Furniture Restoration & Interior Decorating Course

COURSE CURRICULUM

Restoring Your Furniture

• WOOD FINISHING IN GENERAL
• PREPARATION OF NEW AND OLD SURFACES
• STAINS IN GENERAL
• FACTORY PREPARED STAINS
• WATER STAINS
• STAIN BRUSHING AND PROCEDURE
• PREPARING WOOD TO TAKE STAIN WITH EVEN COLOR EFFECT
• THE USE OF WOOD FILLERS
• VARNISH AND SHELLAC
• VARNISHING, RUBBING, POLISHING
• VARNISH DEFECTS AND THEIR CAUSES
• LACQUERS

Interior Design Fundamentals

• Define a Theme: Contemporary, Cottage, Eclectic, Southwest
• Budget Design for Your Living Room, Den or Family Room
• Budget Ideas for Kitchen Design
• Budget Bedroom Makeover
• Closet Cleanups
• Need a Home Office?
• Camouflage with Paint!
• Faux Finishes Are Hot – Bare Walls Are Not!
• Window Treatments
• Making the Most of Molding
• Fabulous Furniture Finds
• Decorate With Wallpaper
• Freehand or Stencil A Mural Makes the Wall!
• Accessorize – Funky Can Be Fun!
• Have Some Fun with Fabric!

Decorating House Interior

• HOW TO REARRANGE A ROOM
• HOW TO ANALYZE A ROOM AS PROFESSIONALS DO BEFORE YOU
• HOW TO CREATE A ROOM
• HOW TO DETERMINE CHARACTERS OF HANGINGS AND FURNITURES-COVERING FOR A GIVEN ROOM
• CANDLESTICKS, LAMPS, FIXTURES FOR GAS AND ELECTRICITY, AND SHADES
• WINDOW SHADES AND AWNINGS
• TREATMENT OF PICTURES AND PICTURE FRAMES
• TREATMENT OF PIANO CASES
• TREATMENT OF DINING-ROOM BUFFETS AND DRESSING-TABLES
• TREATMENT OF WORK TABLES, BIRD CAGES, DOG BASKETS AND FISH GLOBES
• TREATMENT OF FIREPLACES
• TREATMENT OF BATHROOMS
• PERIOD ROOMS
• PERIODS IN FURNITURE
• CONTINUATION OF PERIODS IN FURNITURE
• THE GOTHIC PERIOD
• THE RENAISSANCE
• FRENCH FURNITURE
• THE PERIODS OF THE THREE LOUIS
• THE MAHOGANY PERIOD
• THE COLONIAL PERIOD
• THE REVIVAL OF DIRECTOIRE AND EMPIRE FURNITURE
• THE VICTORIAN PERIOD
• PAINTED FURNITURE
• TREATMENT OF AN INEXPENSIVE BEDROOM
• TREATMENT OF A GUEST ROOM (Where economy is not an item of importance)
• A MODERN HOUSE IN WHICH GENUINE JACOBEAN FURNITURE IS APPROPRIATELY SET
• UNCONVENTIONAL BREAKFAST-ROOMS AND SPORTS BALCONIES
• SUN-ROOMS
• TREATMENT OF A WOMAN’S DRESSING-ROOM
• THE TREATMENT OF CLOSETS
• TREATMENT OF A NARROW HALL
• TREATMENT OF A VERY SHADED LIVING-ROOM
• SERVANTS’ ROOMS
• THE BABY’S ROOMS: THE DAY ROOM, THE NIGHT ROOM
• ROOMS FOR THE ELDERLY
• A YOUNG GIRL’S ROOM
• THE YOUNG BOY’S ROOM
• TABLE DECORATION
• WHAT TO AVOID IN INTERIOR DECORATION: RULES FOR BEGINNERS
• FADS IN COLLECTING
• WEDGWOOD POTTERY; OLD AND MODERN
• ITALIAN POTTERY
• VENETIAN GLASS, OLD AND MODERN
• CONCLUSION