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How to Use Color Like a Pro

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Overview

Do you find yourself struggling to create a cohesive color scheme in your own home?  Or perhaps you wonder how interior designers use colors to create a certain mood or feeling in a room?  It's no secret that color is one of the most important elements of great interior design.  To that end, this course has been created to help you create fantastic color schemes for your own home.  This course will cover everything you ever wanted to know (and maybe what you didn't know that you wanted/needed to know!) about color in the world of interior design, including:

  • Color theory / color psychology
  • How to use the color wheel in a very practical and useful way
  • How to use color to create different moods in a room
  • How to use color to make your rooms appear larger or smaller than they actually are
  • How to mix patterns like a pro
  • Learn about beautiful color scheme selections for every room in your home based on various factors
  • Learn everything you need to know about paint

We delve deep into the topic of paint, including discussing how many different paint colors you should be using in your home, how to narrow your paint choices, the best white paint colors, how to effectively test out paint colors, and how to transition paint colors from room to room.

Finally, there are exercises in this course as well, to provide you with opportunities to create your own beautiful color schemes. 

This course is a great choice for the novice or aspiring interior designer, or for anyone who is interested in learning more about how to create beautiful interior design color schemes like a pro. 

Join me for a fantastic journey into the world of interior design color schemes!

Important Note:  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
  • Overview of the Course Content
  • 1 Easy Paint Hack to Take Any Room to The Next Level
  • Basic Color Theory
  • Use the color wheel in a very practical and useful way
  • A Case Study of Blue
  • Use the Psychology of Color
  • Activity 2 - Create your Own Color Schemes
  • Popular Color Schemes for North and South Facing Rooms
  • Popular Color Schemes for Different Interior Design Styles
  • Popular Color Schemes for Different Types of Rooms
  • What's in a Color Scheme?
  • Activity #3 - Create a Whole House Color Scheme
  • Use Color to Create a Certain Mood in a Room
  • Use Color to Make a Space Appear Smaller or Larger
  • Use Texture to Change Color and How to Mix Patterns Effectively
  • Activity #4 - 2 Design Dilemnas
  • Pulling it all Together
  • How Many Paint Colors Should You Have in your Home?
  • Narrow Down your Paint Color Choices / Which Paint Sheens to Use
  • Best White Paint Colors
  • Effectively Test out Paint Colors Before you Start
  • Transition Paint Colors in your Home Like a Pro
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Erikka Fogleman

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