What is Interior Design?

Interior design is all about how we experience spaces. It’s a powerful, essential part of our daily lives and affects how we live, work, play, and even heal.  Comfortable homes, functional workplaces, beautiful public spaces—that’s interior design at work.

The Best Interior Designers Make It Look Easy

Designers craft spaces that anticipate our needs and appeal to our emotions while pulling from a broad set of skills and technical knowledge.

Interior designers are expected to have working knowledge of:

  • Textiles, materials, color, space planning, sustainability, and more

  • Software applications for 2D & 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM)

  • Structural requirements, health and safety issues, and building codes

Interior Designer, often mistaken for an Interior Decorator, is an Interior Architect who is responsible for the internal environment of a building. This covers every aspect of the design, from the local bylaws, code compliance, planning, plumbing, electrical, lighting, heating, cooling, fitting and fixtures and of course the finishes. It is everything about the interior environment not just the finishes or decor. Today, interior designers work with contractors, architects, engineers, craftsmen, furniture dealers, business and home owners to create the perfect space for their clients.