Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling
A course by Dr. Livinghome
, Interior Designer and Home Stylist
Learn how to give your home a complete makeover by transforming and recycling your own furniture with upcycling techniques
- 100% positive reviews (65)
- 2106 students
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
Learn how to give your home a complete makeover by transforming and recycling your own furniture with upcycling techniques
- 100% positive reviews (65)
- 2106 students
- 16 lessons (2h 56m)
- 21 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
By adding a touch of magic to existing items and following simple decorating principles you can create a beautiful home that reflects your personality. Interior designer and home stylist, María Vázquez, specializes in transforming spaces by upcycling furniture and adding creative flair. She has collaborated with furniture manufacturers and home improvement companies including Leroy Merlin, and Bruguer.
In this course, explore ways to make over a bedroom without the need to buy mass-produced items or spend a lot of money. Learn how to plan for your redecoration, create your own pieces, and revamp existing items using a DIY approach.
What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. How to Design a Room
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U3U3. Executing Your Design
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U4U4. How to Grow as an Interior Decorator
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FPFP Final project
Start by getting to know María. She discusses how she became a professional interior designer and stylist, and gives you an insight into her work processes. Learn about her influences and how to discover your own style.
Understand the difference between interior decoration and interior design, and how they work in a professional context. María then explains the planning phase of redecoration, giving advice on important do’s and don’ts of the preparation stage. Discover what it takes to achieve home styling success, including guidance on working with clients.
Explore how to do a bedroom makeover step-by-step. María instructs you on how to design a moodboard for your makeover before showing you how to create a customized headboard, and transform a nightstand and table lamp. Learn how to add the finishing touches to a room and personalize a space.
Finish the course with María’s tips on how to grow as an interior decorator, both personally and professionally, how to build a portfolio, and strategies for sharing your work on social media.
What is this course's project?
Make over your bedroom using a mix of items you have made, upcycled or bought second-hand.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in home styling and DIY techniques.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge or experience is required, just some enthusiasm for getting your hands dirty.
In terms of materials, you will need some basic tools for DIY that will be specified by your teacher during the course.
Reviews
A course by Dr. Livinghome
María Vázquez is a Spanish decorator and creator of the online decoration school Dr. Livinghome. As a child she loved home decor and DIY, and furnished her own tree house-style cabin from repurposed items and materials. María started her career as a creative and art director, and in creating spaces for events, she reconnected with her childhood passion. After decorating her first home she began documenting the process through her blog, and Dr. Livinghome was born.
The blog later became an online home decoration service and María’s full-time business. She has collaborated with several furniture manufacturers and home improvement companies including Leroy Merlin, and Bruguer.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
How to Design a Room
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Understanding Home Decor
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Phase 1: Planning
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Phase 2: Style and Mood Board
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Phase 2: Time to Play 1
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Phase 2: Time to Play 2
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Phase 2: Time to Play 3
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Phase 2: Time to Play 4
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U3
Executing Your Design
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Phase 3: Sketching and Materials
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Phase 4: The Focal Point
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Working with the Things You Own
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Adding Second Hand Pieces
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Accessories and Personal Touch
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U4
How to Grow as an Interior Decorator
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Keep Practicing
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Share Your Work
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FP
Final project
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Creative Home Makeover with DIY Techniques
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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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.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
sole59sole
Good course very east to follow.
The instructor explains the class very well.
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Sua Manero
Plus¡Me ha encantado! Muy ameno y con mucha información útil. Ya tengo muchas ideas para poner en práctica :)
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sfraga_22
Me parece muy interesante y ameno. Me está aportando muchas ideas para poner en práctica.
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hsftvhrs8t
Los contenidos estan muy bien planteados y los materiales adicionales en pdf son muy interesantes. Me encanta Maria , la profesora !!
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tawertours
Genial el curso, me encantó!!!!! con unos tips súper interesantes, la verdad muy completo. 100% recomendable.
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