10 Useful YouTube Videos for Learning Interior Design

For all the fluff and fun on YouTube, there are also an endless amount of learning and information resources. Many of those resources are features from the interior design field. These features are excellent tools for learning about interior design – both the theory and practice and also for learning about pursuing a career in interior design. We’ve sorted through the many great results on YouTube, and have come up with ten to start you off.

Ten Useful Interior Design YouTube Videos

1. Interior Design (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGV5_LfVmZk): This video talks about the fundamentals of interior design, and how it is more than matching carpets and drapes. It talks about the field and the work of the designer, and what you can expect in an interior design career.

2. Interior Design Small Spaces (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYYbRyJd01Q): Being able to design small spaces is essential in today’s homes and offices. This video walks you through some no-fail fundamentals to small room design.

3. Interior Design (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIQ6VqFEN0o): This video is a video collage of different, unique works in interior design from some of the leading designers. Great inspiration and great examples of what a good interior designer can achieve.

4. Interior Design Ideas Episode 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j418yhauYlk): This video is the first in a podcast series. Each episode tackles a different aspect of interior design and product and furniture selection. Start here and learn it all, one podcast at a time.

5. Bedroom Design (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QhAHvsIk6c&feature=related). This HGTV video with Candice Olson gives tips and reveals a before-and-after bedroom redesign for one of the most important rooms of the home.

6. Part 1 of 2 Choosing Paint Colors Like A Professional (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5BpM5MgSY&feature=related). This video, part one of a two-part series, walks you through the basics of color theory and gives some excellent, basic information on how colors work together and how you can easily apply this basic theory to choose great colors for your home that work for you.

7. How to play with colour housetohome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdVwn3DhFhQ&feature=related): This video goes a step beyond the last, and is an excellent complement to it. It talks about being creative and playing with colors you love for unique home design.

8. Makeover your Living Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWJsQQJ0ilc&feature=relmfu). The living room is a very important focal point of the home, and one that is very often a candidate for revision or rearrangement. This video talks about revising the living room working with what you already have, and investing only a very little money.

9. How to Hang A Picture: Finding a Wall Stud to Hang A Picture (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e13sa8mwIUc&feature=related). Self-explanatory, but an essential skill for home interior decorating…without having to repaint the rooms every time you hang a new picture

10. How to Accessorize a Living Room (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAT-o9QgfWY&feature=related). This is a great tutorial discussing the basics of accessorizing and finishing a room.

Start with these top ten YouTube interior design videos, play around with the related suggestions, and you’ll have a virtual video library available to you to help your home look great.

Elle Russell prefers to write extensively on the benefits to students earning interior design degrees online.