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The first interior decorators began appearing in the United States in the early 1900s, according to IDLNY, an association of interior designers in New York. 

As demand for the profession increased, and access to designers became easier for Americans across the country, interior design has ballooned to become a $26 billion industry that counts multiple trade associations as well as a whole ecosystem of businesses that feed into it.  

In recent years, innovative software and advanced technology hardware have increasingly played a role in the future of the interior design business. 

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have increasingly become, in many ways, staple tools for leading-edge design firms. 

“With the use of virtual and augmented reality, designers and clients can see and interact with a space before it is actually built, which can help to avoid costly mistakes and revisions later on,” said Agnieszka Wilk, the founder

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