Call me a nerd 🤓, but there is nothing so satisfying as producing a perfectly drawn floor plan or elevation- by hand. Anyone with me?! I very rarely (if ever these days) have any professional need to produce hand drawn plans for client work, but I…
So that sounds a little bit strange, right? Why on earth would you study interior design if you have got no intention of becoming an interior designer? Well, you know what? We have several students in our school who study just for the love of…
Do you have an interior designer hiding inside of you? There are several tell-tale signs that say that perhaps you should begin thinking about becoming an interior designer. Before I became an interior designer, there was a whole host of things that were pointing to…
As an interior designer, you’ll be creating visuals that your client is going to judge you upon, but are your visuals good enough? Are they serving you well? In this blog, we’re going to look at all of the different brand visuals that you need…
Back in 2010 I was working as a school teacher in a local primary school. I was teaching classes of 30+ children, I was a member of the Senior Leadership Team with a responsibility for curriculum development and quite frankly, I was as miserable as…
If you are thinking of studying interior design, there are an overwhelming number of course providers out there. You can go the traditional route and study at a local college, or head off to university. But increasingly, people are realising the potential of an online…
Let’s talk business branding. Branding is important for any business, but it’s tenfold more important for interior designers. Why? I’ll get to that in a little minute. But first, let’s just make sure we’re all on the same page here. What is branding? When we…
I recently attended a careers’ evening at my daughter’s secondary school, and I was blown away by the number of different career options that were available to her. There were stalls from companies in all sorts of walks of life, and so much choice. It…
I often see interior designers offering a free interior design consultation, and, quite honestly, it makes my heart bleed when I see it happening. I totally get the thinking behind it. If the client can book you with no obligation, they will be more inclined…
Want the short answer? It’s No! … and Yes! Huh? Let me explain… You see, in the UK there is no formal requirement for anyone to study interior design. You can start up an interior design practice tomorrow and start serving clients immediately, without a…