Interior Design Colleges Revisit 1970s Home Decorating

Seeking home decorating styles that remind them of their youth, new clients challenge interior design college graduates to interpret the style of the 1970s through a modern lens.

by Joe Taylor Jr.
joe.taylor@www.interior-design-schools-search.com
Interior Design Schools Search Columnist

Young professionals that grew up in the 1970s are challenging home decorating professionals to revisit the era with modern sensibilities in mind. These new homeowners have requested colors and textures that haven’t been popular in home decorating since Three’s Company aired in prime time. While home decorating veterans dust off their old swatch books, a new wave of designers learns about the period at interior design colleges.

Many home decorating clients ask for spaces that make them feel comfortable. Experts suggest that the styles and designs popular among this wave of home buyers remind them of their youth, while leaving room to incorporate new technology and lifestyle interests. Home decorating professionals that grew up in that era or practiced their craft then are enjoying strong business with government estimates placing their average salaries at $42,000 or higher.

Interior Design Colleges Recreate Seventies’ Home Decorating

Of course, if you didn’t grow up in the 1970s, you can still approach the decade with authority after earning a degree from an interior design college. In many ways, this trend allows current students to blend their learning from design history classes with the hands-on experiences in studio courses. Some trend watchers have even suggested that interior design colleges have helped to spark this reflection on a decade of unusual design because students have been challenged to look at the era through fresh eyes.

Whether you love to re-imagine the era of Nixon and Laugh-In with the benefit of modern materials or you simply love the idea of pursuing a home decorating career, an interior design college can help you reach your goals. Though interior design jobs require licensure in most states, you can start working as a home decorating professional while still completing courses at your interior design college.

Sources

Boston Globe
Columbus Distpatch
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics

About the Author

Joe Taylor Jr. coaches musicians, entrepreneurs, and other adults that want to shift their careers. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Ithaca College.

Posted on March 19, 2007 at 11:18 AM

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