Interior design

Hi all,

My wife has a great knack for design and organization. She has consulted for a few projects as well, but with limited time due to our small children. Next year, though, they will all be in full time school and so she wants to get serious. She has had plenty of friends and acquaintances who have offered to pay her to consult on their homes / remodels, so she clearly has a market.

Any ideas for gifts or software tools for helping her make the jump? My top concerns for her (besides not charging her worth) are about establishing a repeatable and scalable process and to get more efficient / juggle more than one project at a time. I'm sure idea books and design concepts would be great as well. I have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm just trying to be supportive.

Hi all! My 10 year old daughter has been hyper focused on all things design since she could pick up Legos. I would love to sign her up for an online course to learn some principles of design or even drafting. Do you have any suggestions on where I could start? Really just want to continue feeding this passion and don’t know where to start.

i hate these hardwood floors, they’re so loud. but i don’t know if it will look bad when i furnish over it. i was thinking of getting a very soft fluffy dark green shag rug, would wanna cover this entire space completely or if not at least 90-95% since that thing on the right is in the way, but im still debating. i just don’t want to regret spending my money

thoughts?

Is there an app where I can put the layout of my house in and begin to change colors of walls, ceiling, furniture, etc.

TIA

Yes or no

I'm planning to get a lot of furniture with warm wood tones in my apartment's living/dining rooms, and was wondering if I could go with cool tones in the bedroom instead or would it seem like a drastic transition? Is it common to have different sets of wood tones in different rooms?

I got accepted to university of texas in austin for masters in interior design and thomas jefferson university for MS in interior architecture. I am very confused which one to go to. Where ut austin has a good reputation it is also a 3 year program, accredited but not stem designated. On the other hand im not sure bout thomas jefersons reputation but it is a 2 year program which is accredited and so stem designated. Thomas jefferson is more expensive per year but the total cost is the same for 2 year n 3 year. Im not sure what factors to consider and what not. Which will give me a beter job oportunity.. plus how is it to live in austin vs philly? Im going crazy over this decision. I would realy like to hear some opinion from the field.

GUYS PLEASE HELP! 🙏

Im not an architect or designer, and there so Im just interested in getting acquainted with this style more, but there some MANY books, that I need advice - which is worth picking up. Thanks

Hello folks,

A question for interior designers, Do you struggle with managing your schedule or end up wasting a lot of time talking to clients who don't end up taking up your service?

I'm just checking as I am building a tool for doctors as they struggle a lot with a similar issue and I am curious if this might be useful for interior designers as well.

Thank you!

hello guys. I'm currently studying interior design and I need to research the interior design before 80s and I'm struggling to find sources. Most of the things I found are whether from pinterest or not original. So where to find the original sketch of historical design?(would prefer digital sources but physical books are also okay) thank you. :]

I’m stuck between choosing glossy or honed/matte finishing for my new Taj Mahal quartzite countertops. What is currently the trend or your personal preference?

Hello! I’ve been wanting to do interior design for a while. I have no interest in going to a 4 year university but would love to do some self paced online classes/certificates. My MIL is an interior designer so she will be a great mentor and my husband is a contractor so I hope to be able to take over once she retires. I’ve found some online but just curious if anyone has any recommendations! Thanks!

Hello everyone, I’m looking to hang curtains in my family room and could use some guidance on the ideal height above the windows to place them. I want to achieve a balanced look that enhances the room’s appearance. Here’s a picture of the window area for reference. Any suggestions or rules of thumb would be greatly appreciated!

Has anyone found a place to get diffrent looking covers for cadet inwall heaters? All I have found are basic design, in white, tan, or black. Was hoping for one in more of a victorian design.

Sorry for the rough graphics. My wife and I are having a debate. Where I’ve circled is where the wall ends and opens up into the living. My wife wants to run the cabinet right up to the edge of the wall. I think partly to avoid the decision on the backsplash. It’s set back so it doesn’t obstruct the view. I think we should just extend the backsplash to the edge of the wall (keeping the backsplash the same height), regardless of the upper cabinets not extending that far. I’m just curious what other opinions are out there? Thanks.

Hi! I am taking the IDPX this weekend and I haven’t done as much studying as I would have liked due to a heavier workload this spring 😅 if you’ve taken the PX, do you think it’s passable with study cramming? I passed my IDFX first try and I studied using mainly practice tests

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Hi I just knocked down a wall in my living room. I'm planning to install a ceiling fan thats 56 inches. The ceiling fan won't be perfectly center to the room because my window, is aligned with my couch and thats aligned with my tv. The ceiling fan would look best aligned with all of that.

Im also wanting to install 4 recessed ceiling lights. The room dimensions are 141 3/8" by 182 3/8"... I'm aiming for the best layout..should I doing my dimensions based on the center of the fan? Id like to make sure I dont get a strobe effect and make sure everything looks good even though the fan isn't perfectly center

I went to a recessed light calculator online. You enter your dimensions of the room and it tells you what would be best. Thats what the last pic is.

Would appreciate suggestions on the best placement for a balanced and aesthetic look. Thanks

Hey, I want to make a design for my new house, there are many tools out there, however, I want you to suggest a tool for me you have experience with! Thanks

I got accepted to university of texas in austin for masters in interior design and thomas jefferson university for MS in interior architecture. I am very confused which one to go to. Where ut austin has a good reputation it is also a 3 year program, accredited but not stem designated. On the other hand im not sure bout thomas jefersons reputation but it is a 2 year program which is accredited and so stem designated. Thomas jefferson is more expensive per year but the total cost is the same for 2 year n 3 year. Im not sure what factors to consider and what not. Which will give me a beter job oportunity.. plus how is it to live in austin vs philly? Im going crazy over this decision. I would realy like to hear some opinion from the field.

GUYS PLEASE HELP! 🙏

After 5 years working in an interior design firm which sounds fancy but I mostly sat in front of a pc all day doing 3D modeling, with occasional visits to clients.

During the 5 years, no raise no evolution. So I quit and decided to do interior design on my own.

And I did get work ! Clients were satisfied with my designs and made some good money (made more than my salary in 10 days) but I didn't get any more clients since then.

So I had like a confidence spike and then it went down, but I knew that It's in fact possible and more profitable.

It came to my mind that it moght be better to work for another firm again to stabilize the income while building my own network.

After some emailing and job hunting, I went to 2 interviews and they both want me in. One is a firm they offered a better starting salary than what I had with (raise promesses, less 3D modeling and more infield work). Which is cool. But they promessed a lot, and seemed really pushy to get me to sign. I went and worked for them one day and guess what task they gave me : 3D modeling and worked overtime the 1 st day lol.

The second company is one that promotes sells 3d software for architects and engineers, and they want a sales manager who has technical knowledge. They offered the same salary as the firm. With renewable contracts where you can re negotiate salary every year or so. The work is (9 to 5) about finding design/construction companies, identify their needs and convince them to buy via emailing/ phone calls and meetings.

And I don't know if I really want to risk it with the firm, do some more 3D modeling overtime in hopes of better times, Or switch to sales which is kinda new to me.

Sorry for long post

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