Kitchen Floor Plans 101

$157

Master the first step of a remodel - the floor plans. Understand all the key components necessary for a successful project.

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This course is for you if…

Understand

You’ve seen floor plans before and don’t truly understand them.

Expectation

Your designs look great on paper but don’t end up how you expected.

Design

You run into unexpected problems when building out your designs.

Imagine you could…

  • Look at any floor plan and know exactly what everything means.
  • Be certain that your design can work precisely the way you want.
  • Troubleshoot in the design phase for a seamless project.
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What you'll learn

A full masterclass in how to design and read drawings. Drawings are a key step to being able to imagine and design a kitchen remodel.

You’ll learn to read a drawing set and communicate every element of design with a professional team - saving you valuable time and money.

The learning continues with detailed CAD files, bonus materials and exercises from my own client’s projects so you can practice along with me. 

Take your learning to the next level, I’ll teach you everything you need to know about reading floor plans and elevations.

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“Floor plans and elevations are probably the least understood tool in a designer’s arsenal. You can predict so many issues, save countless hours and thousands of dollars if used correctly.”

– Erinn V.

Erinn V.

Meet Your Instructor, Erinn Valencich!

As an interior designer and real estate developer, Erinn has spent over 16 years designing for an international roster of discerning clients, helping them transform their projects into record-breaking sales for their neighborhoods.

Erinn's designs have been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Traditional Home, Veranda, The New York Times, House Beautiful, Luxe and Robb Report, to name a few.

She has garnered an incredible resume in the lifestyle design space with her own collection for Baldwin Hardware, Hollywood Hills by Erinn V., and with brands such as HGTV, NBC, The View, eBay, Oprah and The Today Show.

Length

53m

Topic

Kitchen

Access

Stream / Download

Curriculum

 

Intro To Floor Plans

In this intro, I go over exactly what we will be covering on this course.

 

How To Read Floor Plans

Learn how to read floor plans and why this is so important to ensuring your project comes off without a hitch.

 

Drawing Basics

In this lesson, I’ll teach you all the symbols, annotations and vocabulary used in professional drawing sets. 

 

Renovation Planning Starting Drawings

Watch me go through the decision-making process and early design changes for one of my clients. I’ll walk you through my reasoning while working on this project.

 

Marking Up Floor Plans

In this lesson, I share a floor plan exercise. Follow along as I mark up an as-built plan for a client’s kitchen.

 

Understanding Elevations

Learn how to mark up an Elevation as well as important details and annotations to look out for in the remodeling process.

 

Cabinetry Drawing Essentials

Learn my pro-tips for creating accurate drawing sets for cabinetry and appliances.

 

Adding Drawings to Your Visual Guide

Learn how to add drawings and reference notes to your project’s Visual Guide.

 

Locating Furniture on Elevations Plans

Learn the do’s and don’ts of adding furnishings and build-ins to your drawing set to allow for function and traffic flow.

 

Locating Plumbing Fixtures on Elevations Plans

In this lesson, we go over important plumbing fixture call-outs - from mount faucets to sink overlaps to allow for turnkey installation.

 

Seven Steps to a Working Set of Drawings

In this lesson, I share seven steps to getting a working set of drawings.

 

Next Steps

Congratulations on completing this course. I can’t wait to see your progress!

Hear what students have to say…

“As a new designer, I was focussing entirely on aesthetics and pleasing my client. Once we started construction all these issues would crop up. This course has taught me PRICELESS information - my previous mistakes are now avoidable.”
-P.S.

“I’m so happy I learned all this before embarking on our DIY project! It has already saved me so many headaches.”
-A.W.

“I’ve always looked at plans like they are hieroglyphs. Not now - I proved the GC wrong yesterday….. Hurrah!”
-H.D.

Kitchen Floor Plans 101

$157

Master the first step of a remodel - the floor plans. Understand all the key components necessary for a successful project.

Buy Now