Ceiling accents help I’m buying this split entry Minnesota home. I want to warm up the home and add some whitewashed brick in the kitchen to the ceiling, a fireplace with matching brick in the living room, and want to add beams and planks to the ceiling. Thinking white planks and stained beams. However, the flat ceiling has zero casing or ways to divide the spaces. …

Artwork too big My husband and I just spent a small fortune on a lovely piece of art, that while technically fits in the space, feels too big. Is there anything that I can do to fix this? submitted by /u/Margery_Starre

Does this work and how could I add lighting? How could I add lighting to this setup? Excuse my abysmal drawing skills. I’m planning a build for a plant stand here in my main living space. It’s gonna be a multi tiered “a-frame” style with a mirror in between. My main issue in this place is there is horrible lighting, so I want to add something to this setup which makes it bring more “natura…

Something feels off… How do I fix it? We just purchased this new sectional for our basement media area. It will be a U-shape, still waiting for the two ottomans to be delivered. This space is a work in progress, but it feels off to me… My thoughts: it feels like half of the room is warm (tv stand/carpet) and half of the room is cool (couch/curtains). We used to have white leather h…

My New house submitted by /u/chrisloveshairymen

need recommendations software for best interior design Need some kind of cloud software that allows me to upload with phone and work on pc. maybe lidar idk. ​ I need to be able to put the measurements into the software… or the dimensions of my room into the software… and then add the furniture. best recommendations.. thank you submitted by /u/Significant-Foot-463

Magazine Recommendations I’m looking to learn more about design for my own home and spaces, but also to learn the language of design and styles so I know what to search for. Y’all have been wonderfully helpful and educational, and I was wondering what magazines you recommend or refer to for inspiration, ideas, or trend analysis? I get a lot of magazines from the library…

Is there something less than full service interior design? Looking for some (professional) advice on whether what I’m contemplating makes sense or is completely stupid. We are hopefully moving into a new home in a few weeks. The house will have a very open living space as well as a bigger primary bedroom, and while I have a tiiiiny bit of design sense, I really struggle with visualization and scale. I …

Light fixture help Can’t decide on lighting for over the island and kitchen table. Do you like any of these or suggest something different? I like minimal/simple. First pic is for island, 3rd pic is for over the table. Island already has 3 holes above it so would like to do 3. Table is about 7ft long. submitted by /u/pumppeppdash

Help selecting finishes in new construction submitted by /u/jetlife0047

Mixing red oak in gunstock flooring with chocolate maple cabinets The one in the middle is old flooring we’re replacing because it was lovely but too dark. Cabinets are maple in a chocolate color, wood furniture is as dark or darker, with the occasional brown-reddish-golden undertone but mostly just very darkest browns. Walls are white/cream with some light gray/green/blue accents with vaulted ceilings. Lookin…

What size tv / frame ? 65” or 75” ? I’m doing some work on the mantle, will be having the top shelf stack onto the bottom shelf, a layered effect. In regards to sizing of tv, I am debating a 65” vs 75”. Tape marked up for visual. 65” is inner tape 75” is outer tape submitted by /u/Equivalent-Share4475

Renovation of a Victorian terrace using bold patterned tiles, black accents, and exposed bricks, Carlton Nort, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. By eat.bathe.live. submitted by /u/ManiaforBeatles

Laundry Room Sink We are looking at purchasing a new construction home. Attached is a photo of what the combined laundry room/pantry would look like. The washer and dryer are just to left and out of frame. This room is right off the kitchen and not connected to the garage. I don’t know how I feel about having the pantry so close to the laundry, or about having a…

Which would you rather have in your living room? Context below We have a recliner couch that requires electricity. Husband loves it and it’s not going anywhere for now (much to my dismay lol). We’re having our flooring redone and I want to do a better job of hiding the outlet. There is a narrow table that goes behind the couch so that’s what usually hides it, but in the event we get new couches in the futur…

NCIDQ Certification Hello! I’m currently in uni for interior design and was wondering if internship hours count towards the work hours required for the NCIDQ. I can’t find any information online 🙁 submitted by /u/Real_Shake_6547

Debate with Builder – SW Alabaster My clients asked for Alabaster as the main color throughout their home. A very common creamy white that many of my clients and myself have used. The below photos are the house painted “alabaster” but it appears light yellow to me… even more so in person. Builder says it appears so yellow compared to white trim. I’ve never experienced that much c…

Too bold for curtains? New house – blank slate. Would this be too bold for curtains? submitted by /u/zoeymonster23

Portfolio ideas After some experience with an interior design firm, I still can’t put a good portfolio together. Basically, we work on different tasks of different projcts and in the end when you sort your work, it’s just a bunch of different unrelated pieces. Is it ok if you just take the firm projects as a base and imagine a client and a context, make a good …

Interior Design for New Builds Hi, amateur interior design enthusiast here! I am 3 months away from my new build home being complete, and anxiously waiting by planning out how I will furnish the place. But being an amateur, I am just now realizing that a new build is awful for interior design because there is zero character or architectural features to go off of. I love the l…