How to hire a home decorator

How to hire a home decorator, step by step

Here's a step-by-step home decorator hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a home decorator job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new home decorator
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the home decorator you need to hire. Certain home decorator roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a home decorator to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a home decorator that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of home decorators and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Home Decorator	Description	Hourly rate
   Home Decorator	Interior designers make interior spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials. They read blueprints and must be aware of building codes and inspection regulations, as well as universal accessibility standards.	$25-50
   Interior Design Internship	When it comes to interior design internship, interns are typically responsible for performing support tasks and gaining industry insights while under the supervision of managers or senior designers. They often participate in designing spaces, responding to clients' calls and correspondence, answering inquiries, and preparing conceptual presentations for clients... Show more	$15-30
   Interior Designer/Project Manager	An Interior Designer/Project Manager guides, supports, and manages the designers intern duties. They ensure the accurate preparation of project construction documents.	$24-50

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Design Ideas

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage show room floor designs, work closely with design team to ensure the best results for each client.
   • Generate sales through personalize assistance by effectively communicating features and benefits, credit programs, and additional company services.
   • Monitor orders using the retail point of sale (POS) system.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your home decorator job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A home decorator salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, home decorators' average salary in hawaii is 54% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level home decorators earn 50% less than senior-level home decorators.
   • Certifications. A home decorator with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a home decorator's salary.

   Average home decorator salary

   $74,042yearly

   $35.60 hourly rate

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   Entry-level home decorator salary

   $52,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a home decorator job description

   A job description for a home decorator role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a home decorator job description:

   Home decorator job description example

   Our goal is to be the best retailer in USA in the eyes of our customers, associates, and business partners.
   We would love to have you join the Scheels team!
   
   Overview:
   
   The Home Decor Sales associate is to actively seek out customers in our store, greet them in an upbeat and professional manner while providing world class customer service. Earn $14 - $16.00 per hour. A combination of hourly pay plus commission. GREAT associate discount on store purchases!
   
   What it takes to be a Scheels Expert:
   
   Customer Service
   
   * Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine "Thank you"
   
   Culture
   
   * Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency
   * Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact
   * Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
   * Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early
   
   Team Mentality
   
   * Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward
   
   Teach-ability
   
   * Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback
   * Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
   * Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling
   
   Dress Code
   
   * Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners
   
   Efficiency
   
   * Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines
   
   The Essentials:
   
   * Greet all customers on the sales floor with courtesy and a smile
   * Grow personal sales by hitting minimum goals and following Scheels professional salesmanship standards to provide an above and beyond customer experience
   * Promote the Scheels Visa Rewards card and be able to clearly explain all benefits
   * Engage in conversation with customers and assist them in making buying decisions
   * Demonstrate a passion for products in our store
   * Attend all Scheels product training and all store meetings
   * Maintain a professional appearance on the sales floor
   * Assist in all other assigned duties
   * Contribute to a work environment that fosters pride in being part of a winning team and promotes personal growth
   * Ability to perform basic math; compute rate, ratio and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs
   * Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in a one-on-one and small group situation to customers and other employees
   * Demonstrates strong communication, organization, attention to detail and problem solving skills
   * Strong initiative and vision for continuous improvement while contributing to a positive team atmosphere
   * Exercise judgment and tact while working with customers or co workers
   * Strong oral/written communication and reading skills to communicate effectively and in a timely manner with all levels of the organization
   * Must be willing to help with freight/stocking when needed
   * Ability to demonstrate product usage within their shop and retrieve product from heights of greater than 6 ft
   
   Expert Experience:
   
   High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and or 1-3 months of sales experience
   
   Activity:
   
   Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation
   
   Heavy work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects
   
   Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates. Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury
   
   Schedule:
   
   Must be flexible to work assigned schedule between 9a.m. and 9p.m., Monday through Saturday, 10a.m. and 6p.m., Sunday. Schedule may include varied hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays, must be available minimum of three weekends a month. Average hours per week is 20 hours.
   
   Benefits:
   
   Scheels offers a complete benefits package to include:
   
   * Employee Stock Ownership Program
   * Associate Discount
   
   Equal Employment Opportunity
   
   Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right home decorator for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your home decorator job on Zippia to find and attract quality home decorator candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dribbble, authentic jobs, working not working, coroflot.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting home decorators requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new home decorator

   Once you've selected the best home decorator candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new home decorator. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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