Why is interior design so expensive?

Interior design is rather like a swan: graceful on the surface but furiously paddling below. There are many parts of the design process that go unseen but are essential to delivering a smooth polished high end design, sadly all this activity makes it a more luxury service, it is often not viable to work on projects with a modest budget as the fees wouldn’t cover the costs of design and alow for the design to be implemented.

If the cost is more then you are wanting there are alternatives, a lot of great advice is freely available online and even in forums such as HOUZZ where professionals will give you the benefit of their experience. Alternatively many companies such as Arighi Bianchi, John Lewis and even Ikea offer some form of design service, but be aware that they will only be able to recommend products that they themselves sell which will limit the potential for the design.