Thoughts on why or why not to use this arrangement? Second pic is current design. submitted by /u/InfiniteCooper

Living room layout with lots of doors and entrance way. Hi, I’m moving into a new apartment and would like some advice on living room layout. The paths of travel and the amount of doors makes this room a bit tough to layout aside from the obvious choice of couch between door and tv across the room. Maybe that is my best options but I wanted to see suggestions. I came up with the layout pictures wher…

ASID Contracts Hi all – does anyone have experience with ASID contracts? Looking at residential, but would be interested in commercial too. I am annoyed you can not preview them bore purchasing. I know they are copy written, but with the AIA, you can see and review them, but you purchase them once you execute them. (and watermarks disappear) I come from archit…

Pendant lighting help Mini kitchen refresh. The island is getting painted forestwood green: the rest of the cabinets will stay cream colored with nickel handles. I’ve decided on the west elm Henry pendant lights but should I do antique brass or dark bronze? Thanks! submitted by /u/Boymom1983

Colour for railing? Was planning on going with the same white as the baseboards (which aren’t installed yet), but would a different tone or colour look good for the railing trim? Flooring will all look like the stairs in coming weeks, Reno in progress! submitted by /u/anonbowman

Question on baseboard lighting I want to add warm led strip lighting with a diffuser to my living room that follows along the baseboards. Like the picture I added. There is top glow or bottom glow, I was thinking top glow. I added pictures of my living room: My question is, how much of my baseboards should I cover in lighting to get a nice warm cozy atmosphere. I think coveri…

NCIDQ requirements Hey all! I finally took the first step to becoming an interior designer. I live in SC and there aren’t any regulations. I searched a lot of sites trying to do my own research but ended up confused so please be nice 😊. I enrolled in an associate degree program. I think that meets the requirements for the FX but for the rest, can I stop at the ass…

High short windows – curtains? I have an office and a bedroom that both have 4 windows, 2 on each side of corner of the room, with the window trim touching the corner and each pair of windows is in a single set of trim (no wall between). The each window is roughly 3′ tall and 3′ wide, and positioned 4′ above the floor. Ceilings are 8′. Hardwood floors. What should I do for wi…

Wide single door or smaller double doors I’ve got a length space of 4.6 feet and height of 9 feet for a main entrance door in a duplex bungalow Money not an issue Majorly aesthetics , practicality are few concerns Should I go for double door entry of 2.3 inch each or single door of 4.5 feet ? submitted by /u/ask_ur_mom

Drawing room with a front garden facing huge bay window in a 1840s Victorian coastal villa, Kingsdown, Kent, England. submitted by /u/ManiaforBeatles

Second guessing my approach to this bathroom. Originally wanted to go for a dark green subway tile look for the shower space, but I wonder if that makes the room overly monochromatic. What might be the best direction from here. Should I play it safe and go with white tile in the shower? https://preview.redd.it/2alga5fqp63d1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec63ec34607291b12f1bd61812ac75af488f49ae https://preview.redd.it/c37jo4fqp63d1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc5e121b788a157009f7a1b6a2cbd881849eae2b submitted by /u/Lisan-al-Gibby

What are things to look out for when picking an interior design program? what’s important to keep in mind when looking for a bachelor program in interior design? can anyone give insight on what they’ve studied and how it helped them get a job? is CIDA rlly important? or can u land a decent job without it? submitted by /u/IceLiving718

Couch choices Hey everyone, I’m moving on my own for the first time and feel really lost on how to design my place or choose a couch color. The first photo is the model from the apartment. There’s 3 sofas I added as well and just wanting to see what other people think. I feel like grey is okay but not sure with the grey walls.. There’s no family members aroun…

Would a mosaic tile look good on this shower floor? We unfortunately had to rip out the shower floor in our walk in shower. The tile in the rest of the room is now discontinued. I was thinking a matte white penny tile for the floor of the shower? Open to any and all suggestions! submitted by /u/movingaroundottawa

Best CRM software for interior designers As a new ID taking on clients, what software do you use and or would reccomend? I need to track, invoice, client portal,organize projects etc submitted by /u/schnauzer_mum

can i get some oppions on how i might set up this room? As you can see below this is the current state of my room and tomorrow ill be receiving a bed frame. Regardless of how i do things the book shelf will have to be moved to the wall with the window, my question is would it be better to place it on the left leaving the bed notably off center or take the time to relocate the shelves and their conten…

Need baby proofing help on stairs. Hey, everyone! I’m looking for some ideas in closing in the gap on our stairs. Our son is getting highly curious about the stairs, so we gotta get on thus asap. Not really wanting to box it in with drywall, but looking for all options. Thanks for your help! submitted by /u/whitepeacok

Vaulted ceiling ideas How would you style this vaulted shed ceiling? I love the wood panel with exposed beam ideas but I don’t know if they should go horizantally or vertically. The beams are real and structural. submitted by /u/idonutknow_

What should I start my prices at? How should I charge? I am currently working as a lead interior designer for my families build & design firm in Texas, and I did a few projects for a percentage of the house profit. I grew up in the industry so I jumped straight into it at 19 & I have now led 4 homes from sketching floor plans & elevations directly to the drafter, detailed elevations on interior & ex…

Interior design bedroom help ! Hello hello ! I’m in need of some help for redesigning my bedroom ! I have provided some (not great) layout plans if my current bedroom set up and a potential set up for my bedroom 🙂 This bedroom has 2 large windows and 2 doors (one which I do not use) I’m a corner of the room sleeper so the options feel limited because there’s only 2 corners I…