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Statton Design Group has over 23 years of experience as a commercial interior design firm in the Dallas area. Every Wednesday we will use our experience to provide insight into various aspects of commercial interior design and offer tips we have gleaned through our years of experience with local DFW clients.  Often when I mention to friends that I work for an Interior Design firm, they respond by asking me which colors or throw pillows our designers like to recommend. While interior designers can certainly choose excellent colors and throw pillows, this response typically reveals an underlying misconception about interior design, namely that interior design and decorating are interchangeable terms. In truth, Interior Design and Decorating are not interchangeable. So what's the difference? Essentially, Interior Designers can do a lot more than a decorator. For example, interior designers can create and verify official construction documents, ensure spaces are designed according to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards and other regulatory requirements, and apply principles of environmental sustainability during build-outs. Designers must also be licensed and certified according to national certification standards, whereas no comparable certification exists for decorators. However, like a decorator, designers use their creativity to select finishes like wall colors and floor finishes, purchase and arrange furniture, and add finishing touches to client's spaces like artwork. "Interior designers may decorate, While Decorating is certainly valuable expertise to have, it cannot replace the broad technical knowledge and methodology that an Interior Designer brings to a project. Besides, hiring an interior designer is a great investment--you get a decorator and a designer all rolled into one! As the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) puts it, "In short, interior designers may decorate, but decorators do not design." (For more on the difference between interior design and decorating, check out this NCIDQ article.) Need an interior designer? Contact us at Statton Design Group for a free design consultation. If you're in the Southlake, TX or Dallas Fort Worth area, we would love to set up a time to meet in person. Give us a call, send us an email or leave your comments below to start finding your design solution!
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3/6/2018 05:00:45 pm
I'm glad you talked about how hiring an interior designer is a great investment because of their broad knowledge and methodology. My sister is looking to hire interior decorating services but wants to be smart with her decision. I'll be sure to talk to her about hiring a professional with broad knowledge and methodology in what they're doing. 11/3/2018 02:29:31 am
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A professional interior designer is one who created the plan of the home in their minds, when they were tasked with creating the interior of a home. 11/10/2020 10:35:27 pm
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I really like how you talked about the things that Interior Designers can do for you when compared to decorators. We're planning a large house makeover project, and I really want it to make drastic changes to the way our house not only looks but also feels like to walk around and stay in. Since that will require a lot more effort, I'll hire an interior design expert to give us a hand with this right away. Leave a Reply. |
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