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Once you are armed with your education
you will be ready to be take on the interior design world
full blast! While your study of interior design is one
of the most important tools you will use to start a successful
career, you might be wondering what other tools you will need
in your belt. We thought that was a good thing to wonder,
so we came up with five tools you won't be able to live without!
Color Scheme Guide
Perhaps the
simplest and boldest way to create a desired feeling in
a space is to use color. Often, an interior designer
uses a color selection as the inspiration for the rest
of the design, so this is a tool you are going to want
to master early and well! A color scheme guide
is a collage of samples of colors (paint, fabric, flooring,
etc.) that a designer presents to a client. This
tool allows the designer to develop and map out the plan
for color usage in a room, and it also allows a client
to see how the style of the room will be defined in relation
to the flow of color.
Computer Aided Drafting Software
Mastering this
tool allows an interior designer to be flexible with his/her
design plan, and it is also a major time saver!
CAD programs allow designers to generate a blueprint
for a space using computer programs instead of drawing
the design by hand. This tool also makes it easy
for design changes to be made, and alterations can be
done to a CAD generated plan in minutes. Interior
designers truly appreciate the flexibility this tool allows,
as well as the extra time to focus on smaller details
of a project.
Measuring
Tape
It is absolutely essential that an interior
designer makes accurate and precise measurements! Thus,
the measuring tape makes our list of an interior designer's
most important tools. A designer must have the exact dimensions
of the space, of the windows, of the couch being brought into
the room, of the closet door, of the space between the cabinet
and the ceiling - and the list goes on! Simply, this is
a tool a designer never leaves at home.
Level
When it comes to installation and hanging
anything on a wall, an interior designer relies on a level.
The philosophy behind this is basic: the most beautiful sophisticated
piece of artwork looks silly if it is hanging crooked on a wall!
The same is true for shelving, or sconces, or mirrors.
Interior designers are focused on the smallest of details and
they place importance on the integrity of their designs! Thus,
the level is an essential part of the interior designer's tool
belt.
Connections
Clients hire interior designers because they
want their space to look fabulous. They also want a custom
look - a look that they don't find in the home/office of every
neighbor in a five mile radius. This is where interior
designers rely on their connections. A good interior
designer seeks out and builds relationships with skilled and
creative craftsmen. When a client wants a fabulous oak
dining table or beautiful wrought-iron stair railing, an interior
designer knows whom to call to create a-one-of-a-kind masterpiece.
Connections established and kept over time also make a designer's
job easier. Clearly, a tool that awes a client and makes
a designer's job easier is a tool to keep!
So, what are you
waiting for! Go and do what it takes to get these tools in
your interior design belt!
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