Professional Member:

You must have completed a study course in "Interior Design and Decoration" at a college or by correspondence course that is C.I.D. Approved (Click here to see list).

You will also be required to take and pass the C.I.D. Entrance Exam ($95.00). You can take the C.I.D. exam online or it can be sent to by mail. Programs require purchase of C.I.D. Exam Study Guide ($95.00) along with the Exam.

If you are self-employed, you may also be required to apply for a local business license and a Tax Resale certificate if required by your state.

Professional members are entitled to use the following appellation: Jane Smith, C.I.D.
Note: No other letters are permitted after your name.
You may also use our trademark of "CERTIFIED INTERIOR DECORATOR" on your printed materials.

To eliminate consumer confusion, professional members of C.I.D. are not permitted affiliation with designer associations such as ASID, IDS, IIDA. We are an association of Interior Decorators only.

Also, studies under or affiliation with Interior Re-designers, House Fluffers, Visual Coordinators, Instant Decorators, Arrangers or Feng Shui and Wabi Sabi mystics are not acceptable to C.I.D.

To see list of recommended schools and accredited schools Click here.