CCNY Program? Hi! I am interested in learning more about interior design in a structured format. I was wondering if anyone has used CCNY (City College of NY) to complete their Certified Residential Interior Designer program? The description says that the certificate includes the Residential Interior Designer Education (RIDE) exam, but I haven’t found much inf…

Need help with color suggestions Hi guys, I need some suggestions on choosing color for my kitchen. So tere are some elements in kitchen Celing – White & Grey Upper cabinets – Yet to decide Middle portion (tiles) – Yet to decide Counter top – Black Lower cabinets – Yet to decide Flooring – Grey But the colors for few elements are already set so I need some suggestions on re…

Cities with large commercial interior design industry? Hello! I’m finishing up my grad program in interior design and starting to look for commercial interior design work. I’m finding that some major cities have tons (Chicago, Raleigh) and others have very few (Albuquerque, Denver). Anyone that works in the industry can give some insight into up and coming cities? submitted by /u/welcome_to_e…

3 different tiles in bathroom? So we just finished Reno on my boys bathroom and I MESSED up cause I put a glass panel for the aesthetic and now water is getting everywhere near the baseboard and lower half of drywall adjacent to the shower. So, would tile wainscoting be too much for the bathroom if there’s already tile in the shower and the floor (obvs?) Floor is gray taupe …

What should go on this wall? I’d appreciate some input on this. I want to buy an extra large picture frame with an art print for my wall. Specifically, I am buying the IKEA Björksa frame of the largest size (78 3/4 x 55 inches) which I want to hang like so. I was thinking of buying two of the frames so I can have the side by side, but unfortunately since the ceiling in my …

How can I optimize my living room / office space? submitted by /u/lil-lilz

Please help! We have decision fatigue after moving Which rug do you like better? Or should we go back and get something with more color? submitted by /u/HonorTheGift

How to better arrange this floor plan? We’re looking to put an offer in on this. We’re trying to figure out how to modify the living/dining/great room/kitchen space for more functionality. I’d like to add a small office space if possible. We’ll probably convert the wet island to a 4 person sit-at counter. We won’t put a table in the “breakfast area”. If possible, we’ll remove the ce…

Ideas on how to decorate this wall We just moved into this home and are having trouble decorating this back wall. It’s the first thing people will notice when they enter the front door. Some ideas we thought of are floating shelves and gallery wall. Any advice would be much appreciated! submitted by /u/PointLive6613

Help with Dining space layout plan submitted by /u/sGvDaemon

Replace or remove… Moved into a new home recently which has this glass window between the living room and hall. Either going to fill it in or else replace it with a glass block type window in its place. Thoughts? submitted by /u/Icy-Bandicoot534

I am so Stuck I recently moved into a new apartment and I’m having trouble finding the right way to arrange the furniture. Please note that the bedroom is quite small and feel free to remove the desk or add a circular chair, if it fits. submitted by /u/proper_tea2

Limewash Paint: What Happened Here? Paint was done by contractor without our supervision. We’re thinking that they probably have no idea how to use limewash. Is there any way to troubleshoot this in the most practicable way? submitted by /u/AdJazzlike1155

Where would you hang curtain rods for windows of slightly different heights? There’s 3 windows in the room (last photo shows them all), 2 windows are about 2-3 inches lower than the window on the full height wall. What do? Would you match the curtain rods to height from the floor so that the curtains are all hung to the same length? (Pic 1). Or would you hang them at the same distance from the top of the window frame? …

How should I arrange my living room? I am struggling with the layout of our new living room. We live in an older house with long rooms. We have had the layout set with the TV on the short wall to allow more space between the screen and TV. That didn’t allow for a lot of seating as 1) our chairs are not the same size as the layout may suggest–apologies for that– and the one cannot…

Too arch or not to arch submitted by /u/DylanJacob17

Needed more storage , would this feel to cramped ? Wife wanted more closet space, I’m thinking about adding those two sections. the closets are 60 CM deep . Will there be enough space to walk around ? Or should I make the bathroom smaller? Which will take a lot more budget . submitted by /u/WholeVersion3329

Lights on top/behind acoustic panels? I’ve borrowed some inspiration for a remodelling of our bedroom, and have now come to the point where I want to add some sort of lightstrip behind the acoustic panels as shown in this picture. However the felt lining behind the acoustic panels I’ve bought is only roughly 9 mm. thick, which leaves very little room for a light strip to be installe…

Quickest way to model interiors Regarding software and workflow to produce the quickest results while keeping the model fairly clean for documentation. – we used to start in autocad then go sketchup for details and furniture. What worked for me, is starting in revit (walls, stairs, windows, doors, ceiling) then go to sketchup for materials and furniture. How do you guys optim…

Interior Design Online University Hello all, I am a 10+ financial analyst looking to switch to interior design. Due to time and financial restrictions I am thinking of doing a online bachelor at a UK universities. For those in the industry could you give me some feedback if online diplomas are well regarded? Or would you hire someone that has no experience and this type of diplo…