Interior design is a multi–facted profession in which creative and technical solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior environment and home lifestyle enhancement.

The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology, including research, analysis, and integration of knowledge into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals. Or in other words, create an environment that is fun to live in depending on the situation.

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• 1 Working conditions
• 2 Earnings
• 3 Interior styles
• 4 On television
• 5 Other descriptions
• 6 Interior decorators
• 7 See also
• 8 References

Working conditions

There are a wide range of working conditions and employment opportunities within interior design. Large and tiny corporations often hire interior designers as employees on regular working hours. Designers for smaller firms usually work on a contract or per-job basis. Self-employed designers, which make up 26% of interior designers, usually work the most hours. Interior designers often work under stress to meet deadlines, stay on budget, and meet clients' needs. In some cases, licensed professionals review the work and sign it before submitting the design for approval by clients or construction permisioning. The need for licensed review and signature varies by locality, relevant legislation, and scope of work. Their work can involve significant travel to visit different locations, however with technology development, the process of contacting clients and communicating design alternatives has become easier and requires less travel. They also renovate a space to satisfy the specific taste for a client.

Adjective

interior (comparative of inter)

1. inner, interior.
2. nearer

Although this adjecitve is the comparative form of inter, there is no positive form. The word inter is an adverb and preposition, not an adjective.

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• Czech Design
  czechdesign.cz
  Contains history of interiors in Czechoslovakia as well as current articles on the topic. List of designers with biographies, links to their sites and galleries. Also shown are competitions and exhibits. [Czech, English, Italian]
• Way of Design, Interior Design from an Oriental Perspective
  wayofdesign.com
  Online book by Filipino designer-author Jun Alday.
• Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America
  memory.loc.gov
  Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner Collection, 1935-1955, contains approximately 29,000 photographs of buildings, interiors, and gardens of renowned architects and interior designers.

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