What An Interior Designer Does

For most people, an interior designer is nothing more than someone who appears on their television screen and makes someone elses home look much nicer

. These shows are fantastic pieces of aspirational TV but dont show as much of an interior designers job as one might think (as is the case with most reality TV).

Interior design is a very nuanced, multi-disciplinary profession. Most interior designers have spent years studying and working with more experienced designers to get where they are today. However, as a creative profession, any good interior designer will also have a great eye a good interior designer is like an artist that works with rooms.

That being said, there are also a tremendous number of practical considerations to be made. Although at first glance it may seem as if all they are doing is picking out wallpapers and light fittings to make an aesthetically pleasing interior, the overall atmosphere of the room and its layout can have a dramatic effect on how people live in it.

As such, although the aesthetics are an integral part to interior design, it would be a mistake to think that its all about pretty light fittings and co-ordinating wall colours.

Consider the layout of your living room. Where the sofa is placed in relation the TV will change how comfortable it is to watch television. If it is less comfortable, one may be less tempted to spend their entire evening in front of it. Similarly, how easy it is to walk around the room will change how you feel in the room. The more space there is, and the easier it is to navigate your way around the room will make you feel more comfortable and relaxed.

Levels of light are also enormously important for general ambience, and a bright room will always make for a more pleasing environment than a dark room. Space and light contribute hugely to a persons general sense of well being.

When taking on an entire building, the flow between the rooms is also crucial, making sure it is easy to walk between them and that the aesthetics match each other to create a coherent whole.

Aside from all of these considerations, the interior designer will have to have a thorough knowledge of materials and be an excellent project manager to ensure the entire job comes in within budget. A new breed will also want to make sure that all materials used are sustainable.

Interior design is a real combination of art and, well maybe not science, but certainly more practical knowledge. It takes in art, design, architecture and arguably some anthropology concerning the way people live in spaces.

So what does an interior designer do? An awful lot more than they let on.

by: Duncan Beal

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