Interior
designing is relatively a new profession in Nigeria. Most people misinterpret
an interior designer to be a decorator. Although these two professions are closely
knit, but one is more sophisticated when it is compared to the other.
An
interior decorator is someone who works only with surface decorations, such as painting,
fabrics, furnishings, lightings and other accessories. These vocational trades,
such as upholsterers, housepainters and host of others require no sophisticated
certification or license. But an interior designer is qualified by education,
examination and experience, for the sole purpose of enhancing the function and
quality of interior spaces.
A design is the expression of creating an experience,
an emotion, or a story from a surrounding at work, home and everywhere you can
think of; helping life’s functions to be pleasing to the senses while
organizing you.
“Everything is design. From the name of
a company, to its branding, and products—even the way the phone is answered—is
a question of design. So, designers should be perceived as problem-solvers;
they solve problems for their clients. A good interior designer combines usefulness with at least
one of the following: beauty, comfort, efficiency, economy or durability.
An interior designer is professionally trained
to create a functional and quality interior environment; research and
creatively resolve issues that will lead to a healthy, safe and comfortable
physical environment.
While both designers and decorators are concerned with aesthetics, style and
mood; interior designers have comprehensive training and command skills that
may include an understanding of: space planning for public and private
facilities as well as national, state and local building codes
Joy Ofili-Yebovi is a furnishing and design expert. She is the founder and managing director of Simplinteriors and Décor, one of the leading office and home furnishing company in Nigeria. If you need assistance with furnishing or redesigning your home and office, then call Joy Ofili-Yebovi on +234 803 201 7258 or email:info@simplinteriors.com. You can also visit the company’s website: www.simplinteriors.com.
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