Interior Design
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 behaviour 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 to an interior space that are functional, attractive and beneficial to the occupants’ quality of life and culture. Registered Interior Designers must adhere to code and regulatory requirements and encourage the principles of environmental sustainability.
Cheryl Marion
Registered Interior Designer
Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) NCIDQ
NAHB Certified Aging In Place Specialist (CAPS)
Cheryl began her work as an Interior Designer in 1995. After completing an internship in Switzerland, she moved to the West Coast and practiced residential and commercial design for 7 years. At this time, she began designing and art directing the sets used in various films and TV series, while maintaining a foothold in her Interior Design practice.
Cheryl has completed training to be NAHB Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS). Providing a space that allows people of various abilities and ages to remain living in their home is concept that Cheryl is passionate about.
Cheryl has met the NCIDQ requirements and is a member of the Interior Designers Institute of BC. She is proud of her Metis heritage and is a citizen of the Manitoba Metis Federation.