One Day, Everyone Will Understand.

Fighting for others to understand Interior Design is difficult, most people know it as decorating.  I came to this crossroad many times but the most recent was during my English class one night.

While talking to my teacher and the rest of the class about my major brought up several questions, such as, “aren’t you just decorating?” and “is it really that difficult to be a designer?”

            I answered and explained what a designer does and what it takes to become an interior designer. First off, no it is not just decorating. It takes several different elements, one being psychology. It is one of the most important factors in becoming a interior designer because a designer is constantly working with other people and meeting new people almost on a daily basis. Psychology helps read and understand your future clients so when designing for them you will be able to know exactly what they need and want even when they are not completely sure themselves. Also psychology helps a designer understand how individuals will act in different space and to what is in those spaces. For example, color choices and lighting arraignment all effects people differently. Such as the color red one person may find this color exhilarating and passionate and another my find it terrerifying by comparing it to blood or hate. Without out light there can not be any color, lighting is key factor in a space not only allowing ability to see but also giving the sense of safety and warmth.

            There are also codes to follow by for every inch of a space, to the placement of the flooring; to each step of the stairs; up to the ceiling plans. Every space has to be functional and safe for every individual that enters the area. To be able to complete a deign it has to be up to code in which every state is different because it depends on the elements that are around the space that is being designed.

            Each licensed interior designer has to have a degree; min of two years of internship and has to pass the National Council for Interior Design Qualifications also known as the NCIDQ exam. This is to make sure that every interior designer is fully equipped to design a complete and functioning space.