Career Study Course - Synopsis For The Text / Workbooks

Have fun again with your work while adding total confidence using unorthodox procedures. Winning format of self-correcting tests, practices and line drawings resulting in quick-studies with immediate use. Learn to upgrade design skills and acquire business acumen with dozens of new methods developed to prevent burn-out frustrations while saving time and money. Testimonies report income increments up to triple with accuracy and effective relevance being much greater than previously used programs.

Book One: Predicting Room Outcomes

Exciting new methods changing previously used decorating skills into a science. Includes: starting points; instant drawing techniques; leading patterns, the dominating/secondary theory and presentation secrets. Carol's "ARROWS" procedures demonstrate furniture arrangement and color choices regarding what should advance versus recede. This results in visual space changes, center of interest and diminishing of architectural disasters.

Book Two: Color Power and Control

Separate facts from fiction; myths from truths. Prove why specific colors can or can not be used; why contrast is the most important factor; and get introduced to the backdrop and dominating/secondary theories. Adopt Carol's Kaleidoscope color flow and rhythm dynamics. Discloses truths such as why continuity makes spaces appear larger versus the myth that only light colors make rooms appear larger and dark ones smaller.

Book Three: Window Treatment Styles, Specs and Sales

Window covering specifications, and how they are designed is one of our major industries. Learn to be entirely versed in presentations while integrating total design concepts. Estimating techniques and layered sales' proposals done in minutes. Update your professionalism with state of the art methods. Meet client criteria while flattering the window fashion to have an affinity with the furniture.

Book Four: Surfaces: Walls, Floors and Fabrics

Whether you specify, sell or network these products, you must be able to incorporate walls, floorings and fabrics with design concepts. Wall coverings include paint, wallpaper, murals, faux art and all wall products. Flooring covers Orientals, area rugs, carpeting, tile & hardwood. Fabrics include all textiles as well as construction and use. Practice estimating quantity and pricing with the case studies format.

Book Five: Furniture Styles' Affinities and Accessories

The information in this workbook has been compared to a semester of college study. Teaches furniture identification, styles and how to mix them together. Includes all the authentic and eclectic fabrics, wallpaper, colors, motifs, patterns and accessories for each. The accessory section demonstrates displaying techniques, shelving/soffits and art gallery-walls with Carol's "S" and "C" curve system.

Book Six: Multiplying Your Income

"Unorthodox procedures may be necessary for success." This motto subscribes to eliminating traditional procedures and time wastes like fee diaries/inherent paper work and other conventional methods. Use new techniques such as prevention and guess-timating. Attain creative freedom, enhance sales, earnings and profits by implementing all of these new ideas.

Book Seven: Walking Through the Blueprints

Doing total design concepts is the best part of interior projects as it truly gives sequential planning and implementing. Whether working on new construction, a renovation or restoration, this book walks you through the blueprints or floor plan. Learn to read blueprints; floor plan analysis, selecting permanent features, layered sales and estimating by the square foot.

Book Eight: How to Teach Interior Decorating Classes

If you want to have fun and become the viable decorating guru in your community, you'll love teaching community classes and giving after-dinner talks. About 80% of clientele can come from this resource plus free PR. Shows how to establish programs and resources too. Includes a full manual of one-page handout with assignments completely ready to use for any class covering all basic topics.

Book Nine: Formulas and Guidelines

Formulas for estimating quantities and costs will be at your fingertips with this clever resource. Includes all products used in decorating plus guidelines for new procedures developed by author, Carol Bousquet Chop. Also has color coded method to bury bookkeeping preventing resurrection of old notes and saving tons of time.

Book Ten: The Resource Directory

A unique compilation expressly written for Decorating businesses from large firms to small, and for working from home. Features pre-requisites of low to no minimums and no show room displays necessary. By invitation-only, the case and upholstered furniture brands as well as accessory resources are pleased to serve you. Trade show, magazines and buying tips and pertinent addresses also Included.

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