Interior design course @ La Maison Chic.
Successful Interior Design Course with Joy O Keefe
Big congratulations to the La Maison Chic Interior Design night class who graduated this week with flying colours (pun intended!)
Jokes aside, we are proud as punch here at La Maison Chic to have our first in-store course be such a great success!
When we first decided to run a night course from the our gorgeous store we didn’t really know what to expect as it has never been done before, but here at La Maison Chic we like to lead the way when it comes to design, so it was obvious that we needed to lead the way in educating our customers about Interior Design also. Having being a tutor of Interior Design for 12 years myself, I have always been passionate about educating people when it comes to design.
The format of the course was to give our loyal customers the opportunity to design a room of their choice in their own home in the La Maison Chic style which we did using the format of mood boards.
Sample Mood Board – Natural Greens
Students had access to a range of expert speakers from our own fit-out team who covered a whole range of topics.
The team included our new La Maison Chic architect, Juan Sotoparra, (who will be available to do our brand new “architects clinic” service which is free of charge and can be booked instore) our resident curtain maker, furniture restorer and upholsterer James Maguire, and even the tres chic director of La Maison Chic himself Laurent Billiet who gave an inspiring and very informative talk on French style, and yours truly, who covered a range of weekly topics including concept development, colour schemes, soft furnishings, lighting, flooring, kitchen and bathroom design. A special thanks to Mark Ryan of Universal Kitchens, Limerick who drove all the way up to Galway after a hard days work to give a brilliant talk on kitchen design!
Juan Sotoparra
As well as having access to the widest range of fabrics and wallpapers this side of the country and expert talks and demonstrations, they also benefitted from receiving the newly launched customer VIP card which entitles them to a 10% discount all year round on any of their purchases in-store as well as on fabrics, wallpapers and curtain making services etc. As if all of that wasn’t enough, all of their materials were included in the course fee and all samples needed to complete their mood boards where ordered directly from our suppliers. We concluded with our students receiving their specially designed La Maison Chic Certificate of attendance (insert pic 2 of certificate please!) and as a parting gift our La Maison Chic candle.
Sample Mood Board – Strong Colours
The feedback from our students was extremely positive and included comments.
Joy O’ Keeffe and the team at La Maison Chic guided us through the world of Interior Design with the relaxed aplomb of those who know their subject intimately. Their 8 week interior design course is a must for anyone interested in adding style to their surroundings or gaining knowledge on how to pull a moodboard together for a design project. Delving into their vast library of fabrics and furnishings every week opened my eyes to a world of interior design possibilities that I didn’t know existed. A thoroughly enjoyable experience overall – highly recommended!
The new course starts – Tuesday 10th February for 8 weeks.
Student’s Mood Board
Places are limited so call – La Maison Chic to reserve your place – Tel: 091 530694
We look forward to welcoming our next bunch of eager students!
Joy O’Keeffe, Manager, Interior Designer, La Maison Chic.
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