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Design Schools
Educational opportunities for students, including listings of schools, accredited programs listed by state, and links to other education information for interior design students.
Take A Design Terms Quiz!
Test your knowledge of design terminology -- match the word to the definition then click the CHECK ANSWERS button to reveal your score. Fun and fast!
Accredited Design Programs
Excellent resource for a listing of universities (find by state) of FIDER accredited Interior Design programs.
Accredited FIDER Programs
Start here with FIDER's listings of accredited interior design programs, listed by state.
Artistic Illusions Studio Faux Finishing School
This school offers classes for beginner and experienced faux painters in faux finishing techniques. Their site also offers tutorials on achieving professional faux finishes.
College Degree Programs
Click down on the "Links" page for a listing of college and graduate design degree programs, categorized by region. From the American Society of Furniture Designers.
Design and Decorating Schools
This site offers a nice way to search by state or country, however the results are very limited and don't cover all of your options for schooling.
Graduate Programs
This document is available in HTML, PDF, or Microsoft Word files, from the Interior Design Educators Council.
More Interior Design Programs
Direct links to six schools with design programs. These FIDER-accredited colleges are located in Atlanta, Chicago, Long Beach, Tampa, and Toronto.
New York School of Interior Design
Website for the New York School of Interior Design, with an advisory board that includes some of the best known names in interior design today.
Parsons School of Design
One of the top design schools in the U.S. Learn more about their design programs in the "Degree Options" category on their site.
Vocation School Guide
Though not a comprehensive list, there is a brief list of schools that offer training in decorating in the U.S., England, and Canada.