professional-interior-designers-can-help-clients-save-money-and-avoid-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/04\/professional-interior-designers-can-help-clients-save-money-and-avoid-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Interior Designers Can Help Clients Save Money And Avoid Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The design of this kitchen is the work designed by Joanne Hans Chmura of A Perfect Placement in Mechanicville, who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from SUNY Albany.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY JILL NAGY<\/p>\n

A professional interior designer can catch
\nmistakes before they happen, offer options a client
\nmay not have been aware of, and often save a client
\nmoney on furniture and accessories.<\/p>\n

According to Joanne Hans Chmura of A Perfect
\nPlacement in Mechanicville, “a person would want
\nto hire a professional decorator to help them focus
\nand bring order to their project. Whether it is for
\na quick color consultation, a large remodel, or
\nbuilding a new home, a decorator is experienced
\nin all aspects of home design, saving the client from
\ncostly mistakes. For example, buying furniture
\nthat is too big or choosing a color for the walls that
\ndoesn’t work. We are here to give you fresh ideas,
\nsuggest current trends or classic styles and the resources
\na client would not otherwise be aware of.”<\/p>\n

The decorators at Saratoga Signature Interiors
\nin Saratoga Springs agree. “Before you make a
\nmistake,” is the time to see a professional, they
\nadvise. “A professional designer should be there to
\nassist you even if you are just starting the thoughts
\nof a decoration project. We like to work with the
\nclient from the very beginning. It is a lot easier and
\nless expensive to correct a mistake on paper than
\nafter it has been ordered or built.”<\/p>\n

Lynn Ricci of Classic Interiors in Clifton Park
\nemphasized that “with new construction, it is really
\nimportant to have a designer to organize and pull
\nit all together and find the right products.”<\/p>\n

She also recommends spending a few hours
\nwith a decorator before redecorating a room.
\n“In the end, you often can save money through
\ndiscounts.” Choosing the wrong paint color, for
\nexample, can be very costly, especially if you are
\nworking with a professional painter.<\/p>\n

Ricci has been in business for 28 years. She has
\na staff of four designers and four craftspersons who
\nmake draperies and other window treatments,
\nbedding, and some custom furniture.<\/p>\n

Saratoga Signature Design also sells furniture.
\n“We sell it off the floor or on order,” said Dan Czech,
\none of the three decorators with the company. The other two are Nancy Smith and her son, Colby
\nSmith, who “grew up in the business,” according
\nto Czech.<\/p>\n

All three have been there since the beginning.
\nThe business is starting its 22nd year. Much of their
\nwork is with people who are remodeling, including
\npeople who are downsizing and need advice about
\nwhat to keep, what to repair, and what to replace.<\/p>\n

Dan and Colby also do the deliveries, “so, a
\ndecorator comes with your order,” Czech added.<\/p>\n

Czech has a a degree in interior design from
\nthe Parsons School of Design in New York City.
\nNancy got her degree in California and worked out
\nthere for the Ethan Allen and Stickley furniture
\ncompanies. She came east when Stickley opened
\nan Albany store. Her son mostly learned on the job.<\/p>\n

Ricci, of Classic Interiors, studied accounting
\nand worked in that field for a time. One of her
\nclients was her mother, “a great seamstress,” who
\nmade draperies, bedding, and the like and did
\nreupholstering. Soon, Ricci found her mother’s
\nbusiness more interesting than her own and went
\nthrough a certification program with the Interior
\nDesign Society.<\/p>\n

Chmura is also a relatively old hand at the business.
\nShe is a sole practitioner whose business is 14
\nyears old. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine
\nArts degree from SUNY at Albany and is certified by
\nthe Interior Arrangement and Design Association
\nand the Realty Enhancement Association.<\/p>\n

“I tell my clients that they are the decision
\nmakers,” Chmura sums up, “but I am here to organize
\ntheir plan, offer new ideas and make sure
\nthe finished product is professional. At the end of
\nthe day, it is my client who will be living with our
\nchoices and my goal is for them to absolutely love
\ntheir surroundings. I am a sole proprietor so I do
\nnot represent any particular furniture, paint or
\naccessory lines. I work with my client’s budget so
\nI will shop the businesses that fit into that budget.
\nI have a workroom that does all my window applications
\nalong with a few contractors to carry
\nout my ideas.”<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy A Perfect Placement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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