Comments on: What is the difference between Interior Design and Interior Decorating? http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:57:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cara C http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Cara C Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:09:29 +0000 http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/#comment-1354 An interior decorator won't know the building specs, they will simply walk into a room and pick out textures and colors to enhance the space. A designer will work with the architect, know all the building codes and specs, the plumbing specs, things like this. You also must have to have a degree, usually a BA, to be a designer. An interior decorator won’t know the building specs, they will simply walk into a room and pick out textures and colors to enhance the space. A designer will work with the architect, know all the building codes and specs, the plumbing specs, things like this. You also must have to have a degree, usually a BA, to be a designer.

]]> By: Monica B http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/comment-page-1/#comment-1353 Monica B Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:56:49 +0000 http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/#comment-1353 When I started school - I was studying interior design so I can tell you there is a difference but normally it seems like they do the same thing. An interior designer has a formal training such as a BA + a certification through a national interior designer organization, and an interior decorator is just a very creative person who is talented in decorating. An interior designer takes into consideration aspects such as the architecture of a room (or being the "architect" of a room to achieve a specific purpose or atmosphere), furniture design, colors and then of course the usual decorating too. Something that an interior designer would do that a decorator wouldn't would be commercial spaces such as a lounge/nightclub and help with the building plans (to achieve a specific atmosphere) or do a public building so that the colors and functionality work together. Basically they can be as different as you want them to be - but to most people they ARE the same thing. When I started school – I was studying interior design so I can tell you there is a difference but normally it seems like they do the same thing. An interior designer has a formal training such as a BA + a certification through a national interior designer organization, and an interior decorator is just a very creative person who is talented in decorating.

An interior designer takes into consideration aspects such as the architecture of a room (or being the “architect” of a room to achieve a specific purpose or atmosphere), furniture design, colors and then of course the usual decorating too. Something that an interior designer would do that a decorator wouldn’t would be commercial spaces such as a lounge/nightclub and help with the building plans (to achieve a specific atmosphere) or do a public building so that the colors and functionality work together.

Basically they can be as different as you want them to be – but to most people they ARE the same thing.

]]> By: Anya B http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 Anya B Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:51:20 +0000 http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/#comment-1352 Hmm. It seems like design suggests more than decorating. Like - you can buy pillows and new drapes and you've decorated. Or you could blow out a wall, add french doors, crown molding and relocate the stairs and then you're a designer. Hmm. It seems like design suggests more than decorating. Like – you can buy pillows and new drapes and you’ve decorated. Or you could blow out a wall, add french doors, crown molding and relocate the stairs and then you’re a designer.

]]> By: embarrassed http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/comment-page-1/#comment-1351 embarrassed Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:56:14 +0000 http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/#comment-1351 The main difference is education. There are no formal educational requirements to call yourself an interior decorator. Decorators aim to create beauty in a space. To qualify as an interior designer many states require a combination of education, experience and sometimes examination. Think of them as creating the spaces that can then be made beautiful. Interior design education involves extensive study of building codes, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), emergency egress, etc. The process of interior design is technically based. The process of interior decoration is aesthetically based. The main difference is education. There are no formal educational requirements to call yourself an interior decorator. Decorators aim to create beauty in a space. To qualify as an interior designer many states require a combination of education, experience and sometimes examination. Think of them as creating the spaces that can then be made beautiful. Interior design education involves extensive study of building codes, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), emergency egress, etc. The process of interior design is technically based. The process of interior decoration is aesthetically based.

]]> By: Jess http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Jess Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:04:07 +0000 http://design.be-3.info/2009/02/what-is-the-difference-between-interior-design-and-interior-decorating/#comment-1350 I think they are the same....like a cook and a chef are the same, right? Po tay toh Po tah toh I think they are the same….like a cook and a chef are the same, right?
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