Help me make my new apartment less sh*t. submitted by /u/PetsamoYT

Help with ceiling beams and paint/stain color Hey guys I have some wood beams. Unfortunately some of them were filled with wood filler so it doesn’t take on stain evenly. See pic. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should do? My contractor is suggesting that I just paint everything black to match the other trim in my house. submitted by /u/Dry-Formal7056

Which wallpaper/paint color combo Wanting to put wallpaper inside shadow boxes and narrowed it down to a few options. These are the 2 wallpapers I’m considering, and I’m not sure to use the Peppercorn (dark grey top row), or a matching blue to the wallpaper. Would love some input. Alternatively, would I be better off skipping the wallpaper, and using a contrasting paint color wi…

How can I land my first commercial junior designer job with only residential design experience? (INFO: I’m located in the United States) I graduated in 2019 with a BFA in interior architecture, but have forgotten a lot of the technical skills/software/building code info I learned in college. I’ve spent the last 5 years working at a boutique residential design firm and feel really stuck. There’s no upward trajectory here and it never feels …

Interior Design career path (help!!) I am 28 years old with an associates degree in early childhood education. I really thought being a preschool teacher was my passion, but I had to learn the hard and realize, this is not what I want to do long term. I have always had an interest in interior design and thought about pursing it, but never did. With how my life looks right now, it s…

Is Interior Design being replaced by Ai? As the title says, I’m considering becoming an interior designer or Urban planner. I’ve been leaning more towards Interior design but now I keep seeing posts talking about it being replaced by Ai, does anyone know if this is true or if there’s possibility for interior designers to be replaced and no longer needed? submitted by /u/Salaman…

Asking for advice on a career path in 3d Design(Arch Visualization/Rendering) Hello, I am in my mid-20s and I graduated in Industrial Tech majoring in drafting and digital graphics. Our course mostly teaches us about drafting, introduction to interior design and architecture, 2d and 3d software. And I do have an interest in Arch Visualization and 3d modeling/rendering I have lots of samples(wont say they’re the best), won…

While I’m in ID school… Hello! I am currently in school for interior design (I already have a bachelors and masters in an unrelated field). I have had a lifelong passion for interior design and spent 6+ years working in merchandising for a major retail fashion brand (designing store layouts, displays, windows etc.) so I have some adjacent experience. I am in a year lon…

Tall-ceiling kitchen in a remote holiday retreat using a lot of timber on a wooded island, Oxford County, Maine. By Winkelman Architecture. submitted by /u/ManiaforBeatles

Advice for a future Interior Design student Hello all! I’m currently at an impasse in my life, as I’m turning 22 and want to explore my options. I have accepted an offer to George Brown for Interior Design. I choose this school because my friend went their for culinary studies and it seems like a great creative college, honestly I like the vibe. My problem is that I have not heard much …

Creating a functional office workspace for two people with limited(ish) space Hello, first time poster! 🙂 Please help! I moved into this place a while back, but have just been using the furniture that was already in the apartment. I have been needing to get a desk for me that works for me as the one I am currently using is not big enough for my needs. The home office space I am working with is one room (that is supposed …

Display shelf/open bookshelf next to sofa If I want to put a display shelf next to sofa, what should be it’s height wrt to the sofa. I have been googling for pictures but most of the time the display shelf/bookshelf are either on the front of the sofa or behind it. Not exactly side by side… Is it a bad idea? submitted by /u/ignited-eyes

Which paint color do you think is best for this wall? submitted by /u/AmbitiousFondant4525

Where to put the TV? Our furniture is in a L-shape in front of the fireplace. submitted by /u/madamuseman

Seeking ideas/assistance for first home Dear all, We are in process of building our first home i.e. Boutique Homes based in Australia. Just wanted to see people had ideas about how we should figure out scale for furniture i.e. what we are choosing as furniture is not too small/too big? Are there any websites? Also, theme which we are going for is, really Japandi/Scandi and do you all …

Can I decorate my millennial grey apartment with modern natural furniture? I have never been into decorating until recently so all of my furniture is mismatched/grey because that was the easiest, I’m redecorating and I want to go with a modern natural theme (like linenoaksinteriors) but I have a white/millennial grey apartment, I’ll be moving into a house within the next few years, how can I buy decor that I want with …

Shelf extends past backsplash. Wife can’t stand this floating shelf extending past the tiles. Says it’s all she notices and needs to come down. I’m not fussed on it, always seemed fine. Is it an eyesore? Can we make changes to improve it? submitted by /u/celery-celery

General advice request for wall coloring? Description in comment. submitted by /u/griffitp12

Question for professional interior designers: 1) which “sector” do you mainly specialize in and 2) does doing this as a career decrease your enjoyment of decorating/ designing your own spaces? I’ve been exploring a career shift to interior design for a while. I like to think that I have always 1) been rather design-oriented and 2) had a knack for decorating and space planning. (I’m aware that a lot more goes into interior design than just those aspects.) However, part of the reason I’m hesitant is that I don’t want to end up losing my…

Laptop recommendations for interior design student Hi! I’ll be starting in fall as an ID student, I’ve been looking at options for laptops, since I’ll need one that performs better than my current one (MacBook Air 2018). Any recommendations on which laptops would be a good choice? I’m not exactly very knowledgeable when it comes to computers specs. My budget is around 1,000-3,500 Canadian Dollar…