8,818 Interior Stylists

Interior stylists or interior decorators will be able to help you position furniture, choose colour schemes and select accessories so that your rooms and home decoration will be picture perfect and guest-ready.

What is the difference between interior stylists and an interior designers?

The main difference between interior stylists (or interior decorators) and interior designers, is that an interior designer will run projects that include larger, structural changes to interiors and will get involved in the earlier stages of a build or renovation; working closely with architects and contractors. Interior stylists on the other hand focus on purely aesthetic changes; dealing predominantly with property styling and home decorations once the room has already been redesigned. Some interior designers may also provide interior stylists’ services and vice versa, so it is easy to see why there is confusion between the two terms.

What types of project should I hire interior stylists for?

Interior decorators and stylists can be used for a range of purposes when putting together the personality of a room; they will be your colour experts; advise on the latest interior trends; source high street products or vintage finds; and declutter, organise, decorate, accessorise, arrange, reorder and dress your rooms. Many interior stylists are hired to work on commercial photo shoots for brands or editorial shoots for magazines to put together the perfect interior images, but they can also be hired to give your home decoration the professional feel of a magazine, too.

Interior decorators specifically may limit their services to painting and wallpapering, or they could incorporate all the services that interior stylists offer as well. Always double check with any professional you contact on exactly what they offer – you don’t want to hire interior decorators thinking they will help you find home accessories and pick out the best accent pieces, when actually all they can do is paint your walls.

What should I ask prospective interior stylists?

If you would like an interior decorator to put the finishing touches to a room, or prepare your house for a special occasion, such as a photoshoot or a visit from a VIP, then you can find interior decorators and stylists by looking through their profiles and photos of their previous home decoration work. However, there are a number of questions to ask before hiring interior stylists and decorating companies, such as:

• How long have you been working in interior styling?
  
• What is your background in interiors; do you have any training or qualifications?
  
• Have you worked on similar home decoration projects to mine before?
  
• Can I see your full portfolio?
  
• How much do you charge for your interior stylist services?
  
• What happens if I am not 100% happy with the finished work?
  
• How long would you estimate the work to take?
  
• Do you collaborate with any other professionals such as interior designers or photographers?
  

Find interior stylists on Houzz. Narrow your search in the Professionals section of the website to interior stylists. You can also look through photos by style to find rooms and home decoration you like, then contact the interior decorators or stylists who styled them.