To create an interior, the designer must develop an overall concept and stick to it.
After the design is firmly fixed, the decoration is added. Decorating is the final enhancement.
Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality.
A decorator, no matter how talented, can't always get the desired results because sometimes there is resistance or maybe a lack of understanding on the part of the client. I think it is the decorator's job to work as a guide, to bring out the best qualities and the best attitudes.
Decorating is not a look, it's a point of view.
The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in or what's out. This is not an easy job.