Interior Designer or Decorator I nterior Designer or Decorator, what is the difference? At times these terms get interchanged, and the best analogy is of someone mistakenly calling the chef a cook. You may not need a chef to make you a sandwich, and you wouldn’t expect a cook to prepare you salmon tartare tostadas with citrus and dill sprinkles. Get where I am going with this? (Sorry if I just made you hungry….back to design!) The differences in focus are vastly different. I nterior design is both an art and a science in understanding people’s behavior in a space. An interior designer will incorporate creative and systematic solutions while also anticipating the needs of those that use the space. They have been trained to create spaces that are both functional and beautiful. What does an Interior Designer Do? An interior designer is involved with the building of a project from start to finish. They are part of designs with structural changes, renova...