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What jobs are available in the field of interior design with a business degree?

Posted by admin on Jun 19, 2010 under interior design

I want to study business in school and minor in art, or possibly double major.. Then I would like to get into the interior design field. Maybe working for a large firm or business. What sorts of jobs are available with this degree?

Information is below.

building a garage before constructing a home, how do you build your own home?

Posted by admin on Jun 16, 2010 under build your own home

How would I be able to buy a lot and build a large pole shed, or garage type structure, before I build my home I plan to build my home my self and contract out parts that I cant do, after buying the land I assume I get a building permit and start building after preparing the land and having power and light come out as well as city water hook ups, anything else I have to do first, also the town im buiding in does allow you to build a pole shed on a vacant lot, after many years of that shed just sitting there could they ask you to remove it if ordinances change without a home on the lot also is there a minnium size a home has to be in order to build a shed if not allowed, and how big of a shed can I build?

thanks much

I think you need to do a lot more local research before you attempt this. If you don’t even know what your town will allow you to do, you’re not ready. Only your town can answer what you have asked about building the shed first, and yes, many towns have a law that you must complete a home within a certain time after you start to build.

Does Anybody know of an free online 3d bathroom design program or even a downloadable freeware program ?

Posted by admin on Jun 16, 2010 under bathroom design


im creating something like this at uni for a project, i looed at these websites..
2D Planning of a room with Better Homes & Gardens. Good demonstration of drop-down menus/good functions:
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/category.jhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/bhg/category/data/arrangearoomtest.xml
Website showing some sample 3D outputs:
http://www.designingonline.com/services/layouts/do_it_yourself.html
Website showing 3D output with some basic interaction – layout pre-set:
http://www.seemydesign.com/app/RoomChoicesPage;jsessionid=A6646F1218917BF8CBF61F1D494203C7
Website demonstrating perspective in room design:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/design/space_virtualroom.shtml
Website that uses click and fill techniques for wall/floor design, allows selection of a large number of templates for the room:
http://www.armstrong.com/resflram/na/home/en/us/dar_landing.asp
Awesome website that allows you to create 2D design plans and then view the room in 3D. A lot of personalisation options available:
http://www.3dspacer.com/interior_design_demoeditions_home.php
Website that uses 2D planning but is a good reference for our “cart” functionality. Items can be added to the cart and total is tallied.

Is there any sites about building your own home security system?

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2010 under build your own home

I wouldnt want to spend alot of money and it would be even cooler if it was controlled by your computer or your computer controlled the lights in your house..

try this
www.diyalarmforum.com
or google "DIY home security"

Where Can I find a Zebra design bathroom scale?

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2010 under bathroom design

My Bathroom is in A Zebra design and I would like to find a Bathroom weight scale to match my Decor any idea’s are appreciated

Thanks

grab a can of white and black spray paint, some old newspapers and do it yourself!! goodluck.

After using flea spray in house, how long should I ventilate before kids can enter rooms??

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2010 under kids rooms

All the can says is wait 1/2 hour before ventilating which I have done but didnt know if i was ok for my kids o sleep in their rooms only3 hours afer – can v vague!

read the direction because it may vary from product to product.

how can I find out some ideas for a shingle and paving design small garden?

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2010 under garden design

pictures would be ideal

try the jewson website? also if you type into a search engine ‘garden design’ this should give you lots of places that offer garden designs. Most of them has pictures for inspiration. I done this only a few weeks ago. I cannot remember the websites that i looked at though. good luck

Where can I find information about interior design online?

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2010 under interior design

Where can I find more information/books/ebook/ free site about interior design. I am going to study in Ryerson University and need to find books to read before that. Please help Thank you!

quick way type in university book stores online and order what you need right from ryerson

If you want to pay to have your own home built, where do you start?

Posted by admin on Jun 5, 2010 under build your own home

Almost everyone has a dream home. I sure do. I would some day, in the near future, have someone build it for us. Where do you start? Is it as simple as buying land and hiring a contractor to build it? Or is there way more than that to it?

Financing is the first thing. Then I would go to a local lumberyard and ask some questions. They’ll give you the names of some good contractors. You’ll probably need to get some plans drawn up before you contact the contractor. A good draftsman is much more inexpensive than an architect. The local lumberyard will most likely be able to give you the name of a good draftsman as well.

What would a Spanish design look like for a bathroom?

Posted by admin on Jun 5, 2010 under bathroom design

The ceilings are very high.

Is that the theme for the rest of the house as well? The baths should be in balance with the other rooms, so if they have a Spanish flair, then yes.. it would look nice.