Interior Design Fundamentals: Mastering Color and Texture

Meet Shari Francis, interior designer, business owner, and your teacher for this course. Hear about her professional journey, which led her to create Dadapt, a Brooklyn-based interior design studio. She shares her influences and her sources of inspiration.

Delve into the preparation phase by learning all about color. Grab your color wheel to get a walkthrough of color theory and how it affects texture. Then learn to create a tactile experience by exploring how texture influences light and sound. Find out how to locate samples to create a material board. Take a deeper look into the various types of light and how they affect color and materials.

Shari calls the next stage programming, since it involves gathering information for your design and creating a mood board. Create a material board with samples based on the previous requirements and references. Then, put your material board into perspective by creating a floor plan for the finishes.

Learn how to successfully apply your materials by creating a composition that suits your design aesthetically. Shari then teaches you how to calculate the amounts of material needed for your interior space. Next, see how to locate installation materials and guidelines. Wrap up the course by creating a punch list to stay organized while installing and implementing your design.