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How to design for the home decor market

Learn How to design for the home decor market

Do you want to learn how to design for the home decor market? Do you want to get your gorgeous art on ceramics, bedlinen, wall art, furniture, soft textiles and more?

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Beautiful home décor products agented by Lilla Rogers – she has licensed her artists’ work for companies including Anthropologie, West Elm and many more. Find out how you can get your art on gorgeous products like these.

Imagine dropping round to a friend’s house for coffee and finding that she’s got mugs that you designed … Or imagine seeing your stunning art on beautiful cushions and throws in a shop and hearing customers exclaim over how lovely they are … Or imagine your fabulous ceramic tea set being picked up and featured in a glossy style magazine … Or imagine getting royalty checks for your home décor line! How would that feel?

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Find out how you can get your art licensed for the huge and lucrative home décor market with the fabulous My Amazing Home Décor bundle – four fantastic courses for a huge 40% off!

Q: What is home décor anyway?

A: In short, it’s all the beautiful and/or functional items in your home. It covers a massive range of items – ceramics, bedlinen, textiles, tableware, lighting, cushions, vases, ornaments, wall art, furniture, storage, and more.

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Gorgeous home décor products agented by Lilla Rogers. Let Lilla and Margo show you how you can get jobs like these!

And it’s a vast market right now. According to market analysis expects Statista, the home décor market was worth US$125.50 billion in 2023, and is expected to grow annually by almost 5%, despite the current economic climate.

Want a slice of that pie? This is great news for artists and illustrators who want to explore or expand into this dreamy market, because all this means that art directors NEED your great art!

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Art by Make Art That Sells student Jenny Miriam for Creating Collections for Home Décor. Jenny is now represented by Lilla Rogers Studio after Lilla spotted her art in class!

The My Amazing Home Décor bundle will give you everything you need to know to explore this huge and dreamy market. Here are the FOUR courses you get in this bundle:

  • Instant access! Creating Collections for Home Décor: Led by top art agent Lilla Rogers and creative director Margo Tantau, you’ll explore five of the most popular substrates used in home décor design, and – uniquely – learn how to present your art as collections so you sell more to each company.
  • Instant access! Home Décor Plus: Get more opportunities to build your home décor portfolio with a gorgeous trend board from art agent Lilla plus a playful Coordinates 6-Pack worksheet, recordings of Lilla and Margo’s reviews of student art, and more.
  • Instant access! Portfolio Review: How does an art agent review an artist’s portfolio? What are they looking for? How can you catch an art agent or creative director’s eye and land representation and paying jobs? How to make the most of Instagram and other social media platforms? Find out in this fascinating course that will revolutionize how you present your art.
  • New + Live! Manifest Your Dream Creative Career: Harness the magic of the universe to take your art career to the next level, and benefit from the wealth of top art agent Lilla Rogers’ experience across the creative industry. You’ll get magical assignments, live Zooms, watch Lilla perform her famous career tarot LIVE for volunteers (and maybe take part yourself), and get the opportunity to ask an art agent anything in this NEW course.

How to design for the home decor market

Creating Collections for Home Décor and Home Décor Plus are taught by top art agent Lilla Rogers and trend queen creative director Margo Tantau. They have tons of wisdom to share about how to design for the home decor market!

How can you create and sell a home décor collection all of your very own? That’s where Creating Collections for Home Décor comes in. Not only will it teach you in-depth about five of the key substrates used in home décor design, but, more importantly, it will also teach you how to present your work as collections, which will make your work instantly more appealing to art directors. Not only are they more likely to notice you, but they are more likely to buy more from you, and work with you for longer because you know how to speak their language.

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Art by Make Art That Sells student Kay Wolfersperger for Creating Collections for Home Décor. Kay is another student who is now represented by Lilla Rogers Studio – Lilla is always looking for new talent!

Here’s just some of the content you can expect from this unique career-changing course:

  • Weekly Art Directors’ Cheat Sheets to tell you exactly how to woo an art director
  • A host of details about the manufacturing process which will make you look at the art you sell in a whole new light
  • Real examples of annotated product and collection sheets that show exactly what goes to the manufacturer – knowing this can help you make your art more attractive to an art buyer, because you can demonstrate your understanding of the process
  • A ton of specific finishing notes for metal, glass, fabric, ceramics and wood/MDF, to help you generate hundreds of product ideas and ideas for full collections
  • Recorded reviews of actual students’ work

… and tons more! Transform your portfolio from a series of flat art pieces to a commercially-appealing showcase of your talent which demonstrates exactly what you are capable of. And it will give you the best chance of seeing your ideas turned into real product lines, with real companies, in real shops.

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Supercharge your home dec career with the My Amazing Home Décor bundle! Home Décor Plus will help you create a really strong and broad portfolio, and Portfolio Review will help you get the edge on your website, portfolio and socials. Finally, bring it all together and get energized and inspired with Manifest Your Creative Career.

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Art by Meera Lee Patel for Creating Collections for Home Décor. (Yes, the famous Meera Lee Patel was a student on our Creating Collections for Home Décor course!)

Ready for your very own home décor line? Want to see your beautiful art on cups, vases, cushions, rugs and more? Then HURRY! Our huge Cyber Sale finishes in just a few days, so don’t miss out – sign up now and save a massive 40% on these four incredible courses with the My Amazing Home Décor bundle!

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

  • On NOW: Hurry HURRY, it’s the last few days for our huge annual sale, which ends this Wednesday, December 6th! Save at least 30% off everything, and up to 50% off our career-changing bundles!
  • Wednesday, December 6th: Join all of the Make Art That Sells teachers for an incredible All Star Zoom on the last day of the sale, with tons of giveaways and more!
  • Next newsletter: Are you ready to get serious about your art career in 2024? 7 reasons why you should sign up for My Year of Art School.

Lots of love

The Make Art That Sells team xxx