School: Fanshawe College

Program：Interior Decorating

Program Description:

The places we live and work affect us deeply. They can influence our moods and create harmony. These days, the designs of the spaces we inhabit are reflections of ourselves. If you're interested in leaving your personal and creative mark on the physical spaces of the world, the Interior Decorating program will help you design a career that matches your passions.

You'll study space planning, colour theory, material selection, design fundamentals, presentation techniques and illustration and visual merchandising, as well as critical business skills like professional communication, personal marketing and sales. And with two paid co-op work terms, you'll gain the hands-on industry experience employers want to see. Your courses will be delivered in lecture, studio and lab formats, and in the hands-on studio environment where you'll work on 2- and 3-dimensional projects in close contact with your professor - professors who are industry professionals.

When you graduate your creative flair and knowledge of decorating techniques and products will be valued by employers in many segments of the home decor industry. Start your career in retail design, in consulting, in sales of decorating products such as furniture, flooring, lighting, paint and wallpaper, or with an interior decorating firm or residential builder. Start designing your future today, and prepare to leave your mark on the world.

Advantages:
Interior Decorating is a two-year Ontario College Diploma program designed to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in one of the many segments of the residential interior decorating field. Students will study the fundamentals of interior decorating, including space planning, colour theory, material selection, kitchen and bath design and visual merchandising. Students will build interpersonal, communication, sales, business and marketing skills. Drawing, presentation and drafting techniques (both manual and computer-aided) will be developed. Courses are delivered in lecture, studio and lab formats; the hands-on studio environment allows the student to work on 2D and 3D projects in close contact with their professor. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be equipped with the essential skills necessary to pursue employment and carry on their development as a professional in the decorating field.

Admission Requirement:

OSSD with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M), or Open (O) stream 
OR
Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE) 
OR
Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) 
OR
Mature Applicant with appropriate preparation

Tuition Fees:

Canadian students

International Students

Career

Graduates may find employment in retail sales of furniture, drapery, lighting, paint and wallpaper, flooring and other related products or as a decor consultant in a retail or showroom setting.  Other opportunities include kitchen and bath design and sales, home staging, visual merchandising, product representation and decorating specification for new home construction.  Many graduates have future plans for self-employment in their own retail or consulting business.

Credits Transfer

Fanshawe has pathway partnerships with over 60 institutions worldwide.  From degree completion to Master's Program admissions pathways – we have it covered.

Pathways database

Fanshawe's Pathways database can be searched by your Fanshawe program or your desired institution.  We make every effort to reflect the most current pathway information, however, it may be subject to change.

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Link to Fanshawe College Official Website

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