Interior Design Level 3

About This Course

Unleash your creativity with our Interior Design Level 3 online course. Master the art of crafting captivating interiors through colour, light, and shade manipulation. Develop skills in coordinating soft furnishings, lighting, paint styles, and floor finishes for harmonious design.

Learn to create precise drawings in one-point and two-point perspectives, honing your visualization abilities. Gain comprehensive project management skills, guiding you through every step of an interior design project.

Course Benefits

Split into 6 units, every element of this course seeks to expand your understanding of interior design, so you can achieve the theoretical knowledge you need to apply these skills within real and practical settings.

This course will:

• Help you to develop a strong foundation of knowledge and competency that can be transferred into your work.
• Enable you to study on your own terms – no classrooms, no strict deadlines and no exams.
• Allow you to study from home – all course materials will be sent straight to your door, enabling you to fit your studies around your obligations.

Course Units

Unit 1: An Introduction to Colour Theory and Design Layout

• Introduction
• The colour wheel
• The effects of light and shade on colour
• Monochromatic colours
• Harmonious colours
• Scale
• Layout of a drawing

Unit 2: Sample Boards and Paint Techniques

• Introduction
• The colour wheel
• The effects of light and shade on colour
• Monochromatic colours
• Harmonious colours
• Scale
• Layout of a drawing

Unit 3: Lighting and Window Treatments

• The different types of lighting
• The lighting design
• Window treatments
• Types of window treatment
• Curtain headings
• Blinds
• Considering materials

Unit 4: Consultations and Design Brief Management

• Initial contact
• Briefing consultation questionnaire
• Follow-up
• Final consultation
• Confidentiality
• Legal considerations
• Appointment correspondence
• Letter of intent to a contractor
• Contract tender letter
• Contract tender rejection
• The design brief

Unit 5: Perspective Drawing

• The back wall
• Establishing the eye line
• Placing the vanishing point on one-point perspective
• Two-point perspective
• Establishing the floor and ceiling lines
• The perspective grid
• Right-angle measurements
• Drawing windows
• Adding furniture to your drawings

Unit 6: Managing a Project Assessment 

• Time management
• Organisational skills
• Management ability
• Order of works
• Concepts of scheduling
• The order sheet
• Costing
• Fees and hourly rates
• Quotations from suppliers
• Constructing an invoice

Assessment

This course is assessed using a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. These will need to be sent to your personal tutor for marking, whereupon they will supply you with helpful tips and feedback. No external examinations are required.

Required Knowledge

No prior knowledge or skills in this area are needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.

Awarding Body

Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive certification from National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).

This course has been designed to meet the requirements of specific learners or employers. It is endorsed by National Institution of Qualifications, meaning the course has undergone external quality checks to ensure that they are maintained and delivered to an excellent standard.

National Institution of Qualifications are a national certificating organisation. Endorsement of our courses ensures learners have access to high quality materials that cover all learning outcomes, helping them to achieve their potential.

Support

From the guidance of our personal tutors whose industry experience will help to support and mentor your studies, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months tutor support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.

You too can take advantage of the extensive knowledge base of our personal tutors and use their experiences to get all of your questions answered. Similarly, our student support team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance as they help you to decipher your course materials and answer your questions.

Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.