About this course
Do you dream about creating picture-perfect rooms, but do not quite know how to achieve them? Do you desire better functioning spaces for your working, playing or living? Do you wish you could express your personal style better? Our Home Decorating course will get you up to speed on what you need to know about decorating with style while staying within your budget. Our course contains all of the basics-including how to figure out what you can spend; how to spend it; and the latest and greatest styles, trends, and technology.
* You have 4 weeks to complete this course from date of your enrollment.
Home Decorating Module 1
Basic Planning and Creating Surface Interest
Successful decorating is equal parts down-to-earth practical matters and heavenly inspiration. Module one will provide you with the basics of starting your projects, no matter how small or large. It will prepare you for the true joys of decorating. Also included in module one is a look at how to shape your space and create surface interest by working with colors, patterns, and texture.
- Bringing Your Vision to Life
- Planning Your Budget
- Evaluating Your Space
- Understanding Design Principles
- Eyeing Color Basics
- Applying Pattern Basics
- Feeling Your Way Through Textures
- Troubleshooting Basics
Home Decorating Module 2
Style, Substance, and Creating Backgrounds
Even professional designers admit that it's often easier to design for others than themselves. Favorite colors change, furniture choice changes, and you are often fickle in your decisions. Module two will look at the process of self-discovery so that you end up with the room you wanted all along. Also included in module two is the essential information you need for creating the perfect background.
- Living with Historic Decorating Styles
- Decorating with Contemporary Styles
- Determining Your Personal Decorating Style
- Finding Out about Furniture
- Creating Wonderful Walls
- Finding Fabulous Floors
- Sprucing Up Ceilings
- Dressing Up Windows
- Lively Lighting
Home Decorating Module 3
Tackling the Tough and the Easy Rooms
The kitchen, bath, and home offices are perhaps the most challenging spaces to decorate because they demand technical knowledge concerning fixtures, appliances, and the mechanics to support them. Module three will provide you with the help you need to get these spaces right the first time! Also included in module three is decorating ideas for what is considered the easy spaces: living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms.
- Cooking Up Your Dream Kitchen
- Beautifying Your Bathroom
- Setting Up Your Home Office
- Styling Serene Bedrooms
- Creating Your Living Room
- Designing for Dining
- Transforming Bonus Areas
Home Decorating Module 4
Accessorizing and Tips of the Trade
Can you imagine a room without art, lamps, ceramic bric-a-brac, candles, press pillows, throws, and so on? We treat art differently than accessories and in module four, we will discuss these differences. Also included in module four is hands-on ideas and know-how's that will send you scurrying to your tools of choice to get started on your home decorating ideas!
- Acquiring and Arranging Art
- Accentuating Your Style
- Ten Quick and Easy Centerpieces
- Ten Tips for Leftover Wallpaper
- Ten Favorite Sources
