 Golden Rules


The St James Collection by Marflow is a complete solution for the traditional bathroom and leads the way in the renewed interest in decorative styling.


LINES OF COMMUNICATION


Whoever you are working with – designer, builder, curtain maker, you must agree your lines of communication at the start. Who gives instructions to whom and when. This is particularly important when avoiding extras. Put everything in writing. Even the plumber has email these days.


MEASURED


SURVEYS I always have scaled drawings or floor plans to work with, even for small projects. They are particularly important so that you can plot


furniture on to them before agreeing the electrical layouts, and make sure all your furniture fits.


NEGOTIATED


CONTRACT Wherever possible I select a contractor which I think is best suited to the project, and negotiate the whole contract with him (or her). You will have a much more accurate estimate, and a far better relationship with the contractor, by taking this route. See also Tendering.


OPTIMISM Keep it with you at all time.


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PLANNING The more time spent planning


the whole project, the more smoothly it will run.


QUIRKS The best homes have them. I always


try to throw an unexpected colour into a scheme to liven it up, or play with scale and proportion to make a room more interesting.


RESPONSIBILITY Just as you ask for information from


your consultants and tradesmen, so they need information for you. If you delay in your side of the bargain, they will delay theirs.


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