Comments on: Oil Painting as Interior Decoration

By: Katie

Katie — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:00:39 +0000

You can only "write off" allowable expenses in the year in which the expenses were incurred. Optional books are not deductible expenses.

By: Maggie B

Maggie B — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:56:39 +0000

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By: summer fun

summer fun — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:57:13 +0000

For hair/makeup, see about a local cosmetology school. Vocational schools offer lots of "home economics" types of classes that will teach you about cooking and home-making. An interior design course might be available at a local hardware or furniture store. Good luck!

By: hello

hello — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:53:41 +0000

I think you'd make a great journalist. Sure, It's extremely competitive and the newspaper industry is a dying business (it's all about the internet now), but don't let this stop you. There are a lot of options in journalism that can combine your love for writing with any of your other interests– there are all sorts of magazines specifically for designers, photographers, ophthalmologists and even meteorologists that need good writers like you.

In my opinion, the more exciting jobs involve investigative reporting and creating a short video or documentary about it (think Lisa Ling), something that can easily be shown on TV or the web. Seeing that you're pretty creative, I think you'd be a natural at filming something and turning into a good story. For inspiration, try watching Current TV. It's a network for the teens to late twenties demographic, and they show short videos by amateur reporters 24/7. It's really interesting… you should have it if you have cable.

This is just one of the many possibilities that are out there. Continue to explore all of your career interests while you're young and try to find out all you can about them. Do some research and perhaps try contacting people in those fields and ask if you can shadow them for a day or if they need any volunteer help. And don't feel pressured if you can't seem to settle on something right away. I changed my major quite a few times before I finally found my calling, but the wait was totally worth it.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:33:42 +0000

It all depends if you want to become an Interior Decorator or an Interior Designer. Here is an article that will help you decide:
http://www.fabjob.com/decoratorsample.html

For the rest of your information that you are looking for as far as education and all that, you should check out this article:
http://interiordec.about.com/od/careerinfo/Design_Career_Information.htm

I work in interior decorating and home staging. I make very good money. Good enough to raise 3 children, have them attend private school, take horseback riding lessons and compete in the sport and I live a decent life. Put it this way, I was in criminal and family law until 2003… I'm making more money now with decorating than I did in law! And I don't have to smile and shake any more criminals' hands!