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What kind of Courses are there?

Camellia Academy offers courses starting in March and continuing throughout the year.

Each full-day course will help students with the planning of their day, as well as enhancing the relaxed but efficient ambience of the courses.

Our vocational courses are delivered in a professional, friendly and stimulating environment and it is our policy to use only practicing professionals for all aspects of the tuition provided.  

Our courses include a delicious 2-course lunch at a local restaurant serving locally produced dishes. On successful completion of the course, you will receive a Level 1 certificate in Interior Design.

5 day intensive Master-Class interior design course

This is a 5-day intensive master-class. We have organised to have guest speakers and practitioners appear in many specialist areas of expertise.

Learn all aspects of Camellia’s methods and organisation when working on the design of a coastal interior.  Covering budgeting, design, reading of floor plans and planning a room for practicality and style. We will show you how to create a room-board, select fabrics and textures and shop for accessories. The days are broken down into concise classes and, during breaks, meals and treats are served. Set at the heart of Camellia's creative world, in our design studio in Falmouth, this thorough yet intimate course offers students a uniquely individual experience. 

By the end of the course all students should feel confident enough to begin designing their own interiors and Elaine Skinner herself will be assessing the boards and choices made by each student as part of their final case study.

Day 1 -Design Process

• Taking the brief, design analysis and process
• Concept work
  
  

Day 2 -Technical Understanding

• Introduction to scale, ergonomics and planning (to include kitchens and bathrooms)
• Introduction to lighting
• Lighting and electrical plans
• Building construction
• Planning kitchens and bathrooms
  
  

Day 3- History of Style

French and English interior styles from 17th to 20th century

Day 4- Professional Practice

• Planning Permissions
• Introduction to specifying, ordering, estimating and invoicing
• Estimating quantities
• Proposals
• Sourcing
• Record keeping and filing
• Dealing with the trade and use of showrooms
• Opening Accounts

Day 5- Contextual Studies

• Environmental issues
• Modern furniture
• Visits to showrooms and museums
• Inspirational talks
• Design trends
• Antiques and auctions
• Portfolio surgery
• Advice on finding work in the industry

A non-refundable £550+VAT deposit reserves your place (subject to availability). The balance will be due 4 weeks before the course date.

Price per person attending course is £1390.00 +VAT 

Camellia Academy - Terms and Conditions

• Numbers are strictly limited, so please book a place as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
• If you are under 18 years of age, please contact Camellia Academy before making your enrolment
• Unless stipulated otherwise, these days run from 10.00am – 4.00pm. Please arrive for registration at 9.30am on the first morning.
• Catering – Students on one and two day courses will get coffee or tea and a sandwich lunch on their first day unless otherwise stated. Students on one week courses will get coffee or tea and a sandwich lunch on their first day unless otherwise stated. While a vegetarian option is made available, and we are able to cater to specific food intolerances or food allergies if notified at time of booking.
• To reserve a place on any of these courses, payment must be made in full.
• Camellia Academy reserves the right to change the course syllabus without prior notice
• As the school does not have creche facilities, students are therefore not allowed to bring children if they are attending courses at Camellia Academy.

Elaine shows students how to plan a coastal room

Intensive 3-day Interior Design Course

We shall teach you the very basics to be your own interior decorator for your own home or projects with a coastal influence.  An interior decorator would advise on the style, arrangement and decoration of surfaces within that space (usually domestic), and this could include the furniture layout, colour scheme, soft furnishings, window treatments and accessories.

Day 1 - Colour theory, psychology of colour

Bed and window treatments and upholstery.

Day 2 - Accessories

Styling, materials and finishes.

Day 3 -Textiles and trimmings

Wall, floor coverings and paint.

A non-refundable £190.00+VAT deposit reserves your place (subject to availability). The balance will be due 4 weeks before the course date.

Price per person attending course is £360.00 +VAT (early booking is advisable as numbers are limited to 12 per workshop.)

Intensive 3-day Curtain Design and Making Course 

Day 1 - Designing window treatments

Explore ideas, successful proportions and formulae. We will show and give practical design suggestions for various window treatments, measuring windows and estimating fabric quantities. Giving you a basic knowledge of working with pattern repeats.

Day 2 - Making an interlined curtain sample 

Calculating pleats and spaces on plain and patterned fabrics. Interlocking and herringbone stitches and mitred corners. 

Day 3 - Look at various ways to make Roman blinds

Make a hand-sewn lined Roman blind sample.

A non-refundable £190.00+VAT deposit reserves your place (subject to availability). The balance will be due 4 weeks before the course date.

Price per person attending course is £360.00 +VAT (early booking is advisable as numbers are limited to 12 per workshop.)