Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration (IDD)

Objective : To provide practical training for a career in commercial interior design with the relevant basic skill and understanding of the basic principle of construction and decoration.

Course Structure :

Introduction

• Good Taste & Optical Illusions

• Distribution of Attention

• Colour Balance

• Texture Consistency

• Wall Treatment

• Window Treatment

• Accessories

• Arrangement of Accessories

Furniture & Accessories :

• History of Furniture

• Evolution of Furniture

• The Renaissance

• French Period Style

• Italian Renaisance

• Early American Period

• Colonial Period

• Federal Period

• Mixing Period Styles in Today's Home

Furniture Styles Today :

• Furniture needs & Style

• Kroehler Report

• Fallacies In Public Thinking

The Living Room :

• Living Room Furniture

• Early American Furniture for Living Room

• Contemporary Style in Living Room Furniture

• Modern Living Room Furniture

• Dining Room

The Decor :

• Lighting

• Furniture Arrangement

• Converting an Unfurnished Room

• Inspiration for Decor Styles & Colour Schemes

• Decorative Ideas

Floor Covering :

• Types of Floor Covering

• Carpets

• Decorative Value

• Colour Scheme

• Effects of Lighting

• Brand Names

• Professional Cleaning

• Home Cleaning

• Helpful Suggestions Consistency in Carpet & Upholstery Textures

• Resilient Floor Covering

Walls & Windows :

• Colour Affects on Us

• Colour Wheel

• Colour Names and Colorants

• Colour Schemes

• Practical Use of Colours

Painting :

• Introduction

• Materials for Painting

• Materials for Wood Finishing

• Fire-Retardant and Special - Purpose Paints

• Tools

• Spray - Painting Equipment

• Ladders and Scaffolds

• Preparation of Paints

• Exterior Woodwork

• Masonry and Concrete

• Metal Surfaces

• Interior Woodwork

• Interior Plaster

• Wood Finishing

• Misc. Applications

• Estimating

• Pigment Colours

• Effects of Colours

• Colour Schemes

Job Opportunities :

• Interior Designer.

• Assistant Architect.

• Architectural Developer and Business.