<p>My wife is a commercial interior designer. They design the non-structional components of buildings such as lighting, layout of furniture and even spec the furniture and lighting. Commercial designers design hospitals, stores, universities, commercial officies etc.</p>
<p>Generally, a good interior designer will make more money than an architect, if you can believe that.</p>
<p>Those that design insides of homes are known as decorators.</p>
<p>Good schools for design that I know about are:</p>
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<li>University of Cincinnati</li>
<li>Pratt Institute</li>
<li>Drexal Institute</li>
<li>RIT,
5.Cornell University
and many others.</li>
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<p>Check out the following URL for FIDER accredited schools:<a href=“http://www.accredit-id.org/accreditedprograms.html[/url]”>http://www.accredit-id.org/accreditedprograms.html</a></p>