Interior design is a multifaceted profession that applies creative and technical solutions to achieve an enhanced built interior environment that satisfies clients' needs and project goals. Interior designers follow a systematic methodology including research, analysis, and integrating knowledge into designs. They work under various conditions, from large corporations to small firms or as self-employed contractors. Compensation varies based on experience, employer, and project type, ranging from hourly wages to flat project fees.

1. Interior design
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An electric wire reel reused like a center table in a Rio de Janeiro decoration fair. The
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Interior design is a multi–faceted profession in which creative and technical
solutions are applied within a structure to achieve a built interior
environment and home lifestyle enhancement.
The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated
methodology, including research, analysis, and integration of knowledge
into the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are
satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals

2. Working conditions
There are a wide range of working conditions and employment opportunities
within interior design. Large and tiny corporations often hire interior designers as
employees on regular working hours. Designers for smaller firms usually work on a
contract or per-job basis. Self-employed designers, which make up 26% of interior
designers, usually work the most hours. Interior designers often work under stress
to meet deadlines, stay on budget, and meet clients' needs. In some
cases, licensed professionals review the work and sign it before submitting the
design for approval by clients or construction permisioning. The need for licensed
review and signature varies by locality, relevant legislation, and scope of work.
Their work can involve significant travel to visit different locations, however with
technology development, the process of contacting clients and communicating
design alternatives has become easier and requires less travel.

3. Earnings
Interior design earnings vary based on employer, number of years with
experience, and the reputation of the individual. For residential projects, self-
employed interior designers usually earn a per-hour fee plus a percentage of the
total cost of furniture, lighting, artwork, and other design elements. For
commercial projects, they may charge per-hour fees, or a flat fee for the whole
project. The median annual earning for wage and salary interior designers, in the
year 2006, was $42,260. The middle 50% earned between $31,830 and $57,230.
The lowest 10 percent earned less than $24,270, and the highest 10 percent
earned more than $78,760. For example, if a person opens a business and decides
to specialize in furniture design and flooring, they will get only clients focusing on
these topics rather than a variety of every type of issue that comes with designing
a home.

4. GLOSSARY
reel a frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on an axis
to achieve to obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in
gaining; to win
enhancement improvement
whereby where, by which
employment the work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
tiny small
hire to employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for
remuneration; to give someone a job.
per-job basis employment for single jobs, projects
deadline a date on or before which something must be completed.
scope aim
self-employed working for oneself, rather than for an employer.
furniture an item, or, used collectively, items, usually in a room, which
enhance the room's characteristics, functionally and/or
decoratively.
lighting the equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination
so provided
artwork A painting, drawing, sculpture or other piece of
creative, visual art