7 Top Courses in 2025 to Renovate or Redecorate Your Home

Discover DIY decorating ideas from expert interior designers to refresh and renew your living spaces on a budget with these online courses

Home improvements don’t have to involve a full-on refurbishment. For example, learning how to use color theory and simple materials to create an accent wall, or renewing worn or outdated features with restoration techniques can all create a feeling of freshness—without the huge price tag.

As we enter the new season, now is the perfect time to find your new look and create your big “before and after” home makeover moment.

In these flexible, DIY modern home decoration and renovation courses, professional designers will teach you how to renew your home by creating stylish spaces that showcase your personality, discover tricks to make the most out of a room, and develop your decoration skills—whatever your level (and budget!).

DIY home renovation courses

1. Home Design and Reform, a course by Himera Studio

“If your house could speak, what story would it tell?” This is the question founders of interior design studio Himera Estudio (@himeraestudio), Ana Campos and Edgar Esteban, want you to ask yourself. In this course, they’ll teach you how to design your own home renovation, and create a space that speaks to you.

You’ll gain the knowledge and skills to redefine your home layout to make the most of the space, learn how to choose new materials for the floors, walls, and ceilings that meet your budget, and explore what styles work best in each room of your home. They also offer advice for sharing your designs with contractors if needed.

2. Design and Renovation of Interiors, a course by Allaround Lab

Learn how to turn your home into a space that’s comfortable, flexible, and functional with Noelia de la Red, the founding partner of architecture studio Allaround Lab (@allaroundlab).

In her course, you will design and create your own interior renovation project. Explore both the theoretical and practical elements of transforming your living spaces, learn about considerations like energy efficiency and sustainability, and examine the role of history and heritage in your design ideas.

3. Redesign Your Home with Upcycling Techniques, a course Dr Livinghome

Interior designer, home stylist, and educator, María Vázquez, aka Dr. Livinghome (@drlivinghome) teaches people how to explore their personal style, pairing it with interior decoration ideas and restoration skills to help them create their dream home.

In her Domestika course, she teaches you how to make over your home using upcycling techniques. Choosing the bedroom as her space of choice, she shares tips and advice to plan for your redesign, and prepares you with the skills to revamp existing furnishings and spaces using a DIY approach.

DIY interior decoration and styling courses

4. Colorful Interior Design: Styling Homes with Personality, a course by Geraldine Tan

Color is one of the most important elements in interior decoration. The colors you use will transform spaces, evoke the senses, and reflect your interior style choice. For example, while more muted tones are associated with contemporary style, traditional style commonly features bolder and more dramatic hues.

In this colorful interior design course by interior stylist Geraldine Tan (@littlebigbell), you’ll explore principles of color theory and color psychology to enhance and redesign your living spaces. Learn about the interplay between color, patterns, and lighting, as well as getting inspiration for furnishings and accessories that match your aesthetic.

5. Interior Decoration Tricks to Revamp Your Home on a Budget, a course by Cristina Larrumbe

Whether you’re limited by renting or after a less intensive way to transform your house, learn how to make big differences using simple techniques with decoration expert Cristina Larrumbe (@crislarrumbe).

Known for her interior decor hacks, in this course she teaches you easy interior decoration tricks to revamp your home. Build a transformation plan based on your style, considering the needs of the space and how much room you have to work with. And learn interior decor techniques like the 60-30-10 rule to create harmonious color palettes for your room.

6. Decorating Your Home on a Budget: Basic Concepts, a course by Sofía Saraví O’Keefe

Every object and feature in your home—large and small—can impact your mood and wellbeing. This means that simply by adding some basic decorative elements, you can achieve a space that makes you happier.

Sofía Saraví O'Keefe (better known on Instagram as @decolookbook) introduces you to the world of interior decoration in her course on how to decorate your home on a budget.

Learn the basics including the rules of different decoration styles, and explore options for textiles, lighting, and other accessories—seeing how you can use what you already have, and where you might want to invest. Choose the room you want to redesign, and start your makeover with these principles in mind!

7. Home Styling and Decoration with Plants, a course by Urban Jungle Bloggers

Another way to renew your spaces is to embrace the transformative power of nature by adding plants to your interior decoration plans. Plants not only breathe life into a room, they can also be good for your mind and body.

If you want to learn how to create your own indoor oasis, in their course on home styling and decoration with plants the founders of Urban Jungle Bloggers (@urbanjungleblog) Igor and Judith teach you how to use interior design techniques to incorporate plants into your home—sharing advice for each room in your house.

Article updated by @amyvsnelling.

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