What is an Interior Designer?

Hi all!

We are getting rain, rain, rain! Literally that much in a very short period of time here today! Hmmm...guess we need the moisture. Flash flooding however, is not a good thing.

BrynnAlden Interiors took part in the Cottage Grove Chamber of Commerce Business Expo last week. Wow...what a turn out! As my first time participating in this event...I was amazed by the number of attendees!

Comments made by passers by at the event leads me to my topic today. Most of the time I just politely correct people. However, it got me thinking...maybe the majority of the general public has no idea there is even a difference. So please READ ON!

I thought I would clear some information up for those of you who wonder..."Are you an interior decorator?" The simple answer is...no. I am an interior "DESIGNER"...Now I bet I have you guessing as to what the difference is.

There is so much I could explain about my profession which I personally find fascinating. However, many of you would only hear blah, blah, blah by the 5th word. So I am going to explain it in a nutshell the way my U of MN classmate and CID Karla describes the difference between a decorator and a designer.

Karla's definition which everyone will be able to understand. A designer is like a baker. She/he can bake and frost the cake. A decorator only applies the frosting once the cake is baked. LOVE IT! Nothing against any decorators out there. Just clarifying for the cause!



I am including a link below to a professional site that may clear up any previously conceived notions on what it is exactly that an Interior Designer does.

We are more than pillows and paint colors(of course that is all part of it)...my 5 years spent at the U of MN earning my Bachelors Degree in Interior Design proves it! Hmmm..the good old days. Then there is also the 6 months preparing for the NCIDQ exam (which is a 2 day exam...that I passed all three sections of the first time..yep toot toot my own horn).


Definition of Interior Design and Interior Decorating

Hopefully, some of you are finding this as fascinating a discussion as I do! If not, its okay! Afterall, it is my passion, not necessarily yours! Looking forward to our next chat! Happy Thursday!