Interior Design (Planning a Room)

Pre-requisites
The good news is you don't need any previous experience to take this course.
Qualification
ICS Diploma
Support and Benefits
As an ICS student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your coursework and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.
What's more, you'll have access to the ICS online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.
















































Key Topics

Making Scale Plans
Learn how to draw floor plans, wall elevations and furniture plans.

Introduction to Interior Design
Examine lighting, heating and effective use of space. Consider health and safety.

Selecting a Style
Examine a range of decorative styles from medieval to modern. Explore the effective use of colour, texture and pattern.

Design for Craft
Explore how colours relate to each other and consider hue, value and intensity of colour. Discover how to express moods, styles and ideas on story or mood boards. Learn how to create a variety of styles of decorative effects with paint.

Colour in Interior Design 
Consider how colours create mood, ambiance and atmosphere. Learn how to use colour to create a safe and non-handicapping environment for those with a disability. Gain the skills to create co-ordinated colour schemes.

Furniture, Flooring, Walls and Windows
Explore various different furniture styles and discover how to select furniture effectively. Examine the main types of flooring and consider the advantages and disadvantages of different types of floor coverings. Study the various types of wall coverings, paints and fabrics. Explore windows, curtains and blinds.

The Finishing Touch
Learn how to prepare a lighting plan and instruct an electrician. Explore accessories and plants. Examine the decoration of the exterior of a property. Discover how to accurately estimate the cost of a scheme and how to see it from start to finish.
Course Code
D47
Technical Requirements and fees
None



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Outline
You’ll complete nine assessments during your course and three projects on completion of your course. You’ll also be required to produce a work folder. Your assessments can be submitted to ICS online via the Student Community, or they can be posted to ICS. It is recommended that you submit your assessments online as you will receive your results more quickly this way. Please note that, due to their nature, some of your assessments may need to be posted.
Assessment Breakdown

Assessment 1: 5 activities requiring you to create scale drawings
Assessment 2: 4 short answer questions and 1 activity requiring you to measure the dimensions of all the rooms in your house and note these on a sketch or plan of the rooms
Assessment 3: 5 short answer questions and 1 activity requiring you to come up with a design for a room in a period style and represent this design on a scale floor plan
Assessment 4: 3 short answer questions and 7 design activities
Assessment 5: 3 short answer questions and 3 activities relating to colour
Assessment 6: 3 short answer questions and 2 activities
Assessment 7: 4 short answer questions and 2 activities
Assessment 8: 3 short answer questions and 3 activities
Assessment 9: 4 short answer questions and 2 activities
Projects
Project 1: create a room plan for loft space in a family house
Project 2: create a room plan for a home based office
Project 3: create a room plan for a room (of your choice) in a domestic environment
Work Folder: a collection of items from throughout the course that indicate your abilities
Notes
Short answer questions normally require you to write between a sentence and a paragraph. However, some short answer questions have multiple parts (i.e. Question 1 a, b, c, etc.) and so require lengthier answers.
Please note that the assessment fee is additional to your course fees.