This course is designed for the homeowners and landlords who would like to update or repair ceramic tiled areas in their kitchens or bathrooms. Students will leave with all the knowledge and confidence necessary to complete any project.

Room: Horticultural Shop • Harold Kams • Tuition: $49

Harold Kams, owner of Room Renewal Co., is a carpenter and ceramic tile installer. He has been in business for over 30 years, specializing in bathrooms and kitchen tile. He holds a carpenter’s license and is knowledgeable in all phases of building construction. He also is an EPA-certified renovator in lead based paint.

Recane that old chair and give it new life! Hand caning, pressed caning, and rush will be taught. Please bring your chair to the first class so that specific equipment and supplies can be determined. There is an additional cost for that equipment and supplies, which are available from the instructor. You will be caning the first night of class! The size of your chair is limited to what you can carry. There is no storage available for chairs between classes. Don’t have a chair? Contact the instructor who will have some available at a nominal cost. The instructor will have the required material available for purchase during class.

Room: Carpentry Shop • Michael Samek • Tuition: $99

Mike Samek took his first caning class at Keefe Tech about 19 years ago. Since then he has turned this hobby into a small home-based business. Mike was curious to learn this dying craft and has found that there are a lot of people with chairs that need caning, and interesting stories about why the owners just don’t throw the chairs away. Mike has worked with antique shops, as well as private customers. His business “Chairs for All Seasons” advocates that an old chair never be thrown away! Mike is looking forward to sharing this craft with others.

NEW CLASS! “Going Green” is the hot topic everywhere you look. But how much is real and how much is hype? Looking for ways to cut your energy bills, reduce harsh chemicals, and create a greener home, but not sure where to start? In this interactive discussion, we’ll cover simple, practical steps to going green and saving money in the process. Topics include:

Room: 209 • Gwen Brady • Tuition: $29

Gwen Brady is a local eco-consultant on a mission to help families, businesses, and communities save money and resources by going green. Her company, GreenSavers, provides consultative services, workshops, and community advocacy for creating a more sustainable lifestyle.

The perfect class for the homeowner who wants a better understanding of how their home or condo works! Among the topics covered are safety, basic tool selection and proper use, fasteners, wall patching and refinishing, how to find studs and hang pictures and shelves, toilet and faucet repair, replacing showerheads, fixing leaky sink drains, door bell repair, replacing outlets, switches and dimmers, phone and video wiring, lamp repair (sockets and cords), replacing door knobs and locks and hinges, fixing sagging and binding doors, and cutting down doors for carpet installation. Also kitchen and bath tile and grout repair, window glass replacement, screen repairs, furniture repairs, and more. This course will help you gain knowledge and confidence, even if you never intend to do the work yourself - you will be more comfortable dealing with professional tradesmen. Suggested reference book: Home Improvement 1 – 2 – 3, Meredith Publishing Co., ISBN 0-696-21327-3

Room: 112 • Donald Breslow • Tuition: $99

Donald Breslow’s career has been working with robotic engineering devices. His professional knowledge and intuition have led to his mastering home repair and maintenance projects.

Choosing a flooring or a color for a wall can be very intimidating. In this class, students will learn how to create a color scheme and use color and lighting to create style on a sample board. Materials and finishes will also be reviewed (paint, carpets, wallpapers, tiles, floorings etc) to empower students with essential technical knowledge.

Room: 217 • Céline Riard • Tuition: $69

Céline Riard is an Interior Designer and Engineer trained in Paris and Montréal. She is the Founder of Chic Redesign (www.chicredesign.com). She has worked on both residential and commercial projects and is also a mural artist and staging consultant.

Students will learn how to draw a scaled floor plan and elevations, and the fundamentals of furniture placement and proportions with the ultimate goal of designing a room efficiently. Material needed: architectural ruler triangular section (available at AC Moore, OfficeDepot, Staples for about $5).

Room: 217 • Instructor: Céline Riard • Tuition: $69

Join us on this great field trip for a hands-on experience about furniture, decoration and staging. Over the course of 3 hours, we will tour the store to study: furniture quality, seating arrangement rules, size of rugs, functionality of furniture, fabric options, leather quality, lighting, staging tips to create ambiance, the sacred “symmetry rule”, and more. Make sure you wear comfortable shoes! Students are expected to be on time. Please contact the instructor at 508-332-2548 if you are being delayed. This class will take place at Jordan’s Furniture in Natick. We will meet inside the store near the front entrance. The deadline for registering for this class is Oct. 27th.

Location: Jordan’s Furniture • Céline Riard • Tuition: $39

This workshop will provide individual attention to each student to help them reconfigure a room and add style. Each room will be reviewed collectively to give all students a wide range of case studies. Material needed: pictures of each wall of the student’s room, and floor plan with overall dimensions showing doors, windows and current placement of furniture (pictures and floor plan can also be sent by e-mail to celine@chicredesign.com prior to the class). Prerequisite for this course: “Interior Design II – Technical Basics of Interior Design” unless students are able to e-mail one floor plan and elevation with dimensions, to scale.

Room: 217 • Céline Riard • Tuition: $69

This class is for realtors, home owners, would-be home designers, and even contractors; anyone who needs to maximize the visual impact of a property. The goal is to increase the overall purchase appeal of a property and enable you to identify cost-effective design changes from the minor cosmetic change to more significant obvious structural repairs or improvements. All participants will learn interior/exterior design improvements and the use of simple staging accessories. The course is structured in two classes:

Class One - Interior/Exterior Home Review 101: This class will show you how to: • Clearly identify your home redesign objective(s) and/or issues • Quickly and precisely complete a home review inside and out • Prioritize and budget (time & cost) your review findings • Construct a plan of action and quality control.

Class Two- Staging: This class will teach you the budget-friendly tricks that are at your disposal to help you create the desired “WOW” factor. Home staging is about illusions and emotions, making a house look bigger, brighter, cleaner, warmer, and desirable. There will be an emphasis on presentation and appearance using visual presentation.

N.B. Staging is a real-estate service that has a proven record for increasing the sale price and reducing the time for a property on the market (example: LA Times article on March 16, 2008 - http://articles.latimes.com/2008/mar/16/realestate/re-staging16).

Room: 217 • Céline Riard • Tuition: $69

Survive the ‘Chaos’ and bring out the ‘WOW’ factor in the important room in your house. Learn about different kitchen styles, woods, cabinet construction, terminology, counter tops and some pitfalls in the kitchen design and remodel process.

Room: 210 • Tony Rizzo • Tuition: $69

With over 16 years experience in the kitchen industry, Tony is a published designer, trainer and is currently employed as a cabinet sales representative. Tony is a published kitchen and bathroom designer.

NEW CLASS! With the holiday season fast approaching, do you feel overwhelmed by so many options to cover your windows? Are you concerned about the safety of your children and pets with dangling cords? Do not know what’s available out there to enhance the decor of your home? Sliding doors, double and triple windows are hard to cover. Roger Magalhaes will show all of your options to cover windows, sliding doors, skylights, sidelights, arches and transom windows. Learn how to select, measure and install blinds, shades, drapes, Plantation shutters and overlays. Roger is well known in his industry for his window treatment knowledge and installation techniques. This course is suitable for Fix It Yourselfers and decorators.

Room: 209 • Roger Magalhaes • Tuition: $29

Roger Magalhaes is a certified Professional Installer by CHF, Hunter Douglas, Somfy and Norman Shutters, an active member of the WCAA,WAA,CHF among others and the owner of Shades IN Place. Established in 2006, his company specializes in all types of window treatment installations, window treatment cleaning services, and sales of brand name custom window treatments. Roger is known throughout the industry for his award winning installation techniques, attention to detail, window treatment custom design understanding, and superior customer service. He also attends international conferences and trade shows annually to keep himself current on new and improved products and techniques. He can be reached at roger@shadesinplace.com or visit www.ShadesInPlace.com.