I am very passionate about design. I can't imagine not being creative. I need a release from our fast pace, stressful world. Interior design, crafting, and gardening does the trick.
It all started when I was a kid. I loved to draw and do crafts. My mom was a seamstress and she designed her own patterns and clothing. She taught me how to sew and make my own clothes. I remember her teaching me how to sew with yarn and a big, blunt needle when I was around four or five years old. I can't exactly remember when she showed me how to use the sewing machine, I'm guessing around age eight.
I also remember rearranging my bedroom every time I was told I had to clean it, which was always a chore but it was more fun if I could make the room look different. I didn’t just move the furniture; I rearranged things on the shelves and walls. I not only moved my stuff but I moved my grandmother’s things too. I shared my bedroom with my grandmother and she was patient with me. It was a surprise for her when she came home from bingo on Friday nights to see where her bed was.
I started quilting in my early teens. In my twenties I pretty much stopped sewing my clothing and started quilting more. Playing with color and pattern through fabric via quilting is what got me interested in getting my degree in interior design. I had mentioned to a career consultant that I enjoyed quilting but most importantly the arranging of the different colors and patterns of the fabric. I didn’t enjoy the sewing so much because I was impatient to see the finished quilt. She suggested I research starting a fabric store or anything to do with fabric. She told me that local universities offered “interior decorating” degrees. I was totally surprised that you could get a degree in how to play with fabric and color.
Of course I didn’t understand that a degree in interior design was much more than that. It involved very interesting and intensive learning. Interior design and architectural students shared common courses in architectural programming, building structure and envelope, building materials, mechanical systems, lighting, and computer graphics. The specialty courses of interior design included organization of space, interior finishes, furniture and millwork, history of interiors, furniture design, and design for special user groups.
My interior design degree has prepared me to hold design positions in residential, retail, commercial, institutional, hospitality, facilities management, and historic preservation.
What I enjoy the most about being an interior designer is helping my clients to understand, learn, and create their living space to reflect who they are and contain the things they love. Their space should feel warm, inviting, and comfortable.
It all started when I was a kid. I loved to draw and do crafts. My mom was a seamstress and she designed her own patterns and clothing. She taught me how to sew and make my own clothes. I remember her teaching me how to sew with yarn and a big, blunt needle when I was around four or five years old. I can't exactly remember when she showed me how to use the sewing machine, I'm guessing around age eight.
I also remember rearranging my bedroom every time I was told I had to clean it, which was always a chore but it was more fun if I could make the room look different. I didn’t just move the furniture; I rearranged things on the shelves and walls. I not only moved my stuff but I moved my grandmother’s things too. I shared my bedroom with my grandmother and she was patient with me. It was a surprise for her when she came home from bingo on Friday nights to see where her bed was.
I started quilting in my early teens. In my twenties I pretty much stopped sewing my clothing and started quilting more. Playing with color and pattern through fabric via quilting is what got me interested in getting my degree in interior design. I had mentioned to a career consultant that I enjoyed quilting but most importantly the arranging of the different colors and patterns of the fabric. I didn’t enjoy the sewing so much because I was impatient to see the finished quilt. She suggested I research starting a fabric store or anything to do with fabric. She told me that local universities offered “interior decorating” degrees. I was totally surprised that you could get a degree in how to play with fabric and color.
Of course I didn’t understand that a degree in interior design was much more than that. It involved very interesting and intensive learning. Interior design and architectural students shared common courses in architectural programming, building structure and envelope, building materials, mechanical systems, lighting, and computer graphics. The specialty courses of interior design included organization of space, interior finishes, furniture and millwork, history of interiors, furniture design, and design for special user groups.
My interior design degree has prepared me to hold design positions in residential, retail, commercial, institutional, hospitality, facilities management, and historic preservation.
What I enjoy the most about being an interior designer is helping my clients to understand, learn, and create their living space to reflect who they are and contain the things they love. Their space should feel warm, inviting, and comfortable.