20% of budget *
This is our standard design service and is a hands-off approach where your design preferences guide the direction but you don’t have to deal with any of the heavy lifting.
- Step 1: Complete our questionnaire, send some photos of your existing home and any inspiration images/your Pinterest boards + send your house plans. Once I’ve had a look I will invoice you for a refundable deposit of R5000 for the first meeting (refundable should you continue with the project).
- Step 2: 60-90 minute meeting in person or on Zoom to get an in-depth brief on your style preferences.
- Step 3: (2 weeks) I’ll present a rough budget and a style guide for your project to make sure we are on track in terms of the look and costs. You’ll have a chance to give feedback and I will tweak the concept for any changes. No actual furniture pieces will be shown at this stage, it is just conceptual.
- Step 4: Once the style guide and rough budget is approved you will be invoiced for 15% of the estimated cost to appoint Lulu Interiors to work on the interior design phase. The initial R5000 will be refunded off of this invoice.
- Step 5: (2 weeks) I’ll present a full interior design catalogue for your interior showing you exactly what items we will be procuring and manufacturing as well as all fabric samples and finishes. You will know exactly what you are getting and the costs before you proceed. You’ll have a chance to give feedback and I will tweak the interior design for any changes.
- Step 6: (8 weeks) Once the interior design catalogue is approved you will be invoiced for 80% of the cost to allow us to place custom orders and secure stock on your behalf. After payment is received it takes 8 weeks for us to deliver.
- Step 7: My team and I will deliver and install. I’ll snag for any issues and resolve these and then recon the budget based on final prices on the day of purchase (if there are any sales etc. or where we only had estimates). The last 5% of the project will be invoiced.
Budget indication: If you want to fully design, furnish and decorate an empty room from scratch it costs around R100 000-R150 000 (excl. design fees and delivery) depending on the scale of the room and the level of luxury you would like (wallpapers, pendant lights, only custom furniture etc). If you are just updating a room with existing furniture the costs are less. Rooms that are next to each other like dining and lounge will also cost less as the elements work together across the space. I am VAT registered so VAT will be added to my fee- all budget items will already contain VAT.
