I am back and ready to continue my internship with Interior Elements! I am excited to see what these next few weeks will bring. I hope to be able to dive into more projects since I now know more about the company and how they work.
MONDAY
Today was a good day. I started the morning off getting back into the groove of things. I reorganized the interiors library and started to find new fabrics for a new project one of the designers are working on. Being gone for a month left me with a lot of new finishes and fabrics to be put up. It took me all morning to finish it but it got me more familiar with the new memo samples we have in stock now. Later on in the day, I pulled out my ole trustee school computer and started working on my practice project Amanda gave me a while back. I am finishing up the space planning, then on to designing the furniture. (this is the fun part) The day ended fast and it was time for the gym! Being in London made me realize I wanted to be in shape and feel good everyday. I want to learn everything there is to know about a healthy life style. Who knows, maybe I will start a fitness blog!
TUESDAY
Anotha day, anotha dolla! Today I was super busy!! Amanda, one of the designers here, gave me a huge task to work on. One of her latest projects is a new build for a new school in Rankin County. She had all the furniture ready to be sent off to the manufacture to order but she needed me to do a part count of all the furniture for the whole school. The first part count I ever did, I was a little nervous because if you miss one piece of furniture... you're screwed. But, I was confident about this job. It took me till about lunch time and I finally finished and double checked my work. After I finished, I sat with Amanda and watched her take a video call with one of the architects on the project. Interior Elements key strength is always communicating with other workers on the projects. Amanda especially, is always on the phone checking for changes, updates, etc. Interior Elements also uses this website called Team Design. Team Design is a computer system that helps each worker see what stage they are at in each project. For example, Mrs. Sheila will have a new project come up and she will look on Team Design to see what designer has the space to take on a new project. It's genius!! Communication is key in any work environment and IE does it best!
WEDNESDAY
Half way through the week! I have big plans this weekend! I am driving down to hattiesburg to finally move some furniture into my new apartment! This is unusual but I love moving!! Its like a fresh new start for me. Anyways, today was a busy day! We had another huge shipment of KI finishes come in so I organized those and put them in our interiors library. After lunch, I ran to the Sherwin Williams paint store to get a color match for a piece of wood going behind a desk panel. I didn't know this about Sherwin Williams but, they have a machine that takes a picture of the color you need and it will color match it perfectly! It made my job ten times easier! I probably would have been looking for a paint sample to match for hours if somebody wouldn't have told me that! LOL! The day quickly ended and I was headed to the gym!
THURSDAY
Let's get this day started! Today, I was able to work with a designer from the North Carolina firm. She emailed me this morning asking if I could help her with one of her projects. The project was for a waiting room in a doctors office. She wanted me to find three similar lounge chairs to one she had previously picked out. I looked on multiple manufactures websites like, Encore Seating, Acadia, Krug and Compel. I was able to learn how to read list pricing on each piece I picked out, and also learn how to make a presentation slide for the client.
FRIDAY
It's finally Friday! Today was a busy day! I started out helping one of our sales reps, Amy Taylor. She asked me to help her on an existing project she was working on. She was working on another waiting room for a doctors office. She wanted me to draft the existing floor plan and figure out how many lounge chairs was needed for the space so she could send her client the budget. I wasn't prepared for drafting today so I used a trick I learned from one of my teachers, Dr. Zina! She taught me how to make a scale from a piece of paper! Amy was so impressed! I also, used a software I was taught in school to find more lounge chair options for the client. I used My Resourse Library! The client needed chairs that were made for a waiting room, but she wanted them to look residential. She wanted her customers to feel at home while sitting in the waiting room. This was a tough one but MRL helped me out a lot!
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