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 & Designers Association of Canada (DDA Canada). Program participants are eligible for DDA Canada Student Membership.
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. One of these:
One of these:
- DESN 9020 Drafting for Interior Decorating On Campus
- DESN 9186 Drafting for Interior Decorating Online
This is the recommended completion order for these. All of these:
One of these:
All of these:
- DESN 9005 Interior Decorating 1 Online
- IDAR 9026 Introduction to the Building Code for Interior Decorating Online
- DESN 9060 History of Furniture and Design On Campus
One of these:
All of these:
One of these:
All of these:
This must be completed last (after all other core/elective courses). One of these:
Elective Courses (Choose Two)
Electives may have two versions (delivery options), but only one can be put toward the certificate.
- CADE 9115 AutoCAD 1: Basic 2D On Campus
- CADE 9125 AutoCAD 1: Basic 2D Online
- CADE 9116 AutoCAD 2: Advanced 2D On Campus
- CADE 9126 AutoCAD 2: Advanced 2D Online
- IDAR 9021 Bathroom Planning and Renovation Online
- IDAR 9020 Kitchen Planning and Renovation Online
- IDAR 9004 Small Space and Budget Decorating On Campus
- Contact Information
- Contact:
- Fashion and Creative Arts Department
- Email:
- cefashion@georgebrown.ca
- Phone:
- Location(s):