Ghosted by Interior Designers again? (Avoid these Mistakes to Save Time!)

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Key Takeaways

Getting ghosted by interior designers often happens when there is a mismatch between the homeowner’s needs and the ID’s own selection criteria.
Interior designers may reject projects due to bad vibes, such as being invited to the same meeting as other IDs without consent or being asked to beat another ID’s proposal.
Unrealistic expectations, especially very low budgets, can lead to ghosting, so homeowners should meet at least 5 credible IDs to compare quotations fairly.

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Getting ghosted by Interior Designers (ID) is pretty common.

And… it is extremely frustrating – imagining spending 1-3hours of your time meeting up with an ID and they simply vanish without even getting back to you with a quote. The worst part is that you’re left hanging. IDs are afraid of offending homeowners, so they employ subtle rejection techniques e.g. delaying replies.

Here’s are reasons why you might be ghosted…

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Top Reason: Mismatch

This is the number one reason and one that we’re most familiar with. Many Homeowners who’ve met IDs via clickbait reno sites or visiting random showrooms tend to lament about how they’ve wasted time meeting the wrong IDs.

Why? IDs are extremely selective with the Homeowners they work with. Each ID have their own selection criteria based on their personal goals (even IDs from the same Interior Firm can have different priorities). For example, a design-centric ID would want to take on challenging projects that will add-value to their portfolio while a mass market ID might prefer homeowners with lower budgets and simpler requirements.

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It was almost like they didn’t exist - so we started our search on Google. HomeMatch came across as a no brainer for us to try because of their case trust accredited IDs, clear outline of their services and the fact that they came at no cost to us. The communication with HomeMatch were always swift, clear and helpful. From our online form, they called and clarified our needs then set about to match us with five IDs. We were able to view their profiles, portfolios and video snippets which were handy when it came to comparing meeting them in person whether they were authentic. Four of the five IDs contacted us swiftly and met with us twice - the first time to understand our requirements and floor plan and the second time to propose layout and itemized quotation. Same went for the fifth ID who was a later match because the initial match was not able to meet us. HomeMatch really came through with promptly replacing the initial recommendation such that the replacement ID was able to meet us the very next day. We were able to select an ID from the five based on all our interactions and although the process from contacting HomeMatch to signing with ID took 2 months it would have taken even longer had we tried to source IDs from the wild. HomeMatch services didn’t end with us signing the contract. HomeMatch reviewed our contract and advised us of its pros and shortcomings. They also provided critical tips that will help make our renovation journey a successful one. Although our Reno work have not begun we know that clear communication works best and we can always count on HomeMatch should we need them again.

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How do I know if an ID can’t serve me? The challenge is that most IDs will not mention their requirements or even reject you upfront because they don’t want to lose the opportunity to meet and the chance to persuade you to fit their requirements.

In their defence, most IDs can only juggle up to 5 ongoing renovation projects at a time so you can’t blame them for prioritising.

How do I avoid this problem then? Use HomeMatch, it’s free! 😉 This may come across as a shameless namedrop but… we’re super confident about our product.

Presently, we are the only platform who works with and know the requirements of individual Renovators from CaseTrust-accredited firms. This makes us ultra capable of finding specific IDs who can meet your specific needs.

From there, you can review portfolios and before meeting them:

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Other reasons for getting ghosted

We’ve gathered the anonymous opinions of 3 IDs on why they may reject homeowners.

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Bad Vibes

As mentioned earlier, due to their limited capacity, IDs must prioritise which projects they take up.

Naturally, they prefer working with Homeowners who make them feel comfortable and treat them with basic respect. Some no-go behaviours we gathered: 1) inviting multiple IDs to the same meeting without their consent, 2) approaching them with the design proposals of other IDs with the hopes of securing a cheaper quote.

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Unrealistic Expectations

This could be anything under the sun. However, the most common is having an extremely unrealistic budget.

Setting aside design fees which might be subjective, quotations for execution of works shouldn’t vary too much. Hence, if you receive a quotation that is significantly lower, there is likely to be hidden costs and/or exclusions.

We strongly recommend homeowners to meet at least 5 credible IDs so that they can make a fair assessment on quotations.

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