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A Definitive Guide to Decorating
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Creating a colour scheme

Mixing pattern and colour

Nina's design process

360 tour of Nina’s home

A Definitive Guide to Decorating
40 lessons | 8 hours
Join legendary interior designer Nina Campbell in her first-ever course, sharing over 50 years of decorating expertise. Filmed at her London home, this 8 hour course reveals Nina’s secrets to creating comfortable luxury in any space. Learn her step-by-step approach to building colour palettes, planning layouts, mastering proportion, and using effective lighting. Through three case studies including her home and a recent U.S. project discover how to refresh a room, maximise space, and incorporate concealed doors for added elegance.
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Everybody has their own taste, and it’s just that maybe you have to be a bit more confident. And so what if you like something and somebody else doesn’t like it - it’s not important. As long as you like it, and you do it with joy, that’s really what it’s all about.
— Nina Campbell
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Lesson Plan
40 LESSONS / 8 HOURS
Meet Nina
Nina invites you into her home and shares some of her early sources of inspiration.
Nina’s philosophy over the years – Part 1
It is Nina’s belief that your home is the background to your life, so it should be comfortable and congruent with everyday living. She discusses how to implement this philosophy into decorating and suggests how a home can set the scene for special moments and the creation of cherished memories.
Nina’s philosophy over the years – Part 2
Building on what you will have learnt in the previous lesson, Nina delves into what she understands to be true luxury: creating a home that stands the test of time and consists of carefully considered details.
Inspiration, influences and style
Nina reflects on her life, her influences and how she finds ideas for her decorating schemes. She also discusses one of her greatest inspirations, Elsie De Wolfe, regarded as one of the first professional interior designers.
Nina’s process
From setting the budget to establishing the brief and getting the bones of the project figured out, Nina clearly lays out the process she abides by for every one of her projects.
Using pattern, texture and scale
Follow along with Nina as she sets about redecorating a room in her own home. She conveys the importance of keeping pattern, scale and texture at the forefront of your mind when designing a room.
Building a room scheme – A case study
Join Nina as she offers a practical demonstration of how she creates mood boards and uses them to refine and perfect a decorating scheme.
Choosing colour
An incredibly important part of any room scheme, colour has a huge impact on the overall feel of a room. It’s also extremely personal and can be instrumental in conveying character and personality within an interior.
How to use colour
Join Nina as she discusses how she approached creating a room scheme for some of her past projects and some of the ways in which she likes to introduce colour.
Undertaking a mini renovation
Not every decorating project needs to be a huge undertaking; Nina is a big advocate for taking on mini renovations in your home to completely revitalise a room with just a few elements.
A 360 Tour of Nina’s colourful home
Get ready to take an interactive tour through Nina Campbell’s Chelsea home from the comfort of your own device. You’ll be able to explore every detail in Nina’s thoughtfully curated home and get and experience it as if you were physically there.
To get started, click on the image above then use your finger or mouse to move around within each room. Swipe left, right, up, or down to navigate around her home. To zoom in on an area or object, pinch your screen or use the zoom controls provided. This will allow you to get a closer look at details or specific features that catch your attention. Enjoy the immersive experience and discover the beauty and functionality of this remarkable property from every angle.
Laying out the ground floor
Making the most out of the space you have is a huge part of good interior design, and floor plans are the best way to get your head around the possibilities and map out ideas. Nina also delves deeper into how she created a home that works for her by digging out a new, lower ground floor level.
Laying out the first floor
The first floor of Nina’s home is up in the eaves, which made planning the layout even more crucial to maximise space.
The hall
Join Nina on a walkthrough of her home, where she’ll be sharing the thought processes behind her own decorating decisions and hopefully providing some inspiration for your projects. First is the entrance hall, where she loves to create moments of joy.
The sitting room – Part 1
Next is the main living space, where Nina discusses the techniques she used to zone the room so it can be multifunctional while still feeling spacious.
The sitting room – Part 2
Continuing the deep dive into Nina’s sitting room decoration, she talks through creating a space for comfortable entertaining.
The dining room
With the use of some clever room partitioning, Nina explains how to make a dining room adaptable for different moods and occasions.
Laying the table
An avid collector of tableware, Nina dresses her table with exciting treasures for guests to admire and offers tips for creating the perfect table setting.
The kitchen
To gain a generous living space, Nina had to sacrifice some of her kitchen size, but she’s made the most of every inch and talks through tricks you can implement in your own room.
The master bedroom
The inspiration for Nina’s master bedroom scheme was a beautiful magnolia tree outside the window. Learn how this informed her decorating choices and led her to completely change the layout of the room.
The TV room
Part of renovating Nina’s home involved digging down to create a lower ground floor, so she offers some solid advice on how to go about this.
The guest bedroom
Creating a restful and luxurious place for people to stay can be a really fun and creative process.
Details
If you’re looking to elevate a room and make it feel more luxurious, designing the finer details into your scheme is crucial.
Notes on lighting
Lighting has a huge influence on the success of a scheme; if lit incorrectly, a room can feel cold and uninviting. Nina advises on how to get this aspect of the design absolutely right.
Bedrooms
As bedrooms are spaces of tranquillity and peace, getting the decorating scheme correct is paramount in getting a good night’s sleep.
Bathrooms
Instrumental in creating a sense of luxury within an interior scheme, bathrooms can really set the tone for the rest of the house – and Nina offers her tips for building the perfect space.
Hidden doors
Hidden doors can be extremely useful when designing a room that has a tricky layout. However, there are a few things to be aware of when including one.
Sitting rooms
Nina shares her top tips for approaching the design of a living room, which is often a multifunctional space that needs to be the backdrop to a variety of scenarios.
Kitchens
The kitchen is the heart of the home, and approaches to kitchen design have evolved hugely in the course of Nina’s career. She muses on kitchens becoming much more social spaces and suggests design ideas to accommodate this.
Choosing the right fabric
Accompany Nina on a visit to her new showroom and flagship store in West London. Housing a huge array of her fabric collections, it’s the perfect setting for Nina to explain exactly how to select the ideal fabric for a project.
How to shop for furniture
As well as fabrics, the Nina Campbell showroom is home to her range of thoughtfully designed furniture. In this lesson, Nina talks about the importance of seeing pieces in person, and demonstrates how one item of furniture can have lots of different uses, depending on what you style it with.
The joy of shopping
Whether you’re buying for yourself or for a client, there is so much creativity and joy to be found when scouring the shops and gathering items for a room scheme. Nina discusses her top tips for finding items you’ll enjoy for years to come.
A drawing room furniture layout
In this lesson, Nina takes you through exactly how she sets about planning the layout of a room, using a recently completed project as an example. She lists each element to include on a floor plan, and demonstrates how this comes to inform decisions on the type of furniture to use.
Pulling the scheme together
Continuing with the same case study, Nina talks through the next stage of the design process: creating colour schemes and selecting fabrics. She discusses the importance of balancing practicality with the aesthetic of a room.
Creating a layout and scheme for a bedroom
Discover another one of Nina’s project examples – this time, an attic bedroom. Learn the tips and tricks for dealing with these sometimes tricky spaces.
Having fun with upholstery
When redecorating any room, it’s important to think outside the box and design creatively. Nina discusses a recent project in which she approached upholstering a sofa slightly differently and achieved an inspired design statement.
A visit to Robert Kime
Nina pays a visit to the Robert Kime showroom in South West London – an iconic destination in the world of interior design that is always full of treasures. Learn how to get the most out of shopping in antique shops and fabric showrooms, as Nina reveals exactly the sorts of questions to ask. On this particular visit, Nina is looking to source some furniture with the help of Head of Antiques Christopher Payne.
Meet the textile designers
Glimpse behind the scenes at Nina Campbell HQ, where Nina and her team are finalising work on their latest fabric collection. You’ll discover the thought processes behind all the designs, and how to use the collections in your own projects.
Nina answers questions from fellow designers
With so many decades of experience, Nina is a fount of knowledge for established designers and novices alike. She answers some burning questions and offers sage advice for those who are just starting out on their design journey.
Final thoughts and farewell
As Nina bids farewell, she ends on a note of encouragement and implores you to always find a sense of fun in whatever you do.
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