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Dear Alice | Interior Design

What It Takes To Be An Interior Designer

Dear Alice | Interior Design

Alice Lane

Arts, Design, Visual Arts

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Interested in a career in interior design but not sure where to start? In this episode of Dear Alice, we break down the many roles within the interior design industry, including designers, decorators, stylists, project managers, drafters, and showroom professionals. We also cover different paths into the field, from interior design school and certifications to internships and hands-on experience, along with the essential skills needed to succeed in today’s design world.  Shop Alice Lane: ⁠https://alicelanehome.com/⁠  Sign up for our Insider Rewards Program: ⁠https://alicelanehome.com/pages/insider-program ⁠  Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/alicelanehome⁠ & ⁠https://instagram.com/alicelaneinteriors ⁠ Follow us on Facebook:⁠ https://www.facebook.com/AliceLaneHome/⁠  Go to ⁠https://cozyearth.com/pages/dearalice⁠ for 20% off your Cozy Earth order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.

0:04.4

Mom!

0:05.0

Up the stairs for something.

0:07.8

Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.

0:12.0

Mom, what's for dinner?

0:13.6

Chop, sizzle, done.

0:17.1

Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.

0:23.6

So it's phones down, forks up.

0:25.6

Hello Fresh, bring back dinner time.

0:28.6

Hello.

0:29.6

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Dear Alice.

0:32.6

Today, I think we're going to be answering a lot of people's questions.

0:36.6

This is probably our most asked

0:38.8

question here on Dear Alice. Everybody wants to know, how do I get into the interior design field?

0:45.1

We get asked this question a lot ourselves. It's not a straightforward path for some people, and there's

0:50.9

a lot of ways to skin a cat. We're going to answer at least four of your questions today, all having to do with getting into the field. And so we're wanting to just give you

0:59.7

all the industry and career tips we can think of on ways for you to break into the field if you've

1:05.2

always wanted to be an interior designer. Even in addition to just the questions that we get for

1:09.5

Dear Alice, when you say,

1:12.0

hi, my name is Jess, I do interior design. Guarantee you there's 30% of the people that come up to you and be like, that's so fun, I want to do that. I want to be an interior designer. Yes. Proof positive. You're young. You are interested in this field. Do it because we hear so many people say they wish they had. Yeah, it's like their life regret. You're in the point where you're figuring

1:29.2

out what do you want to do with the rest of your life? You're 1819. do it because we hear so many people say they wish they had. Yeah, it's like their life regret.

1:27.8

You're in the point where you're figuring out what do you want to do with the rest of your life, you're 1819, you're getting into it. Do it. It's so great. Yeah. And if you're not, you've lived your first life. Now is your chance to live your second life. Totally. And I'll say this, the field is actually quite wide and large. And there's so many different types of talents. It needs in order to do design. And so maybe you love the field, but you're not sure where your skills would fit. So we're going to break down today all of the different roles that there are within at least our firm. We also have a furniture store here, so we have stylists and whatnot.

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