What color should i paint my wall that fits the bed ( u can suggest other colours) submitted by /u/Familiar_Mulberry828

Advice for a friend Hello, I’m trying to help a friend pursue some interests in interior design. If you’re free to answer some questions it would help my research and advice to them. These are just hypothetical questions and completely optional, nothing has to be formal. Any feedback would be awesome and I appreciate your time. -What would you look for in a candida…

Is Pursuing a BFA in Interior Design Worth It? Hi! I’m 25 and working toward finishing my bachelor’s degree. I currently have an associate’s in Fashion Merchandising and was pursuing a Business of Fashion degree. After some time in corporate fashion roles, I’ve decided to shift towards more creative work, particularly interior design, which has always interested me. I’ve been looking into on…

Looking for opinions on some layout ideas for new apartment Hi, I’m soon moving into my new apartment, and I’ve been playing around in Sketchup with some potential layout ideas for the living room (Scandinavian style). The furniture are a combinations of stuff I have, and some I will buy. The three ideas are rather similar, but I can’t decide on which I like best. I’d love to hear some opinions as well a…

Steps to start my own interior design business Hi! I’m 24 years old and from London. I recently decided to switch careers after a few years in corporate, and started by enrolling in the Professional Interior Design diploma at the National Design Academy. I’m still quite early on in the course, but I’m really eager to expand my knowledge and skillset at a fast pace as I’m not working at the m…

Centered dining table or a long the wall with a bench? submitted by /u/Syzygy__

Career Change / Side Hustle Interior Design for restaurants/hotels Hi! I am considering a career change to interior design (age – 33) but I specifically want to design restaurants mostly but I am open to hotels. Is that a thing ? I currently have no prior education related to design. Both my BS and MA are communications related and I currently working marketing. I am also in school studying computer science. …

What’s the point of having this weird opening in the ceiling at home? submitted by /u/h_899

Should doorframes be cohesive with the rest of the trim or match the doors? Tldr: From an interior design perspective which is more correct? All the trim in the home matching or the door trim matching the doors but not the rest of the trim? I’ve seen inspiration pictures on Pinterest both ways. I painted over the original honey oak trim (as seen in the green wall picture) and I much prefer the sleeker look now of having…

Help Me Select Tile We intended to do a white matte scalloped tile on all of our shower walls, but we only received enough to do the back wall. If we were to do an accent wall, what tile do we put on the other two walls? Floor, accent and niche/ceiling tiles are in pictures. submitted by /u/Aggressive_Plant_222

West Elm has horrible customer service and quality. I purchased West Elm Mid-Century round dining table in October. It gets very light use. The veneer chipped over the Christmas Holiday when my children were around more- my 12 year old daughter was sitting near the chip doing light arts and crafts. I spoke with three different customer service agents about this- the first (over the text feature) …

Vision Board- Master Bedroom I recently purchased my first home and am starting to design the master bedroom. This is what I have so far! What other colors or textures would pair well with this? submitted by /u/korimeows

Job change from analyst to interior design? Hello! I am currently an analyst with a high paying job. I’ve been working in the industry for 15 years. Downside is, I’m sick of it and need a career change. I love designing spaces from the layouts to color and texture. I specifically love designing spaces children’s spaces. So my question is: how would I make this change. Do I need to go ba…

Thoughts on removing the doorway to this coat closet? Bought this townhouse a few months back, since the beginning some of the layout aspects have seriously bugged me, this is one of them. Context: it’s a townhouse to my right the open door is the half bathroom, that inside wall is an outside wall, can’t be moved or messed with. The white door is the outside, the door next to it is the garage, the…

Where can I place the sofa and TV in this living room? submitted by /u/grausof

Chandelier over a conversation pit I’m getting a skylight installed on my slope ceiling over my conversation pit. My contractor has asked me if I also want to install a chandelier over the pit or if I want to move the skylight down a bit and install a ceiling fan to help with the HVAC concerns. A ceiling fan would be really helpful, there is a loft in the top left hand corner of…

Which wood tones match my floor Hi everyone. I’m trying to figure out which wood tones I might use for my furnitures to match the one from the floor (which you can see in the first picture attached). I was thinking about some dark wood tones but I’m not quite sure. My initial idea was to use as a palette the wood tone I have on the floor, matched with white and green (mainly f…

Help me design a dining nook? Hi, I have a 10×10 dining area off the kitchen in my studio+1, and want a little nook. I currently have a large 5×3 table and two chairs (pic 1) which feels like a waste of space and isn’t cozy at all. Ideally, I’d like to have what is in the upper left of my inspo (photo 2). Can’t afford a real banquette set up/l-shape bench with storage, and …

How would you paint/visually divide this area? Not sure if this is a post appropriate for this sub so sorry if it’s not. This is the layout of my main floor, how on earth would I paint this area? To me it all feels like a single room but at the same time all one colour seems like it would just be overwhelming? I put a couple of places where I would visually divide the rooms up, but I really …

Was it a mistake to open this space up? submitted by /u/thatsamyacoub