So in a recent post, I was called an “interior designer”. That was NOT my idea! I much prefer “decorator”. To me, “designer” infers many years of late nights in the classroom and the labs learning all about electrical and plumbing and stuff like that—not the pretty, fun stuff!
What I do is ‘decorate’. I have ‘designed’ before, helping with several homes from the blueprints to completion. However, ‘designer’ just seems a little too pretentious for me.
One reason may be that my strongest area of decorating is working with what the client has. Trying to re-purpose, re-locate, re-whatever is first. Then, if something needs to be added, we will go to outside sources.
Of course, I probably like this best because then I get to go visit some of my favorite haunts. It’s a great excuse—“gotta run to Homegoods (or Target) to look for (fill in the blank) for Ms. Client”. Invariably, I will find something for that client, but also something
for another one, and (probably) something that I REALLY need.
If money is no (or not much of) an object, then I can visit other wonderful shops full of beautiful things. This also applies to the times when you need something specific, such as a great accessory, piece of art, or beautiful chair. I also shop in our store as much as I can. This provides me with more unique, distinctive, one-of-a-kind objects, usually with a dose of character thrown in.
Regardless, to be able to ‘fluff’ someone’s stuff is a fun thing to do!