Level 2 Certificate in Furniture Restoration & Interior Decorating Course - Best Selling 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

• Level 2 Certificate in Furniture Restoration & Interior Decorating Course

• Mock Exam – Level 2 Certificate in Furniture Restoration & Interior Decorating Course

• Final Exam – Level 2 Certificate in Furniture Restoration & Interior Decorating Course

Assessment and Certification

At the end of the course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately so that you will instantly know whether you have been successful. After you have successfully passed the final exam, you will be able to order an Accredited Certificate of Achievement at an additional cost of £19 for a PDF copy and £29 for an original print copy sent to you by post or for both £39.