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Are people always complimenting your style?
Do your friends always come to you for redecorating tips?
Are you the first to volunteer when someone is rearranging furniture?
If so, interior design might be your forte!
Photo by Aaron Huber on UnsplashBut how do you know if you'd enjoy actually being an interior designer? What exactly does the job entail?
What Do They Do?
They make indoor spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by:
Planning a space
Developing plans for furniture layout
Selecting essential and decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials
Bringing the vision to life!
What Does A Typical Day Look Like?
On any given day an interior designer might:
Meet with new clients
Create design boards, usually with a computer program
Consider function and safety for their designs
Source suppliers and contractors
Communicate and update clients
Hear from Aaron, an interior designer, what the job entails behind the scenes:
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Where Can You Get Work As An Interior Designer?
As an interior designer you can choose to work:
In specialized design services
As a self-employed worker
In architectural, engineering, and related services
In wholesale trade
At furniture stores
Most interior designers work in offices, but technology has changed the way many designers work. Rather than using drafting tables, interior designers now use complex software to create two-dimensional or three-dimensional images.
Interior designers also travel to clients' design sites.
In Canada, the average salary for Interior Designer is $49,742/year (CAD).
In the U.S., the average salary for Interior Designer is $50,271/year (USD).You'll Love It If...
You enjoy meeting clients and discussing ideas.
You can envision designs when looking at an empty room.
You are a creative problem solver.
You are flexible to adjust to your clients' needs, even at the last minute.
Look For Another Career Path If...
You prefer to work totally alone. Interior design is a collaboration of many experts.
You cannot prioritize when there are number of projects going on simultaneously.
You don't organize your contacts, files and folders.
Quiz
Who do you think is best suited to becoming an interior designer?
Interior designers need to be creative and work well in a setting that allows for self-expression. They also need to be enterprising: natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others.
Take Action
Does it sound like interior design could be a good path for you?
If it does...
This Byte has been authored by
Sukriti Babbar
Applying design thinking at the heart of L&D