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What is a qualified Interior Designer? You wouldn't get dental work from someone on the street, nor would you get just anyone to help you in a divorce. So why would you hire an unqualified person to complete your interior design project? The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) is the professional association representing Interior Designers in Ontario. Only Registered members of ARIDO are authorized to use the designation ARIDO and the title Interio...r Designer in Ontario. ARIDO ensures that Interior Designers are highly trained through a rigorous process of education, experience and examination. Learn more:

Basements are no longer the dark dungeons they used to be! With residential space at a premium and all of us spending more time at home, Ontarians have been exploring how to make use of every inch of space they can. According to Registered Interior Designer Dolores Pian, ARIDO basements are now the Lower Level Retreat, where your dreams can run wild! ... Read more on BLOG//ARIDO: https://arido.ca//lower-levels-aka-the-basement-not-the-/

Straight from the colour gods at Pantone! Hear from Registered Interior Designer Olga Gomes of designchickee and OG Design Studio about the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2021!

What are Registered Interior Designers qualified to do? The work a Registered Interior Designer completes will differ from project to project. Remember that an Interior Designer is different from an Interior Decorator. An Interior Decorator may style a space to make it look fashionable and beautiful, a Registered Interior Designer will address form and function in a project and consider your vision, your lifestyle, and your budget. A Registered Interior Designer is qualified ...to create designs for an interior space, apply for a building permit, create plans for plumbing, electrical, space planning and more. Anyone can call themselves an Interior Decorator, which does not require the same level of technical training. In Ontario, the title 'Interior Designer' represents an educated professional who has met the high standards for education, work experience and examination to gain Registered Membership, as defined by ARIDO. https://arido.ca//what-are-registered-interior-designers/

How much does an interior designer cost to hire? Is there an industry guideline of interior design service fees/rates? Interior designers' rates vary based on a number of factors. Estimating costs for projects is a challenge because it depends on the project being undertaken, as well as the qualifications and experience of the professional. In addition, your project may require other consultants at various levels, in which case you could be paying different rates for different components of the project. Read more about this on BLOG//ARIDO: https://arido.ca//how-much-does-working-with-an-interior/