There are lots of different interior design courses presented in colleges, over the internet and provided by private businesses but is Interior design something that can genuinely be taught to everyone or does one need to have a basic capacity for the work in the before getting involved? It might be an idea, before taking on a new decorating project like say renovating a period home or designing your new build, to go for some training in interior design. On the one hand this could, if successful, be very handy, saving you the expense of an Interior Designer altogether and providing you with a skill that will with any luck last and have impact on many future ventures. However one wonders if the very nature of the expertise depends rather heavily on a natural aptitude or ability in that vicinity.

Of course the organisations offering these training plans would argue against that but I have to say that I have my doubts. Certainly I know that if I look at room or space I can tell if it works. I can appreciate if a space works for specific tasks etc. However actually getting to that point seems an impossibility when starting with a blank canvas. Still that’s what training is all about, learning new skills and developing oneself.

Looking at some of the course information it does all seem very strange and of course a lot of them are focused on people wishing to train for a new career. So what exactly would you learn? There seem to be a lot of “woolly” things as I’d label them. Such as “The Language of Design” which appears to be all about insight, and meaning behind design. This would of course be very alien to a layperson. I would have thought one simply needed to understand how the room made you feel, not that it will have secret meanings of it’s own.

Of course another not so useful section of a training programme would be all the phraseology, the language of design as used amongst the professionals, of course if you’re searching for a new career this will be important but if not, totally unnecessary. More real sections should cover topics such as space planning, proportion, lighting and colour. All most likely very useful for the amateur and as long as there are some straightforward rules to follow, the benefits of these segments of an Interior Designer course might be very helpful. I suspect, that to an interested layman, these sessions would also be very enjoyable to work through.

Other aspects of these courses seem difficult to understand and I wonder if that is because I am just not the “arty” type. The emotional elements of a room, i am convinced, would still stump me no matter how long I spent workingon it! As too would the secret meanings and messages hidden in a room developed by a top Interior Design Firm.

However if you’re looking to pass some time on, get some nice skills in design and replace the need for a Professional Interior Design firm in your home than this kind of study could be just what you’re looking for.

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