Interior Design Procurement
Denise Jadd
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Procurement for Interior Design at Domaine Luxe entails a lot of hard work behind the scenes in an Interior Designer’s office to make your dream vision of home, beautifully come to life. Many clients don’t understand what goes into this in depth process. It starts with sourcing the product to have a cohesive look for the aesthetic of your space, and matching the exact specification needed in the product to install in a professionally designed space. This is part of Domaine Luxe’s concierge style role, in our Full Service Interior Design offering.
The Power of Integration: Why Having Your Interior Designer Handle Procurement is a Game-Changer
In the world of luxury design, creating a harmonious space that reflects your unique style and exceeds your expectations is the ultimate objective. To achieve this, it is crucial to consider every element of the design process, and procurement plays a significant role in bringing the vision to life. One approach stands out as the most effective: having your Interior Designer handle procurement. We will delve into the advantages of this approach, highlighting how it ensures a seamless and outstanding design experience.
Streamlined Communication and Synchronized Vision
One of the key benefits of having your Domaine Luxe designer handle procurement is the streamlined communication and synchronized vision it offers. By entrusting your designer with procurement responsibilities, you eliminate the need for multiple intermediaries and facilitate a direct line of communication with manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, and artisans. This open line of communication allows for a deep understanding of your aesthetic preferences, leading to a coherent and cohesive design execution that truly represents your style.
Moreover, with a designer overseeing procurement, miscommunication and errors are significantly reduced. From choosing the perfect finishes to coordinating logistics, every step is seamlessly managed, ensuring that the project progresses smoothly and efficiently. This integrated approach eliminates any potential delays or misunderstandings that could arise when managing procurement independently, ensuring a stress-free experience from start to finish.
Access to Exclusive Resources and Expert Knowledge
Another compelling reason to have your designer handle procurement is their access to exclusive resources and expert knowledge. Designers possess extensive industry connections, granting them access to a vast network of suppliers, artisans, and vendors, some of whom are not available to the general public. This invaluable network enables them to source unique materials, rare furniture pieces, and exclusive finishes, elevating your space to an unparalleled level of luxury and sophistication.
Furthermore, designers possess deep expertise in the procurement process, which includes understanding quality standards, pricing negotiations, and staying on top of the latest design trends. Their specialized knowledge allows them to navigate the market efficiently, ensuring that you receive the highest quality products at the most competitive prices. This expertise not only saves you valuable time but also ensures that your design project remains within your budget, enhancing your overall satisfaction with the end result.
Efficient Time and Project Management
Time management is crucial in any interior design project, and having us facilitate, and manage procurement can significantly contribute to its efficiency. Professional designers are well-versed in the intricate logistics of procurement, allowing for a streamlined process, double checking details every step of the way, ensuring your project success.
Many Moving Pieces Come Together
So many items, so little time! Let the Domaine Luxe expert team help build your dream vision at home with professional procurement knowledge. Our luxury service and process saves you time and stress.
Procurement includes the initial sourcing, the logistics of procurement and delivery of product. Let’s break that down into some of the steps necessary to carry out this project management procurement process.
Find or design items that fit the style, scale, size, value, cost, conditions, and requirements for the design plan of the space. Check on item options, specifications and availability. Start selecting options to be considered.
Request finish samples or fabric swatch cuttings, if necessary.
Present items to the client for approval. Present samples. Confirm availability.
Produce a Purchase Order to order the item from the manufacturer.
Arrange shipping or freight delivery.
Confirm receipt of the Purchase Order.
Confirm space for receiving.
Track the ship date. This is often a weekly task, and can last many months.
Track the receiving date.
Track shipment or freight and carrier.
Track costs.
Confirm receipt. Items must be inspected by receiving protocol and held in storage.
Handle any obstacles, discrepancies, issues, damages, or other problems.
Coordinate replacements, or manage issues with repair and manufacturer. This step is where weeks can turn into months of work, as the entire process starts to repeat.
Prepare for White Glove delivery.
Deliver and install product.
Whew!
That list really shines a light on the details in this lengthy and often difficult procurement process!
Domaine Luxe knows how to solve all the pieces of the puzzle so homes come together beautifully, with expertise.
You can see why clients hire the right Designer to make their lives easier.
We facilitate the arduous procurement process so you don’t have to.
If Domaine Luxe is procuring, we invest in researching the best product available for you, your unique style, your lifestyle at home, coordinating with the finishes of your home and your unique project. We source through favorite and endless sources, based on our experience of attending years of the best trade only markets and shows throughout the world. We have a large assortment of worldwide manufacturers that create the best products available for every type of project, including our preferred wholesale partners. Creative design requires creative options!
We source & select through the best options
We translate your amorphous aspirations into a well focused and inspiring vision. We know the finest companies for the appropriate aesthetic style and beautiful outcome you deserve in your new home design project.
Experience our vast product IQ!
We know the best warranties offered, we know the manufacturers with the best workmanship, the healthier wellness products, the best delivery, the best customer service to provide you with an excellent finished product, your redesigned to newly designed, lovely well executed home.
If we discover any mistakes at delivery, we mange the issues. We handle all the manufacturer follow up. This takes time, usually at least a few phone calls, possibly dozens of emails and perseverance for a successful outcome. While we are in the midst of the procurement process, we communicate any issues or changes to our clients with weekly updates. This way, clients are kept in the loop every step of the way, so they know what to expect and don’t have to worry or inquire. We also handle warranty issues for you, if they should arise, based on the warranty from the manufacturer. Domaine Luxe designers manage the stress so you can get on with your day to day.
Expert Resource
Domaine Luxe knows how stressful it is creating a home from scratch, so we take the time, pressure, and stress off our clients so they can avoid costly mistakes, appreciate options they never thought of, and enjoy the process.
Newer designers cannot replicate the strength of the years of our experience, our resources available, and our depth of knowledge.
Revel in and be proud of the way your unique home functions, looks and feels, that conveys your individual story.
For more information on Project Management in Design, please see the article: https://domaineluxe.com/blog/project-management
Using a Designer allows for you to benefit from experienced space and furniture planning, expert procurement, art curation and display in your home.
When Domaine Luxe is procuring, we are the retailer, your procurement agent. Working on your behalf, we do all of the above as your procurement agent, we charge a fee for this service, so clients don’t have to sweat through the long and often arduous task. This peace of mind, this saving of your time, this reduction of stress, of us expertly coordinating your project and managing all issues that arise, is totally worth it. As Domaine Luxe lays the design groundwork for your home, you can see the ease and value added, along with expertise required for this crucial facilitation procurement service to accomplish your interiors project. Domaine Luxe creates the foundations of your home lifestyle, redefines moments at home as we turn your vision into reality. Bottom line, our value lies in the sum total expert knowledge based on years of experience.
WE SAVE YOU TIME + FROM MAKING COSTLY DESIGN MISTAKES.
It doesn’t get any easier than that! Knowledge. Integrity. Reliability. Happiness is guaranteed as we speak to each client’s personal aesthetic.
It’s all in the details that make form and function come together beautifully The result? It’s an artwork that transforms your Palm Beach place to live, into your artistic dream home. Welcome home with Domaine Luxe.
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ABOUT US:
DOMAINE Luxe ( Domaine Luxe ) is a boutique interiors firm in Delray Beach, Florida. Founded by interior designer, luxury stager, stylist, art, and color expert Denise Jadd. The award winning DOMAINE Luxe brings a different perspective to a design project through creativity, introspection, history & research.
Denise is a DesignHound Influencer, the founder of Professional Home Stagers Industry, judge of the International Home Staging Awards and has been recognized as an industry leader by Insider Magazine, Build, Forbes, Redfin and IAHSP.