Diploma in Interior design

2 years ago

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I wondered if any avid designers out there could give me some impartial advice. I have just started considering doing a diploma course in interior design, both as a hobby & for help designing my own home reno - with view to potentially new career opportunities if I like it/ am good at it.

Wondered if anyone had any recommendations or had done one of these courses, I'm currently looking at the following three courses....

1. BAID course:
https://www.baid.co.uk/courses/interior_design_diploma

2. NDA course:
https://www.nda.ac.uk/study/courses/diploma/interior-design

3. BCID course:
https://britishcollegeofinteriordesign.com/Media/Uploads/Course%20Guide/Course-guide.pdf?&utm_source=Download%20Guide%20216&utm_medium=IDUK

TIA!

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KVM Interiors
2 years ago
Hey there, I did a diploma with the NDA and they were excellent. Tutor was always great at replying, they adapted to my needs too after mentioning some info about my medical side to them and overall the course went really well! I'd definitely recommend them to anyone!
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2 years ago
This is really helpful thank you so much' They're the most expensive/ slightly longer but actually the one I was perhaps leaning towards.
Did you do it online home study or in person?
Did you have to do assignments in the diploma and do you think I would be able to base this on my own home?
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Hello Lisamarie, Thank you very much! Well look at it like this, I offer up ideas I would do or consider but then you need to see what works for you and what you like, in my suggestions.. My advice is never impartial though as I am far too invested in what I do and love.. You do need to consider the furniture though but despite all these ideas your bright cushions will still add a really nice contrast.. What I was thinking, because I have this same experience... I painted the chimney breast only in grey.. I then painted the walls a cream colour, skirting in white. In your case it would be Wimborne for the walls and All White for the woodwork... ... I lived with it for a while but felt bored. It wasn't dramatic or characterful.. .. So I went on to paint the left wall where the window is and the opposite wall.. So 3 sides will now have dark grey 1 of the walls has an 8 ft by 6 ft mirror though the other is the chimney breast and the alcoves will be papered Oreste charcoal by Zoffany.. When I have got around to paying my pro-forma! ;) ..... (It's going to be a dark interior for the living room).. So I then painted all the window frames and windows black against the window panes and again a purple/grey colour I made for the frames, skirting, picture rail and architrave. It is coming along but not finished.. I have very little £ so I have to do things when I can.. Why not get some A4 paper and a few sample pots of nice chalky whites and creams, I do like pointing, also Shaded White and Clunch are really gr8 ... Stick some on the wall and some of the skirting colour on the skirting... You want to butt them up close together, so you can see them together... Look throughout the day at the changes. Duplicate the wall colours at eye level too.. so you can see at more height.. The room will look like a bad shave day! : ) ) Colours will change depending on the light.. choose a colour that is just a little creamier, so that if you want the woodwork white... you can still get a contrast.. Otherwise it will be white wall and woodwork and a downpipe chimney breast... So let's just say you went with some contrast... For Downpipe you could have Plummett or Manor house grey for the wood work... You could do the floor too.... Take these ideas and extend them to the other rooms... See what feels right.. Let me know what you think and if you get all that... and have more questions.. I just can't ever write a paragraph!! :))
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Not a problem at all :) yes mine was all online and you are also able to pay in monthly installments also if not all in full. there are 10 modules to be exact with different amounts lf assignments in each module, however some students finish the course earlier, I finished mine 3 months earlier than what they expected but they do say you could finish between 9-12 months depending on each student
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2 years ago
I've finally bitten the bullet and booked a course. I have booked the british college of interior design one below and can't wait. Maybe this could finally be a ticket out of working in the public sector!

https://britishcollegeofinteriordesign.com/Media/Uploads/Course%20Guide/Course-Guide.pdf?&utm_source=EnrolToday&utm_medium=IDUK_Email_Step_FFO&utm_campaign=460

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