IDEQUO – The Interior Design School
Professional Online Decoration
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
Course
DURATION
6 months
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,150
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Become a professional decorator from home, at your own pace, and with the support of top experts in the industry. 100% online, practical training, and no prior experience required.
General Information
This course introduces you to a profession where you can develop your creativity and create home projects . The technical and aesthetic knowledge you need to create home decoration projects that don't require renovations or interior design.
- Video classes so you can watch them as many times as you want
- Group meetings with your fellow students and live teachers.
- Employment exchange.
- Access to Masterclasses with the best interior designers in the sector.
- No prior design training is required.
- Suitable for all profiles.
What will you get from this course?
- You will learn to decorate real spaces from scratch
- You will master styles, materials, lighting and graphic representation
- You will prepare to work as a professional decorator, either self-employed or in studios.
- You will have access to internships, masterclasses, and a job board.
- People who want to get started in the world of decoration
- Professionals from related sectors seeking reinvention
- Self-employed workers and entrepreneurs in the home sector
- Interior design lovers who want to become professionals
History of interior design
Since ancient times, humans have created homes. In this course, we'll explore this evolution from humanity to the present day to understand and learn how habitat and interior design have gone hand in hand throughout history.
Graphic representation
Learning to use graphic scales and their representations is essential for a decorator's work. You'll learn to understand spaces and how to create and represent your designs at the correct scale, both in plan and volume.
History of furniture
It will show the student, through images, the bases for understanding the evolution of antique furniture, to understand the influence of art and architecture on the furniture of each era.
We will analyze its influence on the present day and how furniture has been constantly reinvented since ancient times.
A tour will be made of the different artistic and decorative styles, following both the types of housing and the evolution of furniture, from Egypt, Greece, Rome to Neoclassicism, passing through Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Art Deco, Modernism, Bauhaus, High Tech.
History of landscaping
- Gardening in Ancient Times
- Christian and Islamic gardening in the Middle Ages
- Gardens in the Renaissance. Italy and Europe
- Baroque Gardens: The French Garden
- The English landscape garden
- The gardens of the 19th and 20th centuries
Technical drawing
Its main objective is to teach the representation of spaces, providing students with the necessary tools to think, express, and develop their ideas. It also fosters spatial vision for an important understanding of space.
- Awareness through drawing
- Using rulers and scales
- Basic shapes, representation of furniture
- Plan, elevations, and sections
- Study of color, light, shapes and space
- Color psychology, color scheme
Design and decorative styles
- History and evolution of interior design until the 21st century
- Decorative styles: classic, minimal, loft, rustic, colonial, shabby chic, eclectic, chic, Provençal, ethnic, retro, kitsch, English.
- Current trends
- Home styling
- Design in the home
- Design of large spaces, restaurants, commercial premises, hotels
- Types of curtains and fabrics
- Curtain installations
- Aesthetic organization of accessories in the home
Project management
Focused on the study of existing spaces and projects to analyze layouts, use of materials, and lighting, to understand what professionals are currently doing, and to understand the phases of a project from the order being placed, through the design and execution of the work, to dealing with clients, suppliers, and collaborating with other professionals in the sector.
The student will carry out practical work, designing spaces for private use, working from the different layouts for each space, construction details, choice or design of furniture, lighting, sanitary ware, faucets, etc., to the presentation, all supervised by the professors.
Project practices
- Space analysis
- Design fundamentals
- Psychology of space applied to the client
- Distribution based on customer requirements and needs
- Practical exercises throughout your training
- Realization of housing project by rooms
Excellence of detail
Several renowned interior design studios will show you how they work on their projects, the final finish of decorative details, and the importance of finishing touches that give a space a professional finish.
illumination
This course helps students understand the importance of lighting in an environment, how it enhances or conceals it, and technically how we achieve different results through the use of different types of lighting. Students will learn about the latest developments in lighting.
Introduction to Home Staging
Home staging involves preparing a property for sale on the real estate market, whether for rent or purchase. The goal is to achieve a positive change in the home's presentation, making it more attractive to potential buyers and tenants.
- Initiation
- goals
- Potential Clients
- Service and Career Opportunities
Construction, materials and finishes
The purpose of this course is to understand how to create what we design. To do this, it is necessary to know what materials exist, how they can be used, how they are joined, and the architectural conditions to consider when creating a space, as well as the installations.
- Measurements
- Graphic symbology in construction (interpretation of plans)
- Installations: basics of electricity and plumbing
- Materials and coatings to use
- Applications of different materials
- Construction details: windows, doors, vertical and horizontal walls
- Furniture construction
- News and trends in materials


