Looking for a change within the interior design industry. Hello everyone, I hope I’m posting this in the right place. I’ve been working as an interior designer for over six years, but I’m finding it difficult to continue due to experiencing multiple burnouts that severely impact my mental health. I’ve been struggling to find a firm that offers a proper work-life balance, and I’m beginning to question i…

Is it worth getting a masters in Interior Design? This September I will be a fourth (and final) year Environmental Design:Interior Design student at OCADU. I have thought about doing the MID (masters of Interior Design) Program at TMU (Ryerson University) after graduation, as it is a one year program and I think would be quite manageable to do (I am not really interested in doing another 4 year…

Does painting only one ring on these light fixtures look dumb? See headline. Looking for objective views really without regard to whether it matches other things in the house, but if you have to qualify feel free. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/Purple_triangle_guy

Mantel Size With Corner Fireplace Hi all, don’t mind the mess, we just moved in haha. I want to install a floating mantel shelf above the fireplace, I’m struggling to find the right size. From one end to the other (including the tile), the width measures about 42 and 5/8 inches. From a quick Google search, it seems like the mantel must be wider than the fireplace, so I’ve been l…

Please help me choose a wall panel color and groove size Planning to revamp my office wall under my loft bed. Should I choose a darker colored fluted panel? Or choose a panel with similar color to my desk and floor (oak) Since this area is small, should the groove size be smaller? Any help is appreciated. Thanks! submitted by /u/Avocadorable210

Is this a good design? (foundation footprint cannot be changed) submitted by /u/Positive-Material

Help me ‘reshape’ the unfortunate 3-way fireplace… or tell me my other plans are delusional Hopefully this is the right sub…. I am a total noob moving into my first home which is also a total gut job (mold, flooding, leaking roof, cracked foundation, etc.). You will see from the pictures, the house is bare bones and has an unfortunate layout. The fireplace is the focal point when walking in, as well as focal point of all major rooms (…

silk rug care help silk rug care i just purchased a 10×14 silk rug which is going into my living room. can you please let me know how often i’m supposed to vacuum in and does direction matter? i just got a miele bag less vacuum that doesn’t have the beater rollers because i saw that it’s not good to use that. also, is it normal to get a lot of “silk dust fuzz” in …

Door Frame Molding Do I paint the molding around the door frame green as well? The hidden cabinet is white. submitted by /u/last-heron-213

Small upgrade for the entrance of a physical therapy clinic (letters and logo added) submitted by /u/ORii3D_Reddit

Do we like either of these? I laid out some boxes of tile to sample and see what it would look in the space for the first floor. They are similar but “option A” seems to have more color variation and a bit lighter while “option B” is more uniform in color and a little darker. My upstairs flooring is more brown shown on the last picture. Do we like either of them or keep lo…

Alternate career paths for an Interior Designer? I am 30 years old and six years into a career as an Interior Designer (commercial sector) and have realized that the role is a bad fit. I do not enjoy the work, the hours and low pay, and the complete lack of upward mobility. I have also come to the sad conclusion that I am not naturally great at it, and do not have the skills or opportunities t…

Where should I best place my Queen bed and Office desk? Any other design ideas? first personal room. I don’t have many personal items. Open to all suggestions. Cloth storage racks, nightstands, office chair, wall mount TV, anything you can think of. Link to gif: https://imgur.com/a/cJPUwBA submitted by /u/Beginning-Yam-562

How Can I use this area? Hi, I need some advice about the highlighted are by the shown red square (1.85 x 1.6) meters. My initial thought that i use it as a laundry zone which as already drawn in the layout, but after a second thought I did not like it because I think a laundry next to bedroom and living room is not ideal. I also thought of closing this area and use it …

A 23 year old Kenyan self taught Interior architect who needs marketing and client advise for his new Interior Architecture firm startup Well i think the title is self explanatory….Any and all leads of advise will be highly appreciated submitted by /u/BroadMusician9910

Curtains with a diagonal vaulted ceiling I am not sure how to adapt the typical guidelines for hanging curtains to a diagonal ceiling How would you hang curtains with a diagonal ceiling? Would you extend the curtains to cover the window to the right? Would you cover the switches to the left of the sliding door? How high would you hand the curtains with relation to the top of the door? …

How to work in interior architecture or design with a 4-year BArch? Hi all! I’m entering my fourth year of a B.A. architecture program in the U.S. and considering applying for masters programs in interior architecture / interior design. I enjoyed architecture school, but have found through doing a lot of set design projects that designing on a smaller scale, more interior planning and details, suits my skill se…

Lamp for bedside cabinet? Does this citron green lamp look ridiculous with this mahogany bedside cabient? submitted by /u/No-Needleworker1721

Which slat panel design? Struggling to choose between these design choices for a feature wall in the bedroom. Hoping to get some opinions! Any other suggestions incl color changes are welcome. Thanks submitted by /u/Jalpex

How high to hang curtains for 12ft ceilings? How high should I go when hanging curtains on these 12ft (144in) ceilings? I have two of these windows in my living room, I am considering buying 144in curtains since l’ve heard you should go as high as the ceiling but have also heard that I should go with 120in ones? I believe top of the window is at 9ft so leaves 36inches between the window an…