Interiors and Decor


The Crown and Castles Tour and Introduction to English Decorating Style and Designers
The English Royal Family's Castles and Homes, Other British Country Estates and THE CROWN series will be featured in this lively, fun and interactive workshop. Tour the Castles and homes of the English Royal Family featured in The Crown series: Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Sandringham, Balmoral, Highgrove and Clarence House. Meet the Royal Family's interior designers Robert Kime and Ben Pentreath and see their decor work and other work by English Designers. We'll also visit some of the most beautiful British Estates (visited by past and present Royals) that have been filmed in The Crown, Downton Abbey and Jane Austen films. Some Royal gossip may be served on the side. An introduction to English Decorating style will also be presented. Instructor Linda Keefer has degrees in History and Education, has taught interior design and has 44,000 followers on her Pinterest Design boards.

2 Sessions $ 39 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 33)
Thur., 12/1 and 8 from 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Zoom

Decorating for Less, Small Room Decorating Tips and Design Trends for 2023 Design Workshop
Thinking about decorating or updating your home decor? Decorating your home or apartment stylishly doesn't have to cost a lot of money when you know what designers know: where you can save money and decorate for less in your design budget. You will learn how to improve and update your own rooms using designer tips. In this lively and interactive decorating workshop, we will discuss ways to decorate on a budget. Designer tips and images of rooms which illustrate attractive ways designers have decorated rooms for less and where you can save money will be featured. Class members will see how to update with key pieces and accessories which are in style. Decorator tips on decorating small rooms with examples of rooms using the tips will be reviewed. In this workshop we will discuss top designers' trends for 2023 from the most popular design magazines, Pinterest, Instagram etc., view make-over ideas, and review tips on decorating stylishly for less money. Students may email photos to Ridgefield Continuing Ed prior to class of their own rooms for the instructor to discuss in class for stylish decor and updating ideas. Instructor Linda Keefer has taught interior design with designers for 20+ years, has 44,000 followers on her Pinterest design boards, and buys and renovates area rental homes. This lively, fun and interactive design workshop will be brimming with design inspiration and ideas for your home. Zoom class.

2 Sessions $ 39 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 33)
Thur., 3/2 and 9 from 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Zoom