Home Styling - Interior Design Inspiration - Sydney Course

We offer training in face to face and/or online learning formats.

• Please see scheduled class for delivery format.
• Online classes delivered via livestream video over Zoom.

Have you always wanted to redecorate your home but don't know where to start?

In this Home Styling - Interior Design Inspiration course, you will learn key concepts about colour and get great ideas for decorating your favourite rooms at home.

During the course, you will go through text and pictures to create a collection of ideas and designs on a mood board. Using a variety of practice exercises, you will learn all about how to calculate a room area and how to choose the right finishings and furnishings. You will be provided with access to tip sheets for paint colours and design ideas.

This course is suitable for all levels. By the end of this course, you will understand what your personal design style is, how to conduct design research, how to create a mood board as well as maximise space and improve circulation and flow within a room.

You will learn what type of furniture suits your room and design style and have greater confidence shopping for furnishings and decorative items.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

Course Outline

In this course you will learn:

• Briefing
• Identify your needs
• Understand about your design style
• Design research
• Pinterest
• How to read a magazine
• Materials and finishes - understanding different materials available in the market.
• Floor plan
• Mood board
• Area calculation
• Layout and residential spaces
• The efficiency of circulation movement channels and standard minimum dimensions
• Furniture and materials
• Colours
• Recognising the difference between expensive furnishings and cheap furnishings

Course Outcome

At the of end the course, you will be able to look at the interiors of your home with a design perspective. You will know how to create a mood board, understand your design style, and how to redecorate your room with finishings and furnishings to take advantage of the space.

What to Bring

Please bring a:

• Pen and notepad
• Mobile or laptop
• Materials
• A4 paper
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Glue
• Colour pencil or colour pen
• Scissor
• Old magazine (architecture, furniture, design magazine )
• Rule
• Photo of your favourite room (eg living room, bedroom, kids room, dining room, outdoor area. Kitchens and bathrooms are not recommended). You will need to share with other students about your room.
• Measurement of the room you choose.
• Other Information: You will learn about home styling and interior design, not about renovation.

Prerequisite

This level is for the complete beginner and assumes no prior knowledge of Interior Design.

Important Information

Please note: You will need access to the internet and a smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop in order to participate in the livestream video classes.

Delivery Mode

• We offer training in face to face and/or online learning formats.
• To check the delivery mode of the course you are interested in please view the class timetable.

Classroom based: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material face to face.

Classroom based learning for this course includes:

• Scheduled class times and sessions
• Interaction with your trainer and other students

Please note: Government COVID-19 regulations and recommendations, including appropriate social distancing measures, hand washing and other hygiene protocols will be in place at all times and may result in course delivery changes.

Remote learning: experienced and engaging trainers will take you through the course material via interactive livestream video classes online.

Remote learning for this course includes:

• Scheduled class times and sessions
• Livestream video classes online
• Interaction with your trainer and other students during livestream video sessions

Please note: You will need access to the internet and a smartphone, tablet, computer or laptop in order to participate in the livestream video classes.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!