Distance Learning
[Home Study]
Our Home Study Courses
Time
and distance can sometimes make face-to-face training
difficult. To help you pursue your goal of a business
in interior decorating, interior redesign, or
real estate staging,
the School of Interior Redesign offers distance learning courses
through Newbury Design
School.
Each of the Newbury Design School distance learning
programs - whether creative or business related - have been developed
to prepare you for a career in one of several design-related fields.
Based
on tried and true design principles and business methodology, the
programs cover several specialized fields of design and include
interior redesign, real estate staging, and color, in addition
to conventional interior decorating services. All
formulated with the adult learner in mind.
Designed to Fit Your Needs
Both creative and business courses can be taken
individually, or mixed and matched with other creative
and/or business programs, depending on your needs. Whether
you are already a professional designer who needs help marketing
your business, an interior decorator who wishes to add real estate
staging to your list of services, or a novice home decorator who
has always dreamed of becoming a design professional, we have the
program for you.
All of our distance learning programs offer one-on-one
instruction as well as a variety of hands-on projects
and exercises designed to test your knowledge and skills. Each
exercise is reviewed and critiqued by a personal tutor and a team
of professional design instructors who provide you with both written
and verbal feedback in every area of instruction.
Best of all, instead of commuting to classes, you can learn
from the comfort of your own home and on your own schedule. And
you can be assured that regardless of which course you choose,
you'll receive the same quality of education that you would receive
in a traditional classroom setting.
The Courses
Certified Decorating Professional®
You can offer affordable solutions to your clients
without the designer price-tag. Our program will teach you
how to improve the functionality and aesthetic of a home using tried
and true design principles and placement techniques that will result
in beautiful rooms. You'll learn how to offer decorating and
color consultations, how to accessorize a room like a pro, and how
to price your services for every budget. And that's just for
starters! (Learn
more.)
Interior Redesign
The Interior Redesign program focuses on teaching you
how to use your client's own furnishings and accessories to create
warm and inviting spaces for a fraction of the cost of conventional
decorating. This practical approach to decorating is becoming
more and more popular as people realize the incredible difference
interior redesign (also known as one-day decorating) can make in
their homes. This 'green' design method focuses on placement
techniques that create a functional and beautiful room without having
to purchase additional items. You'll learn how to re-purpose,
re-use, re-fresh, and re-design with style. (Learn
more.)
Real Estate Staging
The Real Estate Staging program takes you through the entire process
of preparing homes for sale, from the staging consultation, all the
way to working with sellers as they make major (or minor) changes
to their property to increase its value and decrease the amount of
time it takes to sell. You will learn what to do, how to do
it, as well as when to stop. (Learn
more.)
Interior Redesign and Real Estate Staging
The best of both worlds. Redesign and staging go hand in hand. Once
you have learned the placement techniques in the redesign program,
you can apply those same techniques when staging homes.
Starting Your Design-Related Business
Are you in business for yourself? Some people
find that they may have missed a few steps along the way. Our
SYB manual touches on every aspect and detail of starting a business,
to get you up and running (legally). Our goal is to teach you
how to own and operate a design-related business for very little
money. We want you to think big, but start small. (Learn
more.)
Marketing Your Design-Related Business
This manual is jam-packed with creative ways to market
your business effectively. Written from a designer's perspective,
we know that the way you do business today has changed, so we've
provided a myriad of ideas, and instruction on how you can implement
these ideas for very little money. (Learn
more.)
Business Complete
Combine our two business courses together for one low
price.
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