Our Interior Decorating Certificate is one of the most comprehensive in Toronto and takes advantage of the location of our Casa Loma Campus – walking distance from Canada's leading interior design wholesale showrooms ("Designers Walk"). The curriculum includes field trips to these exclusive showrooms as well as to museums and art galleries. Once you have completed the required compulsory and elective subjects, you will have a thorough knowledge of the decorating field and the technical skills needed to work as a professional interior decorator. This decorating certificate is recognized by the Canadian Decorators' Association (CDECA).
Career Opportunities
Employers can typically be found in the interior decorating, retail (furniture, drapery, lighting, paint, wallpaper) and home building industries as well as related sectors.
Completion Details
You must complete all the other courses in this certificate prior to taking our DESN 9028 Interior Decorating II course. We strongly recommend that you complete our DESN 9020 Drafting for Interior Decorating course and our DESN 9021 Colour Theory course prior to taking the other courses in this certificate. We also recommend that you complete the rest of the compulsory courses in the order shown below. However, the order in which you complete the remaining course requirements is only restricted by course prerequisites.