Successful Interior Design

What you will learn

• Lesson 1 – Introduction

  • Welcome
  • How to use this course
  • Finding a place to study
  • What is interior design?
  • Thinking like an interior designer

• Lesson 2 – Colour

  • Introduction
  • The importance of colour
  • Colour theory – the colour wheel
  • Tones, shades, tints and hues
  • Making your own colour wheels
  • Contrasting or complementary colours
  • Warm colours and cool colours
  • Colour schemes based on the colour wheel:
  • Neutral
  • Monochromatic
  • Harmonious
  • Contrasting
  • Split complementary
  • Triads

• Lesson 3 – Balance, Accent, Pattern and Texture

  • Introduction
  • Balance
  • Accents
  • Getting inspired
  • Pattern and texture
  • Creating illusions and dealing with problem rooms

• Lesson 4 – Project 1: Living Rooms: Styles and Materials

  • Introduction
  • Living room issues
  • Budgets
  • Design styles
  • Materials
  • Walls
  • Ceilings
  • Floors

• Lesson 5 – Project 1 Continued: A Living Room Design Scheme

  • Introduction
  • Drawing up a brief
  • Introducing plans
  • Carrying out a simple site survey
  • Drawing a simple plan layout to scale

• Lesson 6 – Project 1 Continued: Living Room Furniture

  • Introduction
  • Developing your design
  • Choosing furniture
  • Focal points
  • Drawing your chosen furniture to scale

• Lesson 7 – Project 1 Continued: Window Treatments

  • Choosing the right window treatment
  • Blinds
  • Curtains
  • Headings, pelmets, swags and tails and tie-backs
  • Some practical advice for buying and fitting curtains
  • Multi-layered window treatments

• Lesson 8 – Project 1 Continued: Lighting

  • Introduction
  • The importance of lighting
  • General principles of lighting
  • More general principles
  • Lighting for living rooms
  • Choosing fittings for living rooms
  • Drawing up your lighting plan

• Lesson 9 – Project 1 Continued: Accessorising

  • Types of accessories and the different roles they play
  • Using a theme
  • Using accessories as starting points
  • Arranging and displaying accessories
  • Collections
  • How to choose display collections
  • Choosing pictures
  • Hanging pictures
  • Mirrors
  • Decorative rugs

• Lesson 10 – Project 1 Continued: Sample boards

  • Introduction
  • The importance of sample boards
  • Different ways of presenting sample boards
  • Producing your own sample boards
  • Using your sample boards
  • Colour scheme sheets

• Lesson 11 – Project 1 Continued: Drawing Elevations

  • Introduction
  • Practising textual effects for elevations
  • Preparing to draw elevations
  • Drawing up your elevations

• Lesson 12 – Project 2: Bedrooms

  • Considerations when designing bedroom schemes
  • Design styles
  • Choosing beds
  • Storage
  • Lighting and window treatments
  • Flooring
  • Accessorising bedrooms, including bed linen choices

• Lesson 13 – Project 3: Bathrooms

  • The brief
  • Special considerations when designing bathroom schemes
  • Bathroom design styles
  • Suitable materials for bathrooms
  • Baths, WCs, bidets, wash hand basins, taps and fittings
  • Site surveys and drawing sanitary ware to scale
  • Bathroom lighting
  • Building regulations, bye-laws and bathrooms

• Lesson 14 – Project 4: Kitchens

  • The brief
  • Special considerations when designing kitchen schemes
  • Site surveys and plans
  • How to put modular units to work
  • Kitchen styles and layouts
  • Kitchen lighting
  • Choosing the best materials

• Lesson 15 – Project 5: Halls, Landings and Stairs

  • The brief
  • Lighting for safety and lighting for effect
  • Design treatments
  • Suitable materials

How Our Courses Work

Your first course materials will be sent to you when you enrol so you can start as soon as you want. You can then enjoy your course at your own pace, studying when it suits you and where it’s most comfortable. This gives you the freedom to learn around your existing job, family or other commitments or location (including overseas).

Course materials have been developed by experts and are clear and straightforward so your studying is easy and enjoyable.

All coursework assignments are included within your course. As you complete each assignment, simply send it to your tutor, who will mark and return it along with valuable, constructive feedback to help progress your skills further. (You can also contact your tutor or the support team for help at any point during your studies.) The remaining course materials will be sent to you as each assignment is completed.

After successfully completing all your assignments, you will receive the Regent Academy Diploma and you will also be awarded our City & Guilds Home Interior Design Certificate when you successfully complete this course.

Study Length

There are no deadlines for this course. Simply study in the comfort of your own home, and in your own time.

Your progress will depend upon how much time you’re able to commit to study. However, as a guide, most students tend to complete this course in approximately 6-8 months*.

* Timescales are approximate and depend upon application and motivation.

Certification

City & Guilds accredited programme

You will also be awarded our City & Guilds Home Interior Design Certificate* when you successfully complete this course.

You can add this to your CV to demonstrate to prospective employers and potential clients that you have recognised skills.

*You do not need to complete any further assignments or coursework to receive this certificate.

Regent Academy Diploma

You will receive the Regent Academy Diploma when you successfully complete this course. With Regent Academy’s reputation this can be a highly sought-after addition to your CV and alongside your portfolio of coursework, powerfully showcasing your skills to prospective employers or potential clients.

What’s Next

Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll be able to transform your living space. If you want to take your studies further and learn to design interiors to a professional standard, take our Professional Interior Design course.

You could turn what you’ve learned into a career or apply it to your existing role. For advice and support, get in touch with one of our tutors, or contact our support team from 9 am – 5 pm.

Course fee & how to enrol

There are two ways you can enrol

Pay the total course fee of £395* £316* in one sum and receive a £50 voucher towards the cost of your next course

or

Pay 9 monthly payments of £47.22* £38.44* (£30 administration fee included)

Enrol on both our Successful Interior Design and Professional Interior Design courses at the same time and save over £145

Pay the total course fees of £735* £588 in one sum and receive a £50 voucher towards the cost of your next course

or

Pay 12 monthly £63.75 £51.50 (£30 administration fee included)

(Select the option for ‘Both Successful Interior Design and Professional Interior Design’ at enrolment)