Interior Decorating & Design Diploma Program
Develop Your Passion for Interior Decorating & Design into a Rewarding Career
About Bea O’Driscoll
Bea O’Driscoll is the master mind and owner of Choices Interior Decorating Training Center. Bea has devoted numerous hours preparing the well established program which has been offered in class for over 20 years and because of Covid interactive on-line classes for the past two years. Bea has a BA and a certificate in Interior Decorating. Having decided to make this her career, Bea attended many sessions on how to instruct adults as well as wholesale and retail seminars on specific subjects. As products and applications develop overtime, Bea endeavors to keep up to the changes.
As well as being the program manager, writing the manuals which include theory and graphics, Bea has taught over 1,000 students over 4,000 hours. Many grads have found rewarding employment as sales assistants, managers, stagers, set dec for movies and others have become entrepreneurs.
To confirm her knowledge, for the past several years Bea has been an active decorator/designer from small to large renovation jobs. Students love the stories of what works and what doesn’t.
Years Teaching
20+
Students Taught
1000+
Hours Taught
4000+
Interior Decorating Diploma Program
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Fulfil your passion and turn your creative talent into a rewarding career: become a Professional Interior Decorator! This program is for those who are seeking employment in the interior decorating industry, for those wanting to start an interior decorating business or for homeowners who wish to decorate their homes with professional looking results.
FUTURE EMPLOYMENT
Graduates can start their own business and work independently as a Professional Interior Decorator. Our graduates also work in management or as associates for companies selling or distributing lighting fixtures, furniture, fabric, tile, flooring, plumbing and bath fixtures, bedding or home accessories. Graduates can also apply for specialized positions as:
- Associates in design and architectural firms
- Company product representatives
- Stagers
- Renovators
- Kitchen designers
- Setdec on movie sets
ONLINE COURSES
the morning, afternoon and evening. (except for Canadian holidays)
presentations, criteria forms and exams are updated to accommodate the industries expectations
If it’s a decorator that you want to be, come learn with us!
Student admission requirements
computer requirements
Registration
Upon receipt of payment for on-line courses, you will receive a manual and assignment sheet. There is
an assignment after each class. Completed assignments are emailed to choicesbea046@gmail.com
At present most courses are $310, except for Cadsoft $450 (includes a 1 year license) and the Final
Project $400 in Canadian dollars.
All courses except the Final have a designated manual relating to the subject matter.
Fulfill your dreams to become a decorator/designer, REGISTER today.
Student Assignments
Here are examples of student assignments.
Decorating Courses
Basics of Design
There are no decorating rules, but there are guidelines which, when followed, give a home a professionally decorated appearance. We will study the elements and principles of design. This is a prerequisite to all courses.
Color & Schemes
Color is the most stimulating and influential element. Variables of color theory will be presented including the
application of color schemes to create the desired atmosphere and enhance furnishings throughout a dwelling. This is a prerequisite to all courses.
Background Coverings
The purpose of ceiling, wall, and floor coverings is to enhance the architectural features, furniture, window coverings, and accessories throughout a dwelling. Learn the variety of available coverings, the placement and coverings most appropriate for each decorating style.
Decorating Fabrics
Learn the characteristics and variables that affect natural and synthetic decorating fabrics, including weaves, the application of color, durability and maintenance. We will discuss fabric content, pattern mixes and the textures most appropriate for each purpose and decorating style.
Window Coverings
To select the best coverings, soft and hard, for function and aesthetics, learn which coverings are appropriate for the decorating styles, window openings, available hardware and how to measure.
Furniture Selection
Learn how to select the most appropriate furniture for the function and decorating style. Instruction will include a brief history of furniture, joins, solid and veneer woods, other
construction materials, upholstery, finishes and maintenance.
Décor Accents
Accessories are the personal finishing touches in color, shape and texture that Influence a decorating scheme. Learn how to select, place and highlight them to achieve the maximum impact.
Period & Country Styles
Each decorating style is unique unto itself. Recognition and selection of the appropriate background coverings, furnishings and the specific characteristics of the themes that comprise traditional and country style
will be addressed.
Modern & Eclectic Styles
Modern style has its own philosophy that dictates its characteristics. It has developed with the advancement of the arts, sciences and technology. Selected with knowledge, styles can be integrated to create an Eclectic Style.
Residential Architecture
Exterior styles can be very distinguishable or eclectic and often dictate the interior decorating style.
Small Space Decor
The physical design in small dwellings can present decorating challenges. Learn how to apply background coverings and select furnishings to effectively create actual and visual space that will embellish features to complement the decorating style.
Design Courses
Lighting Applications
Light is required to create the desired mood and to appreciate the decorating products chosen to beautify dwellings. We will study the function and aesthetics of artificial light and the room by room selection and placement of general, task, and accent lighting.
Space Planning
From a bubble how to space plan
to scale. Practicing closet and Airbnb
layouts, elevations and traffic patterns
including a 2 story house with furnishings.
Kitchen Planning
During this course you will learn various space plans for kitchens pertaining to the decorating styles including the selection of appropriate
materials for cabinetry, backsplashes, countertops and flooring.
Cadsoft computer course
Show clients images of their planned project from a space plan to a 3D presentation in color and size. Included with a 1 year license.
Business Courses
Business Readiness
This course includes the data such as various means of marketing, government forms, invoicing and sales, orientated to work as an entrepreneur.
Project Management
It is the responsibility of the decorator to seek information and maintain records of products and labor specific to each client. Learn how to administer a decorating job from the beginning to the end.
Final Project
Students will apply their decorating knowledge to a practical decorating project. The instructor will provide support and the project will be assessed each week.
