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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  My cousin's husband works as an interior designer and he works for a company downtown. He said i am welcome to get an internship there if i want and was going to do it but now im not too sure. I'm very creative and have lots of ideas but maybe it's more than what i thought it was. I always thought ohhh i can just decorate rich people's houses and make a lot of money, i guess not. I'm just really really confused, i also am interested in flipping houses. But i barely know much about it. Maybe i can do that as a side job..anyhow whatever i do i will try to get the highest degree in. It's not like im anxious to quit school or anything, i always think that's key to getting a great job. Thank you for filling me in, i know it will be difficult whatever i choose. |
Great! I just want you to make the best decision for you. If someone had told me all of this before I went to school for this degree, I might have done something differently.
You may be able to get a job decorating rich people's homes-and if that's your cup of tea, go for it! And if you decide that you really do want to be a designer, definitely do it! But please keep in mind that career is
decorating-if you want to be a
true interior designer, there is much more to it than paint, window treatments and picking upholstery fabrics. I didn't know any of this when I first went into it either-there is SO much more. Designers have to know which walls they can knock down without causing structural damage to a building, how and where you can and cannot pull electrical, plumbing, cabling, h-vac systems. etc., and the business side of it-how to manage the entire project to make everything go smoothly.
Also, something I forgot to mention is that if you do indeed go to school for this, there is a TREMENDOUS amount of art classes you need to take-drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, on top of a LOT of art history, and the normal design classes like textiles, lighting, etc. I was ok with this, but I had some classmates that had no idea about the heavy art emphasis, and dropped out after a year. I know every school is different, but most will follow along those same lines.
I'll stop babbling now (can you tell I'm passionate about my career?
)-just know that if you have any questions, I'm happy to help. I ultimately want you to know what you're getting yourself into if you choose to go this direction. I wish someone would have told me!
