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4-Day EXPRESS Decorating™ Basic Staging Masterclass Certification
This certification curriculum provides each student with the knowledge and training to become an exceptional home stager and interior decorator. You will also walk away with all the tools needed to own and operate a successful interior decorating and home staging business.
Please click on any of the links below for a daily description of what we’ll cover.
Monday, Day 1
9:00 – 9:30 – Meet and Greet
9:30 – 12:00 Classroom
Lesson 1 – Design 101
- Design Styles, Themes, and Schemes
- Elements of Design
- Principles of Design
- Power of Placement
- Interactive Exercises
Lesson 2 – Placement Guidelines
- Color Placement
- Furniture Placement
- Window Treatments
- Interactive Exercises
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 Classroom
Lesson 3 – Express Decorating
- NeuroScience
- Client Relations
- 8 Step SDG Method
Lesson 4 – The Art of Accessorizing and More
End of Day 1
Tuesday, Day 2
9:00 – 12:00 Classroom
The Power of Staging
Lesson 1 – Psychology of Staging
- Understanding the Buyer
- Understanding the Seller
The 12 Step SDG Staging Method
Lesson 2 – The Pre-Staging Process
- Staging Benefits
- Building Relationships
- Know Property Details
- Target Market
- Interactive Exercises
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 4:30 Classroom
Lesson 3 – Consultation, Vacant and Occupied Staging
- The Consultation
- Occupied Vs. Vacant
- Rental and Shopping
- Proposals and Pricing
- Interactive Exercises
Lesson 4 – Decorating to Sell
- Decorate to Sell Mistakes
- Numbers You Need
- Trending Staging Colors
- Interactive Exercises
Business of Staging
Marketing and Social Media
End of Day 2
Wednesday, Day 3
9:00 – 11:30 Walk, Talk and Tweak: Field Home #1
Hands-on field experience in a real home
- Creation of the Walls and Talk Report
- “Tweaking” Process
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 Full-Service Staging: Field Home #2
Hands-on field experience in a real home
- Applying the 8 Step SDG Staging Method
End of Day 3
Thursday, Day 4
9:00 – 10:00 Q&A’s/Review and Recap
10:00 – 11:00 Final Test
End of Day 4
Graduates Depart
Classes fill up quickly, so enroll now for the next hands-on training event in Atlanta, GA or Orlando, FL and be on your way to a successful decorating and home staging career!
Class size is limited to 10 students so we can give one-on-one personal attention to each student.
Class Fee: $2,500
- Payment is due in full at time of registration.
- Refund 14 days before the scheduled class date is subject to a $100 cancellation fee.
- Class fee is non-refundable within 14 days of class but can be applied to another available scheduled class.
2-Day Color Consultant Certification
The tools in this course will refresh basic color knowledge, and add to it the study of color schemes, paint know-how, and even how to select the color for unusual architectural and structural features.
As a Certified Color Professional, you will not only know how to use color, but you’ll also understand all the reasons why the colors you choose work together.
In today’s world, many clients are willing to take on more of the ‘DIY’ role in home design and decorating. However, these customers usually lack the confidence to select color for their rooms, or have an unusual architectural or design feature making color choice more challenging. As a Staging and Decorating Guild Accredited Color Consultant you will be able to put your clients at ease by confidently selecting the proper paint palette. You’ll learn ‘The Goldilocks Method’, our patented paint selection formula that makes paint selection for both interior and exterior applications seamless. As an Accredited Color Consultant, you’ll have the tools at your fingertips to conduct congruent color consults with confidence and leave with payment in hand!
Do you want to:
- Know what influences made that swatch looked so right in the store and so wrong in the room?
- Know what colors to always avoid in kitchens?
- Know the fail-safe Goldilocks Method for selecting color?
- Know how to communicate effectively with a client about why her favorite color just won’t work in her room?
Are you ready to set yourself apart from other design professionals?
As a Certified Color professional you will not only know how to use color but also understand all of the reasons why the colors you choose work together.
Please click on the links below for a daily itinerary of what we’ll cover.
What are you waiting for?
Join the many certified designers who now have color skills that are a cut above the rest and have an added edge when marketing their services.
Classes fill up quickly, so enroll now for the next hands-on training event in Atlanta, GA and be on your way to a successful Color Consultant career!
Class size is limited to 10 students so we can give one-on-one personal attention to each student.
Class Fee: $1,295
- Payment is due in full at time of registration.
- Refund 14 days before the scheduled class date is subject to a $100 cancellation fee.
- Class fee is non-refundable within 14 days of class but can be applied to another available scheduled class.
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