ABC’s of Fine Design

What does an RV have to do with interior design? Well everything, did you know that you can get paid as an interior designer to design the inside of an RV? New RVs are stylish and fun to use. Some are even designed to be environmentally friendly. This about this as a career for a minute. It’s fun as you can help a family connect and grow with your design. Just picture them in their RV camping, fishing and getting to know each other, something many families now don’t do.

Another great reason to get into the RV field for design is not only do families use RV’s so do many celebrates. You can design the next rock and roll RV or maybe one for a rapper or country artist. Most of the time it is the music industry that uses them, but if your a nascar fan, like me you may be interested in designing one for a driver or crew chef. Definitely a career to think about right?

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We use kitchen appliances on a regular bases. Many people make sure that there appliances match the decor of their kitchen and that is why even just helping with appliance choice is a big job for an interior designer.

I decided to check out some of the best appliances out there and figure out what the top 5 are. So here is my list of the Top 5 Kitchen Appliances.

5. Indoor Grill, This is probably the best thing ever invented for the healthy eater. I lived in an apartment where I really couldn’t grill so this was a great alternative. I didn’t like the clean up, but they have made them much easier since then to clean.

4. Blender, You must have at least one of these in your kitchen, they just come in handy so much.

3. Espresso machine , We need our perk up in the morning and what better way to do it.

2. Slow Cookers, This is probably one on my list because I can turn it on, head to class and come home and the food is done and ready to be eaten. Who doesn’t love that

1. Heavy duty mixer, not a little hand held but the big ones. Those are the ones that work and work well. They also come in some great colors so you can leave them out on your counter and not think anything of it.

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Some people think that once your an interior designer that is all you will do, but in most cases interior designers do so much more. One designer I had a chance to talk to not only does interior design work but she own her own salon and spa. So really you can do anything once you get that design degree. You could design luggage, rugs or bedding. You also could run a restaurant or other business.

A big reason for this is that interior designers also need to know a good part about general business practices. They need to have an idea of laws and codes and are really the perfect person to run any type of business. They know how to design the space to work for the business and what goes into it. So if your thinking of getting a design degree check it out, you can do so much more then just put paint on walls and make a place look good.

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I will grantee you this post is not what you are thinking. This is not about dorm design but about a friend of mine and a contest they were involved in recently with some kids from a local state collage.

The contest involved designing the perfect collage guy home complete with huge couches, big screen TV’s and oh the ever popular beer pong tables yes more then one was required. I am shaking my head as I write this, but I will have to say that what they came up with actually looked good. The guys I know got advice from me and a few other people as to what they should do. Really the whole house is very well done and stylish, we all told them to put the beer pong tables in the basement along with any other weird drinking game stuff.

The point if this story is that you really never know what you may end up designing as an interior designer. Sometimes it will just be very strange.

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I found out the other day that I may be able to design homes and sell them. I like this idea, but it takes a lot of time to do all of the planning. I would have to draft out everything, decide where plumbing and lighting and everything goes and then sell these plans to people. That would mean I would have to find someone to buy them. I of course could also put an ad in the paper or online and design on a customer basis, this would make me feel better, but I know right now it’s not something that would make much money in my area.

This is an example of what an interior designer with a bachelors degree can do. We can design homes, inside and out. We can make plans and actually have these homes built. Most of the time you want the approval of an architect or engineer for your plans, but you don’t have to have that. If this is something that interest you, you will need to know how to draft and general building codes, you also want to put a clause on your plans that say they need to be reviewed by a local contractor or engineer as building codes vary by area.

The best part about this job is that you can work from home and be your own boss. Not a bad situation I think.

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I have met many people who have gone to school for interior design and become wedding planners or help design wedding chapels and so on. This area of design has always seemed like a fun thing to do for me until I think about how many brides get angry or become monsters. Even then I wouldn’t mind doing it. I have thought about specializing in this field before, but I have never had enough money to do so. You have to have money to start a business like this. Not a lot, but a good amount.

Being a wedding designer requires many different things, you have to find interesting wedding table decorations that fit the theme and the bride and grooms taste. Something like wedding plant favors that you can personalize. You also have to have good contacts in the wedding industry and come up with good wedding favor ideas.  Many times you are asked to do things that you may not know much about. You also have to be able to eat cake, this is where I would have a problem as I can’t taste cake all day, but I could find ways around it. This is not an easy job, but if your someone who likes creativity and a job that constantly changes this could be a design Field for you.

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Right now many people are concerned with gas prices so they are going to smaller cars and trying to get the best gas mileage they can they also look for other ways to save money like comparing online auto insurance to get the best deal. I’m all for that, but at the same time you have to look at what is best for your business.

Most of the time a designer wants a good size car or even a truck. You want something you can put all of the pots, plans and accessories you need to do your job in. Normally these are gas hogs, but now many dealers have come out with hybrid trucks and SUV’s so if your a soon to be designer or even just want to start a decorating business I would look into one of these cars if you can afford it. Not only is it good for the environment some of your clients or potential clients may like it too.

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