What Will I Learn?

Understand the main interior design styles used in today’s homes in great detail, which include: Formal Interior Design Styles: Traditional, English Country, French, Mediterranean and Indian ethnic style ; Casual Interior Design Styles: Coastal Chic, Scandinavian, French Country, Tuscan, Bohemian, Farmhouse, and Western; 21st Century Interior Design Styles: Contemporary, Transitional, and Urban Modern; Retro-Inspired Interior Design Styles: Mid-Century Modern, Industrial, Art Deco, and Zen
Be able to make green changes to your home in the areas of energy, water, and lighting
Select the commonly used patterns for each of the main styles
Discover your interior design style personality
Be able to explain the difference between eco-friendly and sustainable interior design Understand and apply the main principles of green interior design to your own home
Articulate the defining furniture characteristics of each main style
Select the common materials used in each of the main styles
Learn where to source green finishes and furnishings
Be able to create your own eco-friendly interior design plan
Be able to create your own eco-friendly interior design plan
Select appropriate window coverings and flooring used for each of the main styles
Know how to make green selections for all the finsihes of your home (e.g., floors, walls, kitchen)
Learn how to mix different styles with confidence!
Select appropriate color schemes used for each of the main styles

Requirements

Pen/pencil
Scratch paper
Students should come ready to engage themsleves fully in a fun-filled training on interior design styles.

Description

With so many different interior design styles available today, do you find yourself getting overwhelmed and unsure of how to choose a style or pull off a style well in your own home? It becomes even more complicated when you want to mix different interior design styles but are unsure of how to do that so it looks fabulous and well pulled together, instead of flat out chaotic.

To that end, this course has been created to help you understand the defining characteristics of 19 different popular interior design styles today so that you can either create one of those styles in your own home or learn how to easily and effectively mix different styles on your own.

That said, this course will go fairly deeply into 18 different and distinct interior design styles in areas that include:

Defining furniture characteristics

Common materials used in each style

Appropriate color schemes and patterns for each style

Window and floor covering options for each style

Lighting, artwork and accessories appropriate to each style

Retailers that carry furnishings for each particular style

We will also spend an entire section focused solely on how to mix styles

Finally, after each style section, you will have an opportunity to take a style quiz or an activity to help you find out which interior design styles are best suited to you based on your preferences.

This course is a great choice for anyone wanting to learn more about different interior design styles and how to mix them successfully on their own, and for interior designers who want to brush up their skills on different interior design styles.

Join me for a exciting journey into the world of interior design styles!

In addition if you want to learn what elements make a home Eco-friendly and sustainable?

Are you interested in making changes to your home to make it more Eco-friendly and sustainable?

Are you a design professional who wants to learn how to incorporate this hot design movement into your own business?

If you answered with a resounding "yes!" to any of these questions, then this will be a great course for you! Eco-friendly, sustainable design is a rapidly evolving area of interior design with so many choices available today. For the average consumer, it can be incredibly overwhelming. My goal with this course, is to break it all down for you so that you can create your own eco-friendly dream home at your own pace.

you will be able to:

Use 3 Easy Ways to Incorporate Green Interior Design into Your Home Today

Understand why Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Design is More Important than Ever

Explain the Difference Between the Terms, "Eco-Friendly" and "Sustainable"

Articulate the Main Principles of Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Interior Design

Maximize your Natural and Artificial Lighting in an Eco-Friendly Way

Improve Your Indoor Air Quality

Understand the Green Finishes, Furnishings and recycled materials and furnitures

In this course, you will have an opportunity to apply the information in a very practical way : By creating a list of current and future upgrades that you can make to your home, and by creating your own eco-friendly, sustainable interior design plan. I've also included a bonus lecture that will show you other easy ways to "green" your home and your life.

This is a great course for all levels of individuals who are interested in learning more about green interior design, and more importantly, how they can easily incorporate these principles into their own homes. It’s also an ideal course for design professionals who want to learn how to incorporate green design into their own business.

Please join me as I help you to navigate the rapidly evolving world of eco-friendly, sustainable interior design!
Who is the target audience?

This course is also for interior design professionals who want to add eco-friendly design practices into their business
This course is for anyone looking to incorporate eco-friendly, sustainable interior design into their home
This in-depth course is appropriate for any level of interior design knowledge
This course is for anyone who wants in-depth information on the main interior design styles used today and how to mix those styles with confidence
This course could also be a great choice for anyone who is new to the interior design field and would like more in depth information on interior design styles