The Association of Design Education
ESTABLISHED - 2007
The world of design has expanded beyond conventional interior
design. The specialized fields of interior decorating,
and real estate staging (home staging),
feng shui, color consulting, green
design and senior life transitions are
in high demand. The Association of
Design Education (ADE) was formed to promote excellence in the field of specialized design
education. We offer continuing education and ongoing support
to today's design professional.
Why ADE? Because we know how important it is
to find quality programs that educate and support
today's design entrepreneur and decorating enthusiast. We also know how important
it is for design professionals to have a helping hand when beginning
and growing a successful decorating business.
We work with industry leaders to offer the best training
programs available Whether you're looking to start a new career,
support and existing career or you are interested in learning about
the field of design, we offer something for everyone.
If you are a design professional who would like us
to extend that helping hand,
Join us today!
Who are the Education Affiliates?
The Education Affiliates listed
throughout the site deliver quality design
education to their students with the right mix of classroom,
hands-on and business training in their professional courses. Programs
including interior redesign training (sometimes
called one
day decorating), interior decorating training,
and home
staging training (real estate
staging training), feng shui training, color
consultant training, green design training and senior
life transitions training also meet state and/or post-secondary education requirements.also
meet state and/or post-secondary education requirements.
Each instructor has a minimum of 2 years of teaching
in their chosen field. (Most instructors have five or more
years of teaching experience.) These industry leaders have
been seen on television and in print and have authored numerous publications.
Combined, these professionals have more years of experience than
they care to mention making the ADE the
largest association of design professionals and educational programs in
the industry.
To become an ADE Education
Affiliate, all programs
must meet a certain number or credits necessary to gain either associate
or professional status. This includes a set number of hours
in the field and in the classroom and includes both creative and
business study. Programs and instructors meet state
and/or post-secondary education requirements to ensure you are receiving
the best education possible.
Students of an Education Affiliate receive
special pricing on membership. Please contact us or one of
our Education Affiliates to learn more.
Join us today!
Does ADE offer
any training programs?
Yes it does. ADE has created
both live and virtual formatted classes for both the public and professional. These
classes have been developed specifically for ADE and are taught by
seasoned educators.
Programs offered through our Education
Affiliates are
independent of ADE. Some of the educators, or Education Affiliates
you see listed, are involved with a variety of organizations in addition
to ADE. Our group of educators instruct classes in interior
decorating, interior redesign, home staging, color, window treatments,
feng shui, color consulting, green design and senior life transitions,
and may include programs in classroom, tele-class and webinar formats.
If you are searching for a program,
please visit the Education Affiliates or Classes page to find a program
and/or instructor that fits your needs.
Join us today!

Please Note: The Association
of Design Education (ADE) lists programs for personal enrichment,
continuing education and professional education in the areas of interior
redesign training (one day decorating
training), interior decorating
training (including the Certified Decorating
Professional® certificate
program), home staging training (real
estate staging training), and
Dewey Color System training. Professional
programs must
meet standards of education that require a minimum amount
of training hours in order for the program to receive associate
or professional status. Disclaimer
Join us today!
Please feel free to contact us:
1-877-234-7701
PO Box 234
Monroe, CT 06468
info@AssociationofDesignEducation.com
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