SOFT / 03 · Programme

Soft furnishing.

Curtains, blinds, upholstery, cushions and bed dressing — taught as a craft and as a business. The part of an interior clients feel before they can name it.

Code

SOFT / 03 · Specialist

Covers

Curtains · blinds · upholstery · bed dressing

Mode

Standalone, taught on campus

Entry

Open to all

Tuition

₦100,000

What you learn

Measured, made and priced.

You leave able to survey a window, calculate fabric, brief a workroom and quote the job without guessing.

Measuring and fabric calculation

Surveying windows and beds, allowing for fullness, pattern repeat, hems and returns. The arithmetic that decides whether the job makes money.

Curtains and headings

Pinch, wave, eyelet and pelmets. Linings and interlinings, and what each does to the way a curtain hangs.

Blinds

Roman, roller and panel. Where each belongs, and how to specify a mechanism that will still work in five years.

Upholstery and cushions

Frames, fillings and finishes. Piping, borders and trims, and choosing a fabric that survives its end use.

Bed dressing

Layering a bed so it photographs and still functions. Scale, texture and the discipline of restraint.

Sourcing, pricing and the business

Where to find the best fabrics, how to work with a workroom, and how to quote — materials, labour and margin.

Design for people. Design for place.

Fabric is where an interior is touched. It is also where a scheme is most often let down.

How it runs

Timetable

Taught on campus in belts, as the Certificate runs. Days and times confirmed at enrolment.

Practical

Hands-on throughout. Every session ends in something measured, cut, made or costed.

Assessment

Portfolio-based — a set of pieces and a costed specification.

Campuses

Ikeja · Lekki · Abuja

Fees

Tuition

Standalone specialist programme

₦100,000

Enrolment form

Payable on application

₦30,000

Soft furnishing is also taught as module 08 of the Certificate. Take it standalone if you already work and want this one capability.

Or take the full training

Soft furnishing is one module of twelve.

The Certificate places fabric in the whole scheme — space, light, colour, finishes, furniture, the client and the business.