Dilemma of the day: is it better to be different in your space designs or just better to stick to the usual..

It has been 2 weeks since I started my education to become a real interior designer.
The only thing that I can think of is to study, draw sketches, make planning of  rooms and light plans of those.

On my first class we had to make out first room plan, I thought I will create a wall in the living room breaking the huge space, creating privacy at the sitting area and making it just different from usual..  plus my wall was round!
The teacher found it different... very creative... and she wasn't able to come up with more words... Was it now good or bad is still my question...
So, dilemma of the day: is it better to be creative and different form the rest in your designs or is it just better to stick to what is considered to be normal and out there...?

With that question, I will be going to sleep today.

Do you know what is better?