What’s the difference between and Interior Designer and a Decorator?
Let me ask you a question? Do you know the difference between and interior designer and a decorator?
We discuss 3 questions to ask yourself if you are deciding which way to go here.
Welcome to episode , I’m Adam Scougall of the So You Want To Be An Interior Designer podcast, and welcome to EPISODE 3. My aim for the show is really to teach you the thrills, reveal the spills and show you can create an Interior Design career that fits your lifestyle
But first, whether you are just checking if you are the right fit for a new career in design, or wondering how you can improve what's going on in your current design career
*Take the quiz over at soyouwanttobeaninteriordesigner.tv/quiz
So You Want To Be an Interior Designer?
Ok, Now back to the 3 questions
What- I’m going to explain the difference and tell you why some people are hung up on the difference between the two
How- Give you true definition as well as well as why it’s ok to be a hybrid if you want to
Why?- Because you want to know your strengths and understand how to position yourself
Ok, Now the 3 questions
Q 1- Are you interested in function as much as form?
· If you find yourself thinking as much about the internal cupboard of the kitchen, as much as the fabric on the roman blind over the sink, you probably have a designer’s mind
Q 2- Do you want to do Residential or Commercial projects?
· Much of Interior Design specific education is based around commercial elements
· Commercial projects will require detailed technical drawings, as well as industry standard codes to be able to get the drawings approved etc
· Residential projects allow more details ‘fluff and tease’ than commercial projects.
Q 3- Are you techy?
· You don’t need to be a technical wizard, but there are tools that you will need to learn to be a designer [ArchiCAD, or even sketch-up]
· If you aren’t techy, you can outsource the skills to need the needs of the design market [i.e kitchen/bath/joinery design]
Action steps
Take a piece of paper or open a word doc and write your pros and cons Leave a comment if you have some thoughts if you are watching on YouTube, and please subscribe if you like the content.
*Take the quiz over at soyouwanttobeaninteriordesigner.tv/quiz
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