Choosing Interior Design

I started becoming interested in interior design at a very young age actually just watching HGTV and inspiring shows such as Extreme Home Makeover in which they are able to make family's lives so much easier and efficient through innovative design. The first thing i notice upon walking into a space is how it is laid out and designed. Choices in interior design can be the primary influence on what kind of a setting the space creates and two summers ago I had to write a big paper on anything i was interested in so i chose interior design of retail spaces. I explored the different impact generic, regulated design versus free form, location specific design has on the retail location's image in the community, success, and portrayal of their product. This paper allowed me to examine the effects of different interior design decisions and here is an example of two spaces I compared...

...local Virginia Beach Sunglass Hut v. Oliver People's Eyeglass shop (L.A.) designed by Ilan Dei Studio