Brightwater Interior Design

02/21/2024

Charleston or Cleveland? Looking forward to sharing more of this (favorite) project. But for now, a little peak into the butler’s pantry, packed full of (coastal) charm.

10/06/2022

The more you know!

The Professional Difference Between "Interior Designer" and "Interior Decorator"

Many people use the terms "interior design" and "interior decorating" interchangeably, but these professions differ in critical ways.

Interior design is the art and science of understanding people's behavior to create functional spaces within a building. Decoration is the furnishing or adorning of a space with fashionable or beautiful things. In short, interior designers may decorate, but decorators do not design.

Interior designers apply creative and technical solutions within a structure that are functional, attractive and beneficial to the occupants' quality of life and culture. Designs respond to and coordinate with the building shell and acknowledge the physical location and social context of the project. Designs must adhere to code and regulatory requirements and encourage the principles of environmental sustainability.​

The interior design process follows a systematic and coordinated methodology -- including research, analysis and integration of knowledge into the creative process — to satisfy the client’s needs and resources.

U.S. states and Canadian provinces have passed laws requiring interior designers to be licensed or registered and to document their formal education and training. Many states and provinces also specifically require all practicing interior designers to earn the NCIDQ Certification to demonstrate their experience and qualifications. By contrast, interior decorators require no formal training or licensure.

08/22/2022

can a kitchen make you feel warm & fuzzy? makes it seem that way. functional, comfortable living but make it pretty.

📸: Tiffany Joy Photography

08/16/2022

teeny, tiny spaces need love, too!

working with less than fifteen square feet of space, we kept the powder room at light and bright. the original tiled walls and dark finishes made the space feel even more cramped. we added applied moldings to the walls, installed a marble mosaic floor and a soft green custom vanity with wall mounted faucet - and voila! still appropriate for this shaker home turning 100 this year! 🥳

📸: Tiffany Joy Photography

07/14/2022

warm whites for the win!

06/10/2022

Kids & summer means a lot of stuff...or is that just kids in general? Either way, there's no shortage of storage in this mudroom set-up at . A place for everything & (hopefully) everything in it's place!

06/02/2022

She’s so prettyyy! Lots of site visits today. Completed our jill & jill bath this morning with a custom roman shade install and still loving all the scallop details.

02/27/2022

The perfect place for self care. Swipe for the before! ⁠
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