Interior Design and Home Decorating Mastery: Ultimate Color Theory , Palette and Psychology Mastery

1. Journey Introduction !: Thank you for stopping by and welcome to our mastery course, which revolves around home staging, interior design, color psychology, color theory, and best practices. All of them combined in one premium quality mastery course. In this current course, you will learn about best practices for home stagers, interior designers, how to incorporate design principles, design strategies, color psychology, color schemes. And the list is endless. We are going to provide you with a concise course which will provide you with years worth of practical and professional knowledge in one concise course. This course will save you time, it will save you money. It will save you a lot of hassle and headache of trying to find the best information out there when it comes to home staging an interior design and color psychology and theories. This course is a must have, whether you are a professional home stager, an interior designer, or a homeowner trying to renovate their own home, their own decoration style, whatever it is you're trying to do with your own property. Or if you're planning on selling that property, this course will help you achieve that with ease. So what are you waiting for? Join our Global Academy, our global profile, our global reach of over 30,000 members across the globe, with over 1,000 reviews and very, very highly rated feedbacks across of our Coursts, which span across multiple disciplines, sharing premium quality knowledge over the years. Join our global community and we'll look forward to walking you through your transformation through your own professional and educational development. Let's get the course started. 2. Your Project : Practical project for the current course revolves around creating a color scheme for an or staging project. Whether you're interior designer or a home stager, you need to apply the color psychology and design principles to a room staging scenario, blank canvas, or a room which has been established. And you are responsible for the design of the room and staging of the room. Here are the instructions. Choose a room, select a room from a hypothetical homesteading project, for example. You can choose a living room, a bedroom, or a kitchen. Define your target audience. Who are you going to be designing this for your client, For visitors? Whatever it is, potential buyers or renters of the property are the young professionals, family retirees. Think about the preferences and styles and the psychological end to draw from. When it comes to your color selection. Determine the desired mood. Decide on the emotional atmosphere you want to create. And the chosen room is a calm, inviting space, a vibrant energizing area, or something else. Consider the room's function and your target audience. Because we are at the home staging end, which is more commercial. Select the color scheme based on the room, the target audience, and the color psychology and desired mood. Choose a color scheme, monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic. Explain why you have made those choices. Choose specific colors, which you have learned during your activity on color palettes. Identify the specific colors you'll use within your chosen color scheme. Mention the primary color, secondary color, and any accent colors. Providing the names or color codes justify your choices, why you have chosen them. Create a mood board using digital tools or just simply snapshots a blank board and add all of these textures, fabrics, colors, notes, get creative share with us for a discussion and for feedback. And we're going to showcase your project for the rest of our global community. This is a hands on project that you could use it as part of your portfolio and as part of your resume. It will help you stand up by gaining actual solid experience. 3. What is Home Staging: Now kicking things off, we need to define, first of all, what is home staging. Now, home staging, you can think about it as a subcategory of interior design in general, which focuses on enhancing a real estate property, a living space, a house, a villa, whatever it is to help you transform its impression in a way to make it more appealing to be sold at a higher price, to be rented out, or to be just simply presented for real estate purposes. If you're trying to sell your property, for example, you need to take these things into account, which fall under home staging, such as the aesthetics. How does the space look like? What are the key elements of interior design that you should place within your approach for home staging to make that property presentable? So let's go through the briefings of home staging to have a better idea and grasp and to understand the interlink between home staging and interior design. So home staging is the strategic arrangement and decoration of a property to make it more appealing to potential buyers or renters. The first part, which is mainly interior design, you're arranging and decorating the property. Furniture, accessories, paint, colors. All of these elements are going to be combined in such a fashion with an aim and a goal which is making the property more appealing to potential buyers. This is the main goal. However, interior design by itself does not focus on the aspect of selling a property or making the property commercial, let's say. Interior design is mainly about the visual aesthetic appeal. Harmon as we're going to be seeing in the upcoming segments of the course which are related to the experience that you have within a property and it ends at that point. But if you'd like to transition to make that property appealing to be sold for commercial purposes, then this is where you transition from interior design to home staging. The primary goal of home staging is to highlight a property's best features, minimize its flaws, and create a welcoming and neutral environment. When you have a guest over, for example, if you do have a crack in the wall, what would you do? Obviously, you're not going to place all the attention on that crack in the wall because it doesn't look appealing. It doesn't look nice, it doesn't look professional. It seems as if that space has something wrong with it. So you try to paint it up, you place a painting. All of these are approaches to minimize the impact of such a flaw. And the same logic follows within home staging, where you try to amplify the best features and focus on the best qualities of the property that you have. It involves optimizing the flow and the layout of space to make it more functional and visually pleasing. It should be organized, it should be clean. It should look like a catalog image of one of those living rooms, one of those dining areas that looks exquisite. Everything is tidy, everything is neat, everything is organized. It makes the guest or the potential buyer look forward to being part of that space. Now that's the highlight, or that's the wrap up of the definition of home staging. It's often confused that home staging is not related to interior design. On the contrary, you could think of interior design as the big jaunt, which is basically the entire aspect of decoration, organization, aesthetics. The visual appeal of a space and home staging is a subcategory, which is related to the transition from the design to the commercial end. And this is the thing that we're achieving in this current course. We're going to be providing you with the insights from home staging and interior design principles. That you could combine them in such a fashion to make your property more appealing, whether it's for your own personal purposes that you would like to enhance your living room. Enhance your living conditions, make a change within your living environment or you do have a property and you're planning on selling that property or renting out that property and you would like to enhance its appeal. This course is going to provide you with all of these details with regards to color psychology. Color theory, how to implement color tactics and strategies to help you with minimal cost, with minimal effort, transform a space that you have. Now, if you're interested in learning about home staging with further detail, but specifically home staging, we do have a course about home staging, so make sure that you take a look at it if you're interested. But for this current course, we're going to be taking a look at an element within the interior design that could be very powerful for home staging and interior design as well, which is the utilization of color, which is often overlooked. This master class will focus on that element and it will pass on to you the power and the ability to transform any space through quality techniques, strategies by experts. 4. First Impressions within Interior Design: Welcome back. Now in this segment of the course, we're going to take a look at a psychological element which is first impressions. Now within life in general, the importance of first impression cannot be overlooked. Whether at work, whether at your day to day interactions with individuals, with professionals, various circumstances. Whenever you walk into a meeting room, for example, there's always that element of first impression. And you've heard the saying most probably. You do have one chance to make a good first impression. It's quite difficult, psychologically, to change the first impression once you develop that impression. And the same logic applies to interior design and home staging with regards to property. Take a look at this current image. For example, at first glance, it gives you an impression organized neat, high end luxurious. On the other hand, if it's quite disorganized, cluttered, it could be the same space, but you'd have a negative impression. Take a look at this current slogan, memorize it. Keep it in mind, whether for interior design, for home staging, or any other aspect of your life, you will never get a second chance to make a first impression. And this is very true, especially when it comes to home staging and interior design. And if you're planning specifically to sell a property, you should do your best. As soon as a potential buyer and renter steps into that space, they have that flash of great first impression. And here's why. First of all, it helps buyers envision themselves living in the property and can lead to quicker sales and higher selling prices. If you're planning on selling a property for a high margin compared to the market, your property should stand out. If you would like to rent a space, for example, you do have a single bedroom or two bedroom apartment and you would like to rent it out. The question is, why would someone rent that property and any other property, why a first impression has been developed and they can see themselves living in that space. Home staging is an investment that can yield a high return by increasing the perceived value of the property. When you organize that space, take care of the colors, the organization, the furniture layout, how it looks like, the traffic mechanism, the de, cluttering, the artwork, the accessories, all of these things. They work hand in hand to increase the perceived value of that property. It could be a very basic property, but once you do the proper solid work in terms of home staging it properly, taking care of the interior design practices and elements that are going to be teaching you briefly in this current course, In addition to the focus of the current course, which is color psychology, color theory, best practices, color schemes, color palettes, all of these the influence the first impression. We are psychological creatures and we are susceptible to psychological stimulus. And one of the most powerful sources of stimulus is color. And this is what we're going to be equipping you with in this current course. Stage homes, they tend to photograph better, making them more attractive on online listings, often nowadays, when individuals try to find a property, the first thing they go to is online. They research for a single bedroom, two bedroom, a villa, townhouse, wherever it is, and they go for the listings. Think about it. When you're like buying a product online, if it has no images, most probably will not buy that product. If it has average images, you'll be taking a look at the various feedback from individuals who have bought that product in case it's worth your effort and time. But if it has like amazing, dazzling images, pictures of various rooms, of various layouts, various arrangements highlighting its key features, you're more drawn to that listing because it has provided you with a solid impression. So professional home stagers, keep in mind once we say home stagers, these are a subcategory of interior designers. Like mainly if you are equipped with interior design principles and you would like to sell a property and use those skills to make a property commercial, to run it out, to sell it. Home staging is a subcategory of interior design, like we have mentioned, where a home stager is a professional who actually has those skills of interior design. And they're going to be channeling them for commercial purposes. To sell a property, whether for themselves or for a client that they have a professional home stagers or home stager. They're trained professionals to understand design and use color psychology to create harmonious, inviting spaces. These are professionals who are trained to understand and utilize design principles. We're referring to interior design principles and Color psychology, which relates psychology, interior design as well. And the social element of humans interaction in general to create harmonious, inviting spaces. And how could you relate to this? Think about a space. Let me give you an exercise right now. Try to remember the first thing that pops to mind when you walked into a space and you felt like this is a great space, it could be anything, a home theater, it could be restaurant. It had a certain ambience, certain decoration, certain accessories that grabbed your attention and left you pausing for a bit and mesmerized by the architecture, by the colors, by the scenery. It could be a visual landscape. For example, you went to a certain country you traveled and a certain scene captured your attention. What would that be? The first thing that pops to mind? Think about it. Think about it and ask yourself why The same thing happens in terms of home staging and interior design when you walk into a space and it gives a great first impression, the first thing they need to ask is why? Why this space had such a great impression while a similar space, in terms of the layout, didn't do that? Well, it has to do with the arrangements, the furniture, the accessories, the lighting, the colors that have been used. Take a look at this image one more time. Look at the combination of the colors. Take a look at the lighting, the arrangement. Now, like I've mentioned, we do have an array of courses. We do have a course for lighting design which is a bit technical. You can take a look at it as well. We do have an in depth home staging from zero to hero course as well. You can take a look down as well if you're professional home stager and you'd like to find tune your home staging skills, that's a very powerful course. The color elements, the color psychology, which is the main focus of the current course, we're going to show you how these selections have been made. It's not guesswork, there's science behind it. There's theory, there's practice strategy, insight, psychology. All of these have been selectively placed in their locations for a specific reason. And this is what we're going to be teaching you in this current course. 5. The Role of Color and Design in Home Staging: Welcome back. Now we're going to be narrowing down, focusing on the core principle and the current course which is color, as simple as it sounds. Yet, all of the elements that we've talked about revolve around the proper usage of these colors. Whether you are a professional home stage an interior designer, all of these practices, they revolve around the proper usage and understanding about color psychology theories, best practices, combination schemes, which are going to be taught in this master class. Now let's take a look at the role of color and design in home staging. Keeping in mind this applies to interior design in general as well. First of all, emotional connection, thoughtful use of color and design helps potential buyers connect with the property emotionally. What's your favorite color? Once that pops to mind, ask yourself why. Whether you like the beach, you like greenery, you like forests. Some colors are more appealing to us compared to others. Black, silver, turquoise, purple. Why? Maybe you had a childhood experience with a certain color. You do like cotton candy, for example. You went to a face wheel, which had left a great impression and you like that color of that face wheel. So all of these things, they develop the emotional connections that we have with colors, enhancing space. Smart design can make rooms appear larger and more functional. This is a very powerful tool. Let me give you a protype. For example, whenever you walk into a space and you do have mirrors and you do have white paint, what does it do? It gives you that visual appeal, that this space is large. It's huge. Why? Our brains translate the stimulus from those colors as if it's coming from a broad source. It has that ability to skew the visuals. Color, psychology. Color choices can influence emotions and create a desired atmosphere in a space. Whenever you have a cozy space, How does it look like? Dim lights. The paint is dark in color. On the other hand, if you have a bubbly energetic space, bright lights, we have bright colors and it gives you that vibe. In between parentheses, that vibe is due to that color psychology. Certain colors, they tend to make you feel a certain way. For example, in the winter season, there's no sunlight, mainly dark colors are the dominant selection in terms of fashion. On the other hand, for the summertime, yellow, blue, light blue, pink, all of these are bright colors on the end of the spectrum, and they are mainly referred to as summer colors. Why? Because they are selected for. In the summertime where it's sunny, energetic, and bubblic, you get the idea the design principles properly used with colors. They will help you achieve powerful goals such as balance. We're going to take a look at what is balanced with details, contrast, harmony, and it enhances the visual appeal. This specific element, we have a dedicated section of the course for to give you the powerful insights and details and these very, very important principles and interior design that you need to know. We're going to be tackling them by themselves, a specific segment of the course, creating cohesion where everything fits together. A well designed space with coordinated colors promotes a sense of cohesion. Like this is one unit, one space. Everything makes sense. Aesthetically pleasing colors and design elements, they make property more visually attractive to potential buyers. Imagine walking into a living room, and you do have yellow, pink, purple, green scattered all over the place. It's visually painful for your brain to try to collect that stimulus. At the same time, you need a more cohesive, pleasing color scheme, which makes you feel comfortable within a space. And as I'm going through these important roles and elements of design and color, try to reflect on your own experience in life. Whether you walked into a cafe that you like compared to another cafe. Whether you visited a friend, for example, and a certain piece of equipment or fernet furniture or accessory or paint color, grab your attention. Or you went to a certain country for vacation and a certain restaurant, you had a certain setting which you found very appealing. So all of these things are based on design principles from interior design. Color theory, psychology, and practices that we're going to be teaching you on this master class, combined together in a systematic way to create that experience for you. Highlighting features, Colors are very powerful. They allow you to draw attention to key selling points. If you're planning to sell a property, you have a certain architectural ornament. You do have a fireplace. You do have a certain seating area outdoors. Colors could help focus down the attention on that specific element, making that element more appealing. And you could leverage it as a selling point for that property, increasing the price. A neutral background, usual colors provide a canvas for personalization without overwhelming the buyers. Think about a property like a painting, if you walk into that property and you do have elements from a previous occupant in the property, they got pictures, they got their own colors, they got their own equipment, they got their own TV and all that stuff. It feels that you're not able to relate to that space that you would potentially buy or rent out. Why? Because psychologically, at the back of your mind, that space is utilized and it has been personalized. So for a professional home stage or this is a very important thing to keep in mind, you should be able to depersonalize a space, yet create a visual appeal such that a potential buyer or potential renter. And for the aspect of interior design, a potential visitor, for example, they could visualize themselves being present in that space where they could add a certain element from their own personality, their own images, their own pictures, their own colors. They could visualize that. If you're able to achieve that, that's a very powerful, a selling point, a very powerful leverage that you could have to actually make the sale. Because think about it this way. Whenever you walk into a space that you want to buy, what's the first thing that comes to mind? I'm going to place the cushion over there. I'm going to place the kitchen over there. I'm going to put the sofa over there. The TV on the wall, for example. All of these things go at the back of your mind, because as soon as you step in to a depersonalized space, now you're a painter, you're trying to create your own canvas. You're placing your own elements, colors, and features to make that space your own. So if you're able to walk through a potential client, a potential renter within a space, and have them go through that experience to the proper use of design principles and colors, you increase the chances of selling that property faster. Selling that property at a higher price. Increased client satisfaction, which will make you a go to person for home staging and interior design. So I truly hope that at this current point that you understand the impact of color and design in terms of home staging and interior design in general. 6. Module 2: The Basics of Interior Design: Welcome to the second module of this current course. We're going to be learning about the basics of interior design. We're transitioning one module at a time, providing you with the stepping stones, the essential elements from interior design. Home staging and building, all the way up to color psychology theory, best practice and strategies. Which will provide you with all the tools that you need to create your own project as you're going to be seeing in the course. Now, in this current module, we do have very important design principles, interior design principles, and elements that you should keep in mind which will help you leverage your skills as a designer and a home stager, and a home owner as well simply trying to decorate your own space. 7. Elements of Interior Design #1: Welcome back. We're going to start things off with the elements of design. If you are a beginner in terms of interior design, you must learn these things. If you are professional interior design, you would recall that you've learned these things at one point in time at the beginning of your career or your studies. The elements of design, even though they might sound basic, but they provide the groundwork for everything else. Starting things off with the element of a line, which is a line, literally a line like two points connected together. The basic foundation of design, lines could be straight, curved, horizontal, vertical or diagonal. They create structure and movement within the space. They give you that framework, the boundaries. Take a look at this current image. This is a dotted line. This is a dashed line. This is a line with a bit of edge clipping. This is a straight line which has a pointed end. This is a straight line with a curved end. This is a skewed line. All of these lines, if you take a look at the image over here as well, you do have a diagonal, horizontal, vertical, curved lines. All of these, even though they might sound trivial, but they give you a tool, They give you a powerful element that you could use to actually create a design. You might be thinking, well, how is that even possible that could use a line to actually create a certain design within a space? Take a look at the image. This project, for example, take a look at it. It has a living room. And what's the first thing that you would notice? It looks great, it looks weird, but somehow everything fits together. Take a look at the lines and the geometric elements that have been used. Now you should develop that insight. As a professional designer and home stager, you should be able to pick things up. Now take a look at the walls. You do have diagonal lines. Take a look at the grounds. You do have circles, geometric sit, geometric shapes. We're going to take a look at that in the upcoming lectures. You do have a combination of vertical lines, horizontal lines for the pillows. You do have zigzag lines. You do have diagonal lines on the wall. And all of them, they are cohesive, They look weird, but they make sense, that's what you're trying to achieve. Elements of the design could be basic, yet they are very, very powerful. The first element that we have is a basic line. It could be horizontal, diagonal, vertical, and curved line. These are tools and elements it could add to your own library of tools that will help you create a frame for the area that you would like to design. It would help you have a certain boundary that you would like to establish for a certain design. Often we think about squares and rectangles, but there's more that could be done if you have the experience and you do have the proper grasp of those elements. 8. Elements of Interior Design #2: Moving on to the second element of design, which is shapes. A shape or shapes are defined by lines that we've learned earlier and could be geometric circles and squares or organic free form. Anything that you close it could be a hectagon, pentagon, octagon. Just simply you connect them in dots and you close them and you have a space. That's a shape. They help define objects and spaces. Think about it this way. Your living room is probably a square or rectangle, right? Whenever you walk into a hotel, the lobby could be circular or it could be a triangle. If you walk into a cave, for example, and it has a narrow entrance, it could have a triangle structure. It is for you to have passage. So all of these are geometric shapes which are used in a subliminal way that you don't really spot on. But as a designer, you're using them. Now take a look at the current samples for you to have an idea what would grab your attention first, with relation to shapes, take a look at the flooring, right? You do have a similarity, right? We're utilizing shapes on the flooring. Now let's try to spot on another shape over here, a similarity as well. We do have a round table which is a circle, obviously. How about the frame of the flooring? It's a big rectangle. How about the doors? It could be a big square as well. All of these elements, they are present in the form of shapes. Take a look at this example as well. Wall, this could be a wall for a kitchen where you do have a combination for octagons, More pentagon as well. You do have multiple edges built into each other. You have triangle built into them. We got white triangle, you got black triangle, and you get similar shapes over here as well. Round table, round bowl. All of these elements, they are shapes can find by lines that we have learned earlier and they are present within our design. Often we take these things for granted. But if you take a step backwards, if you're able to handle the use of lines shapes in a professional fashion, it will help you transform your ability to design any space which goes beyond the norm square rectangle. Have a sofa, have a cushion, and all this stuff. On the contrary, if you're able to add, for example, as bizarre as sounds, a triangular sofa, how does that look like? It could be, or a triangular cushion, That would be a risky move, yet it could be a very powerful highlight that could leverage the design of your space. So you understand these elements at this current point. They might sound basic, but they serve as the basis that we have when it comes to interior design. 9. Elements of Interior Design #3: We have started with the element of lines, then we've built onto that. We transition to shapes. We're going to build one more layer which is the element of space. Now, space involves the arrangement of elements within a room. It could be positive space or negative space. I'm going to explain that shortly. A positive space occupied by objects. Negative space empty between brackets. What does that mean? Do, I'll let you know in a bit. It plays a crucial role in defining a room's functionality and visual bouts. Take a look at this current image. This is a balanced space. You do have two sofas at the four ends. Center table, two chairs. You do have at the corners, we got a plant over here, you got a lamplight over here. Everything seems balanced. Now, what makes that balance? We need to take a look at the extremes. What do we mean by a negative space? A negative space is lily an empty space. Once you have nothing in that space that's considered to be a purely negative space. Once you start adding furniture, you start adding objects, you are moving towards being a positive space. Now let's consider this sample over here is mainly towards the negative end. The space is quite huge, yet we do have a bit of elements. We have a sofa, we got a lamp, we got a table, carpet, a seating area, or our dining table. That's it. Nothing else. Now, when you look at this, it depends on your flavor as a designer. This could be very appealing. Why? It's less distracting. Calming, it gives you a sense of big space, less elements for your brain to process. You feel a sense of calm, tranquility and room, right? On the other hand, some individuals, whenever you walk into that space, it seems off to them like it's too empty, right? So they start adding elements. This is eminimalistic design, where you add more by removing elements from the space. We have your saying more is less. This applies here, a negative space. It's a space where you don't have too many furniture elements, too many objects, yet it looks proper, it looks properly designed and orchestrated in a way which is visually appealing. On the other hand, if we start adding furniture, we're moving towards the positive side. Now take a look at this positive space. It seems a bit packed, but it didn't cross the border line. You do have a sofa. You do have a table, you've got a chimney, you've got doors, you've got curtains, you've got lights. You got accessories, samples of artwork. You do have accessories on the table. You've got cushions, you've got carpets. You've got another arm chair over here, but it's not overwhelming the space. It's maximizing the use of the space. You have a space and you're filling up the pieces of furniture until the maximum limit that the space could withstand. You barely have any room for walking, right? If you do have multiple guests or multiple bars on an open day, they're not going to be able to walk comfortably. Why? Because this is a very positive space. It's not positive in terms of the vibe, it's positive in terms of the occupancy. However, if you are somewhere in between, you're not going to positive space extreme, or the negative space extreme, you're in the balance space. Now this is what I mean by the balance space. You do have furniture, you're occupying the space, but the amount of emptiness is present, there's a balance between emptiness and objects. In this example, it's mainly emptiness side. You don't have object, it's negative. On the other side, you do have a lot of object and less emptiness. It's positive if you do have an equal balance and distribution between having objects and having no object. This is a balanced space. Now, this could be a great moment for you because this is a very tricky concept and yet very powerful concept for experienced designers and home stagers. Whenever you say the word space, everyone assumes that just simply a square or rectangle and you fill that space with furniture. But there are three different ends of the caliber. Positive space, negative space, balance space. Now if you reflect, consider this as a mini task. Reflect on your office, for example, on your living room, or a restaurant, or a cafe that you walk to. Did they have a balance space, a positive space or a negative space? This will help you find your own preference. Are you a negative space designer and home stager? Or are you a positive space designer at home stager? Or mainly you're balanced. Because the positive space might be appealing for certain individuals, the negative space might be appealing for other individuals. For example, my own preference would be somewhere between the negative space and the balance space. If the space is too positive, too occupied, I don't find it comfortable. On the other hand, if it's a negative space, that the ability to have visual freedom within that space creates a sense of comfort. A balanced space provides both options if it's studied properly, because you would like to have objects that make sense and they should be cohesive. Let's recap what we've talked about. We've talked about the elements of design, line shapes and space. These are very powerful elements. They might sound basic, but they serve as the foundation for the interior design practice. 10. Elements of Interior Design #4: Welcome back. Now we're going to advance to an additional element of design which is texture. Texture relates to the tactile quality or visual perception of surfaces. Think about fabrics, it adds depth. And interested designs such as smooth rough pattern surfaces are this is an extra layer of design element capabilities that you could add to your tools box. You could have two pieces of carpets, they have the same color yet, one looks better compared to the other. Why? Because how it feels like and how it looks like, texture wise. Now take a look at these images. You'll notice that all of them, the side on the side, they are gray, right? They're gray in color. Take a look at the wall. Gray color. Matt gray. However, this is a bit rugged, gives you that rocky look. Which one seems more appealing to you. Take a look at this site. For example, bricks is the texture compared to the rocky texture, right? Compare both walls, you do have the rocky end. You do have the plain flat end. Take a look at the image over here. These are fabrics. This looks silky. This looks a bit more rugged and rough. This has a certain design element to it. This has the incorporation of shapes and geometry inside the textile texture helps add the extra element of uniqueness to a space two spaces. As we can see, the could have the same color scheme, same arrangement of furniture, yet they could be very different due to the texture of the elements which have been used. The furniture, the paint, the flooring, the carpets, the cushions. The element of color, combined with texture will help you leverage the visual appeal of any aspect within the space that you have. 11. The 4 core principles of Interior Design: Welcome back. In the previous segments, we've taken a look at the elements of design, such as shapes, lines, space, and texture. Now let's take a look at the principles of design in front of us. We do have a sample space, a case study, let's say as a project. You do have a living room. You do have an external seating area. And you do have the arrangement of the furniture, the cushions, the tables, the armchair. Give yourself a minute to observe and consume that space. Now, when it comes to interior design, there are key four important elements and principles. Not the elements that we've talked about, but actual design principles. First of all, we have harmony, which ensures that all design elements, the work together cohesively, creating a sense of unity and visual satisfaction. How do you establish this? Take a look at the image. Does it look as if it's one complete unit where everything is related to the other in terms of color arrangement, texture, how do we establish this? Take a look at the carpet. We get gray over here. Chairs outside, they are gray. Sofa light shade of gray. We do have gray chairs. Take a look at the groundwork. We've got woodwork, We've got woodwork. Take a look at the wall over here. We got woodwork as well. Take a look at the texture over here. It's gray with a bit of rugged texture which complements the texture of the sofas. We got greenery at the centerpiece. We get greenery on the table. You find that mesh, the connection between these elements. You're able to spot them on the spot. The first thing, in terms of creating harmony, in terms of the connectedness of the various elements, regardless of how big the size is of the space or how scattered the elements is. If you're able to step backwards and take a look at it, it looks like a complete unit, as if the designer and the stager, they had a certain plan in terms of selecting those elements. Contrast creating visual interest by layering elements with distinct features such as light, dark colors, rough and smooth textures. Now take a look at the image. What are the things that would grab your attention? First, you could say the wall, right? It looks strange. It has certain textural element to it. You could say this strange looking block, like a coffee table, right? It looks like a wooden log. Any other elements? How about those plants over there? Right? How about the flooring? The parque? Wooden flooring on both sides. It gives you that visual interest. That, uh huh, this looks interesting. That's the power of contrast. If you take a look at the colors, for example, between the transition between the gray to the wooden color, this creates a contrast. Now, some people might not like this, the wood. But why this has been selected? Because there's a fireplace over here. To put focus on that, you get the idea. Contrast is the transition between visual in terms of colors. Lighting as well. Now, let's not forget about lighting, which is a very important and a powerful design tool. We have a dedicated course on lighting design. Feel free to enroll and take a look at it as well. The natural lighting which cascades on the table and it complements actually the entire space. If we don't have lighting, if we just simply place curtains, this will look dark. Light is creating a contrast that complements the space that you have. You understand this at the current point that the blend of colors, furniture, texture is the RD cornerstones for contrast balance. Now we're going to take a more detailed insight for balance in the upcoming lectures. But what does the word balance mean from the actual term? When you balance things off? Balance is achieving visual stability in space by distributing visual weight evenly. What does the word weight means? Simply put, when you say the word weight, it means how heavy or light something is, right? So if you take a look at object, it might look heavy. It might look light. Take a look at, yes, the table, right? It looks like a log. So it gives you that visual perception that this is heavy, right? This is a visual weight. It has been placed at the center of the space Y, on the left side. The distance is the same as the right side y, because it will portray a sense of balance. Imagine if we place this over here, this side literally will look heavier compared to that side. So that's the perception of visual weight. How we distribute pieces of furniture in a way that balanced. Take a look at another example over here, the chairs. Take a look at the chairs at the far end. They have been placed on the left side, on the right side. This is what we call as the symmetrical balance. Whatever you put on the left side, you put on the right side the same way you have a scale. It's balanced. It looks balanced. Now imagine if I take this chair and put it over here. This space would look empty and light. The space would look condensed and heavy. What we call as an asymmetrical or informal balance. You do have two different types of balances. Let's say you got a symmetrical balance and asymmetrical balance. Asymmetrical balance, draw a line like imaginary line. Wherever you put on the right side, you put it on the left side. It's literally copy pasting to make sure that the balance does not tilt asymmetrical line. It's an informal balance where you actually do it with intention that you place more elements in certain area within the space, making it look heavier and more condensed. Rhythm, establishing a sense of movement and flow in a room through repetition and progression of elements like colors, patterns, or shape. Step backwards, take a look at this current case study as well. Where would you walk? By default? This is actually the first thing that would have come to your mind, the way you would be able to flow between the furniture and the arrangement. You do have the option to walk over here, over here as well, around the dining, or the seating arrangement over here at the back side. This traffic flow, the way that you literally flow between the elements of the space, is what we call as a rhythm. Color could give you guidance. Take a look at the flooring. The wooden floor gives you an indication of emptiness over here. In the same way over here, which is related to movement. It means if I find a wooden floor, I would be able to move on that floor because it's related to empty space. So you understand the logic behind it. The rhythm is the repetition and progression of elements like colors, patterns, or shapes. Which gives you an indication how individuals should flow, should move within that space based on how they are connected together. These are very powerful design principles they need to keep in mind. Let's recap them. Harmony, where everything fits together, Contrast the combination of light, color, and texture to create unity and visual appeal. Balance. When you literally think about it as placing heaviness, how heavy or light objects are being placed within the space. You do have two options. Either symmetrical balance, where everything is placed, 50, 50 left or right. Asymmetrical balance, where we focus on one area rhythm, establishing the flow mechanism, how everything fixed together such that occupants are able to maneuver, maneuver in a way that they find comfortable. And this could be established by furniture arrangement, certain color schemes, certain textures you do have. Now at this current point, you should have at this current point, a solid grasp of these powerful four interior design principles. 12. Balance and Proportion as part of Home Staging: Welcome back. In the previous lecture, we've given some attention to balance. And we've said we're going to explain it further in the upcoming lectures. And this is it. When we think about a balance, we have to add a combination in terms of balance and proportion. What does that mean? Let's get right to it. First of all, let's define the word proportion. Proportion means maintaining appropriate relationships between objects, furnishings, and the overall space. Correct proportions ensure the furniture and decor complement the room size and layout. When you think about proportion, it's mainly related to size and arrangement. If you do have a certain space, you don't want to buy furniture which is quite too big or quite too small. To measure the space, you need to measure the length, the width, the dimensions of that pieces of furniture, just to make sure that they are proportional and they fit within that space. Let's take a look at a couple of examples for you to grasp the concept of proportion better. Now take a look at this current layout over here. We do have two sofas at the far end on the right and the left side of the center table over here. Take a look at the spacing. It's exactly the same, the arrangement and the distance between both sofas, if we split it in half over here, the same distance on the left side is in the same distance on the right side. Take a look at the overall space dimensions. They look proportional compared to the sofas. They fit perfectly, they are not oversized, they are not undersized. Take a look at the example over here, even though we have a lot of furniture, but it has been properly measured. The length of the sofas, the length of the armchairs, the width as well, how far are they from the walls at the back side? Everything has been properly measured to make sure that it's proportional and how the established proportion, you need to measure the length of the room, measure the height of the room, measure the width of the room. Then measure your pieces of furniture. And record these dimensions, which are going to be placed on the furniture layout, which we're going obviously to be teaching you as well in this current course. What is a furniture layout? How it looks like, how could you use it? This will give you the indication whether or not that piece of furniture actually makes sense in the space before buying it and placing it in the space. Often, many individuals. They make that mistake. They walk into a showroom, they buy a piece of furniture, and they think it would fit perfectly in their living space. But once they mobilize it and they place it, oops, they have made a mistake. It's too large or too small, and it doesn't fit their requirements because they have overlooked a very important element which is proportion. Did you measure it? The sizings relatable. Do they make sense? Is going to be congested or the piece of furniture is quite too small to the space? All of these things de fall under the umbrella of proportion. 13. Balance and Proportion as part of Home Staging : Welcome back. If you recall that we've talked about, we've talked about balance. And we said balance is broken down to two different elements, symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. And what is balance? It's how heavy something is, visually, the perceived weight, and how do we place it? Now let's give that more attention. Balance is, by definition, achieving visual stability and equilibrium in a stage space. By distributing elements, colors, objects evenly balance. They could be symmetrical, equal visual weight on both sides. Remember what I've told you, Split the space in half. Whatever you put on the left side, you put it on the right side. This is what we call a symmetrical balance. Asymmetrical balance is unequal, yet visually balance, it's not symmetrical. Whatever you've placed on the left or the right side is not just simply copied and pasted on the other end. Yet it doesn't look repulsive, it looks visually appealing. Let's take a couple of examples to help you understand this better. So here, what we have what we call as a symmetrical balance. Now starting off with this living room, if I slice it in half, what do you notice? Whatever I have on the right side, I'm going to have it on the left side. I have a chair over here. It's going to be placed over here. And this is what we call as a balanced assembly. You do have the countertop over here. If I slice everything in half, whatever I'm putting on the right side, they have two objects. I'm putting two objects on the left side. Even the table slice it in half to here to here. Why? It gives you that impression that the weights have been distributed evenly. Wherever you put on the right side, you try to put it on the left side, that's where we achieve asymmetrical balance. On the other hand, this is what we call as an asymmetrical balance, and you would notice it by now by yourself. If I slice the space in half, you would notice that I have two chairs over here, and I have a sofa over here. I didn't place them in front of each other to create a symmetrical balance, and on the contrary, I created an asymmetrical balance. Now, this is the psychological thing to keep in mind, which side looks heavier, the right side or the left side? I mean, if I split it over here with this side or the side, which one of those sides looks heavier? You didn't weigh them. But that psychological appeal, which one looks heavier? Now, if you've answered right over here that this side looks heavier, you're right. Why? Because the emphasis has been placed on this side. The focus has been placed on the side adding all the elements mainly on the side. If I split the room in half, I'm going to have this counter over here mainly leaning towards the right side. These two chairs on the right side, they can look at the fireplace on the right side as well, making the left side look lighter. This is done with intention. You have to understand this when you're thinking about balance. It's not just simply about being 100% symmetrical, Whatever you put on the right side, on the left side, no, it's about the visual weight, if we distribute the perceived weights of the objects in a way that we would like to pass a certain impression or a certain design approach. Let's take a look at another example to have a clear contrast in your mind between the symmetrical and asymmetrical. This is a perfect symmetrical example, literally slice the room in half. Everything that you have on the right side is reflected on the left side. Everything, Even the window frames, they are reflected over here as well, right? So I have two cushions. Got two cushions. Got a sofa over here. The exact same sofa on this side. A chair, a chair, a table, a table, even the window frame is reflected over here as well. You don't have glass. But the effort to go for symmetrical balance has been pushed to the maximum limits, such that architecturally, they have considered the frame of the windows to be reflected on the walls to ensure symmetrical balance. So you understand this current point. There are powerful design elements and principles that are taking place behind the scenes of any living space, any showroom that you walk into. Any living room, any dining area if it has been properly home stage. Or if you are an interior designer working for a client. All of these things are happening behind the scenes to give you that final result. So you should understand at this current point the definition of balance. The importance of balance and the types of balance where we have symmetrical balance and asymmetrical balance, where we set symmetrical balance where you're simply split in half, right on left should be exactly the same to a certain point. Asymmetrical balance is where you focus on one area more than the other based on the visual weight, how heavy objects look, and you place them on the area based on your own intentions. 14. Balance and Proportion as part of Home Staging : Welcome back to this current lecture in which we are going to focus on the term visual weight, which is related to balance and proportion, as we have learned earlier. But I would like to give it more attention to help you have a better understanding and better grasp of visual weights. Because this could be quite misleading to professionals and students alike visual weight, it means elements in a room, they have a varying visual weight, where larger, darker objects are typically appearing heavier. Properly distributing visual weights helps create balance and proportion. When you use the word weight, it refers to how heavy something is, right? Visual weight refers to how heavy something looks. This is very important to keep in mind when I'm taking a look at different objects within a space. Some of them, they give me the impression that they're quite heavy. Let's take a look up examples to help you understand them better. Now take a look at this living room. Which element looks the heat? It looks really heavy. Is the sofa, the table, the wall, wherever it is. If you said the ceiling light is the heaviest element, or it looks like the heaviest element visually, then you're right. This gives you the impression that this is quite huge and heavy. This is a visual weight. Take a look at another example. This is in another living room. Which object, or let's say which two objects in order look visually heavy. Give me a second. If you said the heaviest looking object is the center table, then you're right. It looks very heavy. It looks huge and has a lot of weight visually. The second visually heavy object would be the corner architectural ornament. If we take a look at the assembly over here, it looks very heavy, right? But not as heavy compared to the table. In ranking order number one is the table. Then you have the ornament over there. So you should understand this current point, the term visual weight, how heavy something looks. Visually, it doesn't have to be rely heavy, but visually it gives you that impression. And usually this is achieved by two different mechanisms. The size of the object or the color of the object, the darker colors they tend to have, or different metallic textures or metallic colors. For example, we have the golden color over here, which gives you the impression that's made of metal. It could be made of fabric, but still gives you the impression that's made of metal. These metallic textures or colors, they give you an indication that an object is heavy. Imagine combining the metallic color and a large object. It looks super heavy. The visual weight helps provide you with an extra tool that you could add to achieve a balance and proportion within your design approach. 15. Balance and Proportion as part of Home Staging : With an effort to achieve balance and proportion within our design, we should give very specific consideration to focal points. Focal points by definition, it means where we focus our attention. Normally a rule of thumb. Any room or any space should have one to two focal points maximum. It should give you an indication about the purpose of the room. Or what would you like someone who first steps into that space to look at focal points? The identifying and emphasizing focal points in room such as a fireplace or work. Which helps guide the viewer's view and establishes a sense of proportion and balance. When they focus on that object, you're able to establish a frame of balance and proportion. Let's look at examples. If I take a look at this current living room right now, what's the first thing that grabs your attention? The painting, right? It's huge at the center. It's across the wall. This is my focal point. Now, everything else is placed on the right, on the left, creating balance and proportion. Take a look at this example. At first glance, what grabs your attention? If you said the fireplace, that's right. And if you said the wall mirror, which looks like the sun, your right as well. They have been placed together above each other to draw your attention. If you're looking downwards, you'll be looking over here. If you're looking upwards, you'll be looking over here. Such that your attention is placed towards that wall. And the furniture is placed on the right and the left, creating that focal point and proportion on the left and the right. So you understand that power of focus, where you're able to direct the view of a potential visitor, potential buyer, to a certain element, a certain feature, whether it's a piece of art, a piece of furniture, an architectural aesthetic of your space, such that it grabs your attention. And by default, once that happens, they're able to visualize everything else around it. And this is a very powerful element which will help you establish balance and proportion. 16. Home Staging & Interior Designs Tactics : Welcome back to one of the most important sections of the current course and any approach that revolves around interior design and home staging, which is furniture layout. In this current lecture, I'm going to explain to you what is a furniture layout and key important tips and strategies and best practices that you need to keep in mind when creating or looking at a furniture layout. First of all, by definition, a furniture layout is how you arrange furniture in a room. It greatly impacts functionality and visual appeal in home staging and interior design. How you arrange furniture in a room affects the impact that we have. In order to have proper placement, we need to create a furniture layout. It's a plan, it's a map, it's a sketch, it's a drawing, whatever term that you would like to use. It's a visual planning of the layout for the furniture across the space. Take a look at these examples. Over here, you have a basic sketch. Get a ruler, measure your space, and sketch it out on a piece of paper. And just simply try to locate the pieces of furniture based on proportion and sizing. Where you measure the space that you have and you measure the length and the width of the pieces of furniture and you try to locate them on that plan. Sketch wise, then you have a more refined approach. You could have a design software program to help you take proper measurements and create maps or layouts for planning purposes. In front of us Over here we do have the architectural drawing for a space. Then we're going to label the doors. We're going to place the pieces of furniture with scaled dimensions such that if 1 centimeter here means 1 meter in real life, we're going to follow the same approach when placing the pieces of furniture on the plan and on the map. A furniture layout helps me in multiple ways. First of all, it saves you money. You don't want to buy pieces of furniture and just simply place them to find out that they don't fit or the sizes are wrong or they are not as planned. A furniture layout gives you a proper plan, a proper arrangement. It gives you the room for fine tuning, to allow you to make smart choices in terms of furniture selection and furniture arrangement. And most importantly, how to arrange the furniture within that space. Now if you take a look at these different maps, you'll be able to visualize how people will walk, the traffic, the arrangement, the spacing, the distances, the relative distance between the pieces of furniture. These are often overlooked once you buy a piece of furniture and you place it in the space, then you start to discover all of these problems that could have been resolved at this current stage. Now, how do I develop a furniture layout? This is very important and you need to concentrate. Get a note pad, take some notes, or replay the lecture over and over again. First of all, you need to understand the traffic flow. Consider the flow movement in the room to ensure there are clear pathways and that furniture does not obstruct them. You could have the best sofa, but it's too huge and no one is able to access that sofa. Keep these things in mind, people should be able to walk comfortably between the pieces of furniture. That's what we call us traffic. So you have the arrangement of the pieces of furniture with sufficient space around them for individuals to walk and access them comfortably. This is a crucial point, focal points, arrange furniture to highlight the room's focal points, such as a fireplace, large window, or architectural feature. For example, if you do have a fireplace like we've seen in the previous lecture, and you would place the furniture around that fireplace creating a focal point. Or if you take a look over here, you do have a place for a fireplace, for a TV unit. Then you're going to be placing the furniture around it such that whenever someone walks in, this is the first thing that grabs their attention. Uh huh, living room TV unit. Everything is focusing on that. So take into account focal points. Group, group furniture for conversation or activities, creating cozy and functional zones within a space. Obviously, you're not going to create one place, one sofa over here and the other sofa over there, right? Why? Because people are going to be using it and people are social. So think about grouping pieces of furniture, creating environments for occupants to utilize, to engage, to discuss, to talk, scale and proportion. We've taken a look at the current practice with lots of details on the previous lectures. Make sure that you go through it. Scale and proportion. Select appropriately sized furniture that fits the rooms proportions and maintains visual balance. Visual weight, visual balance, the arrangement of the furniture, the dimensions of the furniture. These are very important things to keep in mind. For example, if you're buying a closet and you don't measure the length of the closet, it might even fit in the living room or the bedroom or the space that you would like to place the closet at. Dimensions and sizings are crucial at creating a proper furniture layout, symmetry versus asymmetry. Remember this, we've talked about this in the segment of balance and proportion. Choose between symmetrical, formal or asymmetrical casual furniture layouts, depending on the desired style and atmosphere. This is asymmetrical over here, this is symmetrical, this is symmetrical. And how do you distinguish between both lurely slice the layout in half? Everything on the right is placed exactly on the left. Here we have a table. Here we place the table. We got a chair, we got a chair, we got a sofa. Split it in half, equal weights on both sides. However, over here we have three Sea Ter sofa and we have three seats on the other side. They are not exactly the same, but we're balancing the weight visually. So it requires iteration, trial and error experimenting at this stage. Keeping in mind, this is Lily 43. When you're sketching, when you're drawing, when you are measuring, when you are creating just a layout based on manual sketches or an actual proper design tool, this doesn't cost you much compared to actually buying the actual furniture and start tinkering within that space. And it could work or it could not work. So this is the first step that you need to do when you are home staging or interior designing for sales purposes, for your own preferences. Or if your homeowner renovating your own space and you're trying to get some new furniture, measure that space, create a layout, even a small sketch, and just place those pieces of furniture based on your dimensions to help you develop that visual plan, that visual structure that you need to make sure that you have selected and placed your furniture properly. 17. Module 3: Home Staging and Decoration Strategies: Welcome back to module number three, best practices and home staging. And we're going to take a look at the various phases that you need to go through in order to have successful home staging practices and proper utilization of your efforts. 18. Preparing a Space for Home staging: Welcome back. In the previous sections, we're taking a look at the interior design practices, principles, best strategies that should be kept in mind for the design end if we're going to transition to the commercial end, where we take those design practices and map them out in such a way that we would like to sell or rent out a property. There are key phases that should be applied and should be adopted in order to properly home stage a property ready for sale or ready for renting out. Now take a look at these various samples of home staging projects. All of them, they look exquisite, very visually appealing, very organized, very neat and clean. Here's a practice for you. I would like you to get a piece of paper, write down three things which are in common between all of these four projects. What are the common practices that you think led to the formation of such a great end result? And at this current point in time, we appreciate your feedback about your experience in the current course and we truly hope that you're finding the course helpful and beneficial. So feel free to share your feedback, share your insights about your experience. Keeping in mind that our courses are of premium caliber, we provide you with a transformative experience. So that's why we would require you to get quite practical with the course we're providing you with the theory and the hands on practice such that you transition from being completely oblivious about a certain concept, to becoming a fully equipped rounded professional that could actually deal with projects in real life. In addition to your activity, make sure that you leave your feedback and we're going to transition to the phases for the home staging process. Before we get to the stages, make sure that you have your note pad next to you. You've written down the three common grounds between these four different projects and now you will compare them to those phases. Are you able to actually spot them out by default, by yourself, or there are things that you have skipped which will help you enhance and supplement your recapping ability for such concepts? 19. Preparation Phase # 1 for Home staging: Welcome back. So at this current point in time, let's take a look at the current phases that we need to go through in order to successfully home stage any property. And step number one or phase number one, which is decluttering and depersonalizing a space. If you're selling a property and you're renting out a property, the potential buyer or the potential tenant, they don't want to see your own personal items across the space. This creates a sense of demotivation and an unwelcoming sensation which will literally break the deal on the spot. You need to declutter the space and depersonalize the space. Often it's recommended to utilize categories and boxes for you to move your own personal items and place them and tag them for later usage. Make sure that you don't have any clutter on the ground. You don't have toys, you don't have trash. You don't have pillows on the ground. Make it look nice and neat, so clean it up, declutter it, depersonalize it. Take all of personal items, your images, whatever it is that you have which is related to you, put it on the site, put it in box categories, label them, and hide them. Why? Because once the potential buyer or the potential tenant are going to be visiting the space, they need to envision their own items within that space. And that's almost impossible. It's already being occupied by your items. Take a look at before and after images for a project, which will help you set the foundation. At the same time, understand what we're talking about. Over here, you do have a living room, This is the before image. Obviously you could see a lot of cluttered items. You got kids, toys, kids chair. The sofas are quite tingled and the books are not organized. So from a macroscopic view, it puts a lot of strain on your eyes right now with a bit of effort to declutter and organize and depersonalize, look at the afterimage. An abstract art work has been added to add in some extra appeal. Everything is organized, everything is clean, the bookshelf is organized. There are no kid stories all over the place. Now, here's a trick question for you. Is this a form of symmetrical or asymmetrical balance? Take a look at it. If you've answered symmetrical balance, you got it right. Why? Because once you split the room in half, literally whatever is on the right side has been balanced visually by having the same items on the left side. Now you have at the back of your mind the interior design tools that we've taught you, the elements that we've taught you, the practices that we have taught you. Such that when you take a look at the image, it's more than just a nice looking image. There are intentional practices and strategies that have been implemented, and we're combining them now with the home staging approach, such that you're going to take your game to a whole new level, whether as an interior designer or a professional home stager. So the first phase that you need to go through is decluttering and depersonalization. 21. Preparation Phase # 3 for Home staging: Come back now. It's time to get more technical now if you thought I'm just simply going to pass on with information And a bit of tips here and there. Not really. This is a condensed master class. We've got theory, we've got practice, we've got case studies, we've got examples. So this is really a well rounded experience for you, and I truly hope that you've found it beneficial the same way, and enjoyable the same way. I found it beneficial, enjoyable, the moment of creating such an experience for you. Now in front of us, we've taken a look at the furniture layout in the previous sections. And we've said that a furniture layout is a very important cornerstone in our efforts, whether for interior design and home staging. But what are the key elements we need to consider for furniture layout? We've taken a look at those, but I'm going to put them in front of you to practice, such that you have a clear guide how to use them. And you're able to use this lecture specifically as a reference. Now in front of us, we have a certain arrangement for a living room. It's quite a broad living room. We have established a sketch for the parameters over here of the living room, the entire space. It's a basic sketch. Now we're going to go through one element at a time. First of all, we're going to take the measurements of the space and the furniture. Everything is measured. The length of the space, the width of the space, the space for the doors, the entrance, everything is measured. The dimensions of the sofa, the length, the width, the diameter of the table, all of these have been measured. Pick a focal point for the space over here. The focal point was the sitting, the coffee table at the center of the seating arrangement. This creates, like we have mentioned, the activity area. We're going to place the furniture around it and this is the main focal point. Keep traffic in mind. The colored arrows will show us. The blue arrows show us the patterns of movement for individuals. Some individuals will walk in and turn left. They need space to move. Individuals need to move around the focal point. They need to go and transition to other doors as well. We have sufficient spaces for that measure the main door before buying a piece of furniture. This is one of my favorite, often even veteran professionals, interior designers. They would do everything quite properly within the layout. But when it comes to measuring the door or the elevator, if you're living in a building, you need to measure the elevator entrance and height. If you're living at an upper story building, you're not going to take a closet 20 stories up. Because due to the lack of measurements that you should have been taken at the beginning, properly measuring the dimensions for the doors and for the elevators, The lifts will allow you to make proper selections once you go to the showroom and you want to buy those pieces of furniture. So keep that in mind. Then we're going to transition to placing the big items. First, we've measured the space, we've measured the doors, we've measured the entrances, the elevators. We've created the movement for the traffic for individuals. Now it's time on the plan to arrange the furniture. You're going to start with the big pieces first, the sofas, the tables, the chairs. Because these are the ones you're going to utilize or consume the space that you have, you need to make sure they are properly placed first. Then you transition to the smaller objects such as accessories, small tables, and plantations. These tactics are right here in front of you, will provide you with a clear guidance how to build your furniture layout, how to arrange your furniture, and how to select the furniture based on all of these tactics and strategies. 22. Preparation Phase # 4 for Home staging: Transitioning to the next phase, which is incorporating art and accessories. And personally, this is one of my favorites. You could have an average space. You could have an average area that you need to work with. By simply adding extra accessories. Combining accessories, you are able to transform the space entirely. Take a look at these examples. The wall art is transforming the entire visual experience by itself. If we replace it by something else, we're going to have a different experience. And we're going to be learning through the color theory practices and strategies, which is the main focus of this current mastery course. We're going to see how these selections are made. Take a look at the small coffee tables, candles, wall art, take a look at the clock, the watch, all of these things. The plants are a great addition. I personally really like having plants within the space. It provides you with that natural look, It provides you with that natural option. It gives a blend between the modern living and natural living. So you could combine plants, you could combine mirrors, all of these accessories. If they are selected properly, they are going to transform the experience for potential buyers, renters, or visitors within the space. And the great thing about art and accessories is that you could try them out easily, and they're quite cost effective. You're able to experiment. And if you do have a certain space and you'd like to rejuvenate it, you don't want to buy new furniture, it might be quite costly. A simple pieces of accessories will add the extra vibe, the extra ambience that you're trying to achieve. So keep those things in mind when you are home staging, even the small details matter, such as accessories and art. And when you're shopping for certain accessories and art artwork. Keep in mind all of the elements and the principles we've taught you up to this current point in order for you to make the white selection. 23. Home Staging Case Studies & Examples (Part 1): Welcome back to the section of the course where we are going to explore real life case studies and examples which will help you understand what we have been talking about up to this current point with regards to interior design and home staging. Before we transition to the core of the course, which revolves around the implementation of color psychology, color theory, color schemes, palettes, combinations, and all of these powerful techniques which are yet to come. If you thought that this course is over by now, or the information is the complete picture is delivered by now, you're mistaken. There's more to come. To make sure that you watch the upcoming lectures and you watch the upcoming segments of the course because this is where we have the juice of the juice that you need to possess. Starting off with a couple projects regarding home staging to help you develop the understanding in terms of the impact and the power of these strategies that we have taught you up to this current point. Now in front of us over here, the first case study we do have a kitchen that required to be home stage and renovated before staging. Obviously, you could spot a couple mistakes at this current point based on the phases that we have discussed earlier. You could see that it's not decluttered's, not clean, it's very personalized, lot of items, it's not organized by simply applying decluttering organization practices. Take a look at the space. After staging, the fridge is depersonalized. The countertops have been clean, new items here and there. Everything looks quite organized like picture perfect. Even access to natural light has been enabled by opening the curtains to provide that natural vibe. So by simple acts, literally the cost, nothing, zero. You could transform a space. Take a look at this example over here. This is before home staging, and this is after home staging. Now what you would notice over here is that now this is a trick question for you. Is this a negative space at this current point or a positive space? If you've responded by negative space, you're right. Positive space, you're wrong. Because we said negative space is mainly empty, so it has been mainly empty. It was a negative space and it required some extra addition in terms of furniture, right, to make it more alive. So a kitchen island, a kitchen table has been added with a couple of accessories. A seating arrangement has been made where the focal point was the fireplace, with a bit of artwork over here creating a visual balance. Yes. So now you see these strategies, principles, terminology that we've taught to you up to this current point. Whenever you presented with a certain layout, a certain image, a certain project, they should be flashing in your mind. You should be able to use them, and obviously it requires practice. This is the purpose of providing you with this dedicated section of case studies and examples which would be updated on a regular basis. It serves as a library of resources, a library of examples for you for reference. So make sure that you're visited quite oftenly. And make sure that you're keeping up with all of these updates. And make sure that you stay tuned with all of these releases as well. We have taken a look at a couple of examples and a couple of case studies. Let's transition to some more. Now, we do have in front of us, on the left side, we do have a living room. This is before staging, and this is after staging of place. It has been removed, right? The colors of the walls have been changed, the lighting arrangement has been changed, even the carpet has been changed. Now, these are minor tweaks, but take a macroscopic view. What do you notice this after the home staging efforts, it looks way better compared to before. What are the things which did not click? Let's say use technical terms that we have learned. You could refer to the previous lectures if you prefer to help you recollect or recap those principles. Cohesive, contrast and rhythm. It doesn't have that cohesive look that everything is one unit. It looks like everything is packed up together, but they don't click together, but now everything fits perfectly. These minor tweaks for you as an individual, as a viewer. Psychologically, they make a lot of difference. Let's take a look at another example. This is before staging, and this is after staging. Now what do you notice? Before staging, it looked very blank, just dull. It had no life in it in order to incorporate life in it. But with making a personal, general items have been added, such as olive oil, for example. You have a couple pieces of kitchenware such as the display of the word eat over here, for example. These accessories, they help the potential buyer visualize the potential opportunities that they could be adding by themselves through just simply spotting the neutral accessories. In addition, a small dining arrangement has been added to provide a complete experience to add a bit of life to it with a clear exposure to natural light. At this current stage, you notice cost effective tweaks, learning some of them. The cost nothing. Bit of arrangements, bit of implementation of solid design principles could transform spaces cost free. And for a home stager, you don't want to spend a lot of money home staging for a home stager working on a project. These are powerful tools which are not going to cost too much, but it requires knowledge and practice to help you transform any space. At this current point, we have seen multiple examples, multiple case studies, which will allow you to take what you have learned and put it to practice. Keeping in mind in this current course, we have dedicated practice hands on activities. And you are expected to provide a complete project by the end of this current course based on your own real life practice. This is a one of a kind of course where you're given the opportunity to take what you have learned and develop your own project and apply these principles to the practice. And you could add it to your portfolio. You could add it to your resume as you please to help you stand out as a professional. 24. Home Staging Case Studies & Examples (Part 2): Welcome back. So we've added extra case studies and examples like we have mentioned. It's like your own library, your own reference store, let's say for various projects, various cases that you could use to help you fine tune your own practice and your own application. On the left side, we do have a bedroom which has been transformed. This is the before the staging effort. This is after the staging and the changes which have been made, where the arrangement of the furniture, the color of the walls, the distribution of the lighting and the accessories. Obviously on the top part, there was no balance. Now we have balance. We have symmetry. We had no symmetry at the upper part. The colors, they didn't have that proper contrast, but now they do have that solid contrast which makes everything fit together perfectly. We do have different shades of color, from brown to olive green. Even the small blanket on top gives that extra touch with that woolen texture. So you understand that all of these elements are quite selected with intention. It's not just random selections like we've mentioned, gong to teach you the color psychology theories, practices the combination of colors to evoke certain ambience and emotions within a certain space. These are going to be taught in the upcoming modules, like I've mentioned on multiple occasions. Now the course provides you with multiple facets of home staging, interior design, psychology, color theory. It's a very powerful course to have within your tool box. Now let's take a look at another example, the before and the after for a living room. Now, this required transformation. The furniture had to go, got changed, arranged better. This is an asymmetrical application because whatever is on the left is not the same thing on the right, yet the left part provides you with a certain arrangement. On the right side provides you with a certain arrangement and they complement each other. In the previous, before home staging, the traffic was not considered properly. But now after home staging, it's comfortable for visitors, for individuals looking forward to rent or buy their property, to actually move around and see themselves living in that space. You see these cases. These examples provide you with reference. You could use them, You could refer back to them at any point in time to help you and guide you as you engage with your own projects. Now, at this current stage, you should be stacked with those principles about home staging and interior design. At this current point, we're going to transition to the focus, or the more focused end of this current course, which revolves around the implementation of color psychology and theory. Which will help take all of these principles that you have been taught to a whole new level that not many individuals or professionals are at. 25. Module 4: Color Psychology: Welcome back to the module of the course where we are diving into the core concepts that we need to cover in this current course and this master class, which is starting off with the psychology of color. If you've ever walked into a space and certain colors got your attention or certain colors made you feel a certain way within seasons, within your real life interactions, you wearing a certain shirt and that certain shirt is your favorite color. Why? We're going to be covering all of these details in the upcoming modules. 26. Understanding color psychology : Kicking things off with understanding color psychology. Literally, color affects your psychology. First of all, color has an impact. Different colors, they evoke specific emotions and moods in people. Often, we've experience this. Whenever you see someone wearing a certain shirt, they tend to behave a certain way. Or you engage with them in a certain way based on the color. It could be subconscious, but yet it has an influence. Color associations. Colors have cultural and personal associations that influence perception. Many cultures, they have certain colors which mean a certain thing. For example, green means productivity, for example. Black means grief, for example. All of these are related to socio cultural, geographical impacts. Color is present within various norms of our life. Social interaction, psychological, cultural presence, all of these things. They do have an element of color in them. Individual variation, personal preferences may affect how colors are perceived. For example, if you had a negative experience as you're growing up, you fell in the garden, For example, you broke your leg, hurt your knee. You could have a negative relationship with the color green because the grass was green when you fell down. It could be a subconscious psychological message related to color, which evokes a certain emotion or feeling, triggering an experience that you have or a memory that you had. Colors, they are very powerful. Imagine closing your eyes and living completely blind for a month. You're able to see anything your emotions alurely would change due to that act. Now, there are different colors within our environment, within our life. On the white side, we have what we call as a traditional color wheel. It lays out the different colors, the different shades of the colors from dark to light, in a structured sequence where the colors are placed next to each other in a way that makes sense because once you take a look at yellow, it's close to orange, orange is close to red, red is close to purple. Obviously, the darker you go, the more you'll allocate those colors together. We do have criteria for the colors. We do have warm colors. For example, Reds, oranges, and yellows create a sense of energy and warmth. When you have these colors present, they are related to being vibrant and energetic. Warm, cool colors such as blues greens, they induce calmness and tranquillity. You'll feel calm when you're surrounded by the turquoise color, for example. Or when you go to the beach, to the sea. Often people refer to the sea having a calming experience. It has to do, first of all, with the sea itself and the color that it passes on. Neutral, such as whites and grays, they offer versatility and a clean, timeless feel. White and gray, we call them as neutral colors. They could be used for any purpose, and they are quite timeless. They are not related to a certain period of time, for example, Old School modern. On the contrary, they are just simply timeless. And they are used preferably with combination of other colors to reach higher end goals. Now let's take a look at a more detailed psychological representation. We're going to walk from the right side, clock wise, all the way counter clockwise. On the right side, we have the warm colors. If we split this in half, we have the warm colors. Over here we've got the cool colors. White represents innocence, purity, sterility, and light. It has that calm vibe. Yellow relates to happiness, cheerfulness, spontaneity, Spontaneity, and hope. Spontaneity and hope. Right? Being spontaneous. Orange refers to vitality, enthusiasm, friendship and energy. Red, passion, love, anger, and danger. That's why when you go to a certain area and you have that skeleton sign, it has red boundaries around it because it evokes danger. Here the side note why junk food outlets they cover and they wrap their burgers, for example, with red and yellow color. Because studies have been made combination of yellow, orange, and red, it makes certain wrapping more appealing for indulging. When you take a look at a burger wrapped in yellow color, it makes you feel happy. Makes you feel cheerful, right? It's wrapped with orange wrapping. It relates to enthusiasm and energy. Red, either passion, love, so you're passionate about food, which makes you happy. You get the idea. So all of these elements, even when it comes to designing brands, they are present. Pink, femininity, romance, tenderness and sensitivity, Brown nature, wistful genuineness and trust. Black, sophisticated, mysterious power, luxury. So these are the warm colors, and every single one of them is related to a certain emotion or a certain perception. Feel free to take notes of this or refer to the slectra if you're dealing with your project or you're picking up a shirt color or whatever it is, because these are very, very helpful. Continuing to the other end of the spectrum, we do have the purple, which relates to creativity, royalty, mystery and wealth, Blue, calmness, spirituality, security and sadness, Turquoise, communication, compassion, being fresh green, calming, refreshing, nature based, relaxing gray, professional, serious, mature and conservative. So all of these different colors, they have different emotional, different psychological impacts that you could relate to. And we're going to be building on that in terms of home staging and interior design, when it comes to crafting an experience for the potential visitors, potential buyers, potential tenants, to help them have an immersive experience that they would enjoy within the space. 27. Examples on color Psychology: Now let's take a look at a couple examples to reflect on when it comes to a color psychology and to understand its impact in front of us. We do have the exact same layout in terms of the space. It's the same space, it's the same location. Everything to a certain point is exactly the same. However, one color is different than the other. On the left hand side, the living room has the red color to be the dominant color within this current context. On the right side, the same living room, the red color has been swapped with the blue color. Now the question is directed to you. Which one seems more calm? It provides you with a sense of tranquility and calm. Take a second, observe both of them. What do you think is the correct answer? If you answered with the blue color, you made the right choice Y. It has to do with color psychology. This color, the blue color, gives you the ambience of tranquility and calm. On the other hand, the red color gives you the ambience of energy and an elevated y. Let's take a look at another example to help you understand it better. Both contexts are the same. We have a living room here. It's exactly the same living room on the other side, the right side, the left side, we have the dominant color to be purple. On the right side, the dominant color is gray. Which one? Seems more serious. If you see, we're actually relating emotions. We're relating interpretations, perceptions to colors. Which one of them seems more serious to you? The answer should flash in your mind on the spot. If you answered with purple, you made the wrong choice. The answer is the gray color. Why? Because gray white tones, they tend to depict a more, well grayish tone. When it comes to the white spectrum is to be specific. Once you go towards the gray, the dark gray, almost black, in that sense, you're going to have a more serious vibe, a more powerful vibe compared to purple, which resembles luxury. You understand at this current point in time that you could have exactly the same application, same furniture, same arrangement, same furniture layout, but simply by changing the colors of the accessories, the curtains, the paint, you are going to transform the emotional experience, the psychological experience that a potential buyer, a potential visitor will encounter as soon as they step into that space. 28. How Colors affect Emotions : Welcome back. Now let's take a look, how do colors, different colors, affect emotions? In the previous section, we've taken a look at the generic approach to color psychology. We understood its impact. We have a couple examples to distinguish the impact of colors, But how can we use every single color based on our purpose and what to use for specific occasions or for specific environments when it comes to selecting the right colors. Now we're going to go through one color at a time. The most important color is the most dominantly used colors in terms of interior design and their impact in terms of provoking certain emotions, certain psychological stimulus. At the same time that recommended areas where you could use them. We're going to start off with the red color. The red color gives you an energetic, passionate vibe. It creates a sense of urgency and excitement. It can be overpowering if used excessively. Keep in mind strong colors. You need to have a bit of touch here and there. You don't want to crowd the space with the presence of such a color. It could be overloading your brain with that vibe. Now let's take a look a couple of examples to help, To help you have an idea, take a look at this living room, for example. You have a combination between white, gray, and red. The red provides focus on the wall art and it gives you that energetic vibe. Not too much, just enough. On the right side, we have the same impact. We're combining gray with red to provide you with that energetic vibe. Now let's take a look at the blue color Now, for the blue color is mainly related to sensations and emotions of calmness. And being serene, it evokes a sense of trust and stability, commonly used in bedrooms and bathrooms. But obviously you could use it other places as well within that space, whether living rooms, kitchens. It's up to you, But these are recommendations based on best practices. Feel free to take them into account. Here we do have an example of a living room, and this living room is mainly dominated by the blue color in various contrasts, dark blue. Then we have light blue. On the other hand, we have a combination of blue color and white color as well, and a bit of gray for the furniture. And you notice that these colors, they complement each other. We're going to take a look at the details in terms of the color selection in the upcoming lectures. How to select the colors, how to put colors based on their contrast. And what are the different approaches and tactics you can use to combine colors, transitioning to yellow. And most probably once these images, the popped in front of you, you are able to pick up that energy or vibe and that emotion on the spot, which is cheerfulness and optimism. It promotes feelings of happiness, positivity, ideal for kitchens and spaces. Needing a lively touch dining areas, kitchens, kids play room or a living room with a bit of yellow color. It provides you with that cheerful vibe that the energy is high and the energy is elevated. Moving on to green. Green represents nature and tranquility creates a sense of balance and renewal, often used in living rooms and bedrooms. Take a look at these living rooms, for example, the green paint, the greenery and the plants. They provide you with that natural vibe, that fusion between man and nature. That vibe is mainly portrayed and that emotion is passed on through the use of the green color. Transitioning to the purple. Purple represents royalty and luxury. It's a very unique color. It should be used with care. We don't want to over utilize it within your space. It elicits creativity and a sense of sophistication, Used sparingly to add a touch of luxury. You don't want to overdo it. But just enough, you're going to be adding a bit of accessories to do with the color purple. Obviously, you need to avoid, for example, this application where it's overly done, like the purple color is all over the place. You get the idea, you get the image, you get the vibe, but it's overwhelming. Especially if you do have picky buyers or you have a certain profile when it comes to home staging or selling a property. You need to have the ability to tailor a property based on preferences. And once you confine yourself with a certain color scheme, you're going to be isolating a certain candidates for the property and neglecting others. So you need to have the ability to demonstrate that this is an option, yet the space is able to woodstand and be tailored to accommodate various styles and various options as well. Moving on to orange. Orange is energetic, enthusiastic, it encourages social interaction. And warmth suitable for social spaces like dining areas, most probably seamless within restaurants, cafes. If there's quite a large seating area, the walls would be leaning towards the orange color. Take a look over here. We've got the carpet to be orange, the walls to be orange, even the chairs to be orange. This provides you with a sense of community that you're going to be sitting with people. It's energetic, enthusiastic, and it's up for communication and socialization. Like I've mentioned, you might find strange that these colors promote or provoke these emotions and these perceptions. But it's true, this is what we call the psychology of color. Different colors stimulate different responses from humans. Take a look at Brown for example. Brown is earthy and grounded, provides a sense of stability and comfort, common in furniture and wood accents. Such as these walls are covered by wooden texture. Take a look at the door over here and the corner over here. It gives you the element of earthiness that you are connected to nature. It gives you a form of stability. You're more serious, more grounded. That brown color helps you achieve that gray cursories and transform it to various color schemes the way that you like it. It offers a sense of balance and timelessness. A popular choice for creating a modern look. Now, why do I prefer the gray color? Mainly due to the pool of options that you could utilize to help you continuously change the ambience, the environment, and the vibe. Now take a look at the images over here. These are mainly neutral and gray. The dominated color is gray and different shades of it. It gives you that sense of timelessness being still, it requires your input in terms of your own taste. For example, you could add red cushions, or you could add a red or blue carpet. And you're able to pick up that vibe, pick up that emotion from the red color. And since everything is gray, the focus will go on that piece of accessory or that piece of wall art that you have and stimulate that emotion and that vibe the way that you would intend to based on the space that you have. So at this current point in time, you understand the impact that we have when it comes to selecting the colors. When it comes to picking up colors based on certain emotions that you would like to pass on to any potential client. That's passing on to examine the space for sales purpose, for rental purpose, or you'd like to renovate your own living room or your kitchen or your bathroom to pass on a certain vibe for you. Someone who's staying in a place for quite a period of time and you need to lighten up your living quality and standards. These are different tools and one of them is the color. Now you're equipped with the ability to relate certain colors to certain emotional responses, which will help you make smarter choices and tailor experience that best fits the goal that you're looking or you're trying to achieve. Now, transitioning to the white color. The white color which is the mainly go to option when it comes to general interiors, apartments, villas. Why? Because it's clean and it gives you the sense of purity, which is the absence of flaws. It conveys simplicity and freshness, widely used as a backdrop for staging. What do you mean by a backdrop? As in the color of the paint, color of the curtains. It gives you the sensation of having a canvas. And you've got the canvas and you're just simply adding your own paint to that canvas. On the other hand, if you paint your walls with a different color, for example, black or brown, and you get curtains or black or brown, you have to be committed to that color because you're going to be building up on it. And it doesn't give you too many options. However, a gray, white. These options, they're quite versatile. You're able to paint the walls with gray or white. And then you build up with all of the color, all of the color options that you have on the spectrum based on your preferences and goals. Keep these key considerations in mind as you pick the colors based on your target goals and based on the sensations, perceptions and emotions that you would like to evoke through the space and the staging approach and the interior design approach. Finally, we have one of the most powerful colors, which is black. It's a sophisticated, powerful color. Adds a sense of elegance, Depth, best used in small doses for accent, this is very important. You don't want to over utilize it because literally it could suck the life out of the place if it's overly done, but with proper combination between lighting accessories, paint color, carpets, pillows texture. It could have a magnificent transformation, a magnificent touch to whatever space that you have. Take a look at these images for reference as well. You could tell it's a blend between the white and the black color and gray color over here, giving you all the various shades that you have from white, darker, white, gray, black, light black, dark black. Such that you have the full spectrum, but evoking the same emotions which are sophistication and powerfulness. 29. Color Psychology Key Pointers to keep in mind: So we've taken a look at how colors evoke certain emotions and certain perceptions. And what are the different colors and what are the emotions and the perceptions associated with those colors? And how could we blend them within our design and home staging approach? Now I'm going to provide you with a couple key pointers in the form of a summarized takeaway. Let's say to help you keep in mind when you are working on a certain project or you are picking up colors for your own application. First of all, the impact of colors. Different colors, the evoke specific emotions and moods in people. Feel free to refer to the previous lectures for guidance. Warm colors, reds, oranges, and yellows, they create a sense of energy and warmth. On the other hand, cool colors, blues, greens, induce calmness and tranquility. For these key pointers, you can take a look at the previous lecture where we had the spectrum of the color psychology depicting the warm and the cool colors and the various options neutral, such as whites and grays. They offer the best versatility and clean, timeless feel. Color associations. Colors have cultural and personal associations that influence perception. Especially if you're home staging, or let's say you have guests over. They are from a certain cultural background, they might have certain associations, certain colors. Let's say you're, you're a real estate agent and you're home staging the property for a potential sale. And you're inviting a potential client from a certain country or cultural background, They have certain preferences and associations with the green color, for example, which depicts growth and prosperity. And it's a very famous color within the region. If you add that element of green by adding accessories or plants or colors of wall art, that would be relatable. That would be approachable. And that would increase the chances of the potential sale or for the potential client to actually rent or buy the property because they have a positive perception of such a color, color harmony, which is the complementary or analogous color schemes that can create a pleasing balance. How can we combine colors in a way which could complement each other rather than just simply look off? We're going to take a look at the color harmony with further details and color schemes and palettes in the upcoming sections of the current course. To help you harness the powers of colors in the best way possible room specific effects, consider the room's function when choosing colors for staging. As we have mentioned in the previous lectures, certain colors are best suited for certain spaces because they evoke a certain emotion and certain perception. For example, the dining rooms, you could go for orange or for yellow because they give you a sense of forms and energy which is suitable for socializing event, individual's variation. Personal preferences may affect how colors are perceived. Like I mentioned, for example, in my case, I like the gray color. It gives me a lot of options in terms of adding accessories, refurbishment, tweaking things up. It gives me that versatility, which I like when it comes to designing certain spaces. So there are preferences and you should take into account the preferences when you are designing a certain project. Testing and adaptation, Experiment with color choices to find what resonates best with your target audience. You might have the best intention, you come up with the best design, but it's not relatable to your potential audience. You don't see what are you trying to pass across or what mess they are trying to pass along through the selections that you have made. So as any project it would need iteration. It would require some testing and adaptation for you to get a better understanding what is the best or the optimal selection of colors for your current project. Now these key point as summarized, the key takeaways that we have discussed up to this current point mixture that you refer to the previous lectures. And whenever you do have a project, you can just simply play those lectures regarding the various colors, options and the emotions that they invoke and the perceptions that they can actually depict when you select them as part of your applications and projects. 30. Using Color Psychology within Home Staging: Come back to this lecture. Now, in the previous section, we've taken a look at the various colors, and the emotions, and the perceptions they invoke. And how can we use them in such a way to meet our requirements in terms of design and home staging? And one key parameter that we have taken a look at, and we said we're going to be discussing further, which is the harmony with colors. Now in this current lecture, we're going to learn about how can we create harmony with colors. And what are the tactics and strategies that we could use to help us combine colors in a way which elevates their potential. Let's start off by defining what is color harmony. Color harmony means achieving color harmony involves selecting colors that work well together to create a pleasing visual balance. Colors should work hand in hand to get a specific response from the potential visitor or the potential buyer or the potential viewer. Now, color schemes refers to various colors, such as monochromatic, which are single shades of the single color blue, light blue, dark blue. These are the same color, but of different shades. We refer to them as monochromatic shades or colors, complementary colors. These are colors that look good or they fit together, which are opposite colors on the color wheel. If you recall the color wheel, we're going to provide you another example in the upcoming lecture as well. There are certain colors which look nice together and they complement each other. You, once you put them next to each other or across each other, they don't look off. On the contrary, they look as if they match. And that's what we achieved by having complimentary colors, which is used to establish harmony. This is a very important concept within color harmony, which is color schemes. Then we have balance and contrast. Balancing warm, cool colors, warm and cool colors, or creating contrast with light and dark shades enhances harmony. The pole purpose of harmony within the selection of colors is making sure that they fit together. Even if the colors, they are complete opposites but various shades, they complement each other. Now consider the 60, 30, 10% rule, which is a common guideline with an interior design which uses 60% to be a dominant color, 30% to be a secondary color, 10% to be an extra axom color, just simply to add the extra touch. Then you test and you adjust just to make sure that you have made the right choice based on the desired mood. Ambience that you would like to establish. Creating harmony, in summary, is making sure that the colors mesh and fit together. Either through picking up colors on the color wheel, which are monochromatic or complementary balance and contrast due to various shades, various lighting. Using the 6,030.10% rule, where we have 60% to be a dominant color. Then we layer it with 30% and another secondary color, 10% just extra touch for styling purposes, which is the third color. Then we test and adjust. Now we're going to take a look at the primary rule, which is the 6,030.10% rule. And how can we be using it? Let's transition to the next lecture and take that rule, understand it better, and have multiple examples on it to best utilize it and put it to practice. 31. Using the 60 30 10 rule : Welcome back. So we've mentioned that we need to create harmony when it comes to selecting colors. And one very powerful rule that you could be using is the 6,030.10% rule. Which is a common guideline in which we use 60% dominant color, then 30% a secondary color, 10% an accent color for a harmonious look or more a sense of preferred touch that you would like to add based on your own flavor or your own taste. Let's have this part of an example to help you understand the better. Now take a look at the image over here. The main dominant color, which makes up 60% of the color scheme is gray, right? It fills up the majority of the space, 60% Then we do have 30% to be dark gray, right? This is the light gray on the walls. 60% Then 30% we go for the dark gray, which is available through the accessories. Then we go for the 10% which is the orange. We're going to complement the colors in the form of a transition. 60% white, lightish gray, 30% darkish gray towards black, 10% orange color. To add that extra vibe, an extra special look that we would like to achieve. Now to help you understand it even better, let's take a look at another example. Over here, we got 60% This is a living room. We have primary colors. We got gray, we got blue, and we got brown. 60% of the color is mainly gray. Then we got 30% we got blue. Then 10% we got brown. You notice as we transition from, let's call it as a pyramid of colors. We have the big amount, which is 60% Then you go up 30% and you go up 10% That way you have a dominant color, which takes up the majority of the color presented in the space. Then you move upwards 30% It's another color which complements the first color, yet it's abundant in the space. And then you go for a final touch with 10% by adding some extra flavor based on the preference and the vibe that you would like to pass on. Now let's take a look at a couple more examples to help you understand it better. 32. Examples on Using the 60 30 10 Rule (Part 1): Welcome back. Now let's take a look at a couple more examples for the 6,030.10% rule. On the left hand side, we have a living room. Now here, this representation is more details for you to be able to grasp the idea better. 60% is the autumn blaze, which is a shade of orange, which makes up 60% of the space. We have the brown on the ground. Let's consider it to be within the shade of orange. And then you do have the wall painted in orange. The frames are painted in orange. Then we transition to 30% which is the route we get 30% we do have this wall painted in blue and then the carpet and we've got a couple of cushions. Then we transition even further. We go for the snow drop. The snow drop, which is 10% we've got the chair over here and we got the sofa over here. Now, some of you might say, well, it could be the other way around. That this is 60% and this is 30% and this is 10% Well, it doesn't matter as long as you follow the sequence, which is the majority of the color is 60% You narrow it down for the secondary color, which is 30% and the extra leftover color space, let's say, or the touch of color that you would like to add, it's 10% And in this current case, we could split it between 15% for the sea route and 15% well, we could have more than that. It could be 20% for the sea route and 20% for the snow drop and 60% so we got 6,020.20 that's 40% The whole point is there is flexibility. You don't want to be quite too confined and you go with it through analysis paralysis, where you have an extra amount of color being added beyond 30% or less than 30% It's a reference rule that you could use it to help you build up your design. So I've shown you an example where we go for it as is 60 30 30. Or we could actually tailor it a bit and find unit becomes 60, 2020. It's up to you, but in terms of having the best visual appeal, 6,030.10 works best. Let's take a look at another example. We do have the following living room. The majority of the color is mainly between the light, no dark white, grayish, light grayish in color. And we do have a shade of gray as well, which is almost a bit from the same shade of the walls. That would be 60% of my color selection, in this current case, a shade of grayish towards whitish. Then we do have the secondary color which is quite prominent, which is the black color, which makes up 30% with a touch of brown for the lamps and the chair, we've got 630.10% This is a perfect alignment, 63rd and ten, which is clearly present in my illustration. You understand at this current point in time that colors by themselves. They evoke certain responses, and psychological responses, and emotional responses by themselves. And in combination, they could be crafted in a way to complement each other, to create an experience, a visual appeal, which provides a certain ambience which should align with your home staging and your interior design efforts. 33. Examples on Using the 60 30 10 Rule (Part 2): And here's another example for the 6,030.10% rule. Which would be also beneficial and helpful to help you get a better grasp of the concept. On the left hand side, we do have a living room where we have three main colors, which are quite within the same spectrum. On the color wheel, you have the 60% the Azul Petroleum, which is the one on the walls. Then you've got the lighter shade, which is almost lemonish in color. 30% we can find them on the table and the chairs, and we got the 10% the Montana Serrana, which is on the ground carpets as well. These are very similar for many of the might say, okay, this is green but different shades of green and the work well together to complement each other, reaching a harmonious appeal. On the right hand side, we do have a dining room where we have 60% to be a combination of a shade of white and gray. Then we have 30% the brown color, which at the table and the armchairs, and we got 10% Are you able to spot the 10% of the shade of blue the carpet on the ground? Right. So we have 60% 30% and we've got the counter 30% and we got 10% over here for the carpet. So any color that you add to that space, it should be accounted for. Even a small amount makes a large impact. So I hope at this current point you're able to grasp the 60, 30, 10% rule. I'll provide you with various examples to help you understand it and put it to practice. Like I've mentioned, you could use these lectures and slides to help you utilize them as a reference for your own project or for your own recollection and understanding. And make sure at this current point in time you share your feedback with us in terms of your experience and how are you benefiting from the current, from the current course. Now let's transition to the upcoming section. 34. Choosing Colors for Different Rooms: Welcome back to the section of the course. Now, in the previous lectures, we've taken a look at the various colors and the psychological impact that they have in terms of using them by themselves or through a harmonious combination of colors. Recapping on the 60, 30, 10% rule, we'll provide you with various examples in terms of how to use it. Now in this current section of the course, we are going to dedicate the section for function driven choices, where we're going to provide you with the best practices recommendations, industry led applications in terms of how to associate certain colors with certain spaces and certain functionalities within a real estate property or within a residence that you'd like to renovate. For example, feel free to use your own color preferences as you please, based on the previous recommendations in the previous lectures. But these best practices, you could add them to your own tool skit. And for your future reference, you could use them to help guide your color choices. Starting things off with the living room. The living room should be neutral and warm and inviting, such that we're going to be using color beige or soft blues, which promote relaxation and socializing for bedrooms, calming and cozy. Colors such as soft greens or lavender. They create a restful atmosphere. Kitchens such as bright, clean colors like yellows or whites, the foster a sense of cleanliness and energy. Bathrooms like spa experience, spa like hues like pale blues and greens, create a tranquil environment. Dining rooms, warm and stimulating colors like deep bread or earthy tones, encourage appetite and social interactions. Home office concentration and productivity are further enhanced with muted, focused colors, like soft, gray or green children's room, vibrant playful colors. They can inspire creativity and balance. Of course, balance is key to avoid over stimulation, especially for children. Consider lighting. We do have a dedicated course for lighting design. Feel free to take a look at it and make sure that you enroll it, because it's a very powerful course that will supplement your knowledge. For sure, consider lighting. The amount and type of natural and artificial light in each room should influence your color choices. Adapt to your personal style. While function is crucial for sure, you need to add your own personal touch and your preferences. Whether for you as a resident or for your potential renter, or for the potential client who's going to be buying the property. Take their preferences into account once you're designing and home staging the space. So these are a bit of key points to keep in mind based on the functions, based on the rooms within a space. The standardized rooms such as living rooms, kitchen bathrooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, offices, children's rooms, in addition to lighting and incorporating the personal style. These pointers will help guide you, in combination with the previous lectures, to make smart choices and minimize trial and error when you are selecting colors for your own application. 35. A Professional Approach through Mood Boards: Welcome back to the section of the course where we have a topic which we're going to be keeping it for a separate course by itself. So make sure that you stay tuned. Join us, take a look at our newsletter for all of these updates just to make sure that you are up to date with our releases. Now, this specific segment, it's important, but it requires attention by itself for the individuals and the professionals who would like to specialize in this. Now here what we have is color mood boards. As the name implies, we're going to combine the mood that we'd like to achieve through texture, colors, arrangements, furniture onto a board. Now there are tools, software manual techniques, and the topic is quite endless. That's why we're going to be dedicating a specific course for this at a later point in time to help supplement your knowledge. But why is this important? In order for us to combine the key principles that we have to take a look at in the previous lectures, we need to put them into a framework. We need to visualize what we're doing. If I'm going to create a design or for home staging, for interior design purposes, instead of mix and matching randomly, we need to follow a certain methodology. So you've learned, and I've taught you the key principles in the previous sections, how to incorporate colors, the various psychological impact of various colors, the methodology furniture, layer out all of these things. We need to put them in a place where we are able to visualize the end goal. This is achieved through a color mood board, which is literally a board that could be manual, an actual board where you bring sample images for inspiration that actually you liked from various projects, or from a magazine or an image, or whatever it is, and you take a snippet out of it and you pin it, for example. Let's take a look over here. Then you take color palettes samples from a show room, for example, or a fabricator, and you add them over here. Then you take multiple images for the accessories. And you keep adding a collage of images, fabrics, samples, you write notes, you write comments. Where would you like this to show all of this Onto a board which is called a color moodboard. Take a look at this example. Different pictures, different images, different color examples and palettes draw inspiration from. To provide you with guidance, to provide you with the direction in terms of your design. What are the colors that you would like to use? What are the textures? Where have you seen it before? What is the source of inspiration that you're drawing from? And what are some additional elements and notes that you would like to have? This board could be online. There are softwares that could be used. We're going to be discussing this at a later point. Like I mentioned in the upcoming course on color mood boards, or as basic as it is, you bring a board, collect samples, collect images, notes, and colors, and start brainstorming and add the mood and the vibe that you would like to pass onto your design. Now let's take a look at the important parameters which make color moodboards a valuable tool that every designer should be echoed with. First of all, these serve as a valuable tool for maintaining consistency throughout the staging process and ensuring the desired emotional connection is achieved. You have a plan, you have a vision and you would like to pursue it. And a vision moodboard or a color moodboard will help you reach it without deviating. Moodboards are visual representations of your color and design choices. Whatever color that you would like to choose, the color code, the options the images you're drawing from. It could be a magazine snippet. Whatever it is, you put it on the board. You create mood boards to present your color schemes and design ideas to clients or personal reference. Sometimes communicating verbally with a client and passing on your vision could be complicated. It makes perfect sense in your mind. It makes perfect sense based on your own vision. But your client is not able to relate and you need a visual solid demonstration in front of them. And you're not going to build a project and construct a design and get furniture just simply to showcase your point of view. You're going to pass that on through a moodboard. It includes fabric samples, images which convey the intended atmosphere to help you pass on the vibe from a vision inside your head to an actual solid representation. In real life mood boards, they help stakeholders visualize the end result and make informed choices. Sometimes things might sound perfectly fine, or as you visualize them, they make sense. But once you put the pen to the paper and you bring those colors together, you will draw some conclusions. Whether or not they provide you with the required color harmony, the proper balance, the proper contrast. Often, often, often when you think about something, it's quite different than real life application. So color mood boards, they provide you with a transition mechanism from the concept, the vision, the design, which is inside your head to a real life transformation that you could use to help you plan the execution for the project. Now we've dedicated this lecture to talk about color mood boards and their importance. Now some of our students in the current course, they're familiar with color moodboards, some of them who are not. But like we have mentioned, we're going to keep the specific topic for a designated course by itself. Or talk about the software that could be used, the various approaches for color, mood boards, the manual, the automated. Because this is a detailed topic by itself. But at this current point, as a home stage or interior designer, someone working on a specific project or a homeowner renovator, this is an important tool that you could use. And as simple as it is, get a piece of paper or board and start brainstorming and throwing your ideas on it. And you could use these representations for reference to help guide you better. 39. Color Schemes ( Powerful Concepts Part 3): So we take a look at the analogous color scheme. And we said on the color wheel, these are the colors which are right next to each other. They are adjacent and they complement each other. But once we use the word complementary color scheme, it means actually we're taking a look at the opposite spectrum. Complementary colors are opposites on the color wheel. When paired, they create strong contrast and visual interests, making them vibrant and lively choices. They are not highly recommended because of their popping effect, because they are really prominent and they are not for everyone. But they help pass on a strong message in terms of the colors. For example, if I use the color purple over here, the complete opposite is the shade of green over here. If I use this shade of purple over here, the complete opposite or the complementary color, is this the one over here? If I go for turquoise, the complete complementary color is the one over here. It's the complete opposite of analogous. Analogous, they are right next to each other and on the same criteria, but complementary, they are completely the opposite of each other. Now let's take a look at examples to help you understand it better. For example, over here we've got the shade of purple. Now let's go over to the color wheel, which is best fitted by this or this right, or somewhere over here between both. Now on the opposite end of the spectrum, we got this color, right, or this color, which are presented here. You notice these are complementary colors. Take a look at this example. We do have this shade of purple. And the light shade which is right over here, right? This color is exactly the same as the one that we have over here, which is the sofa single sater. Now we're going to go for the complementary end, which is exactly the complete opposite, which is this, which is presented by the other sofa and the table. You see, we can have colors which are complete opposites of each other. And yet they could blend in nicely. Now let's take a look at another example. We do have the color green. For example, over here, the color green. What's opposite to green? Let's say dark green. We're going to go for this dark purple, right? And it's presented were by the cup and the flowers you notice, we are able to combine them. Whether light purple, dark purple, they fall within the spectrum and they are opposite to the colors of yellow and green. And they are complementary colors. The complementary color scheme, where you have colors which are opposite to each other. Take a look at this example. Now, for many of you, the first two options might seem a bit off. For me personally, I don't like the first two, but the third one is quite nice. Now, you do have the white backdrop. White background. We do have the turquoise color here, which is somewhere over here. Right, roughly speaking. So the complimentary color would be right over here, where they blend in nicely. Take a look at the smart choices you get. The first shade of the color, the turquoise in front of it. We do have the shade of the orange. And then take a look at the pillow, which serves as a tying knot where you combine the first shade and the second shade and a single item. This is a very smart choice in terms of the design approach. Your accessories, like I've mentioned, they can act as tying points where you connect different colors together. That's why I always encouraged the use of accessories in a smart fashion because they could actually make two colors which are complementary, in this case, get connected through having a physical structure. Now this is the additional color scheme that we've taken a look at, which is the complementary color scheme. 40. Color Schemes ( Powerful Concepts part 4): Now the final color scheme that we're going to be taking a look at, we've taken a look at the analogous complimentary color scheme, monochromatic. And we have the final one, which is the triadic color scheme. From the word trio or trial, or whatever the word tri refers to, Three, the number three, it means we're taking a look at three different colors. A triadic color scheme uses three primary colors on the color wheel. The scheme is balanced and dynamic, offering a wide range of possibilities for creativity. Now, personally speaking, I don't like to combine three to four colors in such a fashion because it can be overwhelming and confusing. Yet for certain purposes, let's say a kid's room, child's room, a play room, it would make sense. Take a look at these images. It gives you that bubbly, fun ambience where things are not taken quite too seriously. And it's a bit childish in that you could pick any three colors that you'd like and you could just simply combine them through the entire space. Now, in terms of the professional approach for Triadic implementation, it's not heavily implemented. Like I mentioned, combining three different colors which are on the complete end of the spectrum. Like you got red or light red, turquoise is yellow, then you add some of blue, and then you add some white, and then dark yellow. So you're combining various colors on the color wheel without any solid intention, let's say, in that sense. But to provide random contrast of colors, it has a certain purpose, which is playfulness for specific applications. But you should be careful for a more refined professional context, where you have a living room, a home office, and all of these things. This should be approached based on the previous color schemes, which would make more sense rather than the triadic for your application. At this current point in time, you equipped with various color schemes, concepts and strategy in terms of how to blend the colors using the color wheel, which will help you elevate your design game. Whether you're a home stage or interior designer, or a homeowner trying to decorate your living space, it will help you take it to a whole new level. Now in the upcoming lecture we're going to give you provide you with some very important pointers in terms of how to select the paint color when you're painting the walls of your space. It's a very crucial and committed step that you should do before starting to deal with the interior of the space. Now let's transition to the upcoming lecture to learn about the best practices when it comes to picking up the right paint color. 43. Using Accessories to Amplify the Power of Color: Now in this section of the current course, we're going to be infusing color through accessories, as this is one of my own personal favorite approaches. And I'm going to provide you with the key pointers that I use personally to help me design and change the design the way I would like to simply through the use of accessories. First of all, we could use accessories as accents. Accessories like pillows, throw pillows, rugs, art decor, items provide an opportunity to infuse color into a space. Take a look at this image over here, white and bache. Now I would like to add some color. Get a green plant, some color brown artwork on the wall. Get some color, black overthrow blanket. Put it on the sofa. All these options, through the use of accessories, you're able to infuse color the way that you please take a look at these pillows. For example, if you imagine the white sofa in combination with any of these pillows, they will work magnificently. The orange, the olive green, the silver, the gold, the blue, the brown, all of them. You could just simply dump them onto the white sofa and they will look gray. Why? Because of the smart choice of colors. Flexibility and versatility. Accessories allow for easy color changes without major renovations, offering adaptability for different styles and season. This is one of my favorite techniques, various seasons, various accessories. You do have a living room, let's change things up. Summertime, get some yellow cushions, it's wintertime, get some black cushions, pillows. Rugs by simply incorporating accessories in combination with the color, psychology and practices that you have learned. You are going to be a very powerful designer. Balance and cohesion accessories help tie a room together by repeating or complementing colors used enlarger elements like furniture, walls. Whenever I try to make a statement with an accessory, you could just simply reflect the color from a big piece of furniture, like a sofa, onto a small piece of accessory like a vase, for example. Like the ones over here. Which will help showcase that you made certain choices in terms of the selection for the furniture. And you are very well aware of those choices. Highlight details, accessories could draw attention to specific design elements or add personality and character to a space. Nothing is more personal that you could add to a space more than an accessory. These accessories, think about it this way, the same way that you wear your clothing. You have some accessories, rings, necklaces, bracelets, whatever it is, which reflect or add a sense of personal touch that showcases you as a person. The same thing applies to your selection of accessories for your home design, home staging, interior design, it shows the element of. Here are some pro tips that you need to keep in mind. Color coordination, that's one. Pay attention to the color coordination and ensure that accessories harmonize with the rooms overall color scheme. Always stick to the color scheme that you have made. Do not make things quite look off. If you have an analogous color scheme, or let's say a monochromatic, you have a single shade or single color, various shades of blue. Then you throw in a red pillow, for example, that might look a bit off If it's not placed strategically, Layering and texture in addition to colors. Always keep in mind texture by itself is a certain form of color. Let's say it has a certain influence. Psychological combine accessories to create depth, texture and visual interest, enhancing the overall design. If you have a certain color scheme, throw in texture, rugged texture, smooth texture, this will help elevate the experience within that space. At this current point in time, you equipped with a lot of tools, accessories, how to highlight features using colors, various color schemes, which will help you elevate your design approach and your design best practices. Taking your experience, taking your knowledge to a whole new level. 45. Examples of Color Palettes within Home Staging : Welcome back in front of us. We do have a couple examples on color palettes for you to use or to draw inspiration from. Here we do have a bedroom. How would you approach this? Cover the screen. Take a look at the image and think how many colors are there in the image. And then take a look at the colors. It will help you develop that awareness. So we do have five colors over here, and all of them are presented in the following color palette. Now as a designer, you would sit down and observe, do they make sense? Are they properly aligned together? Would I like to swap them with a different color? How would that affect the mood? How would that affect the vibe in the current space? Here's another example for a living bedroom with different color palettes. Now you notice the color palettes in this current stage. They are harmonious, they are supplementary to each other, they make sense together. For example, gray, dark shade of pink. Then you do have beige. Then you got dark gray, then darker gray. So take a look at this one over here. We got black, then brownish, then light brown, then gray, then white, which is close to gray. So you transition from light all the way to dark. Take a look at this example. We do have a living room, We have a combination of orange, a shade of yellow. Then we have a shade of blue and a shade of pink. These are complementary colors of speak, but they are placed on a palette in addition to a snapshot of the re, left application to use as a reference as well. Now these are examples. We've seen the examples. Now the question is, how do you create a color palette like you right now? If I ask you to create a color palette, how would you do that? This is what I'm going to be teaching you up next. In the following lecture, we do have a series of steps. I'm going to walk you through them one at a time to help you create your own color palette, followed by a hands on practical activity. Consider this as your own homework for that section of the course before attempting your final project, where you need to create your own color palette in accordance with the guidelines that will be taught up next. 47. Hands On Exercise for Creating a Color Palette : Welcome back to the section of the course where you are going to be in charge of the application. We've provided you with the tools, we've provided you with the strategies, techniques, knowledge, experience. Now it's your turn to apply all of these to an exercise. Now this is a hands on exercise which revolves around creating a color palette for a room. Our objective is to practice the selection of harmonious color palettes for a specific room based on its function and desired mood. And do not worry, I'm going to walk you through the instructions and the steps. Feel free to take a look at the previous lecture to help you crush this activity with ease. First of all, choose a room. Whatever room that you have around. Pick a room. Select a specific room that you want to work on. Could be a living room, bedroom, kitchen, or any room you're interested in. Define the room's purpose. That's one. Consider its function. Is it a relaxing bedroom, a vibrant kitchen, or a cozy living room? Think about the primary activities that will take place in this room. Then identify the mood. Determine the emotional atmosphere you want to create. The aim for a calming, energizing, sophisticated, or another mood. Think about how you want people to feel with the entry desk space. Select your base color. Choose your primary color will serve as the base of your color palette. This color should align with the room's function and desired mood with reference to the color psychology. Choose supporting colors. Select two or three additional colors that complement the base color and contribute to the desired mood. Consider using analogous complementary or triadic color schemes that we have discussed in the color scheme section. Consider neutrals, whites, beige, blacks. To help you add some relief, visually create a moodboard. Now this is a optional at this current point, if you have no idea how to do a moodboard, but you could use digital tools If you're quite qualified to do so or any traditional methods such as cutouts from a magazine, a board sketches up to you get creative, which represents your chosen color. Palettes include swatches, fabric samples, and images to help portray your own vision. Explain your choices. Why have you made such choices? And what kind of mood or ambience or vibe you're trying to pass within your design. Share it with us and we're going to discuss it. We're going to highlight the positives and the areas that need work as well, which will help you gain real life practice in terms of how to home stage, how to interior design by simply creating the current activity or creating your own color palette as part of the current activity. Which is a very crucial step that you need to be taking regardless of the application. Whether as a home stage or interior designer, or even a homeowner who's going shopping to get some furniture, you would like to do so as a professional, and we are helping you do that. 48. Time for Your Course project: And if you think that we are done, you're mistaken. That was an activity that you need to do, which is designing a color palette. But a color palette by itself will not complete a project. That's why your practical project for the current course revolves around creating a color scheme for a design or staging project. Whether you're interior designer or a home stager, you need to apply the color psychology and design principles to a room staging scenario, blank canvas, or a room which has been established. And you are responsible for the design of the room and staging of the room. Here are the instructions. Choose a room, Select a room from a hypothetical homesteading project, for example. You can choose a living room, a bedroom, or a kitchen. Define your target audience. Who are you going to be designing this for your client? For visitors? Whatever it is, potential buyers or renters of the property are the young professionals, family retirees. Think about the preferences and styles and the psychological end to draw from. When it comes to your color selection, determine the desired mood. Decide on the emotional atmosphere you want to create. And the chosen room is a calm inviting space, a vibrant energizing area, or something else. Consider the room's function and your target audience. Because we are at the home staging end, which is more commercial. Select the color scheme based on the room, the target audience, and the color psychology and desired mood. Choose a color scheme, monochromatic, analogous, complementary, triadic. Explain why you have made those choices. Choose specific colors, which you have learned during your activity on color palettes. Identify the specific colors you'll use within your chosen color scheme. Mention the primary color, secondary color, and any accent colors providing the names or color codes justify your choices. Why you have chosen them. Create a mood board using digital tools or just simply snapshots a blank board and add all of these textures, fabrics, colors, notes, get creative share with us for a discussion and for feedback. And we're going to showcase your project for the rest of our global community. This is a hands on project that you could use it as part of your portfolio and as part of your resume. It will help you stand up by gaining actual solid experience. 51. How Was it ?: It's time to wrap up the current course. And it's a pleasure to have you as part of our global community. And truly, we hope that you found the course helpful. We've put a lot of effort in terms of designing the curriculum, harnessing the various resources, best practices strategies drawn from experts to be provided to you to help you go through the transformation that we intended for you to go through. And we truly hope that we were able to achieve that goal. And we're looking forward to positive feedback and for your future involvement with our upcoming courses. And make sure that you stay tuned and adjoin our profile. And find our socials and join our community, and we'll look forward to hearing from you.