Interior Decorating Tips from the Pros
by Joe Cooperjoe.cooper@interiordesignschoolreview.com
Interior Design School Review Columnist
Some recent profiles of interior decorators reveal some valuable career tips for interior decorating tips and new decorators. Keeping it simple and focusing on the client can produce a great design result, as well as increased client satisfaction that can help spread the word about your decorating services.
Being Simple and Creative with Interior Decorating
Interior decorator Jackie Davis, of Wilmington, DE, described the most popular decorating questions to a Wilmington online publication recently. "What color should I paint my room?" she says is the thing she hears the most. Her advice is simple: "… if you add color, the room comes alive."She also advises clients to avoid a common decorating mistake--lining a wall with furniture. "Some rooms even look bigger with furniture off the wall," she suggests.
Ms. Davis is a regular guest on the HGTV show, "Decorating Cents." Her previous career in technology shows a stark contrast to her more creative, colorful role now as a decorator. She represents decorators who approach the profession with simplicity and creativity.
Focus on the Client
New York interior designer and decorator Nina Freudenberger talked to the New York Post recently about an interesting decorating concept she uses often: designing outside your own tastes.Ms. Freudenberger attended interior design school in Rhode Island before relocating to her home state of New York. She described how many of her designs and decorations are much more masculine than she is. She also avoids using "tricks" that clients see on design shows, and instead focuses on the client's own materials, tastes, and spaces.
Embracing these simple tips could help grow your decorating business and keep your mind open to new decorating ideas in the future.
About the Author
Joe Cooper writes home services and design articles and manages corporate communications. He holds a bachelor's degree in American literature from UCLA.
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