Interior Designer or Interior Decorator! Know your difference!

When considering help for a home renovation, it’s natural to get confused between designers and decorators. Certainly interior design and interior decorating sound like interchangeable terms for the same job — and in fact, some overlap does exist: Both deal with the inside of a property, making it an attractive, functional, habitable space.

Many people use the terms “interior design” and “interior decorating” interchangeably, but these professions differ in critical ways. Interior design is the art and science of understanding people’s behavior to create functional spaces within a building. The decoration is the furnishing or adorning of a space with fashionable or beautiful things*.

In short, interior designers may decorate, but decorators do not design. Interior designers apply creative and technical solutions within a structure that are functional, attractive and beneficial to the occupants’ quality of life and culture. Designs respond to and coordinate with the building shell and acknowledge the physical location and social context of the project. Designs must adhere to code and regulatory requirements and encourage the principles of environmental sustainability. The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology—including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process—to satisfy the needs and resources of the client.

At one point you heard both of these words, an interior designer and an interior decorator, so what do they imply? What do you like designer or decorator, and which one? All we know that you do need help to create a lovely, practical interior; but who can you ask for help?

Who is an interior designer?

Interior designers take a complete, structural approach to a space. They are trained to work with the things you see — the shape, size and layout of rooms — but also the things you don’t see, like placement of HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other functional systems and their equipment and fixtures.

Interior designers often work alongside architects and general contractors on new builds. Many also specialize in a specific niche, such as office buildings, hospitality, green spaces — or residences.

Who Interior Designers Work With?

An interior designer researches and analyzes their client’s needs and plans interior layouts to make them physically, socially and aesthetically functional. They use technology to create virtual plans before coordinating with construction teams to carry out the design.

Interior designers adhere to building codes and regulatory requirements and have strong problem-solving skills. Many interior designers have interior decorating skills and offer that service on top of the design.

Designers often work closely with architects, contractors and developers to create their design plans for the client. Some may work directly with homeowners or business owners.

Who is an interior decorator?

Interior decorators are more like home stylists. They furnish and adorn areas and spaces, but they aren’t qualified to construct or design or make structural changes to them. That’s not to say they can’t transform a room, using their expertise in:

• Furniture selection, placement and layout

• Selection of paints, wallpapers

• Window treatments

• Purchase of decorative accents

• Overall use and combinations of color throughout the space.

Who Interior Decorators Work With?

Decorators work directly with homeowners or business managers. They are not involved with contractors or architects, but they often partner with furniture makers, upholsterers, painters and other industry professionals that provide services for home decoration.

Should I Hire a Designer or a Decorator?

Whether you hire a designer or decorator depends on your needs. If your space requires structural changes, such as removing a wall, rerouting plumbing or electrical wiring, or adding new windows or doors, a designer is the better choice. However, if your space only needs a visual update such as new furnishings, paint or flooring, an interior decorator can handle those tasks with ease.

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