Julie Cavanaugh is the founder and senior interior designer at Design Matters. She has been involved in many home design projects, including a 90 unit apartment building in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Based in Los Gatos, California, Julie Cavanaugh has been a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) since 2002 and has a Certified Interior Designer (CID) licensure.
Certified Interior Designer is the only legally recognized title for interior design professionals in California. As an interior designer, having CID licensure proves to potential clients that you’re an expert in the field, have a college degree, and have shown your competencies to a known interior design professional body.
To get the CID title, you must sit and pass an exam administered by the California Council for Interior Design Certification (CCIDC). To be eligible to sit for the CCIDC exam, you must have at a minimum a two-year associate degree in interior design with no less than 40 hour semesters and over four years of interior design experience working under a licensed architect or interior designer.
You don’t need CID licensure to do interior design work in California. Still, you cannot use the title interior designer in the state unless you’re registered with the California Council for Interior Design Certification.
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