“The carpet must speak to the curtain”

“It’s about how the customer wants to feel, what the rooms should offer emotionally.” A Retreatsecurity, a place that allows you to relax. “For example, if I like a blue one Couch because she wants to have me Vacation remembered in Greece.”

The interior designer describes her approach as follows: “I have to feel my way into customers through long periods of time Getting to know each other phasen. We go out for something to eat or drink together. When you inspect the property together, it becomes clear: this works – and this doesn’t work – for example if the sofa doesn’t make you happy.” Often it’s not about the individual piece of furniture“but the carpet has to speak to the curtain,” as Hausott-Eppinger puts it. You should keep an eye on the big picture – or not, because sometimes it’s about Harmony to break.

When developing the interior design, not everything is always clear right from the start. “Customers have to too Muster attack or barefoot “Standing on the carpet,” the interior designer gives examples that can be used when making decisions Materials can help. Basically, it makes sense to invest in the basic equipment, such as floor coverings and the bathroom. The furniture, on the other hand, can also be replaced later with something of higher quality.

Courage for colorful furnishings

How do you manage to be strong? Colors to make it tasty? “When it comes to color, you have to see whether it fits when you get to know it. Many customers become bolder over time,” says the expert. You can do that from the Mode derive: Someone who likes to wear gray or beige should instead Muster and mix materials to ensure variety. The more colors are combined, the sooner you have to get patterns so that they harmonize. “The button on the pouf must match the button on the upholstery.”

The interior designers work with different sources of supply. “I have many dealers in Vienna that I can contact for a special piece. I also visit a lot of trade fairs, this is a regular Salone in Milan. I always have a list of current projects with me.” And she takes photos of everything she might ever need. “I can look back four years for a piece from a Greek dealer,” she gives an example. She thinks in pictures.

Surfaces that suit residents

At the same time it has many fabrics, patterns, tiles and Woods in stock. The right choice depends on how the respective customer takes care of surfaces. If a fabric has to be washable regularly, then the material must be made differently. “The surface quality has to correspond to my everyday life,” emphasizes the expert. A Washbasin made of oiled wood is for people who take good care of it. For households with children, there are less sensitive versions, thinly lacquered wood or a stone slab.

Also about how to get into a room Order should be taken into account when designing it – and not make it artificially difficult for yourself. Hausott-Eppinger cites the entrance area as an example: exclusively more open Storage space is often a visual challenge in everyday life.

Here you should rely on cupboards and chests of drawers. Are in the children’s room Around a secret weapon to toy quick to stow away. How to create storage space where there is none? “In a child’s room I made the beds higher so that the wardrobe could be pulled out underneath.” You have to use every millimeter of storage space, for example an unused one niche for the washing machine, which is hidden in front of it with a door.

Hausott-Eppinger implements 99 percent of projects in which she does everything from scratch. For example, this is about the topic Licht: “I look at where there is natural light. Depending on what you think Floor plan new. Of course, you can also use tricks to bring in light where there is none: cheat a wall outlet, reflect the lighting across a wall. When it comes to the necessary technology, she pays attention to lifestyle trends. “Many people are now working more at home, and you have to take that into account.” For example in the form of enough sockets or a single switch that can be used to close all the roller shutters at the same time when it is hot.