HOW TO DESIGN A ROOM IN 10 EASY STEPS
SECTION 1: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION SECTION 2: PRE-PLANNING FOR FABULOUS ROOM SECTION 3: CREATE THE PERFECT MOOD FOR YOUR ROOM SECTION 4: SELECTING ALL THE RIGHT FURNISHINGS FOR YOUR ROOM SECTION 5: CONCLUSION UDEMY LECTURE: ERIKKA FOGLEMAN:INTERIOR DESIGNER ROTHA OUDOM
SECTION 1 1. OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE CONTENT 10 STEPS: 1. Measure your room 2. Decide on key activities 3. Choose your style 4. Choose your color scheme 5. Choose your rug 6. Choose your furniture 7. Choose your wall art/wall decor. 8. Choose your lighting 9. Choose your window coverings 10. Choose your accessories and greenery
2. 3 EASY CHANGES TO MAKE ANY ROOM LOOK BETTER NOW! - Rug:
- Drapes: • Soften the edges of the window • Add texture to walls • Opportunity to repeat colors • Adjust lighting and privacy - Greenery:
-Look for ways to repeat color within the room
SECTION 2 3. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 2 -Focus on 2 main areas: +Measuring your room +Deciding the key activities
4. MEASURE YOUR ROOM
-Take 3 measurement of the room: Width - Length - Height -Draw a simple floor plan:
-Window:
5. ACTIVITY #1
(4 Line)
Ex: 12’
6’
6. DECIDE ON KEY ACTIVITIES • Watch TV • Eat
• Entertain • Sleep • Play Games • Work • Read • Pay Bills • Write • Relax • Work on hobbies + How many people?
SECTION 3 7. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 3 Choosing Styles
8. CHOOSE YOUR STYLE
Styles: • Contemporary (Straight clean line) • Traditional (Wood, formal symmetry, soft curve, more neutral color scheme) • Transitional (Traditional + contemporary twist, neutral floor, lot of difference texture) • Mid-Century Modern (1950-simple line, graphic pattern, cool indoor-outdoor vibe) • Industrial (Metal, Reclaim wood, cool color scheme) • Urban Modern (Contemporary+Industrial, NY loft feel, Large low profile furniture, graphic pattern in accessories) • Coastal Chic (White-blue color scheme, beach and ocean decor.) • Scandinavian (like contemporary clean line, light-bright color, organic material) • French Country (laid back lifestyle of french countryside) • Zen (Clean, minimal, neutral color scheme) • Bohemian (Bold-bright color scheme with pattern) • Farmhouse (like french country style, distress wood) • Western (lether furniture, Raw-rough wood) MOOD LIFESTYLE Laid-back • Industrial • Coastic chic • French Country • Bohemian • Farmhouse
Country Relaxing • Farm house • Zen • Western • Scandinavian
Elegant City • Traditional • Contemporary • Transitional • Urban Modern
9. CHOOSE YOUR COLOR SCHEME #1 - Pick a neutral as main base color
Gray - Brown - White - Beige - Greige
-Choose accent color by clothes that you wear
Analogous Color Scheme
Cool
Chrome - Contemporary Transitional Mid-century Modern Industrial Scandinavian Zen Gold - Transitional Mid-Century Modern Behemian Wood - Traditional Coastal Chic Bohemian French Country Farmhouse Western Mid-Century Modern Urban Modern Black and iron - Industrial
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Complementary Color Scheme
Warm
SECTION 4 10. INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 4 -Create dramatic room
11. CHOOSE YOUR RUG
3 Factors: -Size -Color - Accent color + pattern stand out -Material - Wool 1 Rug - Buy Biggest one
Website to buy rug -Rugsusa.com -Wayfair.com -Overstock.com -Hayneedle.com
12. CHOOSE YOUR FURNITURE Functionality & Style Main Activity
On Google for example: Industrial Style and table Shopping Tab, Image, All
Then you can see the price
COMPANY Contemporary Style: West Elm, Room and Board, Y Living, Ikea Traditional: Ethan Allen, Bassett, Thomasville, Jerome’s Transitional: Z Gallerie, Home-decorations.com, Living Spaces Mid-Century: West Elm Industrial: Restoration Hardware, World Market Urban Modern: Crate and Barrel, CB2, Room and Board
13. CHOOSE YOUR WALL ART/WALL DECOR Wall Art: 1. Photography 2. Abstruct Art 3. Regular Painting Height:
Site: Greatbigcanvas.com Etsy.com (Unique wall decor.)
14. CHOOSE YOUR LIGHTNING Should have 3 types of lighting: -Ambient lighting (not neccessary for bedroom) -Task lighting-Table lamp, floor lamp -Mood lightning:
Site: Lamp Plus Wayfair.com Overstock.com Y lightning.
15. CHOOSE YOUR WINDOW COVERINGS TYPES:
-Contemporary -Mid-Century-Modern Simple Roman Shades Roller Blinds Wood Blinds Simple-clean Drapes -Industrial -Urban-Modern -Traditional
Formal, Heavy Drapes Hobbled Roman Shades
-Transitional
Anything Goes!
-Coastal Chic
Light, Airy Drapes Simple Roman Shades Plantation Shutters Light Filtering Roller Shades
-Scandinavian Simple, Light Colored Drapes Light Filtering Roller Shades -Zen -French Country Curtains/Drapes Simple Roman Shades Plantation Shutters -Bohemian Richly Colored Patterned Drapes Wood Blinds Roman Shades -Farmhouse Site: Blinds.com Simple Drapes Wayfair.com Wood Blinds Overstock.com Plantation Shutters -Western
16. CHOOSE YOUR ACCESSORIES AND GREENERY Accessories - Accent Colors
Eg: Pillow
Site: Home Goods Crate and Barrel Vase
Sculpture Clocks Plants Greenery: Provide Oxygen, Warm Tall plant at the corner
Books
Candles
SECTION 5 17. CONCLUSION - REVIEW OF 10 STEPS 1. Measure your room 2. Decide on key activities 3. Choose your style 4. Choose your color scheme 5. Choose your rug 6. Choose your furniture 7. Choose your wall/art decor 8. Choose your lighting 9. Choose your window coverings 10. Choose your accessories and greenery