What Interior Design School Is Like

Since I started College 2.0 a couple of months ago, I've been getting some questions about my interior design degree and what we actually do in class. So I thought I'd take a little detour from my usual topics today and show you what's up.

First let me say that I'm nowhere near the decorating part of the program. We start with drafting--which is taught in epic 4-hour classes.

We've had to do a handful of floor plans, each taking between 5 and 7 hours to finish (not counting lab time in class--this is straight up homework).

They might look simple, but that's how they get you. Drafting isn't just making the house look good, the drawing has to be precise, too. Depending on the scale, I have to be accurate down to 1/4".

Even our wording has to be written in a specific style. It's called architectural lettering:

The lettering is actually my favorite part. Although, it's the last thing you add to a drawing, so I could just be feeling the sweet, sweet relief of being done. Either way, me likey.

It's weird to think that I have this much work to do and I'm not even going half-time. Just two classes for 5 credits, but I actually spend almost 6 in the classroom and another 8-ish doing homework. It's like having a side job. A side job I enjoy, but a side job nonetheless.

Anyway, this is what I'm learning! Now you know what I'm doing when I randomly skip a day on the blog.

Is there a degree you want to go back and get? Anybody else ever do any drafting? Or take some design classes?