MRS B…..QUESTION FOR YOU!

Shaje · Sep 15, 2008 3:34 pm

Michelle, I'm sure you're right. Maybe I should do the course and then think about whether I want to take it any further. At the very least I will have learnt some very valuable things.

Shaje · Sep 16, 2008 7:39 am

Well I've jumped in! I rang and enrolled in the course this afternoon. They said my first set of learning materials should arrive by the end of the week.

Southies · Sep 16, 2008 8:09 am

Michelle

Not looking forward to summer!

You and me both. :cry:

We're currently renting a dbl storey fibro job & my kids were suffering in their 2 bedrooms upstairs on saturday. Lord only knows what their rooms will be like in January. Better start planning now on how to keep them cool ! :shock:

Michelle · Sep 16, 2008 11:32 am

Shaje

Well I've jumped in! I rang and enrolled in the course this afternoon. They said my first set of learning materials should arrive by the end of the week.

Shaje…that’s great!!! ::cheerleader::

Congratulations…. Good luck with the course.

Who did you go with?
Design or decorating course?

Michelle · Sep 16, 2008 11:34 am

Southies

Michelle

Not looking forward to summer!

You and me both. :cry:

We're currently renting a dbl storey fibro job & my kids were suffering in their 2 bedrooms upstairs on saturday. Lord only knows what their rooms will be like in January. Better start planning now on how to keep them cool ! :shock:

I’m already looking for ready made curtains to hang at all my front windows over the timber look blinds for added protection.

The girl I got a quote from….shut shop :evil:

, left us all hanging.
So I’m going to do it myself now. :wink:

Shaje · Sep 16, 2008 12:46 pm

Thanks Michelle. I'm quite looking forward to it now that I've made the decision.

I went with Cenage. The course is titled Interior Design but to my (untrained) way of thinking it appears to cover a bit of design and decoaration, which would suit me just fine. The topics covered include:

Introduction to interior design
Elements of design
Context of colour
Selecting a style
Lighting for illumination
Colour- Parts 1 & 2
Furniture - Parts 1 & 2
Flooring
Special treatments
Walls & Windows
The finishing touch

If I enjoy it enough and it doesn't send me around the bend I may follow it up with other courses that tempted me. One of them had modules targeted specifically at kitchen design and bathroom design which I thought would prove useful. I will just need to go searching again as I thought I had added them to my favourites but apparently not!

Michelle · Sep 16, 2008 12:57 pm

Shaje……the course I did was with The Australian School of Interior décor.
She has since sold to Cenage I have only recently worked that out while helping Mrs B choose one.

My 1 course covered all the things you mentioned as well as kitchen design. I think it’s all structured differently now. Well done, I bet you can’t wait to start. :z:

Do you have children?

NOW….shshshshshs, we don’t want Mrs B getting interested just yet!
:wink:

Shaje · Sep 16, 2008 9:08 pm

No, we don't have children Michelle.

Oh...don't worry, I'm sure Mrs B will help you out with whatever you have in mind for her.

Michelle · Sep 17, 2008 11:13 am

Shaje

No, we don't have children Michelle.

Good….no offence, but the modules can be very time consuming.
Its good not to have other distractions! :wink:

Shaje · Sep 18, 2008 7:34 pm

I thought the time issue was what you would be getting at with regard to having/not having kids. No offence taken at all.

Michelle · Sep 18, 2008 7:40 pm

I found the colour module the most difficult! My daughter got told she had to leave me alone while I was mixing the gradients of colour!

Haa, very funny now, as I find colour the easiest thing to do after 13 years.
Funny how it pans out.
:lol:

Shaje · Sep 22, 2008 10:27 am

I started reading the first section of the course during my commute to work this morning. I just wanted to mention to Mrs B and anyone else who may be interested in doing such a course that in the beginning of the first section of this Cenage Interior Design course they state it is geared to people interested in home decoration but may be a stepping stone into the professional field of interior decorating. I also note that you achieve a “Statement of Attainment”, that is, not a Certificate IV or Diploma, or the like. This is in no way intended to be a criticism of the course or to imply that they don’t tell you this information from the beginning. I am just mentioning it so anyone who is interested in pursuing interior design/decoration professionally is aware that if they begin with this course it may be necessary to continue with further study. From the few pages I have read so far it seems great for what I want to get out of it (which is to better understand design/decoration so that when planning our own home I am better prepared).

Michelle · Sep 22, 2008 11:18 am

Shaje…….well! :shock:

Thank’s so much for that info, so many things have changed, as I have a framed “Diploma” in my office! :shock:

Having said that, in 13 years of business I have only had about 4 people ask me how qualified I was and what do I have to show for my education in decoration.

This is something anyone thinking about doing a course must decide on, it’s tough, I can’t believe how expensive the courses are now.