In time she created ceramics that are highly valued. Thus an old art was revived. Ceramists buy clay that is cleansed of pebbles and grit and mixed with other ingredients in the proper proportions to make earthenware, stoneware, or porcelain, the three kinds of clay bodies, or they make mixes themselves. Sometimes a ceramist uses more than one kind of clay in a batch. The profession of interior design evolved form the profession of interior decorating.
Interior designers see their role as broader than that of the traditional interior decorator.
The latter mostly suggested color schemes and offered choices of draperies, slipcovers, furniture, and carpets. Interior designers concerned themselves with these matters, but they also are concerned wit the organization of space. They may develop designs and prepare working drawings and specifications for interior changes in buildings and oversee the subsequent construction. Such changes may include the removal of walls, the widening of doorways, and the installation of new bathrooms, kitchens, windows, lighting fixtures, fireplaces, moldings, and finishes. Interior designers also may be concerned with the addition of wings.