Antiques for Interior Design

Expert in antiques and regular presenter on the Antiques Roadshow on BBC, Marc Allum teaches you how to choose antiques for interior design.

Marc will teach you how to combine art, antiques and collectables in your home and interior designs, where to find antiques (from markets to auction houses) and what's good taste.

As you learn you'll be working on your own antiques interior project, and thinking about how you can combine antiques and art from different periods and styles for your taste.

Choose the Expert option above to receive personal feedback from Marc on your assignment.

You'll learn:

• how to source art and antiques from shops and auctions
• How to get ‘the eye’
• What constitutes ‘good taste’ (and whether or not that’s important)
• Art history and historic interior design and their re-interpretation for domestic use
• Using your own design initiatives
• How to choose, buy and combine colour, textiles and soft furnishings
• Restoration tricks of the trade and the purposes of restoration
• How to enjoy living with antiques and collectables

• Collecting antiques tips
• Basis of the skills and knowledge you need to understand the antiques business

Marc has worked on a number of antique interior design projects (from the historic to the post-modern), which illustrate the dramatic value of well-chosen art, antiques and design elements to produce classic or challenging home and work interiors.

You'll learn how to develop your taste in antiques and design using Marc's insight into designing and decorating with originality.

Marc’s eclectic precept that ‘anything goes’, his sense of style and his innate passion for objects allows him to advise on design in an approachable way.

You'll receive tips on mixing ordinary objects with valuable antiques from different periods, along with practical advice on how and where to buy antique pieces around the world, including markets and auction house tips and tricks.

Time to complete this antiques for interiors course:

Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 2 hours 50 mins to complete including:

• Video lesson: 20 minutes
• Assignment: at least 2 hours
• Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes
• Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes

You'll need:

You don't need any special equipment, but you will be making a list of designers and thinking about your own interiors and antique tastes.

The course is suitable for all levels - beginner collectors to antiques professionals who want to learn from an expert antiques specialist.

The course includes:

• 1 on-demand video lesson - presented by Marc Allum
• lifetime access to the video, notes and interactive class
• flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
• downloadable lesson notes
• practical (optional) antiques project (no antiques purchasing required!)
• access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
• small interactive online classroom chat online to students from around the world

Ready to get started?

Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Marc on antiques and questions.

Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.