Gift Ideas for Interior Designers



Are you looking for a nice gift to give your interior designer?

Do you wish to gift something practical and beneficial that an interior designer will love?

Do you seek a gift your designer will happily use as often as possible?

Finding gifts for creative people is not that hard, but many don't believe so. Most feel that design-savvy individuals are hard to please. Although interior designers are creative and work with stylish and attractive things, their personal preferences and tastes are not necessarily on the high side. Rather, they appreciate gifts they can use in their homes or while carrying out their duties.
 

Gifts to Consider

Keep an open mind when deciding on what to gift. Consider these points:
 
Will it serve a purpose?
Is it practical?
Is it pleasing?

Artwork, artsy elements, curios, sculptures, and décor accents are great, but so are software programs, flea market finds, Interior design-related workbooks, and magazine subscriptions that keep them up-to-date with industry trends.
 

Magazine subscriptions

A magazine subscription will make a great gift for any interior design professional, including beginners, students, and design enthusiasts. The choice publications include House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Better Homes and Gardens, and Country Living.
 

Interior Design Sketchbooks and Workbooks

Interior design-specific books - client activity books, sketchbooks, yearly planners, mood board books, and portfolio book journals. These are excellent gifts for beginners and practising designers.
 

Graph Grid Drawing Books

Graph grid books are excellent gifts for interior design students and beginners. They are useful for developing design concepts, drawing art forms, floor plans and elevations, working drawings, and 3D illustrations.
 

Notebooks, Planners, and Journals

Notebooks and journals are great gifts for designers, especially when they are industry-specific. They come with methodically laid-out book interiors and beautiful book covers. Dated and undated planners, diaries, and journals also make fantastic gifts.
 

Colouring Books (for wannabe designers)

Who says colouring books are only for kids? Adults with a feel for Interior decor and home styling will enjoy colouring hand-drawn home and office interior spaces. From kitchens and bedrooms to bathrooms and office interiors, gifting awesome colouring books to interior design enthusiasts is a wonderful idea. They can also inspire ideas for interior design students.
 

Mechanical and Technical Drawing Tools

All designers love all types of drawing and drafting tools. From mechanical pens and pencils to sets of markers, fine-nibbed drawing pens and digital measuring devices, Interior designers love these tools and often use them while carrying out their professional duties. Gift-boxed brass and copper mechanical pencils and brush pens will always be purposeful gifts for students and beginner interior designers.
 

Inspirational and Lifestyle Books

Many interior designers love to read non-interior-design and motivational books. Examples are At Home with Dogs and Their Designers: Sharing a Stylish Life for pet-loving designers who share stylish lives with their precious pets, and Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need, a book that motivates and teaches how to lead by influence instead of leading by control.
 

Software Programs

Technology has allowed interior designers to utilise software programs to create design concepts through 2D and 3D visual drawing presentations. These drawing software are great gifting ideas to beginner designers especially. Today, using software for interior design drawings distinguishes professionals from amateurs. Popular software program choices are SketchUp, SmartDraw, RoomSketcher, and 3D Max.
 

Uncommon and Unusual Gifts

There are some not-so-common gift ideas that designers may live to be gifted. However, knowing the recipient’s hobby (or interest) will go a long way in helping to make an informed choice. Some of them are:



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How to Create Interior Design Moodboards in Portfolio Books

Mood boards are visual presentation tools and integral aspects of the interior design profession. While developing an interior design concept, a mood board will help designers working on a project communicate their vision and ideas with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders in the industry.

A mood board must include illustrations, swatches, colour schemes, textures, sketches, notes, and other elements. These will help to capture the style and mood of interior styling projects.

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What purpose does it serve?


For inspiration, feedback, or presentation purposes. A mood board can also help to:
  • Clearly define the design concept, theme, style, and finishing.
  • Describe the scope of work through illustrations, notes, and finishes.
  • Explore different options and possibilities
  • Narrow down and refine material choices.
  • Present and pitch the outcome to prospective clients, employers, builders, and other stakeholders in the industry.

How to create a mood board


As a professional interior designer, the initial approach is to narrow your focus by asking yourself the following questions. With that, you will be able to have a clear direction for the task and choose the appropriate elements to create a mood board.
  1. Who are you designing for?
  2. What are their expectations?
  3. What are you trying to achieve with the project?
  4. How do you intend to accomplish your goals?
  5. What message do you wish your concept to convey?
After providing answers to the questions, it is time to:

1. Collect the required materials that match the theme, style, and ambience. These include images, photos, objects, samples, swatches, etc.
2. Arrange all elements methodically. Use boards, portfolio books, or design software.
3. Review and refine the collection. To create balance and harmony, enhance the features and elements where necessary (styles, colour schemes, finishes, and the like).
4. Share your mood board presentation with prospective clients, your work team, or other stakeholders to communicate your vision and get their contribution or approval.



Use grids, collages, or freeform layouts to organise your elements. Add labels, annotations, or hand sketches to explain placements, selections, and design layouts. Remember that your mood board is your reference point and guide for any interior design project.

Interior Design Mood Board and Imagery Collection Journal



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Interior Design Coloring Books of Modern Home and Office Interiors

If you love interior design and have a feel for home decorating and office styling, these coloring books filled with modern interior images are for you. Filled with hand-drawn 3D illustrations of interior features and elements, they are enjoyable adult coloring activity books that will reduce stress and anxiety, tap into one's creativity, express individual personality, and lighten moods.

From cosy bedrooms to classic bathrooms and contemporary office interiors, whether you want to relax, get inspired, or simply have some quiet fun, each of these coloring books will provide hours of enjoyment and inspiration. They will give free rein to creativity and will stimulate imagination that can inspire DIY home styling enthusiasts to create their designs if or when they have plans to redecorate.

1. Kitchens


If you are looking for stimulating ideas for kitchen designs and layout concepts, you will love this. With kitchen drawings specifically tailored to stimulate your kitchen design ideas, Interior Design Coloring Book of Modern Kitchens offers a unique collection of illustrations that reflects a professional attribute of the industry.

2. Bedrooms


If you love anything home and garden décor related and love to colour in your spare time, this coloring book, Interior Design Coloring Pages of Modern Bedrooms, will entertain you. Not only will it interest you, but it will also calm and soothe your nerves and shut you out from the everyday din around us. Additionally, it will give you little tips here and there on what you can do or add to your bedroom décor to enhance it.

3. Bathrooms


If you are an interior designer, decorator, or interior architect, this book, Interior Design Coloring Book of Modern Bathrooms, will not only stimulate your creativity, but it will also serve as an inspirational book if you are looking for bathroom designs and layout concepts. You will undoubtedly love this coloring book with its modern interior features.

4. Home and Office


This Home and Office Interiors Coloring Book for Adults is a great relaxation activity book for adults who love anything interior design and decoration related. It offers a unique collection of 3D hand-drawn illustrations you can color to quietly entertain, calm and soothe frayed nerves while shutting out the everyday noise around us. And if you are an adult with a feel for interior décor, this adult coloring book will give you some tips and ideas on enhancing rooms and interior spaces.


5. Kids' Interior Designing Coloring Pages


If you feel your kids or siblings love home decorating, a good way to set their focus on interior designing is through coloring book activities. And using this book, Kids Interior Designing Coloring Pages for 8 to 10-Year-Olds Who Love Home Decorating, is a great way to start. It is a fun and educative coloring activity book for interior design-inspired kids. It can inspire and influence 3rd to 5th graders to pursue one of the best professions in the world.

Conclusion

Colouring books are not only for young children but also for adult colourists who want to have fun and explore their artistic side. It is an excellent hobby that is worthwhile, comforting, and satisfying, a leisurely activity that is life-enriching.


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Interior Design Concept of Double-Height Interior Spaces: Bedrooms Overlooking Living Areas

One of the remarkable features of small interior spaces with double-volume ceilings is their visual spaciousness and airy feeling. You can also get two rooms sharing the same floor space (one above the other), something you will not find with the typical; two separate rooms on the same floor level.



Studio apartment with bedroom area overlooking the living room. Image used under license from 123rf.com

This retro-style studio apartment gives an impression of largeness and airiness, with a connecting feel between the living and sleeping areas. A striking feature of this double-volume room is the elevated bedroom with its modest metal handrailing, painted brick walls, and flooring framed with wide flange H-beams. The bedroom overlooking the living room is a perfect example of how to combine functionality and aesthetics in contemporary interior design.

This interior design concept is ideal for anyone on a budget looking for a small space exuding style and comfort.


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The Minimalist Interior Design Theme

This modern interior design idea is aesthetically pleasing, calming, and absolutely clutter-free. You can call it the no-dramatic-dramatic look. With its soft colours of shades of pink with a bit of white, this is the dream look for those inclined towards minimalist style interiors.

Minimalist interior design idea. Image used under license from 123rf.com


Indoor House Plants (Artificial and Natural)

Adding flora to interior spaces will turn your living room into a space infused with nature. Greenery adds warmth to home interiors, bringing in the outdoors in many dramatic ways. Additionally, indoor house plants, whether they are natural or artificial, are affordable, make great conversational pieces, and create a clean and fresh ambience.  

Beautiful splashes of green hues add warmth to this space.


Stylish Ethnic Interior Design Idea

Ethnic interior themes are mainly dictated by the addition of urban-style decor items and accessories. Majorly based on the traditions of different cultural groups, it is also referred to as tribal designs. This image of a contemporary interior style is decorated with African-style decor - simple furniture, framed wall art, natural wool rug, woven baskets, textured pillows with bold patterns, and other tribal artefacts.

Simple and stylish modern interior design.


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