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Decorator

This career requires a definite artistic talent. It is never easy to choose furnishing, colour and decorating aids for other people but this would be what you would be doing - decorating people's homes, offices and all sorts of buildings, from a baby's room to a theatre or a bathroom to a butchery. You should possess a flair for colour, have initiative and a knowledge of technical matters relating to bricks, tiles, undercoats, types of paint and so on.
As an interior decorator you would be using colours harmoniously and effectively while working with architects, interior decorators and designers and home owners to provide expert knowledge on the variation and effect of colours and shades.

The job of interior decorator can be likened to that of a colour consultant. Your clients would depend on you to make their homes and offices as pleasant as possible and you might even be given the freedom to plan the entire layout of the decor of a high-rise building. This would include furnishings, curtains, paint and all the other colour touches needed to enhance a room or a house.

If you were working with an architect and were given the task of decorating a residential home, for example, you would receive a copy of the blueprints and would consult with the owners of the property before studying the structure and deciding on a plan of action. Factors which would have to be taken into consideration would be the size of the rooms, the desired effects and the cost of all the decorating materials. For this, you would need a knowledge of all the wallpapers, paints and wall and ceiling finishes that were available in order to procure the necessary goods and decide on the quantity required. If furnishing were needed, you would probably visit the retail or wholesale stores with the client and suggest suitable furniture, curtaining, carpets and so on.

Your working conditions would usually involve quite a lot of travelling and shopping as well as time spent in your office designing the decor. This is a people-orientated career and so you would have to be prepared to spend time with clients and be able change or alter your ideas until you found solutions that were mutually satisfying to all parties.


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