Interior Design Fundamentals
Course Overview
Step inside the world of interior design and learn how to transform any space with confidence, creativity and purpose.
Across nine inspiring weeks, designer Kerry Selby Brown will take you on a creative journey and guide you through the essential foundations of interior design, from furniture flow and colour psychology to fabrics, styling, lighting and the secrets professionals use to make a room feel “just right.”
You will explore how to plan a renovation, create functional layouts, choose colours that support mood, work with texture, select textiles that last and bring a room together with art, lighting and soft furnishings. You will also learn where designers shop, how to brief trades and how to design a master bedroom that feels grounded, calm and beautifully resolved.
Whether you are refreshing a single room or dreaming of a full renovation, this course gives you the skills, insider knowledge and confidence to design spaces that truly feel like home.
Weekly topics:
Week 1: Colour psychology: how colour can influence the way one feels about an interior space.
Week 2: Planning a renovation: Scope of work, realistic budgets and engaging tradesman.
Week 3: Furniture configuration: Understanding the scale of rooms and working with Icons at 1:50 scale.
Week 4: Texture, styling, rugs and accessories for Interiors
Week 5: Fabrics: Best usage textiles fit for purpose for window treatments, cushions and upholstery
Week 6: “Big Day Out”: Excursion to trade industry showrooms to view textiles and furnishings
Week 7: Designing a Master Bedroom
Week 8: Outdoor spaces: furnishings and courtyard gardens
Week 9: Pulling it all together: let’s plan a room with the new skills you have acquired
This unique introduction to Design courses is perfect for an avid lover of all thing “beautiful “ wanting to elevate their style and understand the principals of Interior Design. Beginners, renovators, home-lovers are all welcome.
What you’ll learn
By the end of the course, you’ll have the confidence and practical skills to:
- Use colour, texture and pattern to create a cohesive and welcoming interior
- Plan furniture layouts with an understanding of scale, proportion and flow
- Select fabrics, furnishings, lighting and accessories that are both beautiful and fit for purpose
- Develop a clear concept and colour scheme for a room or home
- Understand the basic steps involved in planning a renovation, from scope and budget to engaging trades
- Communicate your ideas more confidently with tradespeople and suppliers
- Apply interior design principles to bedrooms, living spaces and outdoor areas
- Bring your ideas together to plan and style a complete room
Testimonials
Participants from our recent Interior Design course told us they came away with fresh ideas, greater confidence and a new way of looking at their homes.
“I’m no longer scared of colour! I now know how to use textures and natural stone, and where to use them to achieve the best result.”
“I feel more open and adventurous with interiors, bolder with colour and design.”
“It has made me more observant, particularly about design quality and colour, as well as the necessity of planning.”
“It’s a good introduction to interior design and how to think more broadly about all the rooms in a house.”
“The experience, knowledge and dedication of an interior designer made the learning extremely enjoyable.”
“I have really enjoyed the course and found it valuable”
“Most definitely recommend the course. It has been a relaxed learning environment and has had very practical examples”
“A fun and interesting few weeks”
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Kerry Selby Brown
I am a qualified Interior Designer with a Bachelor of Design in Human Environments from the University of South Australia, graduating in 1988.
For the past 25 years, I have run my own interior design business, working across apartment, residential and aged care developments.
Alongside my design work, I was a Senior Lecturer at Sydney Design School for 14 years, teaching within the Certificate IV in Design and Decoration program. My teaching areas included technical drawing, textiles, finishes and flooring, lighting design, model making and space planning.
My greatest passions are textiles, interior finishes, styling and colour.
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