Unlock your creativity with out Introduction to Interior Decorating course! Over six weeks, with two hours of engaging weekly sessions, you'll explore the essential principles of design, including colour theory, furniture arrangement, lighting and accessorising. Learn how to balance aesthetics and functionality to create inviting spaces that reflect your personality. Through hands-on activities, mood boards, and real-world examples, you'll gain practical skills to confidently decorate any room. Ideal for beginners or anyone passionate about home styling, this course provides expert guidance and inspiration to bring your vision to life. No prior experience required, just your enthusiasm!

Course booked out or already started

STARTED 67930 - Tue 6.00pm 17 March 6 wks x 2 hrs (Wea Centre)

Fees available for this course:(Which Fee?)
Standard: A$174.00
Discount: A$157.00
Concession: A$153.00

Introduction to Interior Decorating

Course Description

Discover the fundamentals of interior decorating in this engaging and practical six-week introductory course. 

Designed for beginners and home styling enthusiasts, this interactive course explores how colour, furniture, lighting and accessories work together to create spaces that are both beautiful and functional. 

You’ll learn how to make confident decorating choices that reflect your personal style while enhancing the way a space is used.

Across weekly sessions, you’ll build practical skills through hands-on activities, mood boards and real-world examples. 

Guided by core design principles, you’ll gain the confidence to transform any room, whether refreshing a single space or planning a whole home. 

No prior experience is required, just curiosity and enthusiasm for creating inviting interiors.

Course Structure

The course begins by introducing the key principles of interior decorating and helping you identify your own design preferences. 

You’ll then explore colour theory and how to create harmonious palettes that influence mood and atmosphere. 

As the weeks progress, you’ll learn how to plan spaces effectively, select appropriate furniture and materials, and work with scale and proportion to improve flow and functionality.

Later sessions focus on lighting and accessorising, showing how layered lighting and thoughtful styling can elevate a space. 

The course concludes by bringing everything together as you develop a complete room concept using a mood board and styling plan, with the opportunity to share ideas and receive supportive feedback.

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the core principles of interior decorating
• Identify personal style preferences and design goals
• Create balanced colour palettes for different rooms
• Plan room layouts that enhance flow and functionality
• Select furniture, materials and finishes with confidence
• Use lighting and accessories to add interest and cohesion
• Develop a complete decorating concept for a room.

Your Tutor is Suzanne Phillips

Suzanne Phillips BA (VA) has been teaching at WEA since 2023. 

Suzanne has many interests and loves Sweden, where she was born and lived for 18 years. She has studied the equivalent of year twelve in the Swedish language. She has also studied Swedish to English translation at the University of Halmstad. During her 18 years in Sweden, she taught English from the Swedish language and gave private tutoring.

Her interests include Scandinavian design, singing, photography, fashion and she is a historical re-enactor of the Viking Age!  

Suzanne works as a multi-talented designer, photographer, interior decorator, graphic designer, fashion designer and textile designer.