Noncredit Continuing Education Courses
Fall 2008

Home Decorating & Repair

Food & Wine

Home Decorating & Repair

Interior Decorating Basics
Learn how to plan and design a room in your home. This 8-week course will not only teach you different aspects of interior design, but also help you get started on your room make-over. Together, we will work on creating a design notebook for a room in your home. With this, and the knowledge you will gain, you will be able to decorate your space with confidence. Learn about room arrangements, color, lighting, window treatments, hanging wall art, accessorizing, and much more. Note: Students supply own materials. List provided by instructor at first class. Instructor: Gina G. Courbron, Interior Designer, IRIS, CISS, IDS. $119**

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Interior Decorating Basics
Develop a working knowledge of basic interior design. Discuss and gain an understanding of floor plans, personal style, color schemes, furnishings, lighting, and accessories. $25**

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Preparing to Remodel Your Home
So you want to remodel your home. What should you do? Whom should you call? What should you have ready to ask them? To tell them? Should you have professional plans prepared, or are ideas alone good enough? Should you use an architect? Answers to these difficult remodeling questions and more are addressed by local architect and remodeler Jim Molinelli, Ph.D. Jim helps prepare you to begin the remodeling process, eliminating the fear and confusion that usually accompany the process. Make your remodeling process enjoyable! $69**

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Colorful Home Environments *NEW!*
Gain confidence in decorating with color in your home. Learn about the psychology of color, how it affects our moods, and get some helpful tips in creating great color schemes for every room in your home. $25**

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Ms. Fix-It: Secrets of Home Repair/Women
Do you feel helpless when confronted with a home repair? This limited hands-on class teaches you how to fix common household problems, easily and safely. Enjoy the savings and satisfaction of learning tips, tools, and skills for simple jobs around the house. Topics include power tools, carpentry, plumbing, and electricity. Class size is limited, so sign up now. $99**

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Design to Entertain! *NEW!*
Learn how to design for the special event. You will be taught how to create themed parties and how to design the perfect environment for a party of 2 or 20. $25**

Creating Furniture Arrangements That Work *NEW!*

Are you frustrated with the furniture arrangements in your rooms? Do you avoid using a room because it just does not work for you? This is a hands-on course where you will be taught how to create a more functional and pleasing plan for that difficult room in your home. At the end of the first session, there will be homework assigned to be brought back to session 2. $40**

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Holiday Floral Design
Work with professional floral designers and create your own festive floral arrangements. Use a variety of fresh cut flowers, greens and holiday accent supplies and learn the basic tips and techniques to design your own centerpieces and wreath. You may enroll in one, two or all three sessions ($38 per session or $89 for all three). A materials fee* of approximately $15-$25 is due the instructor at the beginning of each class for floral supplies. All sessions are held at Bev & Lee Wilhide's Flowers, Inc. 3956 Cooks Ln, Ellicott City. $38**

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Design a New Bathroom *NEW!*
Are you planning to remodel your bathroom? Are you considering the interior design field? This course is for both the prospective designer and the homeowner who wants to know the basics of designing a bathroom, creating a budget, and understanding options. This course gives you the ability to design a bathroom that is not only visually appealing but also functional and safe. There will be information on how to measure, how to save money, what things to avoid, and much more. Bring a tape measure, graph paper, and your ideas! $25**

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Design a New Kitchen *NEW!*
Are you planning to remodel your kitchen? Are you considering the interior design field? This course is for both the prospective designer and the homeowner who wants to know the basics of designing a kitchen, creating a budget and understand the options. Gain the ability to design a kitchen that is not only visually appealing but also functional and safe. There will be information on how to measure, cost-saving tips, things to avoid, and much more. Bring a tape measure and graph paper along with your ideas. $25**

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Tile Your Floors and Walls *NEW!*
Learn how to install ceramic tiles on your floors and walls. You will be shown the basics of tile selection, the proper tools to lay tiles, cost-saving tips, and how to avoid common mistakes. $25**

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Designing a Home Office
Are you considering working from a home office, starting a home business, or becoming a telecommuter? Do you have a home office that is not meeting your needs? Are you considering the interior design field and need to know the basics for creating a space planner? This course helps you design an office and avoid the many pitfalls and mistakes of most novice designers. Bring a tape measure and graph paper along with your ideas. $25**

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What About the Other Rooms? *NEW!*
Learn how to design the "non-rooms" in your home that sometimes gets overlooked. You will be taught how to spruce up your entryway/foyer, stairway, and other such spaces. $25**

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Upholstery 101
Would you like to feel the pleasure of completing your own upholstery project? Upholsterer and instructor Tom Vaughan has been in the business for 30 years and is owner of The Cover-Uph Inc. Upholstery 101 is the first half of a progressive upholstery course designed to teach you the fundamental techniques used by upholsterers. You will assemble a frame, stain the legs, learn how to tack, make a clamp, build a foundation, measure and cut material, and blind stitch. After group demonstrations by Tom, you will pair up with a partner to practice on your own. Please bring a #2 Phillips screwdriver, shears, tape measure, straight edge, and pencils to class. Tom will provide the additional supplies for a fee of approximately $167 to be paid at the first class (includes everything from frame and stuffing to tacks). Class size limited to 10 students. $99**

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Model Your Home to Sell ! *NEW!*
Learn how to highlight your home's strengths, downplay its weaknesses, and make it appeal to the greatest possible pool of prospective buyers. You will be shown many tips and tricks that can make your own home look like a million bucks! $25**

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Conquering Clutter! Put Order in Your Life
Learn ways to get on top of your clutter and how to prevent it from coming back. You'll be shown easy-to-understand and easy-to-maintain techniques for establishing your own personal organization system. Discover how simple it can be to keep order in your life with just 15 minutes each day. $20**

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Residential Landscape-Master Plan
Learn how to design, install, and maintain your home landscape. Professional horticulturist Miriam Mahowald lectures on plant identification and selection, installation techniques, and future care for new and renovated sites. Create a master plan to implement in stages. Bring $12 materials fee and survey plat of your property to the first class. An optional visit to Brookside Gardens one Saturday will be scheduled. Students provide own transportation. (S) $109

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Introduction to Residential Landscaping
Learn how to improve and beautify property according to the seasons. Emphasis is on shrub and tree care, planning flower beds, lawn maintenance, and other topics of interest to landscapers. Each session will include a question-and-answer period to assist in solving problems. $75

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Pruning and Fertilizing
When should I prune my trees? What kind of mulch should I use? Am I fertilizing too much? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered in this course. $50

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Fall Planting
Come enjoy the beautiful setting of historic Belmont while you learn how to prepare your garden in the fall for a burst of color in the spring. Professional horticulturist, Miriam Mahowald, will give your tips on preparing your soil and how to choose the best flowers and plants for your home. $49**

FOOD & WINE

Beer Appreciation
From ancient Sumatra to Delaware; Old Country to Plymouth Rock; Chicha to Chili Pepper Ale; Fritz Maytag to Michael Jackson; Prohibition to the GABF--learn a brief history of the Nectar of the Gods. Join Nick "The Baltimore Beertrekker" Nichols as you taste a variety of beers from microbrews to imports. Emphasis is on fall beers. Participants must be 21 or older (IDs will be checked.) Please bring a glass (not plastic), a bottle of water, crackers, and paper towels. $49** (includes $15 materials fee*)

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Intermediate Beer Appreciation *NEW!*
This course is designed for students who have completed the Beer Appreciation Class. You will focus on getting to know different beer styles and brewing techniques, as well as how to judge beer quality. "Gourmet" beers are gaining in popularity not only for social occasions, but also for cooking and pairing with food. Cheese and some appetizers will accompany the beers to determine pairing. Some history of Maryland beers will be presented along with more in-depth discussion of the beers we will be sampling including beers from around the world and organic beers. A guest home-brewer and/or commercial brewer will be invited to speak. Participants must be 21 or older (IDs will be checked). Please bring supplies as listed in Beer Appreciation (XE 624). $49**

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Introduction to Wine
Do you enjoy wine but don't feel confident in your knowledge of the subject? Join this class and overcome your insecurities. Discuss wine production, different types of wines, wine terminology, and other useful information. Examine different aromas and decipher wine labels to determine how various wines will taste. Discover varieties of California wines, as well as regional wines from France, Italy, and Germany. The class includes comprehensive tasting. Participants must be 21 or older. IDs will be checked. Do not wear perfume or cologne. Bring 4 glasses, bottled water, salt-free crackers and napkins to class. $94** (includes $20 materials fee*)

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Introduction to Wine Making
Looking for a new hobby? Have a desire to try something fun and different? How about making your own wine? Join David Zuchero, a winemaker for over forty years, to learn the basics of how to make great wine at home. You will cover the practical aspects as well as the underlying science of the winemaking process. Learn everything you need to know to ferment, process, bottle, and enjoy homemade wine. You'll discuss various types of red, white, and sparkling wines, and the techniques needed to make them. This is a lecture/demonstration class. Sign up now to secure a seat! (T) $79**

*Fees not eligible for waiver.
**Neither XE courses nor their fees are eligible for waiver.
(T) Textbook recommended or required. Purchase at HCC Bookstore before first class.
(S) Supplied needed. Instructor will provide list at first class.