Becoming An Interior Designer: Make A Career From What You Love
The Life of an Interior Designer is Filled With Creativity
The interior design course I taught last week was one of the best I've had the pleasure of teaching. Realizing my hobby as a little girl has not only turned into a business but also an interior designer career and a passion for teaching my skills to others. I especially enjoy watching women achieve their dreams of working in a creative field they are learning to love.
Becoming an Interior Designer
Sy Mafuz of the Persian Rug Gallery, Nashua NH, Speaking to design students.
The course was packed with many field trips and hands-on training experiences jammed into a 5-day extravaganza, from playing with fabrics and furnishings in our own classroom studio to learning all about rugs from our friends at Persian Rug Gallery. A trip to Harmon's Paint and Wallpaper in our own lovely historic city of downtown Lowell, MA, was such a treat. With the trending return of wallpaper and my background as an interior designer, it was fun and exciting to share with the students the different styles and patterns available for residential and commercial applications. We also staged a home in Lowell for the Sears family, which goes on the market today. What a pleasure! It was the perfect house to stage. Learning about rental furniture for the home staging industry was also an experience with Jessica Miller of Churchill Furniture. Jessica is most knowledgeable about the process of renting furnishings for vacant homes. She is always so gracious in spending time with our students and walking them through the process.
Our grand hurrah was when the students were involved in an all-day custom client installation in Andover, MA. One of my most pleasant clients allowed us to spend the day from 8:00 in the morning to 4:30 in the afternoon. Students experienced the process of custom furniture installation, custom window treatment installation, and physically assisting our installers through the completion of the design.
Thank you to all our business associates, vendors, and colleagues for participating and sharing your invaluable knowledge. All in all, it was one of the best design courses of the year thus far, offering hands-on design and staging experience to the max!
About Debbe Daley
Debbe Daley is New England’s leading interior design expert in the fields of design, decorating, and styling of interior spaces. She is a professional speaker, educator, influencer, and business coach in interior design. She also teaches creative interior design and change-of-career-minded individuals at her School of Interiors. These courses provide mentoring and hands-on training. Debbe is currently an installed Design Services member for the Boston Design Center. She also is an educator and instructor at Middlesex Community College in the field of interior design.
Contact Debbe at ddaley@daleydesigns.com or (978) 697-0288.
