From Is there a difference between a decorator and an interior designer?

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Yes. Interior Designers focus on functional and aesthetic solutions to interior spaces. Interior Designers will analyze your needs and budget, prepare and present conceptual solutions and then manage the implementation of the project. They will ensure that the design complies with all regulatory and legal requirements. Interior Designers work in corporate, healthcare, hospitality, retail, residential, public and institutional spaces.

Interior decoration, on the other hand,  focuses on surface treatment and selection and placement of fixtures and furnishings. An interior decorator’s scope of work would include things such as colour, materials and furniture selection; and typically only work in residential environments. For more information on hiring and working with an interior decorator, contact the Canadian Decorators’ Association at cdeca.com.

Lucia Toffoli De Biasio

LDB design Inc.

416-476-3303