Decorating Your Home on a Budget: Basic Concepts
A course by Sofía Saraví O'KeefeDecorator
A course by Sofía Saraví O'Keefe, Decorator
Redecorate your favorite room and give it your personal touch
Every object in our homes, whether large or small, influences our mood and well-being. By applying some basic decorating skills to your home, you can achieve a space that makes you happier. Sofía Saraví O'Keefe—better known on Instagram as @decolookbook—is dedicated to generating content on interior design in her profile, in which she has more than 300 thousand followers.
In this course, get introduced to the world of decoration with Sofía and have your home the way you’ve always dreamed of. Analyze what you already have at home and see what you can change, learn the basic concepts, add your personal touch, and get to work on an environment with the resources you have at your disposal.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 23 downloads
The Creative Project
4 minutes, 38 seconds
The Use of Color
5 minutes, 34 seconds
Textiles
6 minutes, 21 seconds
Plants
5 minutes, 8 seconds
The before
5 minutes, 36 seconds
Styling
4 minutes, 50 seconds
What's included in this course?
First, Sofia tells you a little bit about her career and how she got into the world of decoration. She also tells you about her influences within the worlds of interior design and architecture, including blogs, Instagram accounts, books, and more.
What do we talk about when we talk about decorating? Continue learning by delving into the world of interiors, learning the basics, and then choosing the space of your home that will become your creative project for the course.
Learn some notions about types of decoration styles, use of color and scales within a space. Based on this, choose a style for your project.
Take a tour of the furniture, textiles, lighting, and other accessories that make up a space, trying to make the most of the ones you already have and defining which ones you should invest more in.
Get to work on your project. Start decorating taking into account everything you have learned during the course. Define the new arrangement of the furniture, the ideal textiles, the lighting, decorative objects, plants, and additional elements such as candles and music.
Finally, Sofia gives you some extra advice and considerations to achieve a charming house with the resources you already have.
What is this course's project?
Redecorate the living room of your house or some other environment of your choosing.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to make changes in their homes but doesn't know where to start.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any previous knowledge, just the desire to make your house more beautiful.
Reviews
- 1 month ago
Hermoso curso!
- 2 months ago
Fue inspirador
- 7 months ago
Super me encanto!!! Practico, sencillo, facil de entender y sobre todo al grano.
- 11 months ago
Es lindo el curso, llevadero, pero esperaba mas
- 1 year ago
Bien explicado, conciso, con datos y fotos útiles, me gustó
Sofía firmly believes that if we like the space we live in, we are happier, and she loves nothing more than being able to do her bit so that others can achieve this.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What are we going to do?
- U2
what you need to know
- What are we talking about when we talk about decorating?
- The Creative Project
- The style
- The Use of Color
- Scales
- U3
What we have to have
- Furniture
- Textiles
- illumination
- Objects
- Plants
- Senses
- U4
Let's do it
- The before
- Let's decorate
- Your personal touch
- Styling
- Decorate with little
- FP
Final project
- Decorating Your Home on a Budget: Basic Concepts
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
PLUSIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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FAQs
This course is designed for beginners and requires no prior decorating experience. You’ll start with the basics and learn practical techniques to transform spaces in your home.
All you need is an interest in decorating, internet access, and a basic device like a computer or smartphone. No professional tools or materials are necessary to get started.
You’ll learn how to analyze spaces, apply trends, create color palettes, choose furniture and textiles, optimize layouts, and develop your own decorating style using accessible resources.
The course covers fundamental decorating principles, space analysis, color selection and combinations, decorating styles, use of textiles, lighting, and DIY techniques for the home.
You’ll discover how to use Instagram, Pinterest, and specialized blogs to gather ideas, organize mood boards, and adapt trends to your own space and budget.
Styles like Nordic, boho, industrial, and rustic are explored, along with strategies for harmoniously mixing different styles to suit your preferences.
The course teaches you how to select and combine colors using guidelines like the 60-30-10 rule, analyze contrast and color harmony, and tailor trends to your personal space.