Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You agree to paint the color she picked.
Although most architectural color designers wouldn't agree to paint this building without first showing Ms. Salton her options and recommending what color would look best, most will agree the final color choice is the customer's decision.
Bob Buckter is an architectural color designer. He says he has worked with a handful of people who have insisted on something hideous, which he has gone ahead and done. "They have to live with their decision," says Buckter.
But as their consultant, he will try and dissuade them from making the wrong choice. "As a consultant, I represent your best interest and your good taste," says Buckter.
That's why experience, and lots of it, can make an architectural color designer's job that much easier. "It's essential, if one is to go into this business, to have the experience and the fortitude to make good recommendations, and to stand behind them," says Martin.
Decision making is extremely important. And in the case of an office building, it can affect not only the look but also the revenue. Martin says the designer and client must consider the cost of painting (and repainting if the first choice is ugly) and also the cost of lost revenue if the color doesn't attract the necessary clientele.