Residential interior designers work closely with customers, architects, and other professionals to decide on the structure of a space and to determine the needs of the building's occupants. Residential interior designers should possess the creativity of an artist and the abstract skills of an engineer.Professional residential interior designers manage interior design projects in private homes from start to successful finish. They possess an artistic flair and the business acumen necessary for planning interior spaces and managing projects.

From brief to build working with the client, the design team will start by understanding the brief and the core principles of the brand. This understanding will then be used to produce a design direction, consisting of research into competitors and a rough idea of where the concept will fit in the current market. On approval, this will be refined in the concept development, by the end of which the client will be shown sample materials, colours, layouts and visuals.The final stage is drawing up a set of working drawings, which can then be issued to a contractor for implementation.