Remote control design: This is how a home is made for customers who live overseas

Many foreign residents buy a home in Israel, both for investment and for housing during certain periods of the year. Shelly Shabbat explains the process of building and designing the home when the customer is thousands of miles away

Domestic but upscale feeling (Photo: Uzi Porat)

My Shabbat Design House (Photo: Uzi Porat, PR)

How to design a remote control house when future tenants or investors live outside the state? Shelly Shabbat, who owns a studio for interior design and architectural planning, has for several years accompanied foreign residents who choose to buy property in Israel and need a professional function to manage the complex process for them.

"My presence in the project is like a lighthouse - I actually play a critical role under a number of hats and lead the project with the parties involved," explains Shabbat. "In the initial stage, I meet with the client and learn his needs and dreams while coordinating expectations. Then the planning and design phase begins. In the second stage, the work is done with suppliers, professionals and contractors. On the job. These projects are defined as a highly branched, multifaceted set, and clients trust me to be involved in all issues up to the last and smallest detail. "

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Finishing up to the level of accessibility (Photo: Uzi Porat)

My Shabbat Design House (Photo: Uzi Porat, PR)

Shelly explains that these are usually affluent people who want to buy a vacation home in the country where they spend certain periods of the year on holidays or summer vacation. And sometimes these are customers who buy investment or residential homes.

Sometimes part of the design and design process is done online through email correspondence and watsap messages, but Shabbat says the beginning is always a foreknowledge meeting aimed at coordinating expectations and formulating a line and design style. "The frontal session allows me to understand what they like, their lifestyle, their unique needs and desires. For example, non-religious residents have special requirements such as a sink and a Jewish bed. Then, I'm the one who actually works with the developer or the contractor. I have a free hand when it comes to making the design choices and promoting the project at such a level that I am also often given the option to sign plans in their place. "

Customers come to choose essential items (Photo: Uzi Porat)

My Shabbat Design House (Photo: Uzi Porat, PR)

Next, potential tenants return to the country to purchase essential items such as floor tiles and sanitary ware. "It is important to me that they be part of the road even if they are not physically present in the area during construction or renovation. But beyond the shopping days, I am the one who makes sure the workflow progresses as planned and updates them by installing photos or videos, including furniture selection and home styling. You only get that the house is already ready for entry and includes everything from the kitchen to the extra accessories to the level of towels and linen. "

Boutique-inspired design (Photo: Uzi Porat)

My Shabbat Design House (Photo: Uzi Porat, PR)

According to Sheli Shabbat, most of the foreign residents who buy a home in Israel are interested in designing boutique hotels, and therefore, most of these will be luxury projects, indulgent and different from the familiar living environment. "Because they come home for a vacation, they want to feel at home but in style. Therefore, they invest heavily in raw materials and finishing materials, high-end furniture, minimalist design with minimal furniture that allows you to maintain order over time and a style that will feel like a hotel. For example, a swimming pool, a Jacuzzi , Big showcases that open up to the landscape, etc. Almost always they will prefer a modern urban style country house with minimalist lines that is completely different from the European home crowded with items where they live overseas. If they live in a Provence style apartment here they will want contemporary furniture and feel elsewhere. "

It's easier than ever to design a remote project (Photo: Uzi Porat)

My Shabbat Design House (Photo: Uzi Porat, PR)

Shelly says that in the current digital age, it is easier than ever to design a remote project as long as you choose an interior designer with the knowledge, experience and expertise in home design and design who knows how to manage a cross-continent design process.

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