Interior Decorating Program
Certificate
Online
Our Interior Decorating Program is one of the most comprehensive in Toronto and helps you acquire a thorough knowledge of the decorating field and the technical skills needed to work as a professional interior decorator. Courses involve a range of field trips, including some that take advantage of the location of our Casa Loma Campus – walking distance from Canada's leading interior design wholesale showrooms ("Designers Walk").
This program is recognized by the Decorators and Designers Association of Canada (DDA Canada).
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
Once you have completed all the requirements of this program, you can request to receive a certificate using the department contact information on this web page. Program graduates are eligible for DDA Canada Accredited Membership.
Certificate Stream
Core Courses (Twelve)
These must be completed first:
This is the recommended completion order for these:
- IDAR 9006 Interior Design Fundamentals Online
- DESN 9027 Perspective Drawing Online
- DESN 9005 Interior Decorating 1 Online
- IDAR 9026 Introduction to the Building Code for Interior Decorating Online
- DESN 9060 History of Furniture and Design Online
- DESN 9040 Decorating with Light Online
- DESN 9042 Fabric Fundamentals Online
- IDAR 9028 Business of Interior Decorating Online
- DESN 9033 Window Treatments and Soft Furnishings Online
This must be completed last (after all other core/elective courses):
Elective Courses (Choose Two)
- Contact Information
- Contact:
- Fashion and Creative Arts Department
- Email:
- cefashion@georgebrown.ca
- Phone:
- Office Location(s):