Pembrooke Community College maintains an academic staff of three interior designers and three interior decorators. In order to provide real-life professional experience for students, Pembrooke Community College design instructors make themselves available for design consultations on an hourly or per-project basis. This award-winning team is available to help you conceive, plan, and create an interior that will give you lasting pleasure.
Interior Designers
Interior designers are responsible for planning the physical structure of a space. They manage all technical details, such as structural requirements, health and safety issues and building codes. All interior designers at Pembrooke Community College have exceeded NCIDQ certification and are state-licensed. * Peter Hernandez: Residential kitchen and bathroom specialist, graduate of the California Art Institute * Lynn O’Reilly: Commercial kitchen and dining specialist, lead designer for the Azure Table Inn and the subject of an Architecture Today profile in 2009 * Casey Rikli: Outdoor living specialist, graduate of the University of Arizona
Interior Decorators
Interior decorators help you select color schemes, layouts, furniture, lighting, floor coverings, and window treatments. There is no statewide accreditation program for interior decorators, but each of the interior decorator instructors at Pembrooke Community College has at least ten years of residential and commercial experience. The following list introduces our decorators and their specialties: * Ernesto Livorni: Eclectic residential interiors, mission style furniture, William Morris fabric, and wall coverings * Kaila Peterson: Traditional residential interiors, 19th century quilts, colonial fabric arts * Mai Yang Xiong: Contemporary commercial and residential interiors
Getting Started Step by Step
Are you contemplating a major renovation of your current home? You may be wondering exactly how the