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Virtual design an easy, affordable way to improve space

For many homeowners, hiring an interior designer is a daunting task, from finding the right designer, to zeroing in on one who understands your style, to locating one who will work within your timeframe and budget, it can often be a challenge. Today, though, almost anything can be found on the internet, including interior design and decorating through today’s e-designers.

This option typically is affordable, and it also is helpful if you are sheltering in place because of coronavirus fears. Please note that prices quoted below may have changed.

Options

The old adage that you can’t see the forest for the trees is often true in home design. It’s not always easy to pull together a cohesive decorating plan for our own homes. That’s what makes working with an e-designer so convenient. Interior designers can now be hired to work virtually and help you with everything from purchasing furniture, developing a design board for you to follow, or even calling you when it’s time to install the drapes.

Ideas, please

For homeowners who have an idea of what they want, working with an e-designer can be a snap. Online retailer, Wayfair. com, offers e-designer services that range from helping you select a new sofa and rug ($29) to helping you create a design, shopping list and online communication ($79) to helping you all the way from concept, an hour of telephone consulting, unlimited messaging and a 3-D room design, shopping list and inspiration board ($149). Once you’ve selected the service you want, you’ll see a variety of designers to select from and you can peruse their past projects and read details about them. Their experience and training ranges, but you can often find interior designers who have just what you’re looking for.

Online decorating source Decorilla.com also has a listing of e-designers who can help you create a new look for your home. They quote prices that range from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, depending on size and complexity. The designers listed will help you pull a concept board together, source your project materials and items, and create a floor plan as part of their offerings. The website has a variety of designers and services to choose from that start when you take their design questionnaire.

Once completed, you state your budget, add photos of the space you want to decorate and their cadre of designers will create a style board for you and make a proposal for your job. It’s a great way to get a variety of ideas within your budget.

Have a simple question to ask? If you need to know what color to paint your bedroom or what style of headboard would look best, submit your question to e-designer Pfunerdesign.com and for $175 you’ll get your question answered. If you need something more in depth, they can help you with that, too. A quick search online for e-designers will provide you with plenty of options and price ranges to match.

So, whether you’ve got a quick question or need a full-fledged design, today you can get your design needs fulfilled online and virtually, and within your budget.