INTERIOR DESIGN & DECORATING
Interior design is a multi–faced profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment and home lifestyle enhancement. The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis, and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfils the project goals |  |
 | Some use the terms Interior Designer and Interior Decorators interchangeably although historically, the term interior designer referred to individuals and work that that is currently described as interior decoration. However, in general Designers tend to produce more drawn information and plans, whereas Decorators are more associated with finishes and furnishings although it should be noted that to properly plan furnishings for a space it is necessary to prepare "to scale" drawings of the space and the intended furnishings |
Design of interior spaces, closely related to architecture and sometimes including interior decoration. The designers goal is to produce a co-ordinated and harmonious whole in which the architecture, site, function and visual aspect of the interior are united, pleasing to the mind and body and appropriate to the activities to be pursued there.
Design criteria include harmony of color, texture, lighting, and scale of proportion. Furnishings must be in proportion to the space they occupy.
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