Who am I as a Designer?

Who am I as a designer . . . . that's a good question.  I don't really consider myself a designer yet . . . well at least not one earning fees for their work.  In an informal sense, however, I guess I've been a designer for a long time.  Perhaps since I was a child and we sent the first man to the moon and I designed elaborate living spaces in spaceships for school projects.

As a designer, I don't know how I'd define myself just yet.  Do I want to concentrate in a specific area, or do I tend to want to design in a specific style?  I'm counting on the answers to those questions to reveal themselves as I continue my journey through school.  That said, however, I know the things I like.  


I love texture, whether it's fabric, wood, flooring surfaces or wall treatments.  I think a room without texture is not a very interesting one.  I also like color, although in looking through my closet you might not think that.  From a personal perspective I like colors with gray undertones.  To me that provides a warm, cozy feel.  However, when I see rooms with bold pops of color, particularly in a graphic, pattern I'm drawn to that as well.  I'm not sure I'm daring enough to use in my own personal space but I can see it in other's spaces.  As far as what I don't like, clutter is at the top of the list.  So much so that in my last 2 homes, I've treated my garage as a room and had the floors epoxied, walls painted and cabinets put in to hide any supplies making for a clean space!  


As I continue to explore the various areas of design as well as my own likes and dislikes, I'm hoping to determine who I am as a designer.