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The Advanced Guide to Interior Design

Instructor: Rita Konig

Running a project smoothly

With so many spinning plates, it can be difficult to keep a project on track. In this lesson, Rita will show you the methods and tools she uses to ...

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The Ultimate Guide to Interior Design

Instructor: Rita Konig

Meet Rita

To have the best possible experience whilst watching Rita's course, we recommend taking the virtual tour of North Farm farmhouse. Copy and paste th...

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Laying out your rooms: a demonstration

Rita shows us how she creates her own floor plans.

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How to Design Your Dream Home

Instructor: Bunny Williams

Designing to create a home

As a self-educated interior designer, rather than relying on formal training, Bunny has always been led by her instinct to create a home. She discu...

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How to Create Timeless Interiors

Instructor: Alidad

Meet Alidad

World-renowned interior designer Alidad welcomes you to the course and discusses his own journey, from a junior post at Sotheby's to one of the gre...

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Finding your own style

Creating a space that is authentic to you and your family can be difficult. In this lesson, Alidad shares his own process for doing so, and how ins...

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Design Interiors for Entertaining

Instructor: Amanda Lindroth

Creating a stunning yet relaxed dining table

Conviviality and fun are a top priority at any dinner party; watch how Amanda puts together a perfect table setting for encouraging guests to relax...

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Meet Amanda

An interior designer living and working in The Bahamas, Amanda Lindroth has a lifelong passion for decorating. She discusses her background and int...

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Furniture Painting Masterclass

Instructor: Annie Sloan

Finding furniture to paint

Join Annie on an inspiring trip to Sunbury Antiques Fair at Kempton Park Racecourse, as she reveals her top tips for sourcing secondhand furniture.

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Meet Annie

Artist, renowned colour expert and prolific author, Annie Sloan welcomes you to the course and discusses her love of paint and decorating.

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A Guide to Pigments, Paints & Palettes

Instructor: Edward Bulmer

Creating a decorating scheme - where to begin

Scheming should be a fun part of your project, but it can be extremely daunting. Here Edward demystifies the process by walking you through his own...

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Working with colour - part 1

Edward breaks down his two-step approach to choosing colour for your project: start with a particular feature of your building (a fireplace, an exi...

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Meet Edward

Meet Edward Bulmer, one of the foremost colour experts and interior designers working today. In this first lesson, Edward explains how he’ll share ...

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How to Style with Pattern & Colour

Instructor: Gabby Deeming

How to display your objects: Arranging a sideboard

Discover how to arrange a sideboard to create depth and visual interest.

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Meet Gabby

Gabby welcomes you to the course and discusses her extensive experience in interior styling, from her time as Creative Director of Decoration at Ho...

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How to Make Beautiful Curtains

Instructor: Gemma Moulton

Meet Gemma

An experienced and prolific curtain maker, Gemma welcomes you into her studio and reveals the projects you will work through.

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Choosing fabric

As well as learning about the different types of fabrics, Gemma will teach you how to translate your measurements into the exact amount of fabric y...

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Making Botanical Art with Metal

Instructor: Jess Wheeler

Cutting out the leaves

Jess guides you through the process of cutting out the individual leaves.

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Meet Jess

Jess welcomes you to the course, explaining how you can draw from nature’s organic forms to help inspire your beautiful brass creations.

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A Complete Guide to Contemporary Quilting

Instructor: Julius Arthur

Part 2: The basic quilt stitch

Julius demonstrates basic quilting techniques and foundation stitches. Learn all there is to know about quilt stitching, from how to make a quilter...

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Meet Julius

Julius welcomes you to the course and shares his journey into textile design and his love of creating pieces with textiles.

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Part 1: Introduction

Julius guides you through the process of making a patchwork quilt and empowers you to design your own top.

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How To Be Mad About Your House

Instructor: Kate Watson-Smyth

Meet Kate

Kate welcomes you to the course, explaining her journey into interior design journalism and her number one British interior design blog Mad About t...

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Kate’s mantra

Kate explains her decorating mantra and how you can use it to bring dimension and intrigue into your house.

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Artfully Edited Interiors

Instructor: Kathryn M. Ireland

A note on incorporating art

Art doesn’t have to mean expensive, it’s simply what you put on your walls. Kathryns runs you through some of her favourite ideas and shares exampl...

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Meet Kathryn

Kathryn Ireland, one of the most influential interior and textile designers working today and the go-to choice for the Hollywood A-list (Steve Mart...

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Introduction to Resourceful Interior Styling

Instructor: Lisa Dawson

How to use a moodboard to plan your room

Under Lisa’s guidance, you’ll learn how to create a digital moodboard simply and easily, as well as how exactly to utilise it when designing and st...

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The Art of Weaving

Instructor: Maria Sigma

Repurposing fabrics to make yarns

Maria encourages you to repurpose materials that you already have to give them a new lease of life. She demonstrates how to turn an old t-shirt int...

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A Complete Guide to Modern Upholstery

Instructor: Micaela Sharp

Meet Micaela

A professional upholsterer, interior designer and broadcaster, Micaela Sharp is a firm believer in the transformative power of re-upholstery.

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Sourcing fabric on location - Sanderson

Whether you want to explore more traditional options or are looking to go for something contemporary, choosing fabric is a really fun part of any u...

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Learn to Design Dramatic Interiors

Instructor: Miles Redd

Meet Miles

Miles welcomes you to the course, and introduces his signature style: decorating with colour, sourcing unique antiques and staying true to what you...

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Introduction to the design process

The entirety of Miles’ professional design process is described and explained, with top tips on how to get your own project started.

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Master The Art of Block Printing

Instructor: Molly Mahon

Meet Molly

Molly welcomes you to the course, outlining her own journey into block printing and emphasises how this ancient art can be revitalising and transfo...

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Printing with a potato

Block printing doesn’t need to be complex. Molly demonstrates how to print simple yet gorgeous patterns with an everyday baking potato!

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A Definitive Guide to Decorating

Instructor: Nina Campbell

Meet Nina

Nina invites you into her home and shares some of her early sources of inspiration.

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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 in...

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Learn The Art of Lighting Design

Instructor: Sally Storey

Meet Sally

An internationally renowned lighting designer, Sally Storey is a leading expert in her field with a wealth of experience in both residential and co...

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Creating with light

Sally elaborates further on the role of a lighting designer and discusses the importance of creativity when approaching a lighting scheme. Aiming t...

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An Introduction to Decorative Painting

Instructor: Tess Newall

Finding inspiration in historical buildings

Join Tess on a visit to the private chapel at Madresfield Court, a stunning stately home located in the Malvern Hills. Observe exactly how she appr...

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Key patterns and motifs - Part 2 - Creating simple motifs

In this lesson, Tess shows you how to paint some of the staple motifs that she uses a lot in her work. These can be combined with the foundational ...

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Spotlight on a Tranquil Home

Instructor: Reena Simon

Meet Reena

A best-selling author and founder of lifestyle journal Hygge for Home, Reena Simon extends a warm welcome to her course and invites you into the ho...

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Designing The Black House

Reena's home, 'The Black House', plays a pivotal role in her design journey and epitomises so many of her design principles. She takes you through ...

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Embrace Bold Interior Design

Instructor: 2LG Studio

Introduction

Meet Jordan and Russell, who are on a mission to help you free your home and empower you to live in the moment, not for the day you sell.

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Joyful minimalism

Jordan and Russell demonstrate what joyful minimalism is to them and how to have a minimalist mind with a maximalist heart.

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Bestsellers

The Ultimate Guide to Vegetarian Cooking

Instructor: Anna Jones

Basic skills - part 3: dressings and flatbreads

Anna runs you through her basic skills revealing her top kitchen hacks for quick cooking to help you have a more enjoyable experience in the kitchen.

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Meet Anna

Anna welcomes you to the course, and explains how she came to put vegetables at the centre of her cooking, as well as sharing her journey into the ...

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The Art of Gardening at Sissinghurst

Instructor: Troy Scott Smith

Meet Troy

Head Gardener at the world-famous Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Troy Scott Smith is one of the UK’s leading horticulturists. In this first lesson, we...

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Bending a rose into shape - part 1: Pruning the rose

Troy introduces another method of pruning and training a shrub rose, which is well worth a little extra effort for many more blooms and a beautiful...

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The Advanced Guide to Interior Design

Instructor: Rita Konig

Running a project smoothly

With so many spinning plates, it can be difficult to keep a project on track. In this lesson, Rita will show you the methods and tools she uses to ...

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Naturalistic Garden Design Masterclass

Instructor: Dan Pearson

Hillside: planting design - part 1

After you have established the basic framework of a garden, the next step is planting. Learn about the steps and measures Dan took to develop the p...

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Meet Dan

Dan Pearson welcomes you to his home Hillside, where he will take you through his background in landscape design.

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Master The Art of Block Printing

Instructor: Molly Mahon

Meet Molly

Molly welcomes you to the course, outlining her own journey into block printing and emphasises how this ancient art can be revitalising and transfo...

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Printing with a potato

Block printing doesn’t need to be complex. Molly demonstrates how to print simple yet gorgeous patterns with an everyday baking potato!

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Advanced Floral Design

Instructor: Willow Crossley

A tall table arrangement with a rose garden - Part 2 - The miniature rose garden

To complete this project, Willow shows you one way you can approach the lower-level display; creating an arrangement inspired by a growing rose gar...

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How to Create Timeless Interiors

Instructor: Alidad

Meet Alidad

World-renowned interior designer Alidad welcomes you to the course and discusses his own journey, from a junior post at Sotheby's to one of the gre...

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Finding your own style

Creating a space that is authentic to you and your family can be difficult. In this lesson, Alidad shares his own process for doing so, and how ins...

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Handsewn Lampshade Masterclass

Instructor: Chloe Jonason

Different types of lampshades

Before embarking on the practical side of the course, it’s helpful to understand the different varieties of lampshades available so you can make th...

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Meet Chloe

The course begins with a warm welcome from Chloe Jonason, founder of Chloe Jonason Interiors - a soft furnishings brand with a passion for vintage ...

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How to Style with Pattern & Colour

Instructor: Gabby Deeming

How to display your objects: Arranging a sideboard

Discover how to arrange a sideboard to create depth and visual interest.

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Meet Gabby

Gabby welcomes you to the course and discusses her extensive experience in interior styling, from her time as Creative Director of Decoration at Ho...

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An Introduction to Decorative Painting

Instructor: Tess Newall

Finding inspiration in historical buildings

Join Tess on a visit to the private chapel at Madresfield Court, a stunning stately home located in the Malvern Hills. Observe exactly how she appr...

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Key patterns and motifs - Part 2 - Creating simple motifs

In this lesson, Tess shows you how to paint some of the staple motifs that she uses a lot in her work. These can be combined with the foundational ...

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A Complete Guide to Modern Upholstery

Instructor: Micaela Sharp

Meet Micaela

A professional upholsterer, interior designer and broadcaster, Micaela Sharp is a firm believer in the transformative power of re-upholstery.

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Sourcing fabric on location - Sanderson

Whether you want to explore more traditional options or are looking to go for something contemporary, choosing fabric is a really fun part of any u...

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How to Grow Flowers from Seed

Instructor: Clare Foster

Sowing hardy annuals - marigolds

Marigolds are an example of a hardy annual that's really easy to grow from seed. Clare takes us through the process of sowing a hardy annual with l...

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Meet Clare

Clare introduces herself and shares the story of how her passion for growing from seed began. She also explores reasons to try growing from seed an...

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Cut and Come Again Masterclass

Instructor: Sarah Raven

The magic of cut-and-come-again flowers

What makes cut-and-come-agains so magical? The more you pick, the more they flower. In this lesson, you’ll discover the difference between hardy an...

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Meet Sarah

Sarah Raven introduces you to Perch Hill Farm in East Sussex, and explains how she became passionate about growing cut flowers.

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The Complete Floristry Masterclass

Instructor: Willow Crossley

A large dahlia arrangement

Willow makes a beautiful dahlia arrangement.

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Meet Willow

Willow welcomes you to the course and explains what first drew her to floristry, as well as why working with flowers isn’t just aesthetic; it can a...

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Small Garden Design

Instructor: Butter Wakefield

The finished courtyard garden - part 1

Butter walks you through the finished courtyard garden and explains how she worked with the client, Jack Davidson, to choose some of its key design...

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How to Design Your Dream Home

Instructor: Bunny Williams

Designing to create a home

As a self-educated interior designer, rather than relying on formal training, Bunny has always been led by her instinct to create a home. She discu...

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Decorative Arts & Craft

Garden & Landscape Photography Masterclass

Instructor: Jason Ingram

Using exposure creatively

Building on your new understanding of how exposure works, this lesson encourages you to begin manually experimenting with different settings, as we...

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Meet Jason

Meet Jason - five times Garden Photographer of the Year and one of the leading landscape and garden photographers working today. In this first less...

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How to Create Forever Flowers

Instructor: Bex Partridge

Meet Bex

Bex Partridge welcomes you to her studio in Devon, where you'll learn the art of selecting, drying and arranging flowers.

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A hanging flower cloud - Part 4: Creating your own vines

In this video, Bex will teach you how to weave your flower vines together using leftover blooms and stems.

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Master The Art of Block Printing

Instructor: Molly Mahon

Meet Molly

Molly welcomes you to the course, outlining her own journey into block printing and emphasises how this ancient art can be revitalising and transfo...

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Printing with a potato

Block printing doesn’t need to be complex. Molly demonstrates how to print simple yet gorgeous patterns with an everyday baking potato!

View full lesson

Advanced Floral Design

Instructor: Willow Crossley

A tall table arrangement with a rose garden - Part 2 - The miniature rose garden

To complete this project, Willow shows you one way you can approach the lower-level display; creating an arrangement inspired by a growing rose gar...

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Learn the Art of Flower Pressing

Instructor: JamJar

Getting started with flower pressing

When beginning your journey into flower pressing, there are certain characteristics in flowers that Melissa and Amy would recommend looking out for...

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Making Botanical Art with Metal

Instructor: Jess Wheeler

Cutting out the leaves

Jess guides you through the process of cutting out the individual leaves.

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Meet Jess

Jess welcomes you to the course, explaining how you can draw from nature’s organic forms to help inspire your beautiful brass creations.

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How to Make Beautiful Curtains

Instructor: Gemma Moulton

Meet Gemma

An experienced and prolific curtain maker, Gemma welcomes you into her studio and reveals the projects you will work through.

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Choosing fabric

As well as learning about the different types of fabrics, Gemma will teach you how to translate your measurements into the exact amount of fabric y...

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Handsewn Lampshade Masterclass

Instructor: Chloe Jonason

Different types of lampshades

Before embarking on the practical side of the course, it’s helpful to understand the different varieties of lampshades available so you can make th...

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Meet Chloe

The course begins with a warm welcome from Chloe Jonason, founder of Chloe Jonason Interiors - a soft furnishings brand with a passion for vintage ...

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Furniture Painting Masterclass

Instructor: Annie Sloan

Finding furniture to paint

Join Annie on an inspiring trip to Sunbury Antiques Fair at Kempton Park Racecourse, as she reveals her top tips for sourcing secondhand furniture.

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Meet Annie

Artist, renowned colour expert and prolific author, Annie Sloan welcomes you to the course and discusses her love of paint and decorating.

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An Introduction to Decorative Painting

Instructor: Tess Newall

Finding inspiration in historical buildings

Join Tess on a visit to the private chapel at Madresfield Court, a stunning stately home located in the Malvern Hills. Observe exactly how she appr...

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Key patterns and motifs - Part 2 - Creating simple motifs

In this lesson, Tess shows you how to paint some of the staple motifs that she uses a lot in her work. These can be combined with the foundational ...

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A Complete Guide to Contemporary Quilting

Instructor: Julius Arthur

Part 2: The basic quilt stitch

Julius demonstrates basic quilting techniques and foundation stitches. Learn all there is to know about quilt stitching, from how to make a quilter...

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Meet Julius

Julius welcomes you to the course and shares his journey into textile design and his love of creating pieces with textiles.

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Part 1: Introduction

Julius guides you through the process of making a patchwork quilt and empowers you to design your own top.

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Spotlight on Natural Dyeing

Instructor: Siân Cornish

Meet Siân

Natural dyer and visual artist Siân Cornish welcomes you to her very first course. Siân explains her practice of using colours from nature to creat...

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Bundle dyeing - Part 1

For your final project, Siân shows you a method called ‘bundle dyeing’, which can be used to extract the colour from whole flowers. It’s incredibly...

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A Complete Guide to Modern Upholstery

Instructor: Micaela Sharp

Meet Micaela

A professional upholsterer, interior designer and broadcaster, Micaela Sharp is a firm believer in the transformative power of re-upholstery.

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Sourcing fabric on location - Sanderson

Whether you want to explore more traditional options or are looking to go for something contemporary, choosing fabric is a really fun part of any u...

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A Guide to Pigments, Paints & Palettes

Instructor: Edward Bulmer

Creating a decorating scheme - where to begin

Scheming should be a fun part of your project, but it can be extremely daunting. Here Edward demystifies the process by walking you through his own...

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Working with colour - part 1

Edward breaks down his two-step approach to choosing colour for your project: start with a particular feature of your building (a fireplace, an exi...

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Meet Edward

Meet Edward Bulmer, one of the foremost colour experts and interior designers working today. In this first lesson, Edward explains how he’ll share ...

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The Complete Floristry Masterclass

Instructor: Willow Crossley

A large dahlia arrangement

Willow makes a beautiful dahlia arrangement.

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Meet Willow

Willow welcomes you to the course and explains what first drew her to floristry, as well as why working with flowers isn’t just aesthetic; it can a...

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The Art of Weaving

Instructor: Maria Sigma

Repurposing fabrics to make yarns

Maria encourages you to repurpose materials that you already have to give them a new lease of life. She demonstrates how to turn an old t-shirt int...

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Food & Nutrition

The Ultimate Guide to Vegetarian Cooking

Instructor: Anna Jones

Basic skills - part 3: dressings and flatbreads

Anna runs you through her basic skills revealing her top kitchen hacks for quick cooking to help you have a more enjoyable experience in the kitchen.

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Meet Anna

Anna welcomes you to the course, and explains how she came to put vegetables at the centre of her cooking, as well as sharing her journey into the ...

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How to Grow Exceptional Produce

Instructor: Jane Scotter

Meet Jane

Jane welcomes you to her farm, Fern Verrow, and shares her passion for biodynamic farming.

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How to plan your plot - Part 1: Amounts and spacing

Whether you have a small garden or a large field, Jane will help you plan your planting using her simple equations.

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A Seasonal Guide to Wild Gardening

Instructor: Poppy Okotcha

Meet Poppy

Poppy welcomes you to her garden in South Devon and shares her passion for ecological food growing.

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How to make nettle beer

Poppy will show you how to make this delicious fermented drink in six simple steps.

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The Building Blocks of Flavour

Instructor: Thomasina Miers

Meet Thomasina Miers

In this lesson Thomasina talks you through her story, how she came to cooking and why it plays such an important role in how we connect with each o...

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Pomegranate granita

Granita is impressive to serve but easy to make. Thomasina teaches you her technique to make this light, zippy granita that is clean and refreshing...

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An Expert Guide to Enjoying Wine

Instructor: Helen McGinn

Meet Helen

An international wine judge and a hugely respected industry expert, Helen McGinn is also an award-winning, best-selling author and a beloved broadc...

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The Joy of Healthy Eating

Instructor: Amelia Freer

Meet Amelia Freer

Nutrition has become so complicated that many people are confused about how they should eat. Amelia explains how this course will strip away the co...

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Food philosophy

Amelia shares some of her key food philosophies including her concept of positive nutrition; focusing on what we need to include in our diet rather...

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Grow Your Own Food

Instructor: Claire Ratinon

Taking care of your tomato plants

Tomato plants are hungry feeders, so in this lesson, Claire will show you how to care for them and how to maximise tomato production by restricting...

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Meet Claire

Let Claire introduce you to her East Sussex veg patch and explain why growing fresh, organic produce is such a joy.

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Gardening & Floristry

Garden & Landscape Photography Masterclass

Instructor: Jason Ingram

Using exposure creatively

Building on your new understanding of how exposure works, this lesson encourages you to begin manually experimenting with different settings, as we...

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Meet Jason

Meet Jason - five times Garden Photographer of the Year and one of the leading landscape and garden photographers working today. In this first less...

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Indoor Gardening Masterclass

Instructor: James Wong

Propagating edible houseplants

Dreams of growing your own fruit and vegetables? James teaches you how to propagate fruit and vegetables, turning your food waste into thriving pla...

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Meet James

Meet your instructor, James Wong, in the tropical biomes of the Eden Project. James welcomes you to the course and dispels the mystery around plant...

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How to Grow Exceptional Produce

Instructor: Jane Scotter

Meet Jane

Jane welcomes you to her farm, Fern Verrow, and shares her passion for biodynamic farming.

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How to plan your plot - Part 1: Amounts and spacing

Whether you have a small garden or a large field, Jane will help you plan your planting using her simple equations.

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A Seasonal Guide to Wild Gardening

Instructor: Poppy Okotcha

Meet Poppy

Poppy welcomes you to her garden in South Devon and shares her passion for ecological food growing.

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How to make nettle beer

Poppy will show you how to make this delicious fermented drink in six simple steps.

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How to Create Forever Flowers

Instructor: Bex Partridge

Meet Bex

Bex Partridge welcomes you to her studio in Devon, where you'll learn the art of selecting, drying and arranging flowers.

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A hanging flower cloud - Part 4: Creating your own vines

In this video, Bex will teach you how to weave your flower vines together using leftover blooms and stems.

View full lesson

The Art of Gardening at Sissinghurst

Instructor: Troy Scott Smith

Meet Troy

Head Gardener at the world-famous Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Troy Scott Smith is one of the UK’s leading horticulturists. In this first lesson, we...

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Bending a rose into shape - part 1: Pruning the rose

Troy introduces another method of pruning and training a shrub rose, which is well worth a little extra effort for many more blooms and a beautiful...

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Naturalistic Garden Design Masterclass

Instructor: Dan Pearson

Hillside: planting design - part 1

After you have established the basic framework of a garden, the next step is planting. Learn about the steps and measures Dan took to develop the p...

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Meet Dan

Dan Pearson welcomes you to his home Hillside, where he will take you through his background in landscape design.

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Advanced Floral Design

Instructor: Willow Crossley

A tall table arrangement with a rose garden - Part 2 - The miniature rose garden

To complete this project, Willow shows you one way you can approach the lower-level display; creating an arrangement inspired by a growing rose gar...

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Grow a Spectacular Garden in Pots

Instructor: Arthur Parkinson

The sowing calendar

Arthur shares with you his sowing calendar, explaining what to sow and when to sow it.

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Meet Arthur

Arthur welcomes you to the course and outlines his journey into container gardening, empowering you to share in the love that he has for small gard...

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Learn the Art of Flower Pressing

Instructor: JamJar

Getting started with flower pressing

When beginning your journey into flower pressing, there are certain characteristics in flowers that Melissa and Amy would recommend looking out for...

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A Year of Cut Flowers

Instructor: The Land Gardeners

Meet The Land Gardeners

Bridget and Henrietta, The Land Gardeners, welcome you to the course, explaining how they first came to grow cut flowers as well as what they will ...

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Dahlias - Part 3: Staking and picking

The Land Gardeners are in France in September, dealing with the challenge of staking their favourite dahlia variety, ‘Otto’s Thrill’, with bamboo c...

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Grow Your Own Food

Instructor: Claire Ratinon

Taking care of your tomato plants

Tomato plants are hungry feeders, so in this lesson, Claire will show you how to care for them and how to maximise tomato production by restricting...

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Meet Claire

Let Claire introduce you to her East Sussex veg patch and explain why growing fresh, organic produce is such a joy.

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How to Grow Flowers from Seed

Instructor: Clare Foster

Sowing hardy annuals - marigolds

Marigolds are an example of a hardy annual that's really easy to grow from seed. Clare takes us through the process of sowing a hardy annual with l...

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Meet Clare

Clare introduces herself and shares the story of how her passion for growing from seed began. She also explores reasons to try growing from seed an...

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Cut and Come Again Masterclass

Instructor: Sarah Raven

The magic of cut-and-come-again flowers

What makes cut-and-come-agains so magical? The more you pick, the more they flower. In this lesson, you’ll discover the difference between hardy an...

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Meet Sarah

Sarah Raven introduces you to Perch Hill Farm in East Sussex, and explains how she became passionate about growing cut flowers.

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Magnificent Pots

Instructor: Sarah Raven

Whopper pots in spring bloom - soft and warm palette

In this lesson Sarah teaches you how to use her four colour palettes and demonstrates how she puts them together to create sumptuous pot combinatio...

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How to Heal Your Soil

Instructor: The Land Gardeners

Starting out on a journey of soil health

The Land Gardeners welcome you to their garden and explain what you can expect from this course.

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The Complete Floristry Masterclass

Instructor: Willow Crossley

A large dahlia arrangement

Willow makes a beautiful dahlia arrangement.

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Meet Willow

Willow welcomes you to the course and explains what first drew her to floristry, as well as why working with flowers isn’t just aesthetic; it can a...

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The Fundamentals of Garden Design

Instructor: Jo Thompson

Designing a London garden

In this lesson Jo takes you through the design process for a past project in London, exploring how to divide up your garden and start to populate t...

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An Expert Guide to Planting Design

Instructor: Dan Pearson

Design considerations

Dan incorporates ponds into his designs wherever possible, but if you’re starting out, it can be hard to know what type of pond to create, where to...

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Small Garden Design

Instructor: Butter Wakefield

The finished courtyard garden - part 1

Butter walks you through the finished courtyard garden and explains how she worked with the client, Jack Davidson, to choose some of its key design...

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Spotlight

Spotlight on a Tranquil Home

Instructor: Reena Simon

Meet Reena

A best-selling author and founder of lifestyle journal Hygge for Home, Reena Simon extends a warm welcome to her course and invites you into the ho...

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Designing The Black House

Reena's home, 'The Black House', plays a pivotal role in her design journey and epitomises so many of her design principles. She takes you through ...

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Spotlight on Natural Dyeing

Instructor: Siân Cornish

Meet Siân

Natural dyer and visual artist Siân Cornish welcomes you to her very first course. Siân explains her practice of using colours from nature to creat...

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Bundle dyeing - Part 1

For your final project, Siân shows you a method called ‘bundle dyeing’, which can be used to extract the colour from whole flowers. It’s incredibly...

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Spotlight on Hand Built Pottery

Instructor: Freya Bramble-Carter

Meet Freya

In this opening lesson, Freya introduces her creative world of hand built pottery, sharing her background, influences, and passion for clay. Learne...

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Creating a pinch bowl

Freya guides learners through making their first piece - a simple pinch bowl - using only their hands and a ball of clay. This lesson builds confid...

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Home & Interiors

The Advanced Guide to Interior Design

Running a project smoothly

The Ultimate Guide to Interior Design

Meet Rita

Laying out your rooms: a demonstration

How to Design Your Dream Home

Designing to create a home

How to Create Timeless Interiors

Meet Alidad

Finding your own style

Design Interiors for Entertaining

Creating a stunning yet relaxed dining table

Meet Amanda

Furniture Painting Masterclass

Finding furniture to paint

Meet Annie

A Guide to Pigments, Paints & Palettes

Creating a decorating scheme - where to begin

Working with colour - part 1

Meet Edward

How to Style with Pattern & Colour

How to display your objects: Arranging a sideboard

Meet Gabby

How to Make Beautiful Curtains

Meet Gemma

Choosing fabric

Making Botanical Art with Metal

Cutting out the leaves

Meet Jess

A Complete Guide to Contemporary Quilting

Part 2: The basic quilt stitch

Meet Julius

Part 1: Introduction

How To Be Mad About Your House

Meet Kate

Kate’s mantra

Artfully Edited Interiors

A note on incorporating art

Meet Kathryn

Introduction to Resourceful Interior Styling

How to use a moodboard to plan your room

The Art of Weaving

Repurposing fabrics to make yarns

A Complete Guide to Modern Upholstery

Meet Micaela

Sourcing fabric on location - Sanderson

Learn to Design Dramatic Interiors

Meet Miles

Introduction to the design process

Master The Art of Block Printing

Meet Molly

Printing with a potato

A Definitive Guide to Decorating

Meet Nina

Choosing colour

Learn The Art of Lighting Design

Meet Sally

Creating with light

An Introduction to Decorative Painting

Finding inspiration in historical buildings

Key patterns and motifs - Part 2 - Creating simple motifs

Spotlight on a Tranquil Home

Meet Reena

Designing The Black House

Embrace Bold Interior Design

Introduction

Joyful minimalism

Bestsellers

The Ultimate Guide to Vegetarian Cooking

Basic skills - part 3: dressings and flatbreads

Meet Anna

The Art of Gardening at Sissinghurst

Meet Troy

Bending a rose into shape - part 1: Pruning the rose

The Advanced Guide to Interior Design

Running a project smoothly

Naturalistic Garden Design Masterclass