What you need to know
The ability to read and design blue prints
Knowledge of color coordination and painting
Difference between furniture brands and styles
How to coordinate and organize a room to create a comfortable environment.
How to correctly estimate the length and size of materials needed
How to correctly estimate the amount of paints or wallpapers needed
How to maximize interior space to the rooms advantage.
How to communicate your ideas effectively to your client
Basic marketing skills are needed to further your business
How to correctly identify different types of furnishings, and to incorporate that knowledge into a legitimate design plan.
How to create an environmental plan because this is a practical, conducive and esthetic approach to your eventual goal of raising productivity, and selling your merchandise.
How to explain space planning, lighting, layout and color schemes to your clients. People often like to know why you are doing the things that you are doing.
How to arrange carpets, accessories, drapes and wall coverings.
Knowledge of fine arts, sculptures, music etc. These will often be included in your design changes and must incorporate properly into the area. (you would not want to hang a Picasso in a Victorian themed room)
This is just an idea of the things that you will be taught in accordance to your specialty. Interior design for a home is slightly different than commercial design. The needs for a home are quite different. Materials are different as well. When you chose a specialty, you will learn all of the basics in design, but also how to deal with, and get clients effectively. That is where things are quite different. You would not approach a company in the same manner that you might approach a homeowner.
Most people hire Interior Designers so that they can keep up and stay modern.
Specialized Filings
Sometimes, the work for residential areas can be quite small also.
The first thing that you are going to need if you want to be an interior designer is the passion for it. Lighting is an often overlooked sub branch of Interior Design. You have to be able to keep track of your entire inventory, while keeping on top of other things also like, materials, tracking orders, employees, and making sure that you stay on or below the budget that your client set out for you. You will also want to add letters of recommendation to your portfolio when possible, or you can request from clients that they allow you to list them in your portfolio as satisfied customers. You might be wondering exactly what an Interior Designer does.
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