Do you enjoy playing with colors? Trying to imagine your room decorated a little differently? Maybe you want to make your room brighter, lighter, and cheerier. Your creativity can and does inspire wonderful living spaces. In Linda Soules’ So You Want To Be An Interior Designer, you’ll learn what it means to be an Interior Designer. Basically, it’s walking into a room, and the room tells you what to do to make it speak with creative energy. Sound strange? Well, think of it. Every living space tells you something: a library tells you to be quiet, while a fast-food eatery tells you to eat quickly and move along. And there are other quirky realities, too, like how the height of a ceiling can actually change how a person thinks, which perhaps explains why office buildings have higher ceilings than living spaces in houses.

Linda Soules’ book, So You Want To Be An Interior Designer, is another excellent book in the “So You Want To Be…” series. Like the other books in the series, the author leads young readers through details on what it means to be an Interior Designer, what talents and educational background you need, and so much more. The author includes examples of some of the big names in interior design as well as some fascinating examples of spaces that have been redesigned to better benefit the purposes of that space. The illustrations are superb and exploratory, and the end includes a glossary of key terms in interior design and extra resources to assist young readers in doing further research on the career choice. Overall, this is a fascinating read.

What if you could learn the secrets a room is telling you when you walk into it? Follow an interior designer through a full working day in Linda Soules’ illustrated career guide, So You Want To Be An Interior Designer. Many people think that being an interior designer is just about color swatches, furniture placement, and the right paint, but being an interior designer involves so much more. Learn how an interior designer plans areas for the purpose of the space, how they think about colors, materials, and even the planning of windows and doors. Come on a colorful adventure and explore the ways interior designers can aid the sick in healing, support people while they study, and help families rest and adjust to growing, aging, and life changes. Meet some of the world’s most influential designers in history, and discover the exciting world of interior design.

So You Want To Be An Interior Designer by Linda Soules is impressive and gratifying in its depth of research. Each book is thoughtfully planned, and the author follows the lives of the professionals for her book’s career subject. The illustrations beautifully depict various aspects of being an interior designer, including working with construction crews and the many stages of design. The playful hands-on activities are perfect illustrations for a child to explore a few of the many ways an interior designer works and thinks. While relatively short, the information is incredibly helpful for guiding anyone interested in this career path. This book is perfect for homeschooled children, STEAM learning, and school libraries.