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One of the things I love about sharing my years of industry experience, is helping artists build their confidence. One way I do this is by answering questions (and I get asked a lot!) Some subjects come up over and over. One of them is readiness. Today I want to answer a very specific version of that question I was asked recently :
“How do you know if you are ready to design a home décor line?”
Home décor is one of those dream markets for many artists. There are a host of fabulous clients out there, it can be very lucrative, and it can be incredibly rewarding to see your work on anything from tiny decorations to enormous pieces of furniture. The additional income generated by a vast collection of home décor products is a dream come true for many artists, and how awesome to use your very own rug, lamp, pillow, mug, plate, pouf or sofa in your own home?
Lilla Rogers’ studio
So here is a short quiz to help you decide whether YOU are ready to start exploring this exciting, hot market in more depth. Go through the questions below and see how many you respond to with a resounding ‘YES’:
- Do you love home décor websites, magazines, and shops?
- Do you have a knack for or interest in decorating?
- Do you have a knack for or interest in styling things in your home?
- Do you drool over Pinterest boards focused on interiors?
- Is strolling through onekingslane.com your idea of a good time?
- When you go shopping for things and you don’t love what you see, does it make you want to make your own?
- Do you love print and pattern?
- Do you love playing with color palettes?
- Would you love to brighten up people’s lives with your pretty objects?
- Can you envision your art on real home décor products, in 3-D?
- Are you open to learning how to digitally template your art onto product templates?
If you answered YES to most of these questions, you are probably ready to start designing a home décor collection – how cool is that?
Our brand new Make Art That Sells course teaches you how to create collections for home décor and present it in a winning pitch! So start thinking about what kind of products you might like to see your work on.
this is an amazing room Lilla. This post was worth reading. All images are catchy. I want to get ideas about my room decoration. I want to use an antique theme with a decent look. plz, suggest to me some tips. thankyou
Great visuals! They all look awesome. It’s true that home decor is one of those dream markets for many artists. The quiz that helps you decide whether you are ready to start exploring the home decor line is interesting. Thank you so much for sharing this blog. Keep up the good work.
Need more detailed assistance on how to start my own soft interior decor furnishings
Feel free to email [email protected] to find out more about what our course can offer you. Thanks!
Excellent. Absolutely loved reading and very helpful at the same time.
Hi Ayesha, thank you for your question. Yes, absolutely! The course covers exactly what you are asking above, so we hope you will join us. If you have any other questions, please feel free to email us.
Lilla
Hi from Pakistan. I already own a shop by the name Kayal. We create our own block print fabrics. I outsource home decor product which is basically uses decoupage techniqu. But like my fabric i would like to create my own home decor products. Now my question is in this course you use five materials to create products. Will the course go into manufacturing detail like mdf product such as a box surface decoration can be done in which ways or suppose birdcages made in metal could have a certain production style? Is this course for me who want to learn manufacturing also?
Thanks! That’s my thinking and reading chair in Lilla Rogers Studio and that’s our mini conference table for team meetings. I redecorated recently in part for the filming of the new course. Got the gas fireplace, great music system, and a mantle to style. Gotta have a pretty place to work. The sewing machines, jewelry station and kiln is in the back of the Studio. There are 6 work stations, too, for when we are all in the Studio.
Yes to all the questions!!
Lilla! Is that your living room? (jaw hits floor) it’s so dreamy!
Of course I answered YES to every question. I have been in the social expressions industry for over 30 years. Two years ago, at 62 (YIKES) I decided to reinvent myself and jump into surface pattern design. OMG I can’t tell you how much I LOVE it!! I love decorating and it would be a dream come true to become a home decor designer in the children’s markets…which is where my passion is. Maybe someday I could become your newest “oldest” designer. :) Thanks for all you do to encourage the creative mind. Tina Finn