How to become an interior designer without a degree?

It is very easy to become an interior designer in India, if you have completed your education up to senior level or graduated then you can pursue Interior Designing as a career. Here you will know…How to become Interior Designer without degree in India?

If you’re interested in any kind of decorating work, you definitely deserve to become an interior designer without a degree. In the profession of interior design, you have to do the work of decorating the interior according to the special needs of customers.

To make a career in the field of interior design, it is very important for you to have a good knowledge of interior design, space planning, AutoCAD sketching, etc.

What skills do you need to become an interior designer?

Like any other profession, this one also required a skill, so you need to acquire all skills in AutoCAD Software. It helps to design or plan interior space, using this software you can make drawings for projects.

Apart from AutoCAD, you should need to have some following skills, to become an interior designer without a degree, like as

• Well understanding of shapes & spaces
• Creative mind or creativity
• Knowledge of colors
• Basic safety measures knowledge
• Knowledge of all utility services like plumbing, civil work, false ceiling, carpentry, electric work, etc.
• Understanding of plan execution & material selection 

How to become an interior designer without a degree?

Like making a career in any other field, you usually need a bachelor’s degree in interior design to become a successful professional interior designer in the field of interior designing, but technically you can become an interior designer without any professional interior design degree if you have passed senior secondary or graduation in another stream.

If you have achieved your bachelor’s degree in some other field instead of interior designing, you can still become an interior designer or if you want to become an interior designer without graduating in interior designing, then for this you have to acquire a lot of experience in this field.

To do this, you will have to work with a successful professional interior designer as a site supervisor or as a draftsman (if you know AutoCAD sketching).

Let’s understand with an example, suppose you have done graduation in some field and you do not have any special interest to work in that field or you have just passed 12th class, and you want to make a career in interior design then you have to go for it.

You should join a job as a site supervisor next to a professional interior designer, so that you will understand the technical things of this work and along with this you should start taking classes in AutoCAD Sketching AutoCad Drafting, this will develop your drawing skills and you will be able to easily work on any project.

In this way, if you start drafting with the job of site supervisor for 1-2 years, then you will be able to do interior designing work better by understanding and learning every aspect of interior designing.

Then, by any means, you get your first interior design project and in this way, if you complete any interior project independently then you will be able to test your own strengths or weaknesses, and you can become a perfect interior designer without degree. 

After that you can start your own interior design business as a professional, if your budget allows you to set up an office then you should definitely do it. 

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Tips to Become an interior designer

Apart from the above-mentioned skills, some different practice tips can help you to become an interior designer without a particular interior design degree course. Like as…

• You should do an internship with well established an interior designing company or an individual professional interior designer to grab the knowledge of interior design work and business.
• You should make a practice of AutoCAD drawings or plans, and also make blueprints of some small spaces to design.
• You should have knowledge of all important drafting software like AutoCAD, SketchUp, SolidWorks, etc.
• You can pick up any specific small space in your place to make practice or try designing in many different ways.
• Research is the best way to make something perfect or to be perfect, so do research on the internet to learn.
• Get new ideas from your research and try to execute or practice them.
• Always be updated about the new trends in the world of interior design.
• Make an ideal interior designer and follow his work, do not copy him but try to learn and work as you can.
• Don’t miss to learn any integral work part of interior designing.

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