| Interior Decoration and Interior Design, although related | | | | process. |
| disciplines, are different in terms of their application. | | | | Homeowners are spending more and more to improve |
| Interior Decoration is the process of decorating a | | | | their homes. Since it is relatively easy to change the |
| house with regards to finishes (for example wallpaper | | | | whole look of a house by changing the finishings, |
| and paint, choice of furnishings and fixtures as well as | | | | furnishings and fixtures a large portion of this money |
| adding finishing touches and decorations such as | | | | goes into Interior Decorating. The growing popularity in |
| paintings and objets d’art. All of this provide a | | | | do-it-yourself Interior Decorating has meant that a |
| certain "feel" to a house but essentially the underlying | | | | whole industry around Interior Decorating books, TV |
| structure of the house is not changed. | | | | Shows and courses have also sprung up, and it has |
| Interior decoration is normally professionally done by | | | | become a popular hobby for married couples. |
| Interior Decorators although recently there is a | | | | Innovative Interior Decoration ideas, which cost less but |
| movement for people towards learning about Interior | | | | at the same time giving the impression of style and |
| Decorating through various courses or books and then | | | | class, are in vogue. |
| apply the techniques themselves – usually on a | | | | Young entrepreneurs have also seen the gap and |
| shoestring budget. The whole objective of Interior | | | | there is a growing demand for information and |
| Decoration is to make a house aesthetically pleasing | | | | courses on how to break into the Interior Design and |
| and at the same time, unique, since it should reflect the | | | | Interior Decorating Industry. This has also given the |
| owner's specific personality and tastes. | | | | home interior decoration industry a boost. |
| Interior design on the other hand is more integrated | | | | Although the trend recently is for people to tackle the |
| with the architecture of a building and a professional | | | | exciting task of transforming a house themselves, it |
| Interior Designer will work closely with architects and | | | | has to be recognized that this falls more in the area of |
| builders to make choices regarding the integral design | | | | Interior Decorating. Interior Design still requires study of |
| of the whole house or building. This includes looking at | | | | the context of Interior Design, the theory of good |
| choices with regards to room layout, choice of | | | | design, knowledge of the technical advances in the |
| cabinets and tiles and a whole host of other design | | | | engineering industry for both residential as well as |
| factors. While previously the Interior Design budget for | | | | commercial buildings and knowledge of the latest |
| new developments was minimal, it is recognized these | | | | trends and advances in the Interior Design industry. |
| days that incorporating Interior Design into the project | | | | In short, an Interior Design project in which all the |
| means the difference between a mediocre | | | | elements of design are pulled together is still the ambit |
| development and one that contributes to the branding | | | | of the professional designer who should be able to |
| and life-style image of the project. The money spent | | | | deliver on projects that extend beyond the boundaries |
| on Interior Design is therefore seen as a worthwhile | | | | of a hobby pastime. |
| investment in the whole property development | | | | |