Home & Garden courses available in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and Mosman area. Enrol online today.
Become a DIY superstar! Learn cake decorating from an award winning trainer, get sustainable and manage your own bee hive from the comfort of your garden or give your home a fresh look and a touch of your personal style with an interior design course. Why pay a professional when you can learn to do it yourself!
Course Outline: Students are asked to bring 1-3 small pieces of furniture to work on Students will learn how to assess the piece of furniture they have brought with them and to determine if the finish needs to be refurbished or removed and redone Students will be shown the possibilities of colour changes, what repairs to the surface are required and the type of finish best suited to the piece. Tutor will be providing step by step instructions on how to strip the piece without...
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Course Outline Have you always wanted to learn to update your furniture but aren’t sure where to start? Do you want to refresh that bedside table, chair or mirror that you’ve had for ages or perhaps update a family heirloom and fall in love with it again? Reuse and upcycling are important elements in the fight to preserve our environment, and this class will show you how to renovate furniture items to give them a future purpose. This course will take the form of a tutorial and...
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Course Outline This interior design course is for anyone who has a basic theoretical knowledge of colour and design and wishes to develop their skills and knowledge and apply it to their home. It is helpful if you have already completed “Interior Design- The Basics” 8 week course. This is not an essential requirement, as we will continually refer and refresh our understanding of the Principles & Basics of Colour Theory. We will study the application of colour schemes and colour...
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Students will draft and make a basic straight skirt with zip and waist band pattern to their exact measurements. This pattern will be then used to make the skirt in fabric of the students choice. A further draft will be made using their base skirt pattern to design a skirt of their choice. Students must have a basic sewing knowledge, not recommended for beginner. Reqirements: Long ruler (40cm Minimum) Tape Measure Paper scissors Fabric scissors 2 meters vylene (for tracing) Fabric...
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Course Outline: “Colour & Design Applications” This course is designed for those students who have already completed both “Interior Design – The Basics” and “Intermediate” levels. You will explore the Elements & Principles of Design in greater depth and apply your knowledge, using practical techniques, to various interior spaces. You will devise interior colour schemes to supplied briefs, learn more about the effect of light, texture, fabrics and composition. The course is both...
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Course Outline: Plants improve our health. We might exercise regularly and have a balanced diet but plants in our home and workplace not only improve air quality but also have a positive psychological effect. Discover how to choose, grow and maintain the most suitable indoor plants for your location, to add appeal to the environment, reduce stress and increase your sense of well-being. Program ● Introduction to the Course ● Benefits of indoor plants in the home including air...
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Course Outline Is your home making you sick? Do you have persistent headaches, unexplained respiratory symptoms, shortness of breath or sleep difficulties? Or experience fatigue, mood swings or joint pain? Our homes, sadly, are full of hidden hazards that are swarming all around us. musty smells mould condensation poor water supply dust mites chemicals, poisons; and more Given we spend ninety percent of our time indoors isn’t it time to pay attention and create a healthy, nurturing...
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Finding it hard to balance your general health, well being and life's ongoing challenges? Feeling out of sorts? Or, do you just want to explore something new? Join us to learn about the natural system of 38 flower essences, a simple system that helps restore emotional health and wellbeing to bring you a calm equilibrium, inner peace and harmony. You may already know of Rescue Remedy, which is a mix of five Bach Flower Essences, available in main supermarkets, pharmacies and...
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Course Outline Prior to the 1970’s the main gathering source for our food, veggies and small goods were not the huge juggernaut supermarkets, and malls of today. Our everyday supplies came from the from local markets, the greengrocer, local butcher, fishmonger, baker and candlestick maker or our garden beds. The family kitchen was a most valuable resource as the first stop medicine chest.Historically our elders would pass this information down – with the increasing fragmentation...
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This short workshop provides a taste of our full course as part of the Mosman Festival 2021 Course Outline If you are feeling overwhelmed by your house and its contents and just don’t know where to start or simply looking to update, replan and add value to your property, then this is for you. Styling your property is not about a full interior design project, but about making a difference to your home on a reasonable budget. Don’t become paralysed by the number of choices available...
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