I think people have a (distorted) view of what interior design is. Most TV shows have misrepresented us, and most interior designers would say it's a bad representation. It's not what you think.

We see (the theme) as an explosion in all directions... It symbolizes that we all start in the same place and move in our own direction.

It's our creative outlet and a celebration of all the hard work we've done all year... mainly for the fourth-year (students). It's a way to showcase our stuff to our family and to the industry before we go out into the real world and get jobs.

You picked the color?” She asked.
“I did, yeah.”
“I love it. I wouldn’t have thought a color so dark would look good in here but it does.”
“Dark, warm colors work best in low-light rooms.”
“Did you learn that in trade school?”
“Pinterest.

Interior design is a business of trust.

It is ridiculous to lay down to people where a thing should stand, design everything for them from the lavatory pan to the ashtray. On the contrary, I like people to move their furniture so that it suits them (not me!), and it's quite natural (and I approve) when they bring the old pictures and mementos they have come to love into a new interior, irrespective of whether they are good taste or bad.