Interior school training courses in Durham, NC (public, in-house or online)

This course is designed for the “do-it-yourself�homeowners; those hiring a design professional; and those interested in becoming an interior decorator, re-designer, real estate stager, or interior designer. Topics include design flow, space planning, selecting color and paint techniques, furniture, fabric, lighting, accessories, and organizing. The last two sessions focus on making a career out of your passion, hiring contractors, and bringing design/decorating into perspective.

Interior Decorating school covers the following:
The Decorating Process
The Measuring Process
Design Elements and Principles
Color and Design
Color and Lighting
Textiles
Floors and Stairways
Walls and Ceilings
Windows, Doors and Fireplaces
Furniture Selection

The Interior Decorating Course is comprised of 18 comprehensive lessons. They are easy to follow, yet challenging and stimulating at the same time. Each lesson begins with a subject matter preview and objectives, an introductory note from your instructor and a vocabulary builder of new words and terms.

Next comes the reading assignment. Practice exercises help you check and review what you’ve learned. At the end of the lesson is an open-book exam, which you may take online.

This program is for professionals participating in the design and construction of environmentally responsible, high-performance commercial spaces and tenant improvements that provide healthful, productive places to work and places that are less costly to operate/maintain. The LEED AP Interior Design & Construction Exam is designed to measure your knowledge and skill in understanding the LEED Rating System and ability to facilitate the project certification process.

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Interior design and decorating touches the lives of all of us in a very direct way we all live in interiors, and most of us work, study, shop, and travel inside buildings, vehicles, and other enclosures. At one time or another, almost everyone has been an interior designer or decorator on a limited scale, when choosing a painting color or a rug, when buying furniture, or when arranging furniture in a new living place. For these reasons, interior design and decorating is -- or should be -- of int...

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