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What Do Interior Designers Do?

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If you want to transform a room into something that’s functional, beautiful and perfectly matched to your taste, then you might want to hire an interior designer. 

It’s an interior designer’s job to come up with imaginative ideas that will wow you. 

It’s a myth that interior designers just deal with paint colours, décor and furnishings. In fact, according to the Interior Designers Institute, these professionals have the training needed to handle all aspects of a renovation or remodeling project, including selecting and managing contractors. They can direct a project from beginning to end. 

If you want to renovate your basement into a stunning home theatre and gathering place, an interior designer can: 

  • Draw out several concepts for you to choose from,
  • Purchase the best building materials,
  • Hire the contractors, and
  • Manage the project.

 He or she can even pick out classic movie pictures for the walls! 

There are many professional associations that have “Find an Interior Designer” links on their websites. In the U.S. check out the Professional Association for Interior Designers (www.asid.org). In Canada, it’s the Interior Designers of Canada (www.idcanada.org)

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