Ava asked: I haven’t done any research or anything, so don’t come down on me too hard for asking.
My degree is in Architecture but I have always been more interested in interior & kitchen design, plus you don’t need a license to practice interior design in the US.
Any thoughts, resources?
And where do designers get those enormous design catalogues from? (think Candice Olson from Divine Design) Manufacturers?
Hi, I live in NY state. We don’t need one here, as far as I know.
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Staples or Ebay would have the software to get you started! It will just get you learning about all the basics and stuff.
Depending on where you live, you WILL need a license to call yourself an interior designer. You may also need a license to have an interior design company (I know you do in Texas). Maybe this will help:
As far as the catalogs, they come from the manufacturers. You usually have to prove that you are an interior designer to get one for free, else you may have to pay for them. You can contact the company who will put you in contact with a rep who will help you.
Well if you are accepting checks make sure to open a business account or have them make the checks to you and not your business name. You cannot deposit checks made to a business into your personal account unless you have a DBA (Doing Business As). This is a business/personal account.
You also cannot cash checks made to your business. They must be deposited and then withdrawn for tax purposes. To cash them or deposit them into a personal account is tax evasion.