Monday, June 13, 2011

Interior Design: Romantic or Pedantic

Tropical resorts in the Islands represent some of the most popular vacation destinations in the world. Every year millions of busy, over-stressed people choose to spend their precious vacation time unwinding at tropical locales. Why? What makes these places so irresistible? Could it be the lifestyle ideal they represent, a setting where the pressures of everyday life can just be forgotten, replaced by an attitude of contentment, tranquility, and overall well-being. This slower, more laidback attitude is fueled in no small part by the natural beauty that surrounds you at tropical Island locations.

If something has such a positive effect on your attitude and outlook, why should you settle for experiencing it only once a year during vacation? What if it were possible to create a little piece of that Island allure in your everyday life?
While you may not have an ocean handy, you absolutely can create a beautiful, tropical resort style setting right in your own Backyard. It's not only possible, it's a lot of fun. And, guess what? It doesn't have to cost a lot of money. With a little creativity, education and guidance, you can turn your boring Backyard landscape into your own exotic, tropical Backyard Resort.

Interior Designer Jobs are widely romanticised as being the most desirable of jobs in the architecture and Design sector. This isn't necessarily the case. Most successful Interior Designers have made their name through being intensely scrupulous with money, having fiendish negotiation skills, and having a sensationally measured approach to business.

Don't let this put you off though. Get some training. Get some experience. Build your career, slowly. And most importantly, don't cut corners (no ill humoured Interior Design based pun intended).

In all seriousness, pay your dues with your training. If you are serious about becoming a successful Interior Designer, getting valuable experience might just send you on your way. Account management is a good place to start, even if you find yourself in a completely different industry. Six months experience at a serious firm should do it, and your budgeting skills should come on ten-fold.

To make your life as an Interior Designer slightly easier, get some work as a contract negotiator or as a contract negotiator understudy. Most medium sized companies will have specialist individuals working in this area, with larger corporations having whole teams in place to handle negotiations. As an Interior Designer, a key part of your job will be negotiating deals with suppliers and producers. Getting experience whilst you're young will help you keep control of your costs and your project, and most importantly, will keep your clients happy.

A lot of Interior Designers have a reputation for being finicky, fussy individuals. This reputation is for good reason. As the title of this article suggests, being pedantic is a must have trait for all modern Interior Designers, as is the case across most Design jobs.

Unfortunately, a large part of your job as a Interior Design will be about the budgeting, networking and marketing aspects of your work. The rest of your job will be taken up with the Design and paper work aspects. This is not uncommon across a lot of jobs, with most young Interior Designers being shocked by this.

As a young Interior Designer, ambitiously striving towards the upper end of the industry, it is important to take everything in your stride, and whatever you do, do not be knocked down easily. With its increasing popularity, the Design industry is incredibly competitive. It's never been so important to get your head down and let your work do the talking.
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