tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post6718476395191729685..comments2023-10-10T03:25:16.636-06:00Comments on As for me and my House: Updated nursery and a featureKatie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-80027154160915792702013-04-19T16:43:22.238-06:002013-04-19T16:43:22.238-06:00Katherine, thank you for your insight and although...Katherine, thank you for your insight and although I understand what you are saying I still respectfully disagree. In the article Betsy Burnham refers to herself as a 'self taught' interior designer. Also, Jen Ramos of Made by Girl had this to say in the comment portion: "Some people have NO degrees and can design/decorate better than those who do. No one at the end of the day should have the right to define us... but ourselves." I call myself an interior designer because of the experience I have, if that is offensive to you I am sorry.<br />Katie Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-40713219716880798472013-04-17T19:00:21.126-06:002013-04-17T19:00:21.126-06:00Great article, I agree with it wholeheartedly and ...Great article, I agree with it wholeheartedly and that is why I wanted to inform you that stating that you are a self taught interior designer is false. You are a self taught designer or self taught interior decorator. As the head of your business, and for when you hire assistants, or other decorators and designers you may call yourself Principal Designer, but you are Not an interior designer. I say this as a Certified Interior Decorator. I went to night school for 5 years for my certification and that is how our "group" can differentiate from talented self starters.<br />I considered self starting as an Interior Designer, but I was highly uncomfortable with my lack of training. It was then that I researched going back to school and realized that that would require a degree so I decided on becoming an Interior Decorator. There's a difference between the two even if the public at large is not aware of that difference.<br />I'll leave you with a quote from your linked article<br /><br />( on being called a decorator )<br />But I fully embrace it, reserving “designer” for those who are formally-trained, with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans to prove it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-3686780099261524262013-04-17T10:58:59.416-06:002013-04-17T10:58:59.416-06:00I'd also like to point out that I'm very u...I'd also like to point out that I'm very up front about the fact that I haven't had any education for design. All of my clients have known this prior to working with me, I'm not trying to fool anyone. I'd also suggest that you read this article:<br />http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2010/09/30/designer-vs-decorator-what%E2%80%99s-in-a-name/Katie Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-6565021669516045292013-04-17T10:25:31.706-06:002013-04-17T10:25:31.706-06:00Thank you for your concern but I worked with a cli...Thank you for your concern but I worked with a client a few years ago building a house. My client and I worked along with their contractor at deciding window/skylight and wall placement, along with every other aspect of that house from paint to flooring. Katie Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-894840028122159952013-04-17T08:16:38.483-06:002013-04-17T08:16:38.483-06:00Came to your site via YHL and read your About page...Came to your site via YHL and read your About page. You NEED to read this.<br />http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/designer-versus-decorator.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-27575857270679197532013-04-16T11:26:48.080-06:002013-04-16T11:26:48.080-06:00Aw, thanks! Everyone has colds right now so he'...Aw, thanks! Everyone has colds right now so he's still getting up a few times a night but progress is progress! :)Katie Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-27675005979633497192013-04-16T11:21:38.109-06:002013-04-16T11:21:38.109-06:00Room looks great but I'm having a hard time ge...Room looks great but I'm having a hard time getting over my jealousy re your independently sleeping baby! Awesome!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775286746862398759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-21928967365888286172013-04-13T07:41:41.809-06:002013-04-13T07:41:41.809-06:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Katie Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11568667844226091445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654022312278045761.post-91410214025569862952013-04-13T00:58:38.701-06:002013-04-13T00:58:38.701-06:00Found you through Young House Love! Love your blo...Found you through Young House Love! Love your blog and your style!The Remodeled Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10191094532208035282noreply@blogger.com