Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling

Phase 2: Time to Play 2

A course by Dr. Livinghome , Interior Designer and Home Stylist

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About the video: Phase 2: Time to Play 2

Overview

“I've already covered the furniture arrangement. Next, you're going to work with color. Scary, I know. Color is possibly the most powerful tool in an interior decorator toolbox. Also, I'll talk about creating focal points for your compositions. ”

In this video lesson Dr. Livinghome addresses the topic: Phase 2: Time to Play 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling. Learn how to give your home a complete makeover by transforming and recycling your own furniture with upcycling techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“Phase 2: Time to Play Ways to apply color to a room 60/30/10 formula There are many ways to apply color to a room. I could do an entire course just talking about that. I'll present you with a few ways. There's a traditional formula called 60/30/10 to apply color safely to any room. The idea is that there's a dominant color that will be present on roughly 60% of the room, a secondary color that will take up to 30% and a contrasting color used in some accessories and accent pieces. This is a standard formula, but it works. In this case, what would be the dominant color, the 60%? White, as we ...”

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Course summary for: Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (88)
  • 3514 students
  • 4 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 56m)
  • 10 downloads
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    Architecture & Spaces, Craft
  • Areas

    Arts & Crafts, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design, Woodworking

Dr. Livinghome

Dr. Livinghome
A course by Dr. Livinghome

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Interior Designer and Home Stylist

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.


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Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling. Architecture, Spaces, and Craft course by Dr. Livinghome

Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling

A course by Dr. Livinghome
Interior Designer and Home Stylist. Pontevedra, Spain.
Joined May 2012
  • 98% positive reviews (88)
  • 3,514 students