CHF Acacemy Courses

Now you can learn how to make professional window treatments or slipcovers by attending The Custom Home Furnishings Academy taught by experienced professionals. You will learn the fabrication methods used by top professionals throughout the industry plus hidden techniques.
Tuition is based on each individual class. Click Here for schedule and pricing or select a course below for more details. Each class includes:

• All materials and supplies
• Handbook
• Lunch
• Transportation to and from hotel
• Certificate of Completion

Career Professional™ Programs

Window Treatment Fabrication
11-day program

Advanced Window Treatment Fabrication
9-day program

Installation
7-day program

Slipcovers
7-day program

Upholstery Career Professional
13-day program

Bed Coverings / Pillows
7-day program

Cornices
5-day program

Interior Decorator Career Professional
5-day program

Advanced Upholstery
5-day program

Advanced Bed Treatment Fabrication
5-day program

Professional Slipcover 101-201 Accelerated
4-day program

Home Study Courses

The online-home study program offers the same curriculum as the on-site classes at Custom Home Furnishings Academy in Charlotte, NC. Students are presented specific projects and are trained, encouraged, and mentored by one of the CHF Academy instructors. The current classes offered online are Window Treatment 100, 101 and 201. Click Here for information on our Home Study Courses

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Single Courses

Sewing Classes
• WT 100 - Starting and Operating a Workroom - 2-day class
• WT 101 - Workroom Shortcuts, Draperies and Shades - 5-day class
• WT 201 - Swags, Top Treatments and Embellishments - 4-day class
• WT 301 - Advanced Top Treatments and Shades - 5-day class
• WT 401 - High-End Fabrication Techniques - 4-day class
• WT 501 - The Challenge - 3-day class
• All About Pillows - 3-day class
• Fabricating Bed Treatments - 4-day class
• Upholstered Headboards - 2-day class
• Slipcovers 101 - Parson Chairs - 2-day class
• Slipcovers 201 - Fit Like A Glove Slipcovers - 5-day class
• Outdoor Living - 2-day class
• Corona\'s, Bed Canopies and Awnings - 4-day class
• Business Plan From Start to Finish - 2-day class
• Sew Like A Pro - 4-day class
• Draping and Drafting Window Treatment Patterns - 3-day class
• Upholstery 101 - 8-day class
• Home Study WT 100 - 30-day class
• Swag Pattern 101 - 3-day class
• Extraordinary Panels - 2-day class
• Upholstery 201 - 5-day class
• Basic Sewing Skills - 2-day class
• Introduction to Industrial Machines - 1-day class
• Swag Pattern 102 - 3-day class
• Fabricating the Jackie Von Tobel Style - 5-day class
• Beyond the PriceList - 2-day class
• Introduction to QuickBooks - 2-day class
• Home Study WT 101 - 60-day class
• Home Study WT 102 - 60-day class
• Advanced Bedding - 5-day class
• Strengthening Your Swag Skills - 2-day class
• Perfecting Your Workroom Skills, Part I - 2-day class
• Perfecting Workroom Skills, Part 2 - 2-day class
• Specifying Drapery Hardware - 2-day class
• Fabricating for Outdoor Living - 4-day class
• Table Skirts - 2-day class
Slipcover Classes
• Slipcovers 101 - Parson Chairs - 2-day class
• Slipcovers 201 - Fit Like A Glove Slipcovers - 5-day class
• Business Plan From Start to Finish - 2-day class
• Introduction to Industrial Machines - 1-day class
• Fabricating the Jackie Von Tobel Style - 5-day class
• Beyond the PriceList - 2-day class
• Introduction to QuickBooks - 2-day class
• Professional Slipcover 101-201 Accelerated - 4-day class
• Slipcover 301 - Advanced Slipcovers with Jeanelle Dech - 3-day class
Installation Classes
• Installation 101 - Professional Installation Techniques - 5-day class
• Installation 201 - Advanced Installation Techniques - 2-day class
• Business Plan From Start to Finish - 2-day class
• Beyond the PriceList - 2-day class
• Introduction to QuickBooks - 2-day class
Upholstery Classes
• Upholstered Headboards - 2-day class
• Basic Cornices w/ Scot Robbins - 3-day class
• Advanced Cornices w/ Scot Robbins - 2-day class
• Business Plan From Start to Finish - 2-day class
• Upholstery 101 - 8-day class
• Upholstery 201 - 5-day class
• Introduction to Industrial Machines - 1-day class
• Beyond the PriceList - 2-day class
• Introduction to QuickBooks - 2-day class
• Upholstered Ottomans - 2-day class
Decorating and Window Teatment Design
• Business Plan From Start to Finish - 2-day class
• Design 101- Determining the needs of a Residential Client - 5-day class
• Interior Redesign & Real Estate Staging Professional - 5-day class
• Interior Redesign and Color with No Regrets - 5-day class
• Color with No Regrets - 2-day class
• Drapery Designs with Jackie Von Tobel - 2-day class
• Beyond the PriceList - 2-day class
• Introduction to QuickBooks - 2-day class
• Real Estate Staging - 3-day class
• Decorator's Challenge - 5-day class
• Advanced Interior Redesign and Decorating - 3-day class
• Interior Redesign - 3-day class
• Professional Window Treatment Consultant - 2-day class
• Professional One Day Decorator - 5-day class
• Professional Interior Decorator - 5-day class
• Professional Window Treatment Consultant - Richmond Virginia - 2-day class
Business Classes
• Business Plan From Start to Finish - 2-day class
• Interior Redesign & Real Estate Staging Professional - 5-day class
• Interior Redesign and Color with No Regrets - 5-day class
• Beyond the PriceList - 2-day class
• Introduction to QuickBooks - 2-day class
• Real Estate Staging - 3-day class
• Quickbooks Certification - 1-day class
• Perfecting Your Workroom Skills, Part I - 2-day class
• Decorator's Challenge - 5-day class
• Perfecting Workroom Skills, Part 2 - 2-day class
• Unlock Your Potential for Success - 2-day class
• Interior Redesign - 3-day class
• Professional Window Treatment Consultant - Richmond Virginia - 2-day class
• Business Plan from Start to Finish (West Chester, PA) - 2-day class
• Pricing Without Emotion - 2-day class