We all want a stylish apartment, but how much will an interior design cost?

An apartment is first and foremost a house, but in the age of social networks, a beautiful apartment that also sweeps likes is on the dream list of buyers of residential properties.

An interior designer will bring you to this place, but how is the process done and how much will you pay?

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09/05/2022

Monday, 09 May 2022, 13:34

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The only thing that is more important to Israelis than living in their own apartment, is to live in their own apartment that will also be designed and beautiful.

To do this, many turn to the services of interior designers.

In a week when thousands of Israelis received a message that they had won a "discounted apartment" and a budget for home design was vacated, we examined what an interior design service includes - what is the role of the interior designer, what is his responsibility, how does the process work and of course, how much does it cost us.

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The perfect home.

Eyal Apple Architecture, Interior Design Alona Apple (Photo: Shai Epstein)

Alona Appel (Photo: Shirad Nissim)

"The pricing of the interior designer's work is not due to the length of time she will work on the project, but to the size of the work," says interior designer Alona Apple of Apple Architects. Alternatively, if it is a small renovation, dressing the house and painting the walls, it will be a lower budget. His emphases from the beginning and all the way, brings good and correct results for the tenants.

"Interior design is divided into two. The first is more general - divisions of space according to functions, placement of walls in spaces, electrical plans, plumbing plans, layouts of flooring, design and selection of kitchen, etc. The second part is dressing the house, when you actually put the desired atmosphere. "A lot of people don't get to the stage of dressing the house and postponing it, but that's the kind of thing that is important to take into account in advance and budget for at the beginning of the process in order to get the overall package from the interior designer."

Apple adds that in the interior design process we build a program to understand what customers' dreams are, characterize the house and the various uses and then go out with the interior designer for election days and shopping for materials - kitchen, curtains, plumbing and lighting: "The interior designer's job is also to receive "Quotations from suppliers, go through them and see where you can download / add / change. One of the main goals in interior design is to take the burden off the customer as much as possible and target two or three suppliers in each area, because in a saturated market you have to help the customer not disperse."

Only the interior design of such a house will reach tens of thousands of shekels.

Boaz Snir Architecture (Photo: Ran Arda)

Boaz Snir (Photo: Benjamin Adam)

Architect Boaz Snir, who works in architecture as well as interior design, explains: "The big problem in the interior design industry is a lack of technical knowledge about electrical infrastructure, plumbing, construction - what is allowed and what is forbidden under the Planning and Construction Law. In the construction industry any such decision can cost thousands of shekels And God forbid can cost a human life. Therefore, the advantage of working with an architect who is also an interior designer is horizontal - an architect sees the whole picture. When I design an apartment I examine the design aspect and with it the practical, financial and technical aspects of things. I do not dream dreams that put the customer in a whirlpool that will cost him a lot of money and a lot of mess.

"The architect's level of knowledge can save the client a lot of money and prevent him from many obstacles and problems that they do not anticipate. "Thousands of shekels in the fees of two professionals in one and large savings of many tens in the planning itself and execution."

Up to the level of the candlesticks on the table.

A house surprised by Ariella Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: Elad Gonen)

Ariella Azaria Berkowitz (Photo: Guy Berkowitz)

Interior designer Ariela Azaria Berkovich, with 25 years of experience in the field, expands: "Interior designers have the taste and knowledge to bring your homes to a perfect result. There are many people who have money but have no taste, and there are those who have taste but have no knowledge of how Combine things next to each other to create harmony in the home. This is a learning knowledge that can be acquired but in the end also a lot of experience in the field. When using an interior design service, you avoid a lot of mistakes that are worth a lot of money. The client's dreams in good taste, that everything will accurately meet his style and extent and do the work that the client can not do alone.

"The interior designer's responsibility is first and foremost to adapt the house to the client's needs.

It also does this through adjustments between the contractor and the customer, between the suppliers and the customer, adjustments between all the professionals, when it comes in, when it ends and each one in his turn so that in the end the dream house will be built. "

Azaria Berkowitz says that an interior designer is the top supervisor: "It is clear that close supervision requires a different time and different payment. In construction or a large renovation, it is always better to have close supervision on behalf of the client."

She has a unique method of work called "Surprise Homes": "In my work the client is involved during the planning and planning, we talk about the needs and I present the planned inspirations for the house. . "

And how much does it cost us?

Pricing of an interior design service depends on the designer's name and seniority and the experience the client chooses - an interior designer's service starting with 3-4 years of experience will cost between NIS 15,000 and 25,000, an interior designer with up to 10 years of experience will cost NIS 40,000 to 50,000.

An interior design service with a designer with over 15 years of experience can also reach NIS 100,000-200,000, although of course these are apartments and luxury homes and large projects.

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