Home & Garden
- Simple Landscape Design and Installation - New!
- Edible Gardening - New!
- Interior Design Basics
- Antiques in the Marketplace - Level I
- Antiques in the Marketplace - Level II - New!
- Staging Your Home to Sell
New! - Simple Landscape Design and Installation
Selection, placement, installation and maintenance of annual and perennial trees, flowers, shrubs, ground cover and vines are important to the overall success and beauty of any garden space. Using photos and your garden area's basic measurements, you'll learn how to work with your existing space simply and economically to make your garden functional, beautiful and environmentally friendly.
- Instructor
- Shelly Nold, B.S., horticulture; owner and operator of The Plant Kingdom
- Fee
- $99
- Course
- Sept. 6–27, 2011 (4 sessions), Tues. 6:30–8:30 pm - #129CPJ
- Location
- UofL's Shelby Campus @ ShelbyHurst (PDF)
New! - Edible Gardening
Growing your own food is not only healthy, but fun! Learn how to grow an urban vegetable and herb garden even in the smallest of spaces. You will also learn how to incorporate fruit trees and berries into the landscape, making it both beautiful and productive.
- Instructor
- Shelly Nold
- Fee
- $99
- Course
- Feb. 21–Mar. 13, 2012 (4 sessions), Tues. 6:30–8:30 pm - #129JPZ - Register
- Location
- UofL's Shelby Campus @ ShelbyHurst (PDF)
Interior Design Basics
This class is held at Renaissance Interior Design in a comfortable studio setting. You will learn the design basics of lighting, color, pattern mixing, furniture, window, wall and floor treatments, and accessorizing. You will also learn about remodeling/building products, procedures and pricing. You'll leave this class a much wiser consumer and a more confident decorator. Enrollment is limited to 12, so register early!
- Instructor
- Kelli L. Milligan, designer and owner, Renaissance, Inc.
- Fee
- $149
- Courses
- Oct. 10–Nov. 14, 2011 (6 sessions), Mon. 10 am–noon - #129EPL
- Oct. 12–Nov. 16, 2011 (6 sessions), Wed. 5:30–7:30 pm - #129EPX
- Mar. 5–Apr. 9, 2012 (6 sessions), Mon. 10 am–noon - #129KPL - Register
- Mar. 7–Apr. 11, 2012 (6 sessions), Wed.. 5:30–7:30 pm - #129KPY - Register
- Location
- Renaissance, Inc., 544 Baxter Ave.
Antiques in the Marketplace - Level I
Learn to discern the finer points of antique furniture, refine your appreciation of porcelain and glass, appreciate the inner workings of antique clocks, and showcase English and American silver. Market trends and the impact of the Internet on buying and selling antiques also will be discussed.
- Instructor
- Kenneth S. Hays, owner of a regionally known auction gallery and appraisal business; guest speaker on the Antiques Road Show
- Fee
- $69
- Course
- Sept. 1–Oct. 6, 2011 (6 sessions), Thurs. 6:30–8:30 pm - #129DPA
- Location
- UofL's Shelby Campus @ ShelbyHurst (PDF)
New! - Antiques in the Marketplace - Level II
This 6-week study will complement the Level I class, concentrating on antique lighting, English silver, English and European porcelain, American clocks, antique dolls and Victorian objects d'art.
- Instructor
- Kenneth S. Hays
- Fee
- $69
- Course
- Jan. 12–Feb. 16, 2012 (6 sessions), Thurs. 6:30–8:30 pm - #129HPA - Register
- Location
- UofL's Shelby Campus @ ShelbyHurst (PDF)
- Kaye Kruetzman
Staging Your Home to Sell
Selling your home today requires a proactive approach from both the real estate agent AND the property owner. During this course you will work directly with a professional interior designer and discover solutions for transforming problem areas into inviting spaces with universal appeal. You will learn tricks of the trade that will set your home apart from the competition – from paint color to furniture placement! Last session will be a field trip to a location determined by the instructor.
- Instructor
- Amy Brombolich, B.S. Interior Design, Missouri State; owner of Louisville Home Decorating
- Fee
- $59 plus $5 materials fee due at first session
- Courses
- Sept. 14–28, 2011 (3 sessions), Wed. 6:30–8:30 pm - #129CPE
- Mar. 21–Apr. 4, 2012 (3 sessions), Wed. 6:30–8:30 pm - #129KPT - Register
- Location
- UofL's Shelby Campus @ ShelbyHurst (PDF)
