Creative Business
Learn everything you need to build a successful creative business, and brand people remember and market yourself with confidence.
This course is offered through our partner school Interior Design Online.
Build a styling career
Nationally accredited
training
Self-paced online
Learn from anywhere
Style spaces
that sell the dream
Develop the skills to transform any space into an aspirational, cohesive and emotionally engaging interior, the kind that attracts buyers, guests and clients alike across the real estate and design industries.
Gain industry-ready knowledge in interior styling, furniture and accessory selection, colour and finishes, spatial planning and visual presentation.
Space styled by McMillan Design
What you’ll learn
Master styling essentials
Build your styling toolkit from the ground up, starting with how to establish a clear style for any space and confidently mix styles without losing cohesion. Learn the core design principles behind great styling, including how to create unity across a room, specify key furniture pieces and work with existing furniture to elevate what’s already there.
Styling to sell or stay
Learn how to create an emotive response that resonates with a buyer the moment they walk through the door or add the finishing touches to a home for a client who wants to create their forever home. Whether you’re styling to sell or styling to stay, you’ll learn how to adapt your approach to suit the brief, the audience and the desired outcome.
Work as a Stylist
Beyond the creative skills, learn the business essentials that turn styling into a career, including what and how to charge for your services and understand how to access trade discounts. Be introduced to hire companies you can partner with when property styling, giving you the practical connections you need to start working as a stylist from day one.
Learning options
Online with Interior Design Online
Study at your own pace, from anywhere with our online school Interior Design Online.
Intakes
Self-paced online, start anytime.
Duration
Self-paced online / 12 week duration
Study 3 hours per week
Flexible. Start anytime.
Fees & payment options
All students
Pay AUD $1,295 (GST free) in full
Or pay a deposit of $395 followed by 2 monthly instalments of $300 via Ezidebit.
Pay by bank transfer or credit card.
Meet our Stylist
This course was developed in collaboration with Interior and Property Stylist, Debbie Cohen of The Style Chapter Co.
Debbie shares her expert insights, practical tips and creative strategies gained from years of hands on, industry-leading experience.
Frequently asked questions
What does the course cover?
- Discover the role of Interior and Property Stylists, including their services and workflow
- Learn how to assess a client’s style preferences, space requirements and budget
- Understand how to use colour, pattern, texture and lighting to transform a space
- Create vision boards that communicate proposals and a clear design direction
- Style interior vignettes with impact and purpose
- Tell a visual story through a beautifully curated and styled space
- Build your digital presence and promote yourself as a styling professional social media
- Develop a complete client styling proposal, including schedule and quote
- Create moments of visual impact within an interior
- Gain valuable industry and career insights
Are there resources with the course?
Interior and Property Styling is delivered online through our online eCampus.
The eCampus is easy to navigate and accessible from anywhere there is an internet connection. It is filled with inspirational images, practical colour resources, video presentations and lots of real-life examples.
You will work through a range of activities using the resources supplied in your Colour Workbook (which you will need to download and print). The activities cover the essential colour theory and tools that are used by industry professionals to create successful and beautiful interior schemes. Each activity carefully guides you step-by-step through the creative process, gradually building your knowledge and confidence.
Along the way, our Educators – colour professionals who are working in the industry will be on hand to provide guidance and answer questions during your creative journey.
When you’ve completed all of your activities and assessments, you simply upload your work for marking and feedback.
Is the course accredited?
On completion of this course, you’ll receive a Statement of Attainment from Sydney Design School (RTO 91446) detailing the competency you have achieved.
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MSFID5018 Provide interior styling service
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CUADES412 Interpret and respond to a design brief
This vocational short course is written and developed by industry professionals to ensure our students study the most relevant and current content. The competency in this course is accredited by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), the national regulator for Australia’s vocational education and training sector.
You can credit this competency towards the Certificate IV in Design (Styling and Creative Direction)
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When can I start?
There are no set intakes for our self-paced online courses, so you can apply and start anytime, from anywhere.
Please allow one business day for us to process your application and payment.
Who is this course for?
This course is perfect for anyone looking to break into property styling, real estate presentation or interior styling for the short-stay and hospitality markets.
It suits aspiring Stylists, real estate professionals wanting to add value to their listings, interior enthusiasts ready to turn their eye for design into a career, and anyone looking to start their own styling business. No formal design background is needed, just a passion for creating beautiful, styled spaces.
What are the career outcomes?
Graduates of this course go on to work as property stylists, real estate stylists, interior stylists and home stagers, or launch their own styling business working directly with homeowners, real estate agents and short-stay hosts.
You could style for display homes, hospitality and lifestyle brands, work alongside real estate agencies to prepare properties for sale or build a freelance client base styling homes for everyday living.