Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling
Adding Second Hand Pieces
A course by Dr. Livinghome , Interior Designer and Home Stylist
About the video: Adding Second Hand Pieces
Overview
“I love adding second-hand pieces to my projects. In this lesson, I’ll transform a second-hand table lamp to give it a fresh look. ”
In this video lesson Dr. Livinghome addresses the topic: Adding Second Hand Pieces, 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
“Adding Second Hand Pieces In this lesson, I'll talk about lighting and I'll also tell you how to add some secondhand pieces to your design. This bedroom will need some general lighting and some ambient lighting. For the general, I've chosen a lamp made of natural fibers, like wood, and for the ambient lighting, I've chosen this one. It doesn't look too good right now. It doesn't fit into the style of the room, but I'll show you how to transform it. I bought this table lamp at a thrift shop and I'll change it completely. I love adding some secondhand pieces to my designs, but sometimes I lea...”
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Course summary for: Interior Decorating: Redesign Your Home with Upcycling
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design, Woodworking
Dr. Livinghome
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.
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