Self Teaching

Teaching yourself to learn any field takes a lot of discipline and a great deal of interest. You have to be a motivated person and have the ability to focus solely on your task, but it can be done. There are many Interior Designers that are working without any formal education. They are simply going on intuition and talent. It is rare to learn all of the things that you need to know by teaching yourself, but it a possibility. These are some of the things that you will need in order to teach yourself interior design.
· Learn the proper terms from various books on interior design.
· Observe the many techniques and trends from circulating magazines and catalogs.
· Teach yourself to calculate the amounts of paint and wallpaper need to per wall by talking to your local professionals.
· Get as much practice as you can in your own home or at others’
· Use your local library or bookstore to help you brush up on the proper ways of incorporating space and a balance of space.