Home Design Masterclass is a comprehensive ‘how-to’ online course in home design. Move at your own pace, your access doesn’t expire. So you can dive in, learn, review and revisit as needed.
The online course is your fast-track learning experience. If you’re simply looking for the tools, know-how and education to guide your design process, this will give you confidence in the results.
teaching you (room-by-room, space-by-space) what you need to know to make your floor plan seriously sing as a beautiful family home.
to set you up for your home design in the best way possible, with industry insider tricks and tools to fast-track your floor plan creation.
to fix your design, show you better alternatives and ultimately give you certainty (from my vast experience) that your design will work.
The first place to start in a home design (whether renovating or building new) is to analyse the site, study the best overall layout, and keep things loose and conceptual. This helps establish the best position and arrangements, before diving into the room-by-room design.
Starting here will mean you make the most of your home and land, and also create a light-filled home that suits your site. It’s the best way to create a custom, unique design for your home. And it’s how I start every design, regardless of location, budget or client’s wishes. I’ll reveal my techniques and what to consider for your specific home.
I’ll include recommended dimensions at a major and detail level, my preferred kitchen arrangement, what NOT to do in the design of these areas, and key things to focus on for your design to work (plus where you can save money if your budget needs it).
Our second module (and week) will be all about bedrooms and bathrooms: Family homes can end up with a lot of bathrooms – and they’re cost-intensive areas. Kids’ bedrooms especially need to handle the changing demands of babies, through to teenagers (and beyond). And your master suite … well, it seems to be the only ‘adult’ zone in the home! There’s also studies and guest rooms.
We’ll look at layout recommendations, what to avoid, the dimensions to get right, and how to build in the long-term flexibility you need.
We may think the kitchen is one of our hardest working home zones. However there are other spaces and rooms in your house you definitely need to get right for functional family life. These include any stairs, your laundry and mudroom, your garage and your entry.
They’re the less glamorous zones, but if they don’t work, they will drive you batty … so we’ll dive into how to size them, connect them with your home, hide away the mess, and make them super functional overall.
Whilst Home Design Masterclass focusses mainly about getting your floor plan design sorted, we live in 3 dimensions. So I want to help you understand how to achieve great feeling spaces in your home.
There’s some tricks and strategies to use to really lift the experience of a home, without blowing your budget on high-end features. I’ll help you think about your home ‘in section’ as an architect does. I’ll teach you about how to consider volume and light in your spaces, and we’ll also look at your ceilings so you don’t forget the impact they can have on your design.
In our Module 6, I’ll touch on roofscapes and elevations. This will be a study of how to think about the structure of your roof design, and the ways to consider the outside appearance of your home.
We’ll be considering a lot of this as we travel through the other modules as well, so this is really an opportunity to round our learning off, and come full circle on our floor plan designs.
The course has been built to enable you to start – and progress – your own design. As a standalone course, there is no live support, and this is DIY learning.
In my experience, homeowners can be incredibly clever and savvy about their home designs once they have the right knowledge and tools. With the guidance of Home Design Masterclass, you can totally next-level your design skills.
A member’s new home design for their compact home
As a wife, and mum to 3 young kids, and as an architect and serial renovator, I know the right home design can simplify your life, and be great for your family – now and always.
And I know also how nerve-wracking it can be to get your new home or reno built, especially when you’ve never done it before.
With experience in over 250 projects, I share knowledge and experience from over 25 years in the industry. A big range of budgets, and all types of homes, sites and families.
I’ve learnt the lessons, so you don’t have to make the mistakes. Mistakes that can cost time, money and cause mountains of stress as you create your future home.
My goal is to simplify your project, and help you feel confident and informed as you enjoy the process of building or renovating that home you’re dreaming of.
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