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Interior Decorating & Design Entrepreneur was designed to help you understand the basic principles of interior design and decorating to both improve your life, starting your own design business and set you in a new direction for your career! Interior design and decorating touches the lives of all of us in a very direct way we all live in interiors, and most of us work, study, shop, and travel inside buildings, vehicles, and other enclosures.
Interior Decorating & Design
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define aspects of becoming a décor coach and theoretical bases of design
- Identify the space planning of residential and commercial interiors
- Recognize the planning of exterior and interior environments
- List the various interior materials, architectural systems, finishes and components of design
- Recall space planning and functional flow
Start Your Own Business
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Define entrepreneurship
- List the steps for developing a business plan
- Recall methods for marketing your business
- Recognize the concepts behind financing strategies
- Differentiate between potential strategies for growing your business
Interior Decorating & Design
Interior Decorating and Design Module 1
Coaching Mindset and Client Relationship
- What is a Décor Coach?
- Decorator vs. Designer vs. Coach
- Who Hires a Coach and Why?
- What Coaching Is and Isn’t in Decorating
- Active Listening Skills
- Building Trust and Reading the Room
- Guiding the Decision, Not Making It
Interior Decorating and Design Module 2
Design Elements and Color Theory
- The Elements of Design
- Principles of Design
- Proportion and Scale in Real Rooms
- Balance, Rhythm, and Emphasis
- Color Wheel and Color Language
- Color Schemes That Work
- Undertones
- Color Psychology in Homes and Business
Interior Decorating and Design Module 3
Space Planning and Functional Flow
- Measuring and Drawing a Floor Plan
- Traffic Flow and Clearances
- Furniture Arrangement and Focal Points
- Zoning Open and Multi-Use Spaces
- Commercial Space Planning
Interior Decorating and Design Module 4
Lighting Designs
- Three Layers of Light
- Natural Light and Daylighting
- Color Temperatures, Lumens and Dimming
- Fixtures, Placement and Safety
Interior Decorating and Design Module 5
Material Characteristics
- Flooring and Wall Treatments
- Textiles and Fabrics
- Window Treatments
- Finishes, Maintenance and Durability
- Sustainable and Healthy Material Choices
Interior Decorating and Design Module 6
Furniture, Style and Accessorizing
- Finding Client’s Style
- Selecting Furniture
- Accessorizing with Purpose
- Styling Surfaces Without Clutter
Interior Decorating and Design Module 7
Residential, Commercial Spaces and Client Discovery
- Room-by-Room, Residential
- Commercial Settings
- Codes, Accessibility and Durability
- Décor, Brand and Customer Experience
- Discovery Consultation
- Writing the Design Brief
- Mood Boards and Concept Presentation
- Budgeting and Sourcing
- Managing the Project and Reveal
Interior Decorating and Design Module 8
Coaching Conversations
- Communication
- Feedback
- Conflict
- Accountability
- Building Your Décor Business
- Services and Packages
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
Start Your Own Business
Start Your Own Business Module 1
Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship
- Defining Entrepreneurship
- Free-Enterprise System
- What is a Small Business?
- Paths to Enterprise Ownership
- Benefits and Costs of Becoming an Entrepreneur
- Lean Startup Methodology
- What is a Business Plan?
- Business Plan Components
Start Your Own Business Module 2
Creating Business and Exploring Your Market
- What Defines a Business?
- Business Opportunity Decision Process
- Your Competitive Advantage
- Determining the Value of a Business
- Product Life Cycle
- Customer Research
- Segment and Industry Research
- Market Positioning
Start Your Own Business Module 3
Marketing Mix and Smart Selling
- The Marketing Mix
- Product, Price, Place, Promotion
- Advertising and Sales Promotion
- Publicity Potential
- Developing a Marketing Plan
- Sales Call
- Creating a Sales Force
- Customer Relationship Management Systems
Start Your Own Business Module 4
Costs and Financial Statements
- Start-Up Investment
- Estimate Value
- Fixed and Variable Costs
- Calculating Critical Costs
- Income Statements
- The Balance Sheet
- Financial Ratio Analysis
- Balance Sheet Analysis
Start Your Own Business Module 5
Cash Flow, Taxes, and Financing Strategies
- Cash Flow
- Working Capital Cycle
- Using a Cash Flow Statement
- Capital Budgeting
- Gifts and Grants
- Debit and Equity Financing
- Investing
Start Your Own Business Module 6
Legal Issues and Operating for Success
- Business Legal Structures
- Contracts
- Commercial Law
- Intellectual Property
- Protecting Tangible Assets
- Licenses, Permits, and Certificates
- Production-Distribution Chain
- Supply Chain Management
- Defining Quality
Start Your Own Business Module 7
Management, Leadership, Financing, Licensing
- The Entrepreneur as Leader
- Business Management
- Creating and Managing Organizational Culture
- Ethical Leadership
- Social Responsibility and Ethics
- Focus Your Brand
- Harvesting and Exiting Options
- Creating Wealth by Selling a Profitable Business
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**
All course materials included.
Upon successful completion of our Interior Decorating and Design course, students will be prepared, in part, to sit for the Residential Interior Design Qualification Certification & Exam. Eligible candidates must also demonstrate four years of hands-on interior design experience with proof.
Note: This course is not affiliated with, nor has it been endorsed by RIDQC.
Internet Connection
- Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections
*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware Requirements
- Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
- Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
PC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
- Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player
MAC Software Requirements
- Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
- Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
- Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
- Cookies MUST be enabled
- Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
- The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
- PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Apple QuickTime Media Player
