The Association of Design Education (ADE) was formed to promote excellence in the field of specialized design education.  Each Education Affiliate offers a variety of programs in interior redesign training, home staging training (real estate staging training) and interior decorating training that exceed industry standards.  You will find an assortment of professional certified and certificate programs and continuing education programs for interior redesigners (sometimes called one day decorators), interior decorators, home stagers and real estate stagers listed throughout the site.

Why ADE?  Because we know how important it is to find a quality program that educates and supports today's design entrepreneur.  The ADE is dedicated to showcasing quality professional programs in these specialized fields of interior redesign education, interior decorating education, and home staging education (real estate staging education).  We also know how important it is for interior redesigners, interior decorators, and home stagers (real estate stagers) to have a helping hand when beginning and growing a successful decorating business. If you are a decorating professional who would like us to extend that helping hand, please contact us to learn more.

Our Member Benefits Include:

• A monthly E-Newsletter that educates members on a variety of topics of interest to interior redesigners (one day decorators), interior decorators, and home stagers or real estate stagers, including marketing, business, product information and discount programs.

• Monthly Tele-seminars hosted by industry leaders on a variety of topics. Past speakers include Neil Gordon - The Designer's Coach, Margi Kyle - We Make Color Easy - and Suzee Miller - Feng Shui Paradigms. Topics change monthly and range from business to creative.  (See our speaker schedule on the right.)

• Discounts on products and services to jump start your interior redesign, interior decorating, home staging or real estate staging business and keep it running smoothly.

• A business listing on our website to gain exposure.

• An invitation to any and all ADE sponsored conferences held throughout the country regardless of where they trained.

• Opportunities to attend continuing education programs - including interior redesign education, interior decorating education, and home staging education (real estate staging education - including additional tele-seminars and webinars.

...and more!

All of the benefits are FREE to any professional program graduate.

Graduates of these interior redesign training, interior decorating training, home staging training (real estate staging training) programs are creative individuals who offer a variety of specialty services that enhance our homes and our lives. Please take a look in our Business Directory to find interior redesigners (one day decorators), interior decorators, home stagers or real estate stagers in your area - or explore the site to learn more about the ADE. You may also be interested in reading our Frequently Asked Questions page - FAQ.

If you have already completed a program in interior redesign education, interior decorating education, home staging education or real estate staging education, please contact us to request an application. For those of you who have already received an email from us, please use the Quick Sign-Up form to submit your information

"I really enjoyed the conference call - it was fabulous - lots of useful tips and ideas one can implement immediately.  I would love to get one of Margi's Color forecast for 2009 - so sign me up for that! Thanks so much for putting this on."
Jennifer
Homes Redefined
Palo Alto, CA

"I want to take this opportunity to thank your entire staff for all the hard work that you put in to making this a top notch experience in education. I am so proud to be a member! This keeps us linked to information and camaraderie. It is great to have the support of people who want to see others succeed."
Gail
Design Solutions By Gail
Newburyport, MA

GO GREEN

The ADE and our members care about the environment.  Interior redesign coincides with sustainable design naturally making it the better design choice.  When possible, green design methods are suggested and implemented in other decorating services. Please ask your decorating professional about going green.