Furnishing advisor

Furnishing consultant is the job title for a person who advises private or business people on the design of their home, office or shop. A furnishing consultant creates a 2D or 3D plan of the room to be designed and includes the furniture, the color scheme, the choice of materials and the decoration in his concept. In contrast to the interior designer , no technical-constructive aspects are dealt with, nor are manual activities carried out, as the interior decorator does.

Furnishing consultants work as employees in furniture stores and give customers assistance in choosing the right piece of furniture and integrating it into the existing furniture. You also work in the specialist departments of interior decorators or in carpet shops. Or they become self-employed and advise customers as a freelance housing consultant. The job title is not protected by law, i. This means that everyone can call themselves an interior design consultant.

education

The following subject areas are dealt with in the training to become a facility consultant:

• Housing needs and functions
• Perspective drawing
• Style history
• Design theory
• Color theory
• Building technology and sanitary equipment
• Lighting design

Furnishing specialist advisor is a further education at technical schools or vocational colleges and private educational institutions.