The course is designed to enable participants to explore and discover the endless possibilities of decorative fabrics used for window treatments and soft furnishing. They will learn where to find stunningly beautiful fabrics and how to use them with much style and flair. Participants will be given criteria and technical information to help them choose the correct types of fabrics and home textiles for the required end use.

Along with theory on the principles of coordinating materials and texture within an interior design to create a cohesive design solution, particular emphasis will also be placed on underlying design approaches, philosophies, constraints, influences and areas of innovation. Research and evaluation of the use of textiles and soft furnishing treatments in interior design schemes will be evidenced in references, trade journals, magazines, exhibitions and seminars.

Aim of the Course

This course provides the basic knowledge, skills and understanding required for a participant to select appropriate soft furnishing treatments into a self identified interior design solution.

Learning Objectives

Participants who successfully complete the program will be able to:

• Use appropriate surface treatments theories to visually control and create illusions that help enhance or subdue residential interiors.
• Apply the properties and characteristics of materials and textures in a self-identified residential interior design scheme
• Be confident in transforming space, proportion, scale texture and mood with the right fabrics.

Duration of the Program

6 sessions at 2 hrs per session

(Total of 12 hours)