Interview 1

Interview Questions

  1. What are your feelings towards remodeling projects?
  2. What is the hardest thing about planning and envisioning a remodel?
  3. Why was this hard?
  4. What if anything have you done to overcome this problem?
  5. What don’t you love about the solutions that you have already tried?

Interview Notes

Location: Oct 10, 2021, 2 pm, Phone Interview 

  1.  I like them if they are onsite physically during each step. Did not like that I wasn’t there for all the steps. The photos did not give it justice and would have changed something. I would only do it if I did not have a full time job. Monitor all the steps. Liked calling and getting estimates
  2. The styling. Not knowing what was in style. Time was an issue. 8 weeks for windows. Knot knowing what design to pick
  3. Because there were so many options. Online, pinterest, floor and decor, big box samples. So many options
  4. Kept seeing same tile a i, like penny tile, mosaic look for the, what was the common thing that i dgt input from family. Everything was in my head, feel like writing stuff down was a waste of time. Repetition and d
  5. I didnt have a budget for. Asking an interior designer, getting consultation, look for something neutral. Got a designer for help with the staging. She created a board of each board. Seeing the board helped. She measured the room, windows, and doors. Tape measure. Each page was a room, This is the floor
  6. The biggest takeaway is that i wouldn’t focus on anything else.

Interview Summary

  1. Emotion: Enjoyable but difficult
  2. Values: Needed to be onsite to make decisions
  3. What is the user trying to do: Remodel a home for AirBnB. deciding on the options for finishes (tile, countertops, fixtures, furniture)
  4. Current solutions: Research on line and seeing the physical options in stores then thinking about what she gravitated towards
  5. Deficiencies of current solutions: Didnt have the budget for a designer. Asking for help and suggestions
  6. Typical source of advice/knowledge: Interior designers, websites
  7. other pertinent information