Maria’s Colour Training is IDCEC Approved

I have known my good friend Patricia Kramer since 2000 when I first set up my colour and decorating business. Back then it was called One Day Design, BS. Before Staging, haha. Patricia has worked in the design industry for many years and is the Textile Instructor at Vancouver Community College.

Patricia was responsible for putting my name forward in the summer of 2007 when the Dean at Vancouver Community College was looking for a Colour Theory Instructor for their Interior Design program.

When I sat down with the Dean to discuss the curriculum, she announced, “You can create it.” That was music to my ears since, as you know from reading my blog, colour theory is not that useful when it comes to choosing colour for clients.

Every week for the first semester, I would teach a class and then go home and continue to write and fine-tune the next lesson plan. Three years later, when I was in my final semester, I looked out at a room full of designers and design enthusiast students and realized that half of them were there as a result of reading my blog. That’s when Terreeia declared, “We need to create our own three-day workshop.”

And that’s what we did. My first True Colour Expert workshop was held in Vancouver in May 2010 and for the next three years I’ve met and taught some of the best designers, decorators, colour consultants and colour enthusiasts on the planet.

And now, another three years have passed and I’m thrilled to be able to announce another milestone. IDCEC is the governing body that approves courses they feel meet their standards for interior designers to maintain their professional status.

So, as of today, Maria Killam’s Specify Colour with Confidence True Colour Expert Training is IDCEC approved. And we popped some champagne to celebrate!

Irene Hill, my most fabulous Design Associate worked very hard submitting everything, and believe me, it was quite the process. She arrived in the office this morning with a delighted, “I have news!” expression on her face.

So, if you are an interior designer who needs CEUs to maintain your ASID or IDC status, my three-day, Specify Colour with Confidence Training is now IDCEC approved!

There are still a few spaces left for my course coming up in Toronto on April 24, 25 & 26. Hurry and register as the early bird discount is only available until April 3, register here.

And I’ve finally found a fun location in downtown Toronto close to Bloor Street. We will now be in a classroom at Trinity College on the beautiful grounds of the University of Toronto!

I will also have a special guest with us for three days. Janice Lindsay! Out of all the colourists in the world who I quote in my workshop, it’s Janice.

I would come up with a theory about colour inside my system and how it works, then when I read her book, she was saying exactly what I was thinking. So the quotes in my course are directly from Janice Lindsay’s book, All About Colour.

I’m very excited that she will be with us! Janice Lindsay will also be presenting on one of the three days about the colour white! We’re all obsessed with white these days, so it’s perfect. Her talk will be:

White or Wrong: An interesting look at the one colour that is exquisitely elegant and or painfully banal depending on how and where and why it is used. Janice feels that more colour mistakes involve white than any other colour. Learn tips for mastering the most challenging of hues. (If you are a firm believer in white ceilings and trim, this talk is a must!)

And then, Thursday evening of the training, we always go out to a restaurant for dinner. But first Janice will host as for a cocktail at her house which is 3 blocks from Trinity College! And a block from the restaurant.

Janice Lindsay & Maria Killam

Doesn’t it look like Harry Potter is about to fly out of a window any second?

So, join in me in Toronto, April 24, 25 & 26. And in Vancouver on May 29, 30 & 31. We will add more dates after that very soon!

Is it time for you to be the one who understands colour like no one else in your city?

It’s not too late to join me tomorrow (Thursday) if you are painting your exterior this year, don’t miss my ‘How to Choose Exterior Colours for your Home’ Live Webinar at 11:00 am PST time.

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If you would like to learn how to choose colour with confidence, become a True Colour Expert. April in Toronto and Vancouver in May.