My first job as an interior decorator

 hi Assalamualaikum everyone! 

Alhamdulillah as the title above, i am finally trusted by someone to decor for my customer house, with payment. Haha, I have been decorating other houses that are owns by mom and alhamdulillah with that experiences, i was able to deco my first customer house with a little bit of braveness. 

?? Jokes. Extremely nervous but alhamdulillah all went well.

Sebenarnya tak pernah terlintas pun nak jadi interior decorator sebab tahu dan faham tak layak..

How did the offer went through? This kakak (my customer) initially wanted to book for nur qamarun homestay but suddenly she asked me whether i can decorate for her house. She said the Qamarun interior was so nice that she asked me whether i deco the place and i said “aaaaa” And then she was like “boleh ke deko rumah akak, akak tak reti nak buat cantik cantik, susun susun ni” and I was like 

“whaatttttt”

“seriouslyyyyy???????”

‘aaaaaaaa” hahaha

Tapi jawab dalam hati je la.. 

Alhamdulillah, kak shafi was extremely kind and very not fussy, she was okay with everything i suggested but also giving out her opinions also so that we can work into this together. Of course lahhh rumah sendiri kan!

I dont know how to give quotation at first. Because i dont really know the standard price for interior design, but then i tried to google and saw it all started with puluhan ribu ringgit and i was like “nahhhhhhh, that is too professional” im just amateur with very little knowledge and standard taste. Hahaha.

But then i calculated based on 

- how many times do i have to go to ikea to settle this overall orders

- assembly of the products

- my knowledge ( TT, basically nothing )

- also basic 3d planning

-times to find the right products according to the budget given 

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I will tell you at the end of this post of how much is my starting quotation. Or if i did not maybe you can personally ask me err. haha

For the products , i have been given rm3000 to make over the house. Of course the more budget allocated the more easier for id to make the house pretty. rm3000 is at-least for me considered very little but i sahuttt the cabaran and think thorough-fully of what to buy and focus on the products that will help with kak shafi problem. That is

Weak storage system.

After i finalised the products that will enhance the storage system of the living room, then i proceed of the other products and theme for other areas.

I know, macam tengah tulis assignment pulak serioussss je cara tulis hahahahaha aaaa neves lagi ke kak oiii!!

Since the budget is limited, i cannot changed the main thing of every living hall ; The sofas. 

IS A CHALLENGEEEEE!

Below are the before and after pictures. 

BEFORE

as you can see, masalahnya disini adalah kurang tempat letak barang yang sesuai

also the bench tv is a very old one, got to change that, and the main problem is the sofas but alhamdulillah kak shafi said she wanted to throw away one, so that i cn change it with other furnitures

Some of the products needed to be declutter. Also, please if you have this kind of problem, which is hard to declutter even it takes up spaces in your area, and you haven’t t touch the things for more than 1 year please, buang. Believe me, lepas dah buang tu you takkan even remember the unnecessary things u need, dan bila dah tengok kawasan tu lapang dengan barang barang penting dan berguna sahaja maka hati mu akan selapang lapangnya... let it goooooo let it goooooo! I have done this so so many times and believe in me. You can!!

I also help with the cleaning and mopping and vacuum the living and dining area. Hahaha. Just to make sure everything is done clean and perfect.

And also upah someone to pasang lampu because our team is not yet pakar to pasang. 

AFTER

noted that the kerusi Poang armchair tu different in color sebab nya, ikea takda stok, dan ku terpaksa ambik je huaaaa, i hope it doesnt blind your eyes, lol 

since kak shafi is a teacher, dan ada anak anak yang masih bersekolah, i bought two bookstorages for them to organize all the files and books, billy ni memang veryy affordable and also cantik di pandangan mata.

for thr dining table, beli alas kerusi dan alas meja baharu sahaja. taraaa and is a new look!

the initial purpose is for the two main poster at the centre, but kak shafi request to put the Allah and Muhammad, the old ones and okay kak boleh kakaakkk walaupun the frame tak kena tema, but give and take la..

also i changed the lights, to make the home more brighter and giving out tje illusion of spaceeeee

i noted that kak shafi have these lots of ayat al quran di dinding, so i bought a new one yang aesthetics sikit bagi cantik to change old ones.

this is my super basic 3d drawing using free room planner.....

I think that is all, i really hope kak shafi is satisfied with my team services, she of course said “ cantikk qilaaa, aka puas hati , akak suka” tapi you know lah, belakang belakang who knows? hahahaha

Do tell me what do you think about this make over ya? Any criticsm with good intentions i mengalu alu kannya. Kritikan secara kasaran akan membuatku menangis... hahaha.

Oh, this all done by aqila.ps.bangi team ( instagram ), we are a personal shopper for ikea cheras and damansara, mostly our customers are from hulu langat. And i ve been working as a personal shopper ikea since 2017. Anything can just dm me there ya. 

budget varanf rm3100+

budget services including pemasangan rm****

Thankyou :) bye!