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Everything Small Home Design

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Overview

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          Are you challenged on how to most effectively design your small room or home?
          Do you feel constrained functionally and/or aesthetically by your smaller space?
    Do you feel paralyzed by fear over making the wrong design decisions in your small home?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this course is here to help!

Whether you live in an apartment, condo, flat, townhouse, loft, or single family home, this course has been designed to give you the right tips, techniques, and approaches to make the most out of your space both functionally and aesthetically.

**PLEASE NOTE:  This course does NOT include "tiny house" design/decoration.  As stated above, this course is for those who live in smaller homes, such as apartments, condominiums, flats, townhouses, lofts, or single family houses.**

This course covers a wide range of topics related to small home design and decoration, including, but not limited to:

  • 4 pro ways to make a room look bigger and the 4 biggest mistakes to avoid in your small home

  • Design techniques and approaches for every room in your small home, including your outdoor space

  • How to make your small rooms appear larger

  • Where to go "big" and where to go "small" when selecting furnishings

  • Best storage hacks for your small home

  • Great "double duty" pieces

  • How to strategically use color and patterns in your home

  • Best approaches for effectively dividing open spaces

  • Excellent lighting techniques for every room of your home

  • How to most effectively use open shelving in your home

You will also have the opportunity to immediately apply your learning in three guided small room case studies so that you feel comfortable applying these techniques in your own home.

In short, my goal with this course is to help you fall in love with your small home by showing you the techniques and approaches that interior design professionals regularly use to create small home magic.  I look forward to seeing you in the course!


IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • If you are interested in taking most or all of my courses, I have a recommended order in which to watch them (although it's certainly not required).  I would start with "How to Design a Room in 10 Easy Steps" because most of my other courses are in-depth classes of the concepts touched on in this 10 step class.  Following the 10 Step Course, I suggest moving on to "How to Use Color Like a Pro", followed by "How to Work with Interior Design Styles Like a Pro", then "How to Use Lighting Design to Transform your Home", and finally "Design is in the Details".  My other courses, "How to Use Minimalist Interior Design to Live your Best Life", "Use Eco-friendly, Sustainable Design to Improve Your Life", "How to Design Your Dream Kitchen", and "Everything Small Home Design" are all stand alone classes on specialty topics within interior design, and therefore, can be taken in any order.
  • Please be aware that this course, or any of my courses, is not intended to provide all of the knowledge needed to become a professional interior designer.  As with any professional field, there is a significant amount of education and/or experience that is needed to achieve competency in this field.  My intention with these courses is to provide some solid foundational knowledge to assist either those individuals interested in "DIY" interior design to work on their own projects more effectively, or to provide supplemental education to both interior design students and professionals.

Syllabus

  • Welcome and Introduction
  • 4 Techniques to Make a Room Look Bigger & 4 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid
  • Form Follows Function
  • Where to go "Big" and Where to Go "Small"
  • Great Double Duty Pieces
  • Why Open Shelving is a Small Home’s Best Friend
  • To Divide or Not to Divide: Unique Small Home Challenges
  • Strategically Use Colors/Patterns in a Small Home
  • Excellent Lighting Techniques for your Small Home
  • Activity #1 - Let’s Improve These Small Room Designs!
  • Entryways
  • Family/Living Rooms
  • Dining Rooms
  • Kitchens
  • Master Bedrooms
  • Kid's and Teen's Bedrooms
  • Home Offices
  • Bathrooms
  • Powder Rooms
  • Clothing Closets
  • Laundry Spaces
  • Outdoor Spaces
  • Activity #2 - Create Your Own Small Room Design
  • Thank You for Joining Me in this Small Home Design Course!

Taught by

Erikka Fogleman

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