Study at home learning to become an Interior Decorator.
If you want a career in Interior Decorating, our tutor supported open distance learning Interior Decorating course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning Interior Decorating course provides training in the core skills needed to embark on a rewarding career as an Interior Decorator. The DCA supported self-study Interior Decorating course is specially designed, allowing you to learn the skills of Interior Decorating through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the DCA Home Learning Interior Decorating course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout the course, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away. What's more, because the distance learning Interior Decorating course is so comprehensive, no prior knowledge or skills are required. The DCA Interior Decorating course provides an entry level diploma as proof our your competence and skills.
If you'd like to earn more money and enjoy working in Interior Decorating, the DCA home study course is the ideal distance learning training course for you.
The Interior Design Profession:
• Definition of an Interior Designer
• Responsibilities of an Interior Designer
• Professional design organisations
• The design process and scope of services
• The evolution of modern design
• Elements and principles of design
• Structural design and decorative design
• The proper use of colour
• Colour schemes and their effect
• Application of colour to interior backgrounds
Design as it Relates to Construction Trades:
• The construction process
• Heating, venting and air conditioning systems
• Acoustics, plumbing, lighting
• Regulations
• Lighting fixture selection and placement
• Natural and artificial lighting
• Space planning for specific rooms
• Making the most of space with furniture
• Analysing residential and commercial floor plans
• General zoning requirements
Furnishings and Fabrics:
The function, aesthetics and economics of furniture
• General classifications of furniture styles
• Upholstered furniture, decorative accessories
• Fabric construction
• Fabric testing and safety codes
• Selecting textiles for interior use
• Solving design problems with textiles
• Types of flooring
• History of rugs and carpets
• Measuring and installing flooring
• Ceiling and wall construction and materials
• Types of wall coverings
• Mouldings, paints, finishes
• Doors, windows, fireplaces
• Hard and soft window treatments
• Drapery and curtain headings
• Design and placement of windows and window treatments
• Fireplace types and construction
• Careers in interior design
• The business of interior design
• Professional ethics |
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| I'd like to say a big thank you to the School Management Board, Course Advisors etc. for support and encouragement rendered all through the programme. This being a good stepping stone, I am determined to proceed to the next level. — Elizabeth Olukoya |
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| "I did not realise that Interior Decorating covered so many aspects or areas of the home. The course has widened my knowledge immensely." — Norma A |
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