Color Applied to Interior Design
A course by Miriam AlíaInterior Designer
A course by Miriam Alía, Interior Designer
Learn how to create strong chromatic combinations for interior projects
Miriam Alía’s interior designs are characterized by her bold use of color, bringing light and joy to the space she works on. Color psychology is a fundamental aspect in her designs, meticulously working on fresh color palettes using textures, light, and structure, but above all, it’s the passion that she puts into her interiors that shines through her work. She has been recognized for her work in editorials such as Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Interiores, and many more.
In this course, Miriam shares her love for interior design, going through her unique method of researching and working on a color scheme to find the ideal combination for each of her projects. Discover how to organize your ideas and harmonize a space. Work your own style in a room with confidence, by working on a mood board using Miriam’s expert techniques.
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 26 downloads
What will we do in the course?
1 minute, 30 seconds
For tastes, primary, secondary and tertiary colors
8 minutes, 47 seconds
Sometimes yes, sometimes no: color combination
7 minutes, 23 seconds
Color fever and its psychology
12 minutes, 40 seconds
3D color and interior design
10 minutes, 0 seconds
Shaping ideas and emotions: mood boards
2 minutes, 32 seconds
What's included in this course?
Get to know Miriam, how she got started in interior design, and how she developed her own style by taking bold decisions with original color palettes and her unconventional use of light. Get to know her influences and where she finds inspiration to set trends to create fresh new concepts.
Begin with Miriam’s three essential ingredients needed to carry out an interior design project: passion, motivation, and enjoyment. Get started in your project by analyzing color, with an emphasis on how important it is to fine-tune the little details in your concept for a successful end result. Revisit color theory and work on a chromatic circle.
Make a start on your own color palette, by experimenting with different color combinations such as monochromatic, analog, complementary, triad, and tetrad.
Explore the psychology of color, identifying the sensations that colors provoke to communicate a feeling throughout your design. Identify the different areas and textures, where you will apply the colors you choose for your palette, understanding how it impacts your overall design.
Discover how to organize your ideas by creating a mood board for your design. Learn how Miriam goes from the initial chaos of ideas to structuring them into a mood board to define a concept.
Next, see how to research the space for your interior design, seeing what questions to ask your clients. Get to know the space itself, analyzing its strengths and weaknesses, using all this information to make the final edits to your mood board.
Once you have determined all the aspects of your interior design, you can apply it to the space of your choice and share them with the course’s community!
What is this course's project?
Learn how to develop your own color palette and integrate different materials and textures in the context of an interior design project, by using a mood board to organize and plan your project.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for architects, design professionals, as well as anyone passionate about interior design, that wants to venture into creating an interior design project that stands out.
Requirements and materials
Previous knowledge in interior design is not necessary. You will only need the motivation to develop your creativity and delve into the world of interiors.
Reviews
- 7 days ago
Me ha gustado mucho el contenido, suma mucho.
- 2 months ago
Maravilloso el curso, experta la profesional, muy interesante para aplicar en mis proyectos.
- 6 months ago
En lo personal, los cursos de Domestika me parecen muy dinámicos y asertivos. En particular, este curso reúne todo lo necesario para adentrarse en el mundo del color en el interiorismo: teoría elemental, ejemplos de aplicación y, sobre todo, una invitación constante a expresarse y practicar. Recordemos que todo es práctica; no lo piensen demasiado, experimenten el color y vívanlo.
- elena_bellonePLUS10 months ago
esposizione chiara e diretta molto interessante e funzionale per comprendere bene i vari passaggi nella creazione del progeytto
- 10 months ago
Un curso muy bien explicado me gusto mucho
Thanks to her commitment and unequivocal passion for her line of work, she has built a successful career and worked on many large interior design projects, including an entire hotel in Moscow, Russia, which was recognized by the Spanish magazine Interiores. In addition, she inaugurated her furniture collection with her own brand I AM ALÍA, achieving one of her main career targets. Her work has been published in magazines such as Elle Decor, Nuevo Estilo, and Architectural Digest.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Trends and references
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
Official presentation: hello color
- For tastes, primary, secondary and tertiary colors
- Sometimes yes, sometimes no: color combination
- Color fever and its psychology
- U3
Enjoying the color
- 3D color and interior design
- Shaping ideas and emotions: mood boards
- The importance of materials
- U4
The hour of creativity
- In order to create you have to know how to listen
- Know and connect with space
- Inspiration & mood boards
- FP
Final project
- Learn how to create a color palette to decorate a space
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
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Get front-row seats
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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
You’ll learn how to apply color in interior design, create mood boards, select materials, and combine color palettes to evoke unique moods and styles in interior spaces.
This course is aimed at people with intermediate knowledge of design or interior design, but motivated beginners with a creative interest can follow along with dedication.
You’ll need foam board, a craft knife, cutting mat, double-sided tape, cardstock, material samples, a black pen, and access to images to create both physical and digital mood boards.
A mood board is a visual collage that brings together images, materials, and colors to communicate the concept and atmosphere of an interior design project.
Color influences how we visually perceive a space, its mood, and our emotions, helping create feelings of spaciousness, warmth, calm, or energy depending on the palette chosen.
You’ll be able to design and present interior projects, create professional mood boards, define color palettes, and apply trends for showrooms, homes, and commercial spaces.
Yes, the course explores contemporary trends in interior design and color, helping you stay current and bring fresh ideas to your projects.