Major Distinctions Between Interior Design and Interior Decoration

Well before writing this blog in respect of the above topic, I must tell you that I was also one of them like many of you who believed that Interior Design and Decoration are as same as their name sounds. But it’s a myth. Out of ten people, nine of them have misconceptualized this in a broader sense. Hence, this blog is made to breakthrough some key aspects related to the mentioned topic. So, here it is.

The first aspect that we could find to differentiate between interior design and decoration is describing their respective definitions. Interior design is the art and science of furnishing the interior of a building in order to create a lighter, healthier and aesthetically pleasing environment for the people around us. While, interior decoration consists of scientific and artistic creativity for making an interior space functionally useful for it’s inhabitants.

Secondly, an interior designer is someone who knows how to plan, research, coordinates and manage to enhance such work before execute. In other word interior designing is mostly related with architects to design the interior.While an interior decorator helps to determine the look and feel of a client’s home, apartment, resident, office, hotel by selecting and placing decorative elements such as paints, textiles and furniture etc.

Thirdly, interior design requires schooling and formal training which includes understanding of color, spatial planning, computer aided design training, sketching, space planning, architecture and so on. One need to establish him/herself before starting their career as a professional  interior designer. On the other hand interior decoration doesn’t require any institutional knowledge and training in order to practice as it focuses on aesthetics.

Four, in interior designing a designer has to give their respective exams and register themselves. For decorating space, today there are many course of interior decoration are available and one can easily pick up any of them. These courses focuse on styling furniture, enhancing room and space etc.

Lastly,  interior designing concerns around both structural and functional aspect of a space while interior decoration concerns around how to functionally decorate a space.

From the above discussion it can be clearly seen that there are not one but too many major facts included in  designing and decorating. Finally, on this note one thing that can also be concluded both interior design and decoration are jointly   needed as per the requirements of our space to build a           masterpiece.