Chelsea College of Arts

Introduction to Experience Design

nterior styling is the art of curating furnishings, textures, finishes, lighting and accessories, amongst a plethora of contemporary and antique products.
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Length 3 to 4 weeks
Effort 3 hours per week
Price £ 360
Subject Design
Level Beginner
Languages English
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Interior stylists work across a variety of projects from residential interiors to commercial projects such as restaurants, hotels and show homes. Their skills can take them into other areas such as displays for homeware retailers, interior photo shoots and event styling.

Interior styling is the art of curating furnishings, textures, finishes, lighting and accessories, amongst a plethora of contemporary and antique products. It is a useful skill for interior designers, as well as being a stand-alone career serving the media, property, and design sectors. This course provides a 4-week introduction to interior styling's visual principles, materials and their application.

Who is Interior Styling (Online Short Course) for?
This online interior design course is ideal for:

  • Interior designers with an interest in developing interior styling skills.
  • Individuals looking for tips and insights that they may wish to apply to their own homes.
  • Those looking to learn the fundamentals of interior styling and the associated products they will potentially be working with.
  • Property developers looking to develop their own show homes.

What you'll learn

The course aims to introduce you to the important principles of spatial composition and design in order to make your own choices and propose your own interior styling solutions. By the end you should gain a better understanding of interior styling and be able to apply this to your own projects.

Course syllabus

Topics covered

  • You will be set a variety of weekly skills based projects.
  • There will be lectures on styling methods and techniques.
  • You will be asked to interpret a brief, develop a concept, and present it for feedback and discussion each week
  • We will look at how to keep informed of trends and place to look for trend inspiration.
  • We will also look at styling compositions and arrangements leading to a room set design.
  • We will look at how to style furniture, soft furnishings, flowers and foliage, patterns, paint, vases, ornaments, lighting, room layout and more.
  • You will practice photography for interior styling, and learn the importance of social media for stylists.
  • Considerations for working as a freelancer will be introduced in the final session and materials supplied to help you to develop your skills base.

Meet the instructors

Nick Show
I began my career as a stylist in homeware at Marks & Spencer. I did this alongside a university degree for Interior Design Decoration in which I achieved a First Class Honours Degree. Since then I’ve gone on to win a national award for ‘up and coming Interior Designer’ and work with some of the best interior designers in the industry. I’ve worked on top broadcasting home makeover shows, working alongside people such as Laurence Llewelyn Bowen, Amanda Lamb, Sarah Benny and Celia Sawyer. This would involve designing and styling around 20 houses at any one given time. I also have my own business, Nick Snow Interiors. I design residential and commercial spaces, style for well known magazines such as Living etc and Condé Nast, complete editorial contents for high street shops and dress show homes for large property developers.As I always say, “You shouldn’t just walk into a room, you should feel like you have arrived”.