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Certified Interior Decorator & Home Staging Consultant.

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A thorough course for interior decorators in which you become a Certified Interior Decorator and Home Staging Consultant.

Format: Hybrid
Language: Swedish
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About the course.

A thorough course for interior decorators in which you become a Certified Interior Decorator and Home Staging Consultant.

The course is, just like our largest vocational programme, very "hands on", i.e. you will work very practically with fictional clients, collages, moodboards, colour schemes, client analysis etc. so that you feel confident in your professional role when you finish.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You learn everything you need to know during the course and, once you have completed it, can work with interior design.
  • Certified Interior Decorator
  • Certified Home Staging Consultant
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. 1. WELCOME

    How to succeed with your distance studies / Studying with us / The role of the interior decorator

  2. 2. WORKING AS AN INTERIOR DECORATOR

    The needs analysis / The design process / The interior design project step by step

  3. 3. CREATING AND COMMUNICATING YOUR VISION

    Basic layout / Presentation tools / The interior decorator's portfolio

  4. 4. SELLING YOUR FIRST IDEAS

    Design concepts / Moodboards by hand & digitally / Storytelling for interior decorators

  5. 5. SKETCHING TECHNIQUE

    The function of the sketch for the interior decorator / Basic sketching technique / Freehand sketching and perspective

  6. 6. BASIC COLOUR SCHEMES

    Colour scheme principles / How to create colour schemes like an interior decorator / Presenting a colour proposal

  7. 7. MATERIALS KNOWLEDGE 1

    Get to know different materials / Colour as a material choice / Material choices room by room

  8. 8. ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN HISTORY

    Different eras around the world / Identifying different furniture styles and architectures / How history has influenced later eras

  9. 9. DESIGNERS OF THE WORLD

    The importance of knowing your designers / Famous designers and their works

  10. 10. THE SWEDISH FOLKHEM

    The concept of the Swedish folkhem / The Home Research Institute (Hemmens forskningsinstitut) and how it has influenced today's interior design / The significance of political changes for homes and interiors

  11. 11. BASIC DRAFTING

    Calculating and drawing to scale / Drawing symbols and furnishing dimensions / Making a furnished floor plan

  12. 12. INTERIOR STYLES AND STYLE KEYS

    Different interior styles and style keys / Understanding the importance of knowing different styles

  13. 13. BASIC LIGHTING

    Different lighting groups and what they mean / Light sources and how to use them / Planning and drawing lighting on a plan

  14. 14. FENG SHUI AS AN INTERIOR DESIGN TOOL

    Different elements and their characteristics / The Bagua map / Understanding which materials and shapes work with and against each other

  15. 15. PRODUCT COLLAGE

    Product collage by hand / Product collage on the computer / Moodboard and collage in an interior design assignment

  16. 16. FUNCTIONAL ROOMS

    The function of different rooms in a home / Furnishing functionally / The needs analysis

  17. 17. MATERIALS KNOWLEDGE 2

    Material composition / Textiles in interior design and the function of textiles / How to find textiles to use in assignments as an interior decorator

  18. 18. SKETCHUP BASIC COURSE

    Floor plan in SketchUp / Furnishing the floor plan and adding decoration / Lighting plan in SketchUp

  19. 19. PROJECT WORK

  20. 20. PREPARING FOR PLACEMENT AND WORK

    Putting together your portfolio and sharing it / Placement during the course / How to keep your portfolio alive and up to date

  21. 21. IDEALIST INTERIOR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

    How an interior style can arise from a philosophical idea / The basics of Wabi Sabi / Clients with strong idealistic ideas about the home in their lifestyle

  22. 22. COLOUR SCHEMES IN PRACTICE

    Presenting a colour proposal to a client / NCS navigator / The interior decorator's colour scheme tools

  23. 23. BUILDING CONSERVATION

    Building, developing and renovating with methods that create lasting value / Listening to the building / Materials and methods

  24. 24. STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS

    Choosing a company form / The start-up phase and business plan / Laws and rules to know about

  25. 25. MARKET YOURSELF AS AN INTERIOR DECORATOR

    Marketing plan / Graphic profile and website / Getting the client to choose you

  26. 26. DECORATION AND FOCAL POINTS

    How to create focal points / Decoration / Decorating with plants

  27. 27. DRAFTING AS A PRESENTATION TOOL

    Different types of floor plans / Pictorial-style drawing / Elevation

  28. 28. SKETCHUP CONTINUATION COURSE

    Colour and texture / Elevations in SketchUp / Watercolour rendering

  29. 29. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR DESIGN

    Sustainable strategies in interior design / Environmental impact of different materials / Sustainability in practice

  30. 30. LIGHTING PLANNING

    Different light in different rooms / Office lighting / Making a clear plan for the client

  31. 31. PROJECT WORK

  32. 32. CERTIFICATION EXAM INTERIOR DECORATOR

  33. 33. FINAL PROJECT INTERIOR DECORATOR

  34. 34. INTRODUCTION TO HOME STAGING

    What is home staging? / Photo styling / How to get assignments and charge for them

  35. 35. THE HOUSING MARKET

    What does the housing market look like and what affects it? / Styling for the new buyer / Estate agents

  36. 36. THE HOME STAGING PROCESS

    The process step by step / Getting started with your own business / Templates and agreements

  37. 37. CREATIVE GUIDES TO STYLING

    Coordinating colours and patterns / Focal points and still lifes / Styling bookshelves and creating picture walls

  38. 38. PHOTOGRAPHING HOME STAGING

    The camera and the light / Camera angles and framing / Composing a good interior photo

  39. 39. STYLING NEW BUILDS AND HOMES

    Show homes / Styling a show home / Collaborating with developers and building contractors

  40. 40. CERTIFICATION EXAM HOME STAGING

  41. 41. FINAL PROJECT HOME STAGING

Target audience

Who is this for?

For you who do not have the opportunity or need to take our most comprehensive programme for interior decorators (Interior Decorator and Interior Stylist) No prior knowledge is required for this course.

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