SketchUp for Interior Design - my full design workflow with clients

[@ClareLeRoy]

You may also enjoy my free information session all about SketchUp! I share my full interior design workflow plus how to get started with the software. Sign up for a session here: thelittledesigncorner.mykajabi.com/sketchup-information-session

[@chitpaul]

Love the level of detail you put into your work. I am a building inspector and your designs are way better than some drawings I receive.

[@ClareLeRoy]

Wow, thanks!

[@jenkenj]

Quick question, are you an inspector in the states? Curious how these sort of plans stack up against actual blueprints from architects or builders. My dad is a general contractor building custom homes, I've grown up, I'm 33, studying his blue prints and want to offer edesign service like this, but to me it seems kind of backwards to put things in a plan that maybe cannot even pass from a building code or structural standpoint? (Understanding that she specifies they are concepts) I hope that makes sense ha. Thanks in advance!

[@chitpaul]

@@jenkenj I’m in the UK, London . Some of our customers never even provide us with drawings.. we have started getting these types of drawings and often then a separate set of details and drawings from an engineer.

[@ClareLeRoy]

After the great response to this video I've decided to start a dedicated SketchUp channel - so please make sure to follow that for all my SketchUp tips and tricks for interior design - kzbin.info

[@elisepeng2525]

Hi Clare, thank you so much for putting up this video, really appreciated it. I studied interior design course before, not only that design work itself is time consuming, but I can imagine how much time and efforts you put in to creat this video. Thumbs up to the Aussie designers! ❤️👍👍👍

[@ClareLeRoy]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@ivyclark70]

Hi Claire, thank you for sharing your process. I've learned heaps from this video. I'm embarking on a home reno project and love how powerful sketchup is, and in only on sketchup go at the moment. But I'm now wondering about getting the pro as well! Yes, it's very addictive and I think I've probably put too much effort and detail into the 3D model when I should really still be figuring out the layout in 2D. 😂 thank you do much, hope your project has gone well.

[@ClareLeRoy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@motahoun2401]

Great job Clare .. i'm an Egyptian Architect and really very happy to see your work flow with this simple tool (Sketchup) .. Simple and powerful .. Keep going ..

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you very much!

[@graceandcherish]

This is incredibly helpful! Thank you for sharing this - it's easy to go through video after video and have them not always be that helpful, but this was different and I just wanted to say thank you very much!

[@ClareLeRoy]

thank you Alexa - I'm so glad it was helpful. I have decided to create a specific SketchUp channel so please make sure to follow that one if you're interested! kzbin.info

[@bassflix5982]

@@ClareLeRoyI cnt find this channel for sketchup? Please give us the link thanks❤

[@mayolaebling2911]

It was hard for me to find the perfect balance in my space and to organize things so they would fit in the available was recommended to me by my ability to communicate and translate your ideas is amazing!

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thanks for sharing!! :)

[@Backtoflying]

Thank you so much for sharing; Very helpful to understand the proper workflow!

[@ClareLeRoy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@masatomas2468]

Really good explanation, so will be an end for cad interior?

[@IsabelleHong-f2i]

Absolutely love this video, your details and explanation! Subscribed

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you for subscribing!

[@SaadFakhoury]

Thanks for your beneficial video. I’ve started learning SketchUp in 2 days and I’m sure that this video will help me a lot. I’ve also subscribed to your channel and that is my pleasure. Special thanks from Lebanon (an Arabic country in the Middle East) 04-02-2022

[@ClareLeRoy]

Welcome, and thank you! :)

[@katekerin8649]

Subscribed, great video Clare!

[@ClareLeRoy]

Yay! Thank you!

[@aldrinpadua28]

Timely I found your channel. sending love from Philippines.

[@ClareLeRoy]

Welcome!! Thanks for watching! :)

[@leorang]

great work. Very Professional and informative. Looking forward to the next one.

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you!

[@cinimatvclips7149]

Thanks, please more sketchup layout interior videos like this

[@ClareLeRoy]

I have just started a dedicated SketchUp channel - you can find it by searching SketchUp Tips for Designers :)

[@cinimatvclips7149]

@@ClareLeRoy thanks, I just subscribe to the channel.

[@zarazalazar]

You're a great floor planner.

[@ClareLeRoy]

thank you Sarah :)

[@yosoyjoseandres]

Hola, soy nuevo en tu canal, nuevo suscriptor.. saludos desde Colombia

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thanks for watching! Welcome!

[@jeslyn9017]

Hi Clare, your videos have inspired me to go back to freelancing and I'd love to learn more from you! Would you be able to advice on pricing packages, how much time you've allocated to doing design packages (sketchup, joinery, layout presentation etc.)?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Hi Jeslyn - I know this comment is very old (I haven't been on KZbin lately but I'm just back into it now). Please feel free to email me if you would still like some more info [e-mail]

[@spectrum8176]

Thanks Clare! That was realy useful

[@ClareLeRoy]

I'm glad - thank you :)

[@kyers9817]

Thanks Clare, good video 👍 Its made me think about my own workflow. I usually go straight from 2d to 3d and present both initially, but maybe I needn't do that.. 🤔

[@senik64]

thanks! i finally understand what is sketchup and how it works

[@ClareLeRoy]

That's great to hear!

[@bonjbonc]

Thanks, sending love from Malaysia.

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you! :)

[@siskadekeyser8838]

Hey, I watched this tutorial, and I'm inspired by your workflow. I also saw that you make electrical plans in lay-out. I don't know how tot do that. Where do you find the symbols that you use? Thanks!

[@ClareLeRoy]

I made them :) I have these templates available inside my Layout (intermediate) SketchUp course if you're interested. You can find more info about that here - www.thelittledesigncorner.com/sketchup-intermediate-course

[@PNSPALANIAPPAN]

excelent detail

[@ClareLeRoy]

thanks for watching

[@designrelease3101]

Thanks Clare. Very helpful and detailed! Do you draw up the internal fitout of the joinery in Sketch Up for clients too?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Not always - sometimes I do and sometimes I just make comments on it in the plans. It really depends on the level of detail.

[@sajibahsan7641]

nice & very helpfull sister.

[@jayshockey5461]

Great stuff!!

[@ClareLeRoy]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jenishapradhan9810]

WE WANT A TUTORIAL OF HOW YOU MADE THE 3D .ITS SO PRETTY .WOULD LOVE TO RECREATE IT FOR PRACTISE AND GET MY HANDS INTO SKETCHUP AS A NEWBIE.

[@ClareLeRoy]

I've actually decided to start a dedicated SketchUp channel - so please make sure to follow that for all my SketchUp tips and tricks for interior design - kzbin.info

[@FakeBob80]

Why do your joinery detail drawings show the hinges in the middle of the door sets (pointy part of the V usually point towards the hinges)? Is this an Australian drawing convention? (I’m a British Architectural Technologist and was just wondering!)

[@ClareLeRoy]

Yes - we do either way here :) But I always get asked that!

[@casualluxuryhomes377]

Can you add a furniture piece from houzz or Wayfair into your floor plan in sketch up?

[@ClareLeRoy]

No it doesn't really work like that....but they do have hundreds of thousands of pieces of furniture to choose from in the 3D warehouse.

[@gabifenerich3606]

Thanks for sharing Clare

[@ClareLeRoy]

You’re welcome 😊

[@charlesmarinier5255]

I am a professional Architect with a 7 year Bachelor of Architecture degree and have been running my own practice in Johannesburg since 1991 I use Sketchup, Autocad and V Ray. Due to the turmoil crime and corruption I moved to London UK . However even though I have vast experience in the Architectural field I still can't get a job here. The RIBA only recognises my degree up to part 2 and I therefore can't work for myself or call myself an Arcbitect. Plus all the firms here need one to be proficient in Revit, Rhino, photoshop, grasshopper and the list goes on. I love using Sketchup and V Ray but that together with my experience is obviously not enough.

[@ClareLeRoy]

Hopefully something will come your way soon!

[@kyers9817]

You need to move out of London, the market is saturated. You could work as an Architectural Designer, that's not a protected title, or an Interior Designer, whilst you work towards Part 3 if that's what you plan to do?

[@designyourlife2442]

move to landscape architect ...a lot af work

[@markojovanovic630]

Great work

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you so much 😀

[@DmdMixZ]

Hey Clare, this is super interesting! I'm in the process of switching into the field of interior design and will start to really dive in and study that as well. I'd love to know about how you actually work together with the joiners and hear more about that :-) Do you just hand them over the Design and they do the rest or are you actually creating that stuff from scratch including the hinges etc.?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Not sure what you mean about creating from scratch? Yes I do all the joinery designs and all detailing myself and then work with the joiner to get that built to those design specifications. Hopefully that's what you mean?! :)

[@DmdMixZ]

@@ClareLeRoy Yes, that's exactly what I mean :-) I was just wondering if you're just doing the look development of the joinery (Color, Size and type of handles etc) and the Joiner does the rest together with the customer or if you're planning it in full detail with all the bells and whistles and the joiner is just building it for you :-)

[@abigailp.1252]

Thanks for sharing. It seems that a lot of interior design companies (I'm in the US) want interior design assistants or junior interior designers to draw full construction document sets along with other duties like conceptual design - so are interior designers qualified to do construction documents or is that an architect's job? I ask because construction documents are tedious & time consuming. Unfortunately, most of these companies also pay very little for the amount of work they want.

[@ClareLeRoy]

I'm in Australia so hard for me to comment on what is happening in the US I'm afraid.

[@bonbon9510]

It is taught in interior design school and is required

[@abigailp.1252]

​@@bonbon9510 I only had a semester of basic architectural drafting on top of other design courses. There is no way a student can learn advanced detailed CD's from only a basic drafting class. There seems to be an unrealistic expectation of what employers want out of ID grads for very little pay.

[@jenkenj]

I've done a bit of research on this, and there are only 3 states in the US, along with DC and PR that actually require interior designers to be licensed. Aka have a Bachelors, passed the licensing exam, and know building codes. Butttt... as far as I am aware you can still operate in these states w/o a license as an ID, for residential* projects as long as you aren't the one pulling permits, signing such docs etc. You have to work with licensed professionals who do so (because it's assumed you haven't studied building code or can draw up actual "to build from" type plans). Hope that helps!

[@abigailp.1252]

@@jenkenj Yes, it helps thanks. So assuming an ID wants to work solo or freelance, if they are helping a client and the client wants to move non load bearing walls, doors, or even do room additions, does this ID need to hire an architect for CD's in order to get approved city permits for the project?

[@arayahomes4308]

I love how you group the objects together into kind of "sets" or "groups", how you group objects together and make them a component than when you change it it updates the object in the model. I wonder though if it would be better to just use the hotkey command "hide rest of model" so that you still do the clever grouping that you do but make the actual updates in the space itself, now you wouldn't have duplicates like you have and changes you make would show right inside of the space. I believe you're modelling some things outside the space because you can't see all around the groups as other objects would be in the way while you want to make updates to a particular group of things..?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Yes thanks for this - I'm teaching a workflow here that I know works for my beginner students - but agree that hiding model is another way of doing this. As with everything in SketchUp there's normally lots of ways to do the same thing! :)

[@arayahomes4308]

@@ClareLeRoy Nice! Yea the real question for me is how I can I save more time! If you're unsure about the spacemouse and the mmo mouse thing and you use sketchup every day I would still definitely check it out, that setup can take things to another level. The best tip I got from your video was although I wouldn't model that way with teh components outside of the model, I just learned an amaizng tip from a learn layout course by sketchup australia (program is amazing btw). Your idea synced into the ultimate thing I've been trying to figure out. Do I want to have 3d schedule objects like a 3d view of all windows, doors, equipment, etc? Or do I want everything to be just 2d in the viewports in the actual homes or units themselves (not seperate) and than reference all the stuff on plans and elveations in schedules. I chose to make sepearte window schedules where all windows are in floor plan and elevation views but I also have them seperate on a page under an excel windows schedule page, like details but for windows, I have teh same now for equipment etc. and there are some amazing tips from that sketchup australia course. Definitely recommend it. Anyways thanks for using sketchup, haha, great to see and great tips! Cheers

[@SarahBurghard]

Thanks Clare, sending love from the uk!

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you!!! :) xx

[@protoolsoutdoorss4302]

im wondering if you have used d5 render and could answer a question

[@immersionoutdoors3472]

Hi Claire, how long does the whole process take on average from first concept to presenting final drawings to client. TIA

[@ClareLeRoy]

It really depends on the size of the project and how much experience you have in SketchUp. Drawing up an entire home in SketchUp (e.g. 5 bed, multiple bath, multiple living zones) would take me a couple of days probably - especially if detailed joiner/cabinetry was involved.

[@wheres_bears1378]

what do you do if someone wants a particular piece of furniture but there are no models for it online, how do you 3d model that particular product for example a sofa, vase or cabinet handle etc

[@ClareLeRoy]

You can often find these elsewhere (e.g. Design Connected website or others similar to this) or you can just model your own furniture (or outsource this using a service like Fiverr). Lots of options! You can also often just cusomise pieces you can find in the 3DW and make them look the same as the piece from 'real life'.

[@shanshreshtha]

Thanks for good info mam

[@ClareLeRoy]

It's my pleasure :)

[@ongsuling3]

Hi love your content but will be helpful if u include rendering tutorials like lumion in your course

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thanks - I don't have plans to do a rendering course at this stage but I might in the future :)

[@INISCOcraft]

Can i model my customize furniture using SketchUp?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Yes you can :)

[@ztoefy4026]

do you ever do renderings and would that be part of the final concept?

[@ClareLeRoy]

I do sometimes - but generally my clients don't want to pay for that step. I work with residential clients - I think renderings are very important for commercial and high end work - less so for residential as I see these documents as communication and the concepts/ideas are more than communicated via drawings like this

[@arenasgraphics7701]

woW Amazing!... You are My Idol!

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thanks for watching!

[@indie3d]

Great video thank you!

[@ClareLeRoy]

My pleasure!

[@soulofsunshine18]

Hey Clare, I’m interested in freelancing remotely as an interior design drafter. Do I need to register as a business or can I just contract work out as 1099?

[@jackieconnor4079]

Hi clare ! Witch kind of système You use for draw into to the pc ? Thanks ! Jackie

[@ClareLeRoy]

What do you mean, Jackie? Which drawing are you meaning? :)

[@kyers9817]

Clare is using SketchUp Pro, is that what you meant Jackie?

[@saifhallem1275]

thank you Clare big love from IRAQ .... can I get the file you showed us to take ideas from it

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thanks Saif - the file is a client project so I'm not able to share that. Thanks for watching though! :)

[@dpgedward5947]

nice work Clare

[@ClareLeRoy]

Thank you!

[@leasteiner8141]

What is the layout software called if I wanted to download it ?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Hi Lea. The software is SketchUp :)

[@VishalRai-rk9lx]

how much all this work cost approximately ?

[@taylorrobinson2438]

What is the name of the walkthrough app on ipad?

[@ClareLeRoy]

The SketchUp App you mean? Not quite sure what you're talking about but SketchUp justhave an app that you use for this

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

can I buy a drawing template for Australia ?

[@ClareLeRoy]

What sort of template are you looking for?

[@IsabelleHong-f2i]

Which render software do you use?

[@ClareLeRoy]

I don't normally use rendering software as a rule. The best ones depends on whether your on a MAC or a PC as there's not one that works well across both platforms that I've found yet (that's super easy to use!).

[@RicardoCuevasrcr1706]

Im into the “No CAD” mood

[@ClareLeRoy]

SketchUp with Layout is so much more fun!

[@concernedcitizen8448]

There is little to no information about getting the floor plan INTO Sketchup!

[@ClareLeRoy]

I show you how to do all of that inside my courses so feel free to join if that might be of interest.

[@Starw90]

Is there a millwork detail presented ?

[@ClareLeRoy]

Yes...we call that joinery in Australia but we 2 two modules of joinery/millwork in the course. It's just been completely remade for the 2021 version of SketchUp - so jump in if you think it will be a good fit!