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feature feature Create a Balanced Space A good place to start is ASID’s website, www.asid.org. It’s loaded with tips about how to find the right designer and vendors in your area, plus it provides a wealth of information, not just for the consumer but for the professional as well. Barbara Roessler, ASID in Winter Park, Florida, says that in the past 10 years, ASID has become increasingly more important. “Professional interior design is in a state of transition. Licensure is becoming part of the requirements in many states.” In fact, in Florida, attorneys have been hired to investigate the credentials of interior designers to ensure their licensure. Those who aren’t licensed pay heavy fines. “This is for the betterment of the professional and the client,” she explains. “Focusing on health and safety issues is a huge concern. Knowing the codes is important. We have to be concerned about that.” For most of us, health and safety aren’t factors when we consider whether to choose pink, blue or beige for our walls. But, ASID members know better. Oftentimes, they will work Poppy Petal 7-14 and in conjunction with architects, resulting in the best possible Country Cream 10-5 (trim) outcome. They know that decorating isn’t only about color. In fact, their basic “checklists” give consideration to product specifications, such as heating, electrical and structural considerations that we Founded in 1975, ASID is the oldest, largest and leading professional interior would undoubtedly overlook. design organization. ASID describes its members as “a community of people driven by a common love for design and committed to the belief that interior design, as a service to people, is a powerful, multi-faceted profession that can positively change people’s lives.” That’s what we want, isn’t it? We want to create a space for either work or home that is so fabulous and so comOne of ASID’s primary functions is to act as a referral service for its fortable that it makes us feel good to be there, which is members. The introduction of its web-based tool cuts out a lot of guesswhy it makes sense to hire trained professionals. They’ve work and legwork. Fill in a few boxes about your location and some basic done years of work to learn how to create personalized information and voila! A wealth of information will appear. The site not rooms. Designers attend two- and four-year programs only provides the names of ASID designers in your area, but it also unand, as is true with all other professionals, they must meet folds a vast array of portfolios, websites and other useful tools that allow certain standards. In fact, to become a member of ASID, the consumer to view designers’ styles and previous work. an interior designer must have a combination of accredRoessler said that one of her recent clients came to her after going on ited design education and/or full-time work experience, the ASID site. “My client went to the Web site, input what she was looking and pass a grueling two-day accreditation examination for and my name came up. She wanted someone who works with a lot of color and that’s my specialty. She was able to look at my portfolio online by the National Council for Interior Design Qualificaand evaluate if I was a good fit. This is tool that helps both the clients and tion (NCIDQ). In order to keep their certification, they’re the designers.” required to take classes, earning continuing education Professional Guidance Find an ASID Designer credits. 22 P R AT TA N D L A M B E R T. C O M http://www.asid.org http://www.asid.org

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