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What decade is this fireplace from? I’ve just moved into this house. It was built in 1939 Is this fireplace original or does it look more like a later addition? submitted by /u/Sad-Anybody8489

Room scanning: is there program to do it if I only have photos or video? I’m moving long distance and was only sent a walkthrough and some video. The place is much smaller and I need to know what will fit, hence the room scanning. The person who did the walkthrough isn’t tech savvy and I don’t think asking them to measure everything is a good idea. submitted by /u/SsjAndromeda

How do i make my room feel more open? My room is a very awkward shape and am unsure on how to make it feel more open, i also think the bed is very big and obnoxious, can any interior designers help? submitted by /u/Any-Giraffe-946

How to make my white paint match This room had some black squares on it for some reason. I paint them white but the white of the paint is clearly “whiter” than the rest of the room. I do not know the original color used. I used a fast drying flat white. I still have a ton of extra. Anything I can do to get to color to match? Suggestions? submitted by /u/Visible_Floor_449…

First home, living room/kitchen/dining layout HELP: How do you fix this dark dining room? Can we make this floor plan work? If we remove some walls, will the layout even improve? Is open concept always better? This house has kept me up many long nights planning, putting it into floorplanner and floorplancreator, moving things around, and stressing. I feel like I’ve exhausted my designer brain so if you have any input, I would greatly appreciate it! Here is the current floor plan as it currently stands to give some context: https://preview.redd.it/icdm…

How do I arrange my office? I cannot put the desk in the command position because there are too many monitors and cords so it must be against a wall. I was thinking to put the desk against the wall by the door that currently has the art on it, then putting smaller shelving + the chair on one side of the room and the sideboard on the other side of the room. Any suggestions …

Is it uncommon to have different window treatments in the same room? Hello everyone, We’re contemplating installing plantation shutters for the windows and sheer curtains for the sliding door in our living room(pic2). Is this a common combination, or would it appear odd? Appreciate your insights. Also, pic 1, which style would you choose for the plantation shutter, considering its being paired with sheer white cu…

Help Me Choose My Flooring Debating between these two colors and trying to make a decision in 2 hrs submitted by /u/Aggressive_Shame_469

Csulb interior design Hi everyone, im a student at csulb studying interior architecture. I submitted my portfolio but i didnt get accepted into the program. I wanted to ask if i should wait another year to reapply or go for design ba. I also wanna mention that the two semester before portfolio submission my mental health was very disturbed i couldn’t focus. Because o…

I have bought a house. Now who to talk to please? Architect, interior designer, builder, decorator? I know things have to be done in my house to make it a nice home but do not know how and with whom to start. I start with a blank canvas (house has good bones but awful deco/floor plan) and have ZERO furniture as I bought, arriving from a different country. I think (hope!) I did the right thing in buying a house in my desired location and size, and under my top budget to have a lot of room to make the house mine month by month. The style is colonial r…

The Capitol (design review) I was watching the nightly news tonight (4/17/24) and was watching a report of the proceedings in the Capitol…I saw this, to me, it looked hideous. Maybe they’re symbolic, or regulated, I dunno, but with all the talent, taste and vision we have in this country, how the heck does this not matter? Gahd this is ugly. submitted by /u/Icy-T…

Typical features of Verner Panton‘s design? I have a project for school (12th grade) and we need to design a product in the style of a particular designer. I chose Verner Panton. In case you wondered, my school is specialized in media design. I did some research but couldn’t find much. Maybe you know better. So what features are distinctive to Verner Panton‘s design? For example shape, …

Feng Shui Bedroom Advice submitted by /u/AspectForsaken

Vertical shower area tile? Working on redoing our main bathroom. I’m only wanting tile in the shower area and just regular paint everywhere else. I’ve been looking at tile ideas and this white/offwhite vertical look has been standing out to me. Is it just plain and boring? Or do you think it looks clean and classy? Also looking for a vanity similar to the one in the seco…

Accent walls We did an interior design service for oddly shaped living and we asked the designer to do one with an accent wall and one without. We’re looking to paint it a rich dark green or even a neutral black. Which one looks more cohesive? submitted by /u/soypeanutnoodles

Help me redesign my laundry room to have a “drop zone” ? Hello, I just purchased my first home! My laundry room is located right when you walk in through the garage door, which will be the main entry door. I want to design a “drop zone” area where my family can put our shoes, bags, etc and it keeps them put away and out of sight. However, I have a problem where I can’t really imagine how things would …

NCIDQ The scaling of the NCIDQ exams are confusing to me… I don’t think I need to fully understand it… mainly just curious how people’s preliminary/raw scores compare to their final/scaled score! Is anyone willing to share their experiences? I am teetering RIGHT on that pass/fail boarder for one of my exams and just curious how little or drastic t…

Working on my portfolio… I’m an entry level designer from NYC , I work for a firm but I’m moving back to MD. Should my portfolio be a pdf or website? A lot of design firms want to know you can work with adobe , so I was thinking of just doing something it Indesign … but I’m not sure if it looks better to do it in a website form ? submitted by /u/thisisdy …

Best programs for renderings I have experience working with a few CAD programs; Autocad and revit, sketchup, 2020, and my personal favorite- Chief Architect. I’ll be working on my own again for the foreseeable future and wanted to know what programs everyone else is using? I’ve seen so many lifelike renders lately and I’m not sure if that’s something that would require addi…

Would this look good on an entire 300sqm apartment? After an exhausting search I found this beautiful tile. We initially wanted to split the house into three main spaces for tiling (dining room and guest salon, kitchen and living room, bedrooms) and for bathrooms each their own style. But I’m leaning towards using this for the entire apartment, it feels like it’ll be a sleek look (and an end to …