Interior Designer Series -- 2, Unity Design

Interior Designer Series -- 2

I posted my job scope in Renotalk's Get A Quote section.  It was just for renovation for my two toilets.   Shortly, a lady called to verify my posting - a good job on Renotalk's part to screen the requesters.  Within the day, 2 companies responded and I gave them each a floor plan and pictures I had taken.  We decided to visit just one:

Unity Design, Kallang Avenue

We stepped into the bright and modern showroom and was greeted by a bespectacled young man, dressed casually but chic in a sports jacket.  He led us to a dinning counter and on it, neatly laid out, were the printouts of the floor plan, the photos I sent and the proposal. 

He gave us an overview of the company, what our scope of work and what approach he took in designing.  After verifying a few details, we were impressed enough to let him onto our plan for other parts of the house. 

A date was set for more than a week later.  We were to discuss it when we visit his show-flat, a BTO in Punggol. 

Days before the open house, I received an email confirming the event.  A day before, a reminder SMS was sent.  After the visit, I also received a Thank you note via SMS. 

The show flat was situated right next to the Punggol waterway and beside a school that was in the final stage of completion.  What a coincidence! That was the turn-around point for my run!

The decor was modern; evidently for a young urban working couple -- open kitchen, plenty of light boxes and an adjacent room knocked down to make way for closets and dressing table.  It was very well done and pictures of it should be already listed on their website.

Samuel was a true professional: well prepared, attentive to details and good in presenting himself as well as his ideas. It was easy for us to be comfortable and be able to place our trust in him.  As for Taste, that's where we felt the gap.  Well, if only we were twenty years younger, we would very likely went further along with him in our planning.

Rating:
Trust: 5/5
Experience: 3/5
Taste: 5/5 for Yuppie
Cost: 3/5 (mid-high end)

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