How do you go about starting an interior design business?

I haven’t done any research or anything, so don’t come down on me too hard for asking.
My degree is in Architecture but I have always been more interested in interior & kitchen design, plus you don’t need a license to practice interior design in the US.
Any thoughts, resources?
And where do designers get those enormous design catalogues from? (think Candice Olson from Divine Design) Manufacturers?
Hi, I live in NY state. We don’t need one here, as far as I know.

This entry was posted in Design and tagged , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

One Response to How do you go about starting an interior design business?

  1. K. Allyn says:

    Depending on where you live, you WILL need a license to call yourself an interior designer. You may also need a license to have an interior design company (I know you do in Texas). Maybe this will help:
    http://www.ehow.com/how_4682029_be-interior-designer.html

    As far as the catalogs, they come from the manufacturers. You usually have to prove that you are an interior designer to get one for free, else you may have to pay for them. You can contact the company who will put you in contact with a rep who will help you.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>