Interior Design Basics: Simple Steps to Your Perfect Space (Skillshare)

Offered by Skillshare,
Interior Design Basics: Simple Steps to Your Perfect Space (Skillshare)

We all deserve a space that feels like home—and you have the power to create it for yourself! Discover a fun, simple approach to interior design that proves how easy it can be to transform your home, no matter your style or budget. With interior designer Lauren Cox and Havenly, you’ll discover the four principles used by interior designers to create beautiful spaces every day—then try your hand at using what you’ve learned to style a bookshelf that’s Instagram-ready.

Easy-to-follow lessons include how to:

  • Identify your personal design style
  • Curate a color palette unique to you
  • Create a sense of rhythm and balance
  • Choose pieces you’ll love for a lifetime

Every lesson is packed with actionable tips, printable reference guides, and endless inspiration you can return to again and again. By the end, you’ll have the tools you need to identify your personal style, unleash your creativity, and transform your space into a home you never want to leave.
Share a photo of your styled bookcase!
Whether you're styling a bookshelf, pillow vignette, or entire room, we'd love to see your transformation photos!

Questions to consider:
Which design style are you drawn to? What do you love about it? What do you dislike?
What's the dominant color in your space? What feeling does it evoke?
How can you balance symmetry and asymmetry in your space?
Try swapping out one accessory for another. What's the impact?
When you're done designing, upload before and after photos to the project gallery. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Go to Class
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Related Courses

From Plant to Cup: Brew an Amazing Cup of Coffee (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

From Plant to Cup: Brew an Amazing Cup of Coffee (Skillshare)

Learn what it takes to brew an amazing cup of coffee by hand! Go behind-the-scenes with celebrated California roaster Blue Bottle for a one-hour class on sourcing, brewing, and tasting everyone's favorite bean. From the plant to your cup, Michael Phillips brings every lesson to life while also offering options — giving you a process for making a simple cup or going the distance with pro equipment.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Happy Houseplants: Caring For Your Plants | Learn with The Sill (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Happy Houseplants: Caring For Your Plants | Learn with The Sill (Skillshare)

Plants heighten our creativity, happiness, and even oxygen levels — and this class will give you everything you need to pot and care for your plants so they live long, healthy, and prosperous lives! Taught by The Sill's Botanist Christopher Satch, you'll learn about how to pot and re-pot your houseplants, how to care and troubleshoot for your plants, and the best ways to ensure your plants grow and thrive.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Advanced Styling with Responsive Design (Coursera) Coursera
University of Michigan

Advanced Styling with Responsive Design (Coursera)

It used to be the case that everyone viewed webpages on about the same size screen. But with the explosion of the use of smartphones to access the Internet, the landscape of design has completely changed. People viewing your site will now expect that it will perform regardless of the platform (smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer). This ability to respond to any platform is called responsive design.

Nov 2nd 2026
4 Weeks
Introduction to CSS3 (Coursera) Coursera
University of Michigan

Introduction to CSS3 (Coursera)

The web today is almost unrecognizable from the early days of white pages with lists of blue links. Now, sites are designed with complex layouts, unique fonts, and customized color schemes. This course will show you the basics of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3). The emphasis will be on learning how to write CSS rules, how to test code, and how to establish good programming habits.

Nov 2nd 2026
4 Weeks
From iPad to Home Decor - with Paper by WeTransfer and Photoshop (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

From iPad to Home Decor - with Paper by WeTransfer and Photoshop (Skillshare)

How about design your own home decor such as pillow, mug or tote bag ? When you see it, you will be so proud of yourself ! In this class, I will teach you to design a pattern using an amazing drawing application on iPad called Paper by WeTransfer. This is a very good drawing application to bring your imagination to the real world.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design  (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design (Skillshare)

Great graphic design comes from understanding just a few basic principles. Cracking the code to great design is much easier with a solid foundation of core principles. Join designers Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips for an essential, 35-minute class as they walk through 5 basic principles of graphic design, perfect for use in all projects using images and type — creative design, marketing materials, and even photography!

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Demystifying Beauty: Inspiration for Design (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Demystifying Beauty: Inspiration for Design (Skillshare)

What do we mean by "beauty"? How can you bring beauty into your own work? Join museum curators Ellen Lupton and Andrea Lipps for a half-hour class exploring beauty! Go inside New York City's Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Explore 5 themes through dozens of examples from contemporary art and design. Create a beautiful pattern of your own — a surprising and powerful prompt to engage with your own notions of beauty.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Appetite to Learn With Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Appetite to Learn With Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (Skillshare)

In this at-home learning experiment, discover new talents with Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, as he learns how to create flavorful food photography with Aundre Larrow. Chris “Ludacris” Bridges is a multi-talented rapper and actor, but he’s ready to take on new skills and discover hidden talents. In this one-on-one session with portrait photographer Aundre Larrow, Ludacris learns the basics of shooting food photography to create vibrant, appealing photos that make food look colorful and appetizing.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Create a Perfect Morning Routine (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Create a Perfect Morning Routine (Skillshare)

My name is Jeff Finley, I'm a freelance illustrator and designer. Despite outward signs of success, I was struggling internally with anxiety, depression, and self-doubt. I decided to start waking up early to focus on doing things that made me happy and fulfilled. Little did I know that this would transform my life! I ended up writing a book about my year of waking up early. It's a book about habit change, personal growth, and morning routines.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
The Hero’s Journey With Kenya Barris (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

The Hero’s Journey With Kenya Barris (Skillshare)

In our latest learning experiment, discover new talents with Kenya Barris, as he learns digital illustration while making a movie poster with Nikkolas Smith. Kenya Barris is a talented director, writer, actor, and producer, but he’s ready to try new things and discover hidden talents. In this one-on-one session with artist and illustrator Nicholas Smith, Kenya learns the basics of digital illustration and character design to create a superhero movie poster based on Kenya’s own inner strength and superpowers.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Get Discovered With a Knockout Portfolio (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Get Discovered With a Knockout Portfolio (Skillshare)

Over the last couple of years, having an online portfolio has gone from a nice-to-have to a must-have for any creative professional — and Behance is leading the charge to make it possible. In this class, we’ll walk through their list of best practices on how to make a good portfolio great and how to get you and your work discovered in the creative communities you care about. You'll leave this short class with a list of tips on getting an online footprint that shows off who you are, tells the world what you can do, and gets you found.

Self Paced
Self-Paced
Blogging Basics (Skillshare) Skillshare
Skillshare

Blogging Basics (Skillshare)

Want to start a blog...but don't know where to start? This class will provide you with the information you need to start blogging on the right foot. Perfect for beginning bloggers, this is a crash course for those who want to learn more about blogging before diving in or who aren’t sure what to consider before starting a blog. Sound like you? Keep readin'...

Self Paced
Self-Paced