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Five Essential

Tips for People

Starting a Career in

Interior

Designing

If you have realized you have the knack for interiors
and absolutely love making spaces, the interior design
is the perfect career for you!

o you often receive compliments for your
Dcolour composition? The way your home is
amazingly kept well? The accessories in your home
compliment your personality? Reality check -are these
compliments aren’t enough for you to become an
interior designer? If you have realized you have the
knack for interiors and absolutely love making spaces,
the interior design is the perfect career for you!

Passion is the basic quality for any and every
successful career. However, a few things to keep in
mind before jumping into life-changing decisions
would be: Difference between an interior designer and
an interior decorator; understand that well and know
your interest and capabilities. The biggest difference in
both is the formal education. As an interior designer,
you need to understand spatial arrangements, the flair
for colour combinations, technical detailed aspects of
executing the design, textiles and so on. The second
one is: The pay isn’t as high as you think it is! Of
course, it again depends on multiple factors, like
education, the location, project, experience, size of the
firm/company and so on.

Here are five tips to jumpstart your career in interior
designing:

Education

The most essential aspect would be a formal education
in interior designing. Interior designing training is
available from the certificate to the master’s degree
level, but the basic requirement for most of the jobs is
a detailed degree course for 3/4 years, which is ideal.