ABC’s of Fine Design

Church restoration is yet another thing that interior designers do. They may restore an old church that is an historic site or they may just be helping to redo a church they needs to be updated. They also may be helping to design the church from the start.

There are many things that are involved in designing a church, you need pews and tables and of course the grand alter. You need carpeting that will hold up to the large number of people involved in church services and children. Churches are a place of worship so you may also want to make sure there is plenty of light, so windows are a must. Of course what church would be complete without some sort of stain glass windows?

So if you love the look of a church maybe you should think about designing one. It could be inspiring!

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If you don’t like to travel then interior design as a profession may not be for you. I did an internship two years ago where one of the designers was always going somewhere, I think this is one reason that the internship did nothing for me. I did spring cleaning the whole time.

I did learn one thing though, you travel when your a designer. Sometimes it’s good sometimes it’s not. This designer went to a few different places in the month I was there. He went to Florida, Texas and the Outer Banks in North Carolina a few times. These were all clients who had either heard of his work from others or lived in Michigan at one time and moved.

I also know of a few designers who have traveled the world, spending months in China, France or other parts of Asia and Europe. All paid for by there companies. I like this idea as I would love to see the world. Of course in order to design in other countries you need to know there rules and codes, but I have heard that the United states has some of the strictest codes around. So maybe it wont be too bad.

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One thing I know I will be doing with my design degree is teaching. I hope to be able to come back to a school and teach new designers what I have learned and done over a few year. I actually hope to do this quickly as I have always wanted to be a teacher.

Interior designers learn alot about life though there job. They learn about people, there likes and dislikes and how to make the world a better and more productive place. Why not share that with the next generation in the classroom.  I think of my teachers as my role models. They provide me with knowledge and in site into the real world. They give me the strength to continue what I am doing even if I want to give up and I would like to to the same for others. If you enjoy design and maybe wouldn’t mind teaching. You should think about being an interior design professor. There are also many high schools that offer interior design classes that need teachers to teach them.

Help open the minds of a new group of designers, be a teacher and do something that most people would never think of when they hear the words Interior Designer.

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Have you ever wondered why most stores look almost the same? Well there designed that way. Yes I know Duh, but did you know that this is something interior designers do? Yep those people who only know how to fluff pillows and put paint on a wall actually do come up with designs for these types of stores.

There are many chain stores out there just go to any mall and you’ll find most of them. With many of these types of stores you need to notice them out of a group. That is where an interior designer may come into play. They will chose the layout and colors. The lighting and what the outside will look like. They want something eye catching and stylish. Think of your favorite store, what drew you in to began with? My favorite is hot topic. They have a look that draws your eyes to the store, the same idea is done with the bath and body works stores. I’m not sure if an interior designer did design these stores, but they may have.

As a designer you could be working on many different things you could design a whole store around Nike golf or you could have just a section that is all about the shoes.

Interior designers do so much more then just paint. They really create a way for business to draw in there customers and make them feel like there shopping in an exclusive store.

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