I had been considering remodelling my bedroom for quite some time now, and I thought that going into the store would give me some interior design ideas.
My friend told me the local interior designer had pictures of award winning rooms and homes in their studio.
I was excited to see what kind of designs they had done, and if I could use any of his interior design ideas when redoing my bedroom. I walked in and the walls were lined with pictures, like in an art gallery. There were furniture sets tastefully placed around the store. I couldn’t believe how beautiful everything looked. I also knew that everything looked expensive. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to afford to hire this person to do my remodel, but I was still hoping he would be able to give me interior design ideas. When he walked out of the back, he smelled like furniture polish and he was dressed in jeans and a tee-shirt. I felt more comfortable knowing he wasn’t a snobby prep who thought he was better than I was. I told him what I wanted to do in my bedroom and he asked me to come back to the bedroom with him. He had an old bed back there that he had stripped and was adding a light stain to it. He also had a fake headboard that was upholstered in the prettiest gray striped material. He showed me how he made the headboard. I told him I would love to learn how to do that, and he offered me a job. I was going to get interior design ideas and learn how to do it all at the same time.