interior design
Americannoun
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the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features.
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the art, business, or profession of executing this.
Etymology
Origin of interior design
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The engineer by training and occasional fine artist had a hand in the building’s interior design.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Bloom’s impressive interior design skills were recently put on full display when he attempted to offload another of his California dwellings, a stunning Malibu estate he has owned for more than 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
AJU Continuum teamed up with L.A. architecture and interior design studio Design, Bitches — the group behind the chic Checker Hall in Highland Park and Verve Coffee Roasters in the Arts District.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
From there Lowri completed an art foundation course in Carmarthen, and by 2018 felt strong enough to move back to Cardiff and did an interior design degree.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
There they can be fruitfully active in less risky work: illustration, typographic design, industrial design, and interior design, for example.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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