How do I become an interior designer?

Answer 1

i am an interior designer, and i had to attend schooling for 4 years to get the full extent education that i needed to learn everything to become a successful designer. it is a terrific field, but a lot of tough work and a long road ahead. you can become a decorator for just a few classes but you need at least a 4 years education to be a designer. after school you need to intern and work on projects and be there through the nitty gritty. it is a tough road and there are times you may want to back down, and thats fine as long as you have the passion to stick it out for 4 years. i had the passion the entire time and its been something i am made to do. it takes a ton of work, but if you have the motivation and the deoviton, you can do it. you might even realize, like many i attended school with, that it isnt all you thought it was, and thats fine, just make sure you are ready for the excessive projects and client drama and everything that people dont usually show you. also hgtv is not a good tool to learn from or want to become an interior designer, they make it look easy and carefree, but there is way more to it than just what they show on television. good luck, and if you need to contact me, i can help. just email me on here at the contact on my screen and we can talk

Answer 2

Just a quick note: there is a BIG difference between an interior decorator and an inyerior designer. The first is a matter of oppinion, the second demands university level qualifications. You are an interior decorator if you think you are (but i would never hire you), where as you are an interior designer if you have a degree. It is thedifference between a telephone psychic (decorator) and a psychyatrists (designer).

Answer 3

Professionals in this field design and furnish the interiors of commercial, industrial and residential buildings. They must be up on federal, state and local codes and able to wear many hats.

* STEP 1: Understand that as an interior designer you will need to know more than how to decorate a space. For example, you will need to fully understand flammability and toxicity standards, be able to easily read a blueprint and know how to communicate with engineers, architects and clients.
* STEP 2: Obtain a bachelor's degree in interior design from a college whose design program has been accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER). Peruse FIDER's Web site (fider.org) for a list of approved programs.
* STEP 3: Include computer-aided design (CAD) courses in your electives. As a designer you will be expected to know how to use computers to create your space designs.
* STEP 4: Apply for internships through your school. Your contacts might lead to a future job.
* STEP 5: Contact your state's regulatory agency to confirm its licensing requirements for interior designers. State-by-state information is located in the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) Web site (ncidq.org).
* STEP 6: Spend a year or two working in the field after graduation, prior to taking and passing the NCIDQ qualification exam. It is a prerequisite to your receiving a license. Take the exam even if your state does not require licensure. You will need to pass it to be accepted in professional organizations that are key to the success of designers.

Subscribe to interior design and architecture magazines for the latest trends.

Answer 4

youre an interior designer if you feel you are an interior designer, all it takes is passion for the craft, magazines, study of the arts and imagination plus originality and the heart for the job

Answer 5

No more so than fashion design, hairdressing, or ballet dancer, although you will certainly encounter a higher proportion of bisexual, and gay men, when compared with, say, construction workers, or firemen. Your father is at least old fashioned, and possibly homophobic: (it may help, to reassure him that you are not, if, in fact you aren't in the above minorities) do what you want to do, regarding your career choice, or you will almost certainly regret it, later in life. "If you do what you like, you will never work a day in your life".

Answer 6

You need to get a tax number from the irs and advertise. It is reallly easy. Besure you keep your records of expensives and income.

Answer 7

go to college
read a book
go to workshop or training
learn from friends who now this
use online resources

Answer 8

Go to school.

Answer 9

by having sex with intrerior models